Course Descriptions

CODE120: Introduces pathway; students learn study skills, practice variable writing modes, develop a schedule of readings and activities, and meet their community partners. 

CODE121: Students learn about transdisciplinary approaches and systems thinking as they present their work publicly and write in a variety of genres for multiple formats. 

CODE122: Students design a research plan as they collect, manage and analyze data; interview community stakeholders; create digital stories; and contextualize their findings. 

CODE123: Introduces students to designing an ethical research plan and collecting quantitative and qualitative data across disciplines to solve a problem. 

CODE220: Introduces scientific methods as a means of gathering evidence and making informed decisions about scientific topics as they relate to research problems. 

CODE221: Introduces community-based participatory research; students work on-site with community partners to conduct surveys, interviews and experiments. 

CODE320: Students complete a public-facing digital collaborative project to explain problems and propose solutions; outcomes incorporate creative non-fiction, graphic design and data visualization. 

CODE420: Discusses how the CODES pathway relates to plans for continuing study and careers; students complete resumes, graduate school applications and portfolios.