Learning Objectives
BDIC is an individualized and interdisicplinary program with special learning
objectives.
Interdisciplary Learning
All BDIC students will learn to articulate a unique
interdisciplinary concentration in their BDIC proposals. Students will explain
in their proposals how they are crossing academic boundaries and developing
creative paths of inquiry that connect different fields of knowledge. In the
course of their studies, BDIC should become accomplished interdisciplinary
learners with a curiosity in several areas and a capacity to fuse the
disciplines.
Career Development
BDIC students should also learn how to connect their
intended career goals with their studies. Again, this is required in the
proposal. But it is also an ongoing objective for each student to deepen his or
her career vision and its relationship to academic study. The program offers
alumni forums and career advising sessions for this purpose.
Leadership and Entrepreneurship
BDIC students should graduate with an
understanding of the program's strong-track record in producing leaders and
entrpreneurs. The terms "leadership" and "entrepreneurship" themselves should
be definable by all BDIC students. The topics are covered in the proposal class
and in BDIC special classes on entrepreneurship and leadership such as
"Introduction to Entrepreneurship" and "Leadership and Networking."
Self-Advocacy
Learning to explain what BDIC is, what one's individual
concentration is, obtaining a faculty sponsor, gaining entry into classes across
the campus--all of this requires motivation and initiative. BDIC students are
expected to graduate with a sense of how to make the most of the resources of a
large organization and how to negotiate one's way forward. This can be summed
up by saying that BDIC students will develop a capacity for self-advocacy.
Writing and Speaking
BDIC students are expected to develop their communication
skills. The BDIC junior writing seminar is devoted to this goal. Students in
the entrepreneurship and leadership classes will also have ample opportunities
to exercise their writing and speaking skills.
