Selected Topics in Integrative Studies (GSP390)

This course adopts a learn-and-apply approach to equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills to integrate prior learning from courses across disciplines and propose interdisciplinary solutions to problems. Through case studies, discussions, and activities, students are trained in skills like communication, collaboration, creative thinking, problem-solving, decision-making and research, that are needed to solve complex real-world challenges. Students are expected to demonstrate the acquired skills as they collaborate on an interdisciplinary project to solve a challenge at their workplace or in the community.

• Personal effectiveness
• Holistic well-being
• Presenting with confidence
• Communication for collaboration
• Negotiation and influence
• Best practices in change management
• Decision-making strategies and applications
• Creative thinking techniques and applications
• Problem-solving and solutioning
• Project management basics
• Leading interdisciplinary teams
• Research methods basics

• Appraise decision-making, creative-thinking and problem-solving strategies.
• Discuss the various effective leadership and change management strategies.
• Compare the different research methods and select the most appropriate to be used in a given situation.
• Apply personal effectiveness and holistic well-being knowledge to contribute as an effective project team member.
• Employ communications, negotiations and influencing skills to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary project team.
• Propose solutions to solve a real-world challenge through an interdisciplinary approach.
• Demonstrate confidence in presentations.