2021 HONR OFFERINGS FALL SEMESTER - Purdue Honors College

HONR OFFERINGS
      FALL SEMESTER

                                             2021
IGNITE YOUR IMAGINATION. FORGE THE FUTURE.

HONR 19903
INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO WRITING (2 sections)
Instructor: Dr. Pete Moore, Clinical Assistant Professor, Honors College
Instructor: Dr. Muiris MacGiollabhui, Post-Doctoral Teaching Fellow
Credit Hours: 3
This course is a writing-intensive course in which students learn how to find, evaluate, and use credible
information, how to express themselves well in a variety of different written genres, and how to write for
different audiences. This course meets the core requirement for written communication and *may* be used as
a substitute for English 106 or 108. Consult your primary advisor.

HONR 29900
VISITING LEADERS SEMINAR
Instructor: Cara Putman, MBA and JD, Krannert School of Management Honors Director
Credit Hours: 1
Every semester, our campus hosts a changing line-up of distinguished leaders from various realms, from CEOs
and politicians to university presidents. This 1-credit HONR seminar offers students the opportunity to hone
their ideas about leadership and to reflect on their own leadership goals by engaging the ideas of these
campus guests. Students in the seminar will attend talks and events with these visitors, whose work they will
engage on numerous levels, from preparatory research to final reflection. The goal of this seminar is to launch
students on their own leadership paths by allowing them to analyze and reflect upon the pathways that
visiting leaders have taken on their road to Purdue. Students should plan on attending some events outside of
class time as part of their effort for the course.

HONR 29900
VISITING SCHOLARS SEMINAR
Instructor: TBA
Credit Hours: 1
This 1-credit HONR seminar offers students an opportunity to explore the intellectual wealth of the Honors
College Visiting Scholars Program, which is designed to bring esteemed guests from a wide array of fields to
Purdue. Every semester, the college hosts a range of visitors from across the disciplines, from scientists,
scholars, and artists, to activists, economists, and engineers. Students in the seminar will attend events with
these scholars and engage their work and ideas. Assignments for the course will include preparing for
scholarly visits by researching the background and published work of our guests, attending events in the VSP
series, and interacting with the ideas of our visitors through various forms of media output. Students should
plan on attending some events outside of class time as part of their effort for the course.

HONR 29900
THE DEAN’S SEMINAR
Instructor: Dr. Rhonda Phillips, Dean, Honors College
Credit Hours: 1
This course meets August 23 – October 19, 2021
Join Dean Rhonda Phillips and the deans of Purdue’s disciplinary colleges for a series of conversations about
the state of the world, the future of education, and the most important things that university students can
learn to prepare themselves for the rest of their lives. This one-credit seminar introduces students to Purdue’s
academic leaders and to the vital questions that shape the university experience. The seminar meets twice
weekly throughout the first 8 weeks of the semester, and students will produce reflections on the course
content as it intersects their own lives.

HONR 29900
RESEARCH NETWORKS
Instructor: TBA
Credit Hours: 1
This course meets August 23 – October 19, 2021
This course provides an introduction to interdisciplinary research so that Honors College students will be
prepared to undertake the Scholarly Project; it also provides hands-on opportunities to forge connections
with other Honors College students and faculty, as well as with the students, faculty, and resources of Purdue
as a whole. You will learn how to conduct interdisciplinary research by listening to guest faculty and student
speakers; visiting labs, libraries, and workshops on campus; and attending departmental events. At the end of
this course, you will have established your own research network at Purdue. Your final project will be to
illustrate your individual research network, detailing the people and resources that will help you succeed in
your undergraduate research endeavors. This course is open only to Honors College transfer students and
continuing Honors College admitted students.

HONR 29900
HONORS LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Instructor: Dr. Adam Watkins, Clinical Assistant Professor, Honors College
Credit Hours: 2
This course is a leadership development accelerator for students who want to make the most of their
leadership position in the Honors College, Purdue Student Government, or a Purdue Student Organization. The
course will provide students with vital concepts and strategies for improving their leadership performance as
well as a space for meaningful reflection. Students will learn best practices for cultivating leadership
excellence by cultivating self-awareness, forming strong and inclusive relationships, and working ethically and
deliberately with others toward a greater good. They will also have a unique opportunity to connect with and
learn from other exceptional peer leaders.

Before registering, students will need to complete a short form confirming they will hold a leadership position
in the Honors College, PSG, or a student org concurrent to the course using the link below.
https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dcniWKXFaMHWZBY

HONR 29900
LEARNING ACROSS DIFFERENCES
Instructor: Dr. Nathan Swanson, Post-Doctoral Fellow for International Education
Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on the development of intercultural awareness, intercultural attitudes, and intercultural
skills—including communication, leadership, and empathy—through engagement with events, centers, and
resources at Purdue and online. Additionally, a virtual exchange component will offer students practice in
communicating across cultures, experiencing new perspectives, and appreciating cultural differences. This
course is ideal for students wanting to broaden leadership capacities, those planning to participate in Study
Away experiences, or those seeking to improve intercultural competencies for living and working in a diverse
world. Individual intercultural development goals will be realized through personal experiences and
reflections and supported by class discussions and course readings. The four Honors College pillars will help
to frame our conversations and experiences, as we consider ways that intercultural competence supports
scholarly and personal development in each of these areas.

HONR 39900
WELL-BEING
Instructor: Dr. Jason Ware, Clinical Assistant Professor, Honors College
Credit Hours: 3
Tokyo, Berlin, Vienna, Copenhagen, and Munich are the five most livable cities in the world when using
metrics to measure crime, emergency services’ response time, transportation networks, cycling culture, food,

drink, retail, and the number of independent bookshops. Many surveys exist to rank the world’s best cities,
but wealth is one theme that emerges from among the varying indices and their respective results. The
metrics—indeed, the participants responding to the metrics—represent populations of people with high
levels of discretionary income. How might the metrics reflect different values if these indices include a
different kind of participant, such as the urban poor? Our goal in this course is to investigate indicators of
community well-being related to quality of life within urban poor communities. The underlying premise is
that urban poor communities across the globe have negligible influence in determining the criteria for
measuring a city’s livability. We’ll imagine that material realities of poverty manifest in issues of failing
infrastructure and poor living conditions that compromise healthy living, and that social realities manifest in
decreased educational attainment and outcomes. All of which suggests that urban poor communities may
produce collectively a set of indicators that create a different picture of what it looks like to live within urban
environments. We’ll plan to work with urban poor communities within the Greater Lafayette area to create
and capture these indicators, the result of which will be a set of inclusive indicators for influencing policy and
producing enhanced local future outcomes and community wellbeing.

HONR 39900
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES
Instructors: Dr. Dwaine Jengelley, Clinical Assistant Professor, Honors College
             Pallavi Gupta, Program Director, Global Engineering Programs & Partnerships
Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on the complexities of creating and implementing development plans in countries all over
the world. Many development strategies are presented as “one size fits all" solutions. However, the
idiosyncrasies of individual societies or regions challenge this perspective. Neither is development simply a
national issue. If you have an interest in tackling complex global problems, then Global Development
Challenges is the course for you. We live in an era defined by some as hyper-globalization, where problems
transcend national borders and solutions require global responses. In this course, you will understand the
fundamental theories and international institutional structures of international development. For an applied
approach, you will also learn from the firsthand experiences of development professionals, who will visit class.
Finally, for a better understanding of the multifaceted dimensions of development issues, we take an
interdisciplinary approach to studying some of the most challenging development problems (e.g., persistent
poverty, health security). Upon completion of this course, students will gain experience in project planning,
management and execution principles in designing and executing development projects; consult with subject
matter specialists; communicate research to an interdisciplinary audience including journalists; have a
greater appreciation of the benefits of working with a diverse group of scholars on complex problems.
Improved team building, writing and presentation skills are also foundational to the course.

HONR 39900
SURVEILLANCE AND SOCIETY
Instructor: Dr. Lindsay Weinberg
Credit Hours: 3
This course introduces students to critical approaches to the study of surveillance in the United States.
Students will consider historical, feminist, and critical race approaches to the study of surveillance, and
examine the use of surveillance by government and commercial entities. Students will also study the ways that
popular discourse, literature, film, and art critically engage with the practice of surveillance. Ultimately,
students will be able to articulate how surveillance is enacted through various technologies in difference
spaces, under varying conditions, and in ways that enable regimes of capital accumulation and state control.

HONR 39900
WORLD-BUILDING
Instructor: Dr. Katie Jarriel
Credit Hours: 3
In HONR 399: World-Building, you will work with a small team to design an imaginary world using the
perspectives of multiple scholarly disciplines to build every detail. From geology, you will shape continents.

From cartography, you will map the environment. From mythology, you will inscribe the earliest legends of
the people who settle the landscape. From anthropology, you will form cultures, and from political science,
civilizations. From science and technology studies, you will develop technological systems. For the final
project, you will develop a roleplaying game and guide your classmates as they explore your world’s
challenges, cultural norms, and ways of life.

This course is founded on the principle of decentering, a strategy in which you embody another’s perspective
and, in so doing, throw into contrast the social, cultural, and environmental forces that shape your own
understanding of the world. While this course is about building imaginary worlds, it is also about challenging
the assumptions of your lived experience in this world to better understand and empathize with its
inhabitants. You can expect to gain from this course skills in teamwork and collaboration, interdisciplinary
and innovative thinking, and connecting, synthesizing, and transforming knowledge. Class days will alternate
between small group discussion and creative group-work assignments.

HONR 39900
THE ANTHROPOCENE
Instructor: Dr. Elizabeth Brite
Credit Hours: 3
At the turn of the new millennium, Nobel Prize Laureate Paul Crutzen and Eugene Stormer proposed that we
had entered a new geologic epoch—the Anthropocene—a time when humans had become the dominant force
on planet Earth. Anthropocene means “the human age,” and it is a concept that has become widely popular in
scientific communities as a way to denote the extreme impacts humans are now having on the climate, the
environment, and virtually all living things on Earth. Despite its popularity, however, the Anthropocene
remains a hypothetical and hotly debated idea. The International Committee on Stratigraphy has yet to
recognize it as a true geologic epoch (one that can be empirically observed in the layers of the Earth) and
arguments persist over exactly when it may have begun, or the ways that the concept may mask the
inequalities of environmental harm. At its heart, the Anthropocene asks us to reconsider the role of humanity
on planet Earth and drives us towards agendas focused on planetary change. In this course, we will explore
the philosophical and scientific discourses of the Anthropocene and the concept’s implications for our present
and future. Students will engage in developing their own positionality in relation to emerging knowledge on
planetary change through a group project to bring prominent scholars of the Anthropocene to campus.

HONR 39900
POLITICS, CARTOONS, SATIRE
Instructor: Dr. Anish Vanaik, Clinical Associate Professor, Honors College
Credit Hours: 3
People in most parts of the world laugh at their politicians. The art form that, since the 19th century, has most
readily tapped this universal impulse is the political cartoon. But this is no gentle art! It has bullied, been
reviled, joined bandwagons, and stood pensively aloof. In this course we will explore the peculiar aesthetic of
the political cartoon, explore why we laugh, examine the history of the art-form in different countries, grapple
with the technologies that have shaped and re-shaped the art and unpack the sense of crisis that seems to
engulf political cartooning at present. In each case we will find political cartoons to be a grinning, distorting
mirror of our life, but one which nevertheless reveals a truth about the strange times we are living through. If
you’re interested in politics, art, technology or laughter join in to see what happens when these are all
smooshed together in a volatile mix.

HONR 39900
LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH
Instructor: Dr. Andrew Brightman, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Credit Hours: 3
Understanding trends in health organizations and their leadership is important for students preparing for
leadership and professional careers in health-related fields. New paradigms are emerging for organizations
that seek to be more ethical, more productive, and healthier workplaces. These new organizational structures,

processes, and paradigms require those in their professional workforce, and especially those with leadership
aspirations, to develop new skills, attitudes, and understanding that aligns with the organizations they hope to
join or start. Researchers have identified hundreds of organizations (both non-profit and for-profit) as
pioneering new paradigms and practices in leadership, teamwork, strategic management, organizational
structure, vision and purpose. Many of these exist in the health products and health care sectors. Our goal in
this interdisciplinary course is to introduce students to these emerging trends in organizational leadership
and help them prepare for their own professional participation. To do this we will discuss findings from
several avenues of organizational research including the instructor’s own work on ethical engineering
leadership and practice in the health products industries. We also will examine several case studies of health-
related organizations exhibiting new paradigms and practices. Together we will identify essential components
and characteristics defining pioneering organizations. Students then will use these as criteria in independent
research to identify and evaluate new and emerging organizations in the health-related fields that they plan to
join. As part of the evaluations students will interview one or more leaders in the organization about their
individual skills and attributes as well as corporate practices that support full and successful professional
participation. With highly interactive discussions we will reimagine what professional participation and
leadership in these organizations could look like in the next 5 to 10 years. Students will use the analysis of
interviews and the reimagining of participation to create individual development plans for their futures as
leaders and professionals.

HONR 39900
HOW WE MAKE POWER
Instructor: Dr. Anne Lucietto, Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology
Credit Hours: 2
This course meets October 20 – December 10, 2021
This course studies energy conversion processes primarily for electrical power generation—typically at the
utility scale, but also including some residential scale systems. Steam processes, combustion processes in coal
and gas turbines, nuclear fission, wind power, solar thermal power, and hydro-power solutions are all
examined with respect to thermodynamic principles, equipment, and operation.

HONR 39900
NUDGE
Instructor: Dr. Eugene Chan, Associate Professor of Consumer Science
Credit Hours: 3
How do we get people to save more money, eat their fruits and veggies, or donate to charity? This course
surveys the evidence for “nudging”—a tool used by behavioral scientists to promote positive behavioral
change. Nudging involves designing choices and options that, without restricting people’s freedom of choice,
“nudges” them toward the more beneficial option.

This course will be separated into three parts. In Part 1, we will examine the science behind nudging,
specifically drawing on research in psychology, economics, and sociology. We will also examine how
behavioral scientists, doctors, and policymakers have used nudges internationally, with examples brought in
from Europe, Australia, and Singapore. In Part 2, we will evaluate the science behind nudging to better
understand what works, and what doesn’t. We will also examine the ethics behind nudging. Is it always moral
to change people’s behavior, even if the outcome is for the better? Finally, in Part 3, students will design their
own nudge to help people make better choices and decisions. This will involve fieldwork in an actual “nudging
campaign”, applying what they have learned, to create positive change on the Purdue campus. This course will
be of interest to students interested in human behavior. The topics will draw broadly from the social sciences
(particularly psychology, economics, and sociology) as well as the humanities (morality and ethics). Students
will learn the behavioral science behind how humans act and think, develop critical thinking skills in
evaluating nudging campaigns, and design and direct their own nudging campaign to promote behavioral
change in a domain of interest to students (e.g., saving money, health, encouraging voting, etc.).

HONR 39900
SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH ART
Instructor: Jasmine Begeske, Clinical Instructor of Educational Studies
Credit Hours: 3
How can the arts affect change in a community? This course will develop your ability to use the arts as a
catalyst for change. You will work as a team using the CRAFT model (contact, research, action, feedback and
teaching) for a community-based arts project. Each team will conceptualize a solution to a particular social
challenge using art to educate, engage or incite change. You will learn about socially engaged artmaking,
public art, and community-based art through readings, presentations, and discussions. You will also learn how
to collaborate with community partners and work as a team. This class will culminate in an exhibition or
public display of the artwork created in collaboration with your community partners. Artistic skills are not
required for this course, but you should approach this course with a creative mindset.

HONR 39900
#ANONYMOUS
Instructor: Dr. Matthew Hannah, Assistant Professor of Information Studies
Credit Hours: 3
Despite debates about “identity politics,” we have not fully grappled with one of the most common and
ubiquitous identities prevalent on the Internet today: anonymity. In this course, we will discuss the role
anonymity has played in our experience of media environments in the twenty-first century, and we will study
the effects and politics of remaining anonymous, undiscoverable, secret, or hidden online. In some instances,
anonymity is a security measure to protect personal or financial identities from hackers. In other cases,
anonymity is weaponized by trolls or hacktivists to harass or attack others without repercussion. From QAnon
to Anonymous, from Twitter to Wikileaks, anonymity has become one of the most commonplace online
identities. And then there are a number of situations where the right to be anonymous is more nuanced. For
example, how do we as a society handle “doxxing,” the online exposure of personal information as a form of
social justice? Should we be exposing racists, for example, to outraged Twitter mobs? What role does social
media play in encouraging mob behavior? In exposing and punishing wrongdoing? We will look at high-profile
examples of anonymity as an online identity, and we will contextualize such case studies within philosophical
readings about identity, performance, race and gender, and media.

HONR 39900
COMPASSIONATE ENGINEERING
Instructor: Dr. Morgan Hynes, Assistant Professor of Engineering Education
             Cristián Vargas-Ordóñez, Graduate Student, Engineering Education
Credit Hours: 2
This course meets October 20 – December 10, 2021
This course is designed to let the students generate thoughts, feelings, and actions about the social injustice
produced by technology through an active and continuous hands-on reflection. This course helps students
understand how technology generates suffering in society and how art can help relieve that suffering,
questioning all the decisions taken during the engineering design process. The approach is based on critical
theories of technology and postmodernism, considering that technology is part of the engineering
community's language that can be deconstructed and reconstruct according to the reader. In that sense, this
course offers one possible way to "read" technology, from the lenses of compassion and art, as a possible
space for social justice construction.

HONR 39900
DISABILITY & TECHNOSCIENCE
Instructor: Dr. Rua Williams, Assistant Professor of Computer Graphics and Technology
Credit Hours: 3
This course is designed as interconnected modules that examine various aspects of technology in relation to
disability, race, nationality, and class. Through weekly in-class and on-line discussion, students will learn how

technology reinforces and propagates power relations that often lead to or support oppressive systems.
Students will also explore emerging models of resistant technosocial practice arising from disabled and
otherwise marginalized communities, and how they might support these models in their own work. For
successful completion of this course, students will write an essay relating course materials and discussion to
their own field of study.

HONR 39900
THE ROYAL COURT
Instructor: Dr. Silvia Mitchell, Associate Professor of History
Credit Hours: 3
We will examine the relationship between political power and culture through the lens of the institution that
stood behind lavish building programs, massive artistic patronage and production, the development of the
performance arts, and a scientific revolution. How did heads of royal or princely courts—women and men—
run their households? How did the architecture of their palaces and gardens were adapted to the routines of
courtly life? How were magnificence and ritual deployed to political ends? To answer these questions, we will
study court cities and the corresponding architectural landmarks in terms of their aesthetic value and political
functions. The class begins with the princely courts of Italy in the sixteenth century, continues with the
Habsburg courts in Madrid and Vienna in the seventeenth century, and culminates with the court at Versailles
at the eve of the French Revolution. We will consider artists in their dual roles of creators and courtiers (and
propagandists), essential to understand how the power-system of the court engineered an enormous creative
output. Last but not least, we will study the court’s role in the creation of a scientific revolution, which began
with rulers’ thirst for collecting natural objects for their personal cabinets of curiosities (Wunderkammer),
building gardens and zoos, and patronizing inventors such as Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo Galilei.

HONR 39900
TECHNOLOGY, WAR AND STRATEGY
Instructor: Dr. Robert Kirchubel, Lecturer, FORCES Initiative
Credit Hours: 3
This course introduces students to strategy on a global scale. The course is rooted in political, military,
economic and cultural strategy, and it engages core ideas that cut across disparate schools of thought and
historical contexts. Course materials expose students to a set of historical and contemporary strategic
dilemmas that involve difficult trade-offs, costly investments, wild risks, incredible victories, and crushing
defeats. Learning outcomes of this multidisciplinary course will focus on the core strategic principles of:
1. Developing and analyzing system-level trade-offs
2. Long-term planning on a national scale
3. Devolving authority and allowing for chance contingency while staying on mission
4. Maintaining individual morals and national values in strategic thinking
5. Balancing the possibilities and limits of soft power (money, prestige, culture) as strategic tools of influence
6. Examining the learning competition aspects of strategy and security

Technology, War, and Strategy prepares students to appreciate and understand the foundational principles
involved in designing and executing broad strategic initiatives with world-changing consequences. It invites
students to put themselves in the roles of past, present, and future leaders to understand the risks assumed
and the responsibilities faced. Students will encounter principles and that will enable them to design, bring to
life, manage, and assess options that impact (1) large groups of people, (2) large spaces, and (3) national
initiatives that unfold over long time frames. Students will learn to balance complex trade-offs and to leverage
systems thinking and interdisciplinary knowledge sets.

HONR 39900
DETERRENCE & DISRUPTION
Instructor: Dr. Stacey Connaughton, Professor of Communication
            Dr. Jason Reinhardt, National Security Systems Analyst, SANDIA Labs
Credit Hours: 3

This course will introduce students to disruptive technologies that present grand challenges to the US (e.g.
social media weaponization, hypersonic missiles, near orbit and cislunar space weaponization, tactical nuclear
weapons, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, etc.) and the impacts that those technologies could have on
international security and US strategy. During the first part of the class (8 weeks), students will be introduced
to these technologies, how they impact US national security and what tools the US has to deal with these
challenges. This will occur through a series of (a) lectures from the teaching team, (b) guest lectures from
subject matter experts from across Purdue University (iGSDI, FORCES, Polytechnic, Engineering), National
Laboratories, and other institutions (to include DOD personnel), and (c) reading assignments.
For the second 8-weeks, the course will be set-up as a war game/hackathon. The aim of this part of the class is
for students to develop novel responses/strategies to dealing with challenges from disruptive technologies.
Students are introduced to a potential threat facing the US and tasked to devise a strategy for how the US
government should respond to this threat.

HONR 39900
SUSTAINABLE WIND ENERGY
Instructor: Dr. Theodore Weidner, Associate Professor of Practice, Construction Engineering & Management
             Brandon Fulk, Director of Internships, Construction Engineering & Management
Credit Hours: 1
This course meets August 23 – October 19, 2021
Windmills have been used for centuries. They have been used to pump water from low land areas in the
Netherlands and to provide fresh water for crops, animals, and humans in the US. Recent applications for
windmills have been for electric generation. Many people believe they are familiar with windmills. However,
there are engineering, social, physical, and environmental considerations that are non-trivial and must be
considered in advance. Windmills cannot be sited without a clear understanding of the social, physiological,
environmental, and political issues involved. Windmills cannot be constructed without a clear understanding
of the geophysical and engineering conditions. Finally, the operating, maintenance, and end-of-use issues
should be addressed to fully understand the costs and benefits associated with sustainable wind energy.
This course will introduce students to the different planning, design, siting, engineering, operational, and end-
of-life decisions associated with the construction of windmills to provide sustainable (non-carbon based)
power. Students will meet with instructors and guest presenters to explore the issues and understand why
some sites are favorable for windmills and others are not. Students will be presented with several scenarios
to study and consider in advance of meeting with local or national experts in windmill siting, design, and
construction. Students will be expected to read background material and to participate in discussions by
preparing questions for experts.

HONR 39900
ENERGY, FOOD & ENVIRONMENT
Instructor: Dr. Marcelo de Lemos, Purdue University Fulbright Chair
Credit Hours: 3
Food production, energy engineering and environment protection pose a “trilemma” to human society, as one
activity may heavily affect the other two. This course presents a general picture of the impact of energy and
food production on human life and the environment, particularly since the industrial revolution in the 18th
century. Special focus will be devoted to reviewing energy and biofuel production and their impact on the
environment. This course will cover traditional and innovative technologies for energy production, focusing
attention on their societal, economic and environmental impacts. An overview of basic thermo sciences will
precede discussion on available conversion systems for giving the students a broader knowledge on how
electricity is generated and used. Critical review on convectional energy systems is presented: coal, hydro,
nuclear, gas. Mitigation of environmental impact caused by several energy producing systems are discussed.
Common renewable energy systems: biomass, wind, solar PV & thermal, as well as advanced systems such as
fuel cells, algae, artificial photosynthesis and bioenergy, will be presented. By the end of the course, you will
be able to: identify different forms of energy production and classify them in terms of societal impact, use of
natural resources and economical parameters; demonstrate the relationship between energy and food
production and their environmental impact; and criticize current public policies for fostering conventional
and renewable energy production and their environmental impact.

HONR 39900
GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS
Instructors: Dr. Mark Ward, Professor of Statistics
              Justin Gould, Senior Data Scientist, Office of the Provost
Credit Hours: 1
Maps are everywhere around us: in our cars, on our phones, and driving public health initiatives. Geospatial
skills and knowledge are increasingly sought after in industry and will continue to prove vital to Data Science.
You will learn how to create maps and analyze spatial data using Python and SQL, how spatial data are applied
in a variety of domains, and have hands-on experiences with real data. Together, we will answer questions
such as: (1) what are maps? (2) how can we create maps from data? (3) and how do we quantify and analyze
maps? Applied geospatial projects will include: autonomous vehicles, public health, supply chain, and more.

Before registering, students will need to complete a short form confirming their level of experience with
Python and SQL using the link below.
https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ctKO93hqumjmQNo

Please visit the online schedule of classes for the course reference numbers (CRNs) and other relevant course
registration information (e.g., days/times, instructional modality).

FALL BREAK STUDY AWAY
HONR 29900
HONORS LEADERSHIP RETREAT
Instructor: Dr. Adam Watkins, Clinical Assistant Professor, Honors College
Credit Hours: 1
No one is born a leader. Some simply choose a different road. This course is for first-year Honors students
who want to take meaningful steps on the path to becoming an exceptional undergraduate leader.
“Honors Leadership Retreat” is a two-day, one-night retreat to Camp Tecumseh over Fall Break, where
students can explore principles of leadership excellence in a fun, supportive, low-stakes environment. The
course will involve a variety of engaging activities and challenges that will allow students to investigate best
leadership practices. The fundamental tenets of the Leadership Development Pillar will be explored, including
self-reflection, working collectively toward a greater vision, and commitment to inclusion and equity. The
retreat will also provide insights on how to attain and thrive in undergraduate leadership positions, as well as
a meaningful opportunity for motivated students to connect and bond.

There is an additional fee for this course, which includes transportation, lodging and meals.

HONR 29900
ARCHITECTURE IN CHICAGO
Instructor: Dr. Pete Moore, Clinical Assistant Professor, Honors College
Credit Hours: 1
The city of Chicago is synonymous with architectural feats of wonder. But as much as it is the setting for
innovative design and poetic dwelling, it is also the scene of built problems, a city commonly criticized for its
neglect of public housing as well as its segregative plans for urban renewal. This three-day course will engage
with these issues through an immersive tour of architectural sites in Chicago. Day one will feature a general
exploration of the city’s landmarks, including a boat tour of iconic lakeshore landmarks. Day two will focus on
the work of famed architect Mies van der Rohe, examining his contributions to the Illinois Institute of
Technology campus. Day three will move into the contemporary moment, with a guided survey of the work of
Theaster Gates, an artist committed to rescuing buildings in the predominantly black Southside
neighborhoods, turning them into communal spaces for creative endeavor.

There is an additional fee for this course, which includes transportation, lodging and some meals.

Grants are available to defray the additional course fee for honors students with unmet financial need. Please
direct questions about the grants in support of the course fee to Catharine Patrone (cpatrone@purdue.edu),
Senior Director of Academic and Student Affairs, Honors College.