CAS 110 Summer 2023
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CAS 110 Summer 2023
CAS 110
Creative thinking
2023 | Section 730 | 3 Credits | Asynchrono us
Description
✓ Theory and practice for utilizing creative and critical thinking skills.
✓ What creativity is and why it’s important.
✓ Brainstorming techniques to unleash new ideas and generate content.
✓ How critical and analytical thinking support innovation.
✓ Harnessing their unique talents and perspectives to create human-centered innovation and change.
This class made me reach out of my comfort zone and take away new creative tools I will use in my future.
- CAS 110 student feedback
Asynchronous class
What is asynchronous learning?
Complete your materials online. You don’t have set meeting dates for attending class. There are due dates for submitting assignments and activities.
Asynchronous learning is flexible. Watch lectures and complete materials within a specific timeframe.
What can I expect?
Online modules and interactive activities
• We use Desire to Learn, commonly called “D2L.”
• D2L modules contain readings, graded activities, lectures and support materials.
• No required Zoom meetings.
• Activities allow you to network with your peers.
What happens if MSU goes virtual?
• The course format stays the same. Specific details will be communicated as soon as possible.
What you learn (the “learning objectives” for CAS 110)
✓Identify analytical and creative methods to help you respond to challenges.
✓Reflect on personal experiences and show how they impact cultural understanding, knowledge gathering, sensitivity and creative thinking in a global environment.
✓Define key concepts related to the creative process.
✓Discover cross-disciplinary problem-solving techniques.
✓Practice human-centered design and design thinking to help solve challenges in ethical and empathetic ways.
✓Evaluate how context impacts communication.
✓Apply creative strategies, techniques and tools to solve challenges and generate new understandings.
Due dates
Grades
Grade scale
90-100% = 4.0
85-89% = 3.5
80-84% = 3.0
75-79% = 2.5
70-74% = 2.0
65-69% = 1.5
60-64% = 1.0
Any grade below 59% = 0.0
Grades are not rounded up, even if it’s a small amount.
There are 850 points in the course.
Assignments
✓ There are specific requirements. Review assignment descriptions and grading rubrics on D2L.
✓ Submit through D2L Emailed work isn’t graded.
✓ Your assignments must be a PDF or hyperlink.
✓ Contact the Help Site before the deadline if you have issues. Ask for a receipt of your interaction. Email your receipt and a brief explanation to [email protected].
✓ Upload videos or audio clips as attachments to D2L or a link to the cloud (Google Drive, OneDrive, YouTube, etc.)
✓ Check your work on D2L. If we can’t open your work or locate it in the correct drop box, it won’t be graded.
✓ More information is on the D2L menu as “frequently asked questions.”
Late work
• Assignments are accepted up to 24 hours after the deadline without penalty. After 24 hours, all work is a 0.0. (See ”resubmissions” for other options.)
• Resubmissions: Any student can submit two assignments for regrading. (This applies to assignments only. It can be missed work or work with a 3.0 or less.)
Due dates are on the schedule.
• Use D2L drop box “assignment resubmission 1 and 2.”
• Go to D2L: Assessments > Assignments > Scroll “Assignment Resubmission 1 and 2.
• More information is in the assignment description.
• What about a life-altering event? Communicate as early as possible! Documentation may be required.
What makes up my grade?
Activities 22%
Quizzes 16%
Assignments 35%
Midterm 13%
Final 14%
To view your grades, go to D2L. Click "Assessments,” then "Grades.”
Policies and resources
Policies and frequently asked questions
Go to the D2L content menu. Click “Support resources, academic policies and frequently asked questions.” This link includes information on plagiarism, Turnitin, how to ask about grades, FAQs from CAS 110 and more.
Extra credit
Yes, there’s extra credit! Details are on the D2L menu. Go to "Assessments" and “Assignments” … Or use SONA.
SONA participation
We also use the SONA system: msucas.sona-systems.com
Get up to 40 points. For every 1 SONA participation point, you get 10 class points. (One SONA point = about one hour.)
Good to know:
• There are new SONA guidelines. See the ”policies” page on D2L.
• Activities are available throughout the semester. Plan ahead!
• Allocate SONA points to CAS 110. (A single activity cannot be used for more than one course).
• Credits are added to D2L during finals week.
Support
Go to the D2L content menu. Click “Support resources, academic policies and frequently asked questions.” View a list of networks and resources on topics such as technology, mental health, writing and community groups.
Spartan Code of Honor
As a Spartan, I will strive to uphold values of the highest ethical standard. I will practice honesty in my work, foster honesty in my peers, and take pride in knowing that honor in ownership is worth more than grades. I will carry these values beyond my time as a student at Michigan State University, continuing the endeavor to build personal integrity in all that I do.
2023-09-30