DI Challenge Based Innovation: Intergenerational Long-term Care Mobility Project
DI 30099 (CRN 19867)
3 Credits; Lecture/Lab/Studio
Tues/Thurs 3:45 - 6:15 p.m., DI Hub- Room 247
Description:
Led by Donna Alexander, Program Coordinator for the Long Term Care Administration program in the College of EHHS. This semester-long project connects students to work with elders and eldercare facilities to rethink strategies. Students, faculty, and professionals from multiple disciplines will focus on an intergenerational question through design and innovation strategies: How can we improve the lives of residents and staff in long term care by addressing mobility concerns?
(**this course automatically counts for the experiential learning requirement)
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary understanding of the limits of one鈥檚 personal experience
- Develop innovative solutions and approaches through interdisciplinary collaboration
- Define, analyze and reframe problems using principles of design thinking
- Collaborate effectively within an interdisciplinary team using proven project management frameworks
- Effectively collaborate and engage with external stakeholders
- Create iterative prototypes to develop knowledge and solutions
- Synthesize and apply knowledge acquired in previous coursework in a real-world context
- Develop an ability to think laterally, identify and reframe complex problems
- Implement design thinking principles that foster deep insights by using observations, limiting judgment, and seeking balance in order to build a multidisciplinary perspective
Teaching Teams
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Donna Alexander
Program Coordinator, Long Term Care Administration
Email: dalexa2@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2294
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Gerrey Noh
Assistant Professor, School of Music
Email: hnoh@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2397
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Laurel Tomi
Lecturer, College of Public Health
Email: lmaikran@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-6270