Category Archives: Hybrid Course Design

ENGR 350: Sustainable Engineering in a Nutshell

ENGR 350 is a Bacc Core class which explores the relationship between technology and sustainability.  We cover the entire gauntlet of population trends, climate change, energy, water, food, agriculture, infrastructure, global nutrient cycles, the circular economy, and sustainability policy.  Two … Continue reading

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Graphic Design Technology & Production in a Nutshell

The first course any newly admitted graphic design pro school students takes as part of their new cohort is GD 200: Technology and Production. This course was initial envisioned as a level-setting tool, to get all students in a single … Continue reading

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Hybrid ECE 471/571 in a Nutshell

I teach VLSI in the school of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The further I explore hybridizing the course, the more I am persuaded that this is the best mode for teaching the material. VLSI happens at the microscopic level. VLSI … Continue reading

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Hybrid FIN445 Course in a Nutshell

FIN445, International Financial Management, is the capstone course in the Finance Program. All Finance majors are required to take this course. In addition, this course is open to some (about 5 per year) exchange students from Europe. Four sections are … Continue reading

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Hybrid BB 453 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory Techniques-in a nutshell.

Hybrid BB 453, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory Techniques, is designed to introduce upper-level, non-major students Bioengineers) to the practice of biochemistry and molecular biology used to “reveal how life works”.  Students in this major are preparing for careers in … Continue reading

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WGSS 111: Our Course in a Nutshell

“Feminist Perspectives on Current Events” is a 100-level course geared towards students who have never taken a Women, Gender, and Sexuality class before and most likely will not become WGSS majors. Our goal is to develop political and media literacies … Continue reading

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Hybrid WSE 455 in a Nutshell

WSE 455, Industrial Marketing in the Forest Sector, is a small enrollment course designed to orient students to both the theory and practice of industrial marketing within forest products companies. Students graduating from our program typically go into marketing or … Continue reading

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In a Nutshell: CS 461 Hybrid Course Development

Overview of the Class Senior Design, or CS461, is a required course for every student to graduate with an undergraduate degree in Computer Science. The class is taken as part of a three-term sequence by every senior and is managed … Continue reading

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Student-to-Student Learning: Between the Creative and the Practical

After considering the listed pitfalls, I felt #5 left me with the most to learn and the most room for improvement. In an environment increasingly driven by meeting institutionalized learning outcomes, sometimes I wrestle with how to let go of … Continue reading

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Integrating Project-Based Learning in Hybrid Studio Design Courses

For those of us in the design disciplines, the recent trend toward experiential learning is old hat. Because of our heritage in craft-based, apprentice-style education, which was effectively scaled up by such early pedagogical pioneers as the Bauhaus, learning by … Continue reading

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