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4 - No-Boundary Course Developments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 September 2023

By
Joan Peckham ,
Bryan Dewsbury ,
Bindu Nanduri ,
Andy D. Perkins ,
Donald C. Wunsch  and
Yu Zhang
Edited by
Xiuzhen Huang ,
Jason H. Moore  and
Yu Zhang
Xiuzhen Huang
Affiliation:
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
Jason H. Moore
Affiliation:
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
Yu Zhang
Affiliation:
Trinity University, Texas
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Summary

The rise of interdisciplinary and no-boundary engagement has created a need to train the next generation of No-Boundary Thinking (NBT) scholars and practitioners. So it is essential that students be provided with NBT experiences in the classroom and through group-based research experiences. Our no-boundary community has offered a first generation of classes to provide an environment where students can engage in no-boundary projects and exercises, and reflect upon the nature of this type of thinking and problem solving. The following five classes were first offered in fall 2015 through spring 2018 at four institutions for undergraduate and graduate students. The experience has been enriching for both students and faculty. In all cases the courses have been well received by the students and institutions, and most instructors plan to continue to provide the classes as permanent offerings. We describe the early offerings of each class.

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computational thinkinginterdisciplinarygeneral educationNo-Boundary Thinkinginterdisciplinary thinking
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Integrative Bioinformatics for Biomedical Big Data
A No-Boundary Thinking Approach
 , pp. 45 - 66
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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