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HE 1010 – Introduction to Human Ecology (Spring 2024)

Credits: 1 (Letter grade or S/U)

About this course:

This course introduces students to the mission, history, values, and curricular and co-curricular programs of Human Ecology. The course will complement learning within majors by offering a broader perspective on the framing of social problems through a multidisciplinary lens. Students are introduced to equitable community partnership practices. Finally, the course offers the opportunity to forge connections with peers and faculty across the College. The course launches in the second half of the Spring 2024 semester.

Instructor: Kristen Elmore (Bio|Email)
Course start date: March 15, 2024
Time: Fridays 10:10 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.
Open to Human Ecology undergraduate students. No special permission is needed to enroll.

Learning Outcomes: By the end of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Describe the mission, values, and history of the College of Human Ecology
  2. Identify the scholarly areas of excellence within the College, specifically,
    1. health equity,
    2. sustainability and society, and
    3. technology and human flourishing
  3. Explain the principles of community-engaged learning and identify engaged-learning opportunities in the College
  4. Practice self-reflection skills to identify personal learning goals

Course Grading:

  • Class Attendance and Participation: 20%
    • Attend and actively engage class with peers and speakers
  • Reading Annotation: 20%
    • The goal of these reading annotations using Hypothes.is, a social annotation tool, is to encourage deep engagement with course materials and identify connections to Human Ecology disciplines
  • Self-Reflections: 25%
    • Self-reflections will ask students to identify goals for their learning and their experiences in Human Ecology
  • Collaborative Project: 35%
    • The collaborative project allows students to apply their learning of Human Ecology to a social problem. Grading will include a peer-rating system to create accountability among members of a project.