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The Degree Process |
| Immersion |
| Divergence |
WIN505G: WSD Individual Design Lab: Divergence (3)
Limited to and required for all WSD students.
The intention of Divergence is for the student to select degree committee members and explore unfamiliar intellectual territory without prejudging the utility or meaning of this new learning, guided by the student’s personal interest and passions and in consultation with faculty and field advisors. The student forms a working relationship with a faculty advisor, prepares an Integrated Self-Assessment, plans and implements a formal degree committee meeting, and carries out an action plan designed in consultation with the degree committee. The student will explore interests across disciplinary, professional, or other boundaries of inquiry and gain diverse perspectives and new forms of knowledge, as well as new abilities. These goals can be accomplished through the design of independent studies and other learning activities.
| Convergence |
WIN505H: WSD Individual Design Lab: Convergence (3)
Limited to and required for all WSD students.
The intention of Convergence is for the student to form the primary core questions that define the domain and boundaries of inquiry in the form of opportunities and issues which are the focus of the Graduate Project. The questions are developed in consultation with the student’s Degree Committee. The student will prepare an Integrated Self-Assessment, plan and implement a formal degree committee meeting, and carry out an action plan designed in consultation with the degree committee. The first draft of the individualized Knowledge Area Contract is developed, which, in addition to other independent learning activities, is intended to frame and provide context for the Candidacy work which follows.
| Design Development |
WIN605G: WSD Individual Design Lab: Design Development (9)
Limited to and required for all WSD students.
The intention of the Design Development Lab of the Whole Systems Design degree process is for the student to initiate Graduate Project ideas, which ideas are the product of the cognitive leap experienced during the "Aha" phase of design inquiry. The student will prepare an Integrated Self-Assessment, plan and implement a formal degree committee meeting, and carry out an action plan designed in consultation with the Degree Committee. The student prepares appropriate and cohesive documentation that describes the Graduate Project, its context, and the evaluation method to be used. Working with a client/clients, the student designs the Graduate Project that embodies and demonstrates his/her understanding of Whole Systems Design and the student’s capabilities as a Whole Systems Designer. The Graduate Project is based on creative insight into the resolution of questions and is then used to demonstrate and verify competencies and creative/critical thinking skills. Learning activities, independent studies, demonstration of learning, and project documentation in this phase provide the foundation on which a Candidacy status will be granted.
| Innovation & Synthesis |
WIN605H: WSD Individual Design Lab: Innovation & Synthesis (9)
Limited to and required for all WSD students
Innovation includes the implementation of the Graduate Project design. The Graduate Project is then tested in a real world setting, evaluated, and further refined. While putting some important aspect of the design at risk in the real world and finding the appropriate setting for testing these ideas, the student actively reflects upon the success of the implementation. Feedback is received from both the Client(s) and Degree Committee. Synthesis is the opportunity for the student to cohesively reflect upon the totality of the student’s degree program, identify emergent qualities, and communicate learnings and overall experience. The student’s final documentation includes a professional action plan for taking the new learning into the world.
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Courses Taken |
| Immersion |
| Creating a Culture of Design |
| Visual Literacy |
| Creating a Professional Community I - An Independent Study |
WIN599: Independent Studies
Independent studies are credited learning activities designed by WSD students to pursue graduate learning on an individual basis. Preparation includes identifying a qualified course evaluator and developing a syllabus with the assistance of program faculty. Subjects chosen may relate to new areas of learning or to specialized inquiry appropriate to a student’s progress in the WSD degree process. Those interested in designing an independent study should contact the independent study coordinator, Margaret Walker, preferably 2-3 weeks before registration.
| Creating a Professional Community II - An Independent Study |
WIN599: Independent Studies
Independent studies are credited learning activities designed by WSD students to pursue graduate learning on an individual basis. Preparation includes identifying a qualified course evaluator and developing a syllabus with the assistance of program faculty. Subjects chosen may relate to new areas of learning or to specialized inquiry appropriate to a student’s progress in the WSD degree process. Those interested in designing an independent study should contact the independent study coordinator, Margaret Walker, preferably 2-3 weeks before registration.
| Creating a Culture of Design |
| Study Abroad - Egypt 1999 |
| Study Abroad - Bali 2000 |
| Systems Dynamics Modeling |
| A History of Systems Theory |
| Designing With/In Community |
| Jean Gebser a Study |
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The Degree Committee |
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Brian Greenberg - Candidate
Farouk Seif - Academic Advisor
Phil Christian - Field Advisor
David Mills - Field Advisor
(Stanley Brownlow) - scribe
(Anne Sutherland) - scribe
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