AEM 1101 - Design Your Dyson

Fall. 3 credits. S/U grades only (no audit).

Enrollment limited to: Dyson first-year and new transfer students.

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This course helps first-year students develop a deeper comprehension of the undergraduate experience within the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. The Design Your Dyson course fosters a sense of community around shared interests, enhances problem-solving skills through design thinking, and helps students create collaborative and lasting connections to peers, faculty, staff, alumni and the Dyson School. As they formulate a plan to get the most out of their four-year program, students will learn about the resources and opportunities available at Dyson; the course also surveys selected resources at the SC Johnson College of Business and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, as well as Cornell generally. The course introduces our signature Grand Challenges program, and helps students envision Dyson’s motto of “our business is a better world” as both a relevant personal philosophy and a practical toolkit – a way of thinking and acting that will enhance their learning in the program and their impact after graduation.

Outcome 1: Cultivate in broad terms the goals and methods of undergraduate business education and the role of the University in lifetime learning.

Outcome 2: Discover what distinguishes the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, and the contributions of the School’s unique place within the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and the Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Outcome 3: Develop a toolkit of design principles and strategies that can apply to personal and professional problem-solving.

Outcome 4: Be able to apply design thinking to express and advance educational, career and personal goals, in the context of time at Cornell and in Dyson.

Outcome 5: Create and refine a detailed four-year academic plan that will allow for exploration and flexibility while fulfilling both the curricular and co-curricular expectations of Dyson.

Outcome 6: Demonstrate how to find and use the full array of educational resources within Dyson and Cornell.

Outcome 7: Build connections with peers and the Dyson community.

Outcome 8: Articulate the Dyson ethos of “Our Business Is a Better World” as connected to the Sustainable Development Goals.