Georgia Tech expects all students to act according to the highest ethical standards. For more information on Georgia Tech’s academic Honor Code, visit: www.catalog.gatech.edu/policies/honor-code. Students should approach their work with integrity and uphold the student code of conduct. https://policylibrary.gatech.edu/student-life/student-code-conduct. Plagiarism is prohibited. Using the words or ideas of another scholar or student without attribution is plagiarism. Using Chat GPT or another AI tool to write part or all of an assignment is not permitted in this class. Any student suspected of cheating or plagiarizing will be reported to the Office of Student Integrity for investigation. But regardless of any potential penalty imparted by that body, always bear in mind the underlying premise on which this system stands: you are called upon to conduct yourself in a manner worthy of the knowledge and capabilities that you are striving to attain in the pursuit of higher education.
This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Social Sciences area.
Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.
This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:
- How do I understand human experiences and connections?
Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcomes:
- Students will effectively analyze the complexity of human behavior, and how historical, economic, political, social or geographic relationships develop, persist or change.
Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:
- Intercultural Competence
- Perspective-Taking
- Persuasion