Integrate multiple forms of evidence around a consequential question
Human & Social Systems · Sociology, Economics & Political Systems
HSS-490Integrated Human Systems Capstone
Guides a substantial interdisciplinary project that connects human systems, evidence, method, ethics, and a public or professional output.
Course outcomes
What students develop
Manage a sustained research or applied project
Produce a defensible public, scholarly, or professional output
Reflect on ethics, limitations, collaboration, and impact
Course content
Topics and questions
- Project design and milestones
- Evidence integration
- Peer review and revision
- Public or professional communication
- Portfolio and defense
Methods & resources
Tools and environments
- Project-specific research tools
- Publishing and presentation systems
Evaluation
Demonstration of learning
- Proposal
- Milestone reviews
- Final product
- Oral defense and reflective portfolio
Program relationships
Where this course fits
Core
Anthropology, Technology & Society
Studies culture, human difference, technology, institutions, material life, and social change through comparative and field-based inquiry.
Core
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Course inquiry
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