New Engineering Experiential Learning Course
Experiential, self-directed courses are rare around universities. Too rare. That's why McMaster is offering an innovative new course: Sustain 2A03 The Sustainable Future Project, which aims to "promote continuing action towards a sustainable future by creating more knowledgeable and more effective change agents; its vision is that students be more engaged in both doing and understanding sustainability as it affects their future and that of the world around them".
This course, which is open to students from across the university, is attractive to students who want to learn by doing. Students will do practical projects of interest to and involving the local community while learning about global sustainability issues that ultimately drive the need for these local projects.
Through these projects, the course also offers opportunities for personal growth and skill development, including critical thinking & reflection, project management, communication and collaboration. The course is aimed primarily at level 2 students so that they can gain these perspectives and skills early in their academic programs, but it's a great experience for any student!
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ZOMG, read that "Critical thinking & reflection"... Speak about course features that are too rare!
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