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Virginia Tech

UH-1404: Principles of Collaborative Discovery

Description: Introduction to honors education at Virginia Tech. Disciplinarity, interdisciplinarity, multidisciplinarity, and transdisciplinarity. Qualitative and quantitative research methods. "Wicked problems," systems thinking, and collaborative discovery. Problem analysis and iterative thinking. Ethical dimensions of trans-sector activity.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 6

Average GPA: 3.87 (rounds to A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 80.87%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.66%

Paul V Heilker202397.4%2.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%3.952
Stephanie N Lewis202487.6%6.9%4.1%0.0%0.3%1.1%3.832
Kevin S Jones202485.6%10.5%2.3%0.6%0.0%1.1%3.821
Neal D Henshaw202490.9%8.1%0.5%0.0%0.5%0.0%3.861

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W