Courses - Spring 2023
GEMS
Gemstone
GEMS102
Research Topic Exploration and Team Formation
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Restriction: Must be in the Gemstone program.
Under the guidance of staff and visiting speakers, students will develop research topics that they will pursue for the remainder of their participation in the Gemstone program, and form into interdisciplinary teams around these topics.
GEMS104
Topics in Science, Technology and Society (STS)
Prerequisite: GEMS100.
Restriction: Must be in the Gemstone program.
An examination of how cultural, economic, political and social forces shape scientific and technological systems and, conversely, how scientific and technological systems have affected the culture, economies, organization and politics of societies. Students in the course will form small teams to carry out semester-long research on socio/technical topics related to the course theme chosen for that specific semester.
GEMS104 discussions will be various times through the week beginning January 24 and running through spring break on March 18. Beginning with week 9, March 28 (the week after spring break), GEMS104 lectures will continue to be on Tuesdays from 5-6:15pm and discussions will move to Thursdays (March 31 is the first Thursday) from 5-6:15pm.
GEMS208D
Special Topics in Leadership and Team Development; Introduction to Gemstone; Returner TA
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
GEMS208E
Special Topics in Leadership and Team Development; Research Topic Exploration Teaching Freshmen First Time Section Leader
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
GEMS208F
Special Topics in Leadership and Team Development; Research Topic Exploration Teaching Freshmen: Returner Section Leader
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
GEMS208J
Special Topics in Leadership and Team Development; Gems Camp
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
GEMS208K
Special Topics in Leadership and Team Development; GEMS Connect
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
GEMS208M
Special Topics in Leadership and Team Development; AMPP: The Gemstone Alumni Mentor & Partner Program
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
GEMS208P
Special Topics in Leadership and Team Development; Gemstone Leadership Council
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
GEMS208Q
Special Topics in Leadership and Team Development; Facilitator TA
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
GEMS296
Team Project Seminar I
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: GEMS100, GEMS102, and GEMS104.
Corequisite: GEMS202.
Restriction: Must be in the Gemstone program with sophomore standing in a research team.
This is the first of six seminars during which Gemstone students carry out multidisciplinary research with the guidance of a faculty mentor. The teams develop their working relationship, start their literature search, define their research question, and set short & long term goals.
GEMS297
Team Project Seminar II
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Restriction: Must be in the Gemstone program with sophomore standing in a research team.
This is the second of six seminars during which Gemstone students carry out interdisciplinary research with the guidance of a faculty mentor. The team develops its website, prepares and presents its research proposal and begins its research project.
GEMS396
Team Project Seminar III
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: GEMS297.
Restriction: Must be in the Gemstone program with junior standing in a research team.
This is the third of six seminars during which Gemstone students carry out interdisciplinary research with the guidance of a faculty mentor. The team presents its progress at the Gemstone Colloquia.
GEMS397
Team Project Seminar IV
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: GEMS396.
Restriction: Must be in the Gemstone program with junior standing in a research team.
This is the fourth of six seminars during which Gemstone students carry out interdisciplinary research with the guidance of a faculty mentor. The team further develops its website. Also they will prepare and present the team project in the poster session of Undergraduate Research Day.
GEMS496
Project Writing Seminar
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: GEMS397.
Restriction: Must be in the Gemstone program.
This is the fifth of six seminars during which Gemstone students carry out research with the guidance of a faculty mentor. The team finishes the analysis of their data and writes and edits its team thesis.
GEMS497
Team Thesis Defense
Prerequisite: GEMS396.
Restriction: Must be in the Gemstone program.
Gemstone teams will complete the team research project and thesis. The team will formally present the thesis to experts in the area of interest at a Team Thesis Conference before final submission.
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