HON 101: Introduction to Research
and Creative Work at Mānoa (3)
HON 101 Introduction to Research and Creative Work at Mānoa (3) Combines lectures by instructors and faculty guests with workshops and hands-on experience in small group projects, including bibliographic searches, laboratory science, social surveys and interviews. A-F only.
Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:30 - 2:45pm
Instructor: Chris Lucas, Educational Administration
This course provides an introduction to research and creative work that is done by faculty and students at the University of Hawaii. It is designed to help first-year Honors students begin a voyage of learning and discovery that may culminate in a Senior Project and graduation with an Honors degree. To this end, you will meet faculty from a range of disciplines across the campus to learn about their life and work. They will challenge you with a series of projects that involve research in the libraries, in University departments and in Manoa valley. The projects will be based on the work of faculty at the University of Hawaii:
Listing of projects over past three years:
Ann Auman: organizational cultures of the University
Ev Wingert: mapping Manoa valley
Will McClatchey: plants and people on UHM campus
Warren Nishimoto: talking story in Manoa communities
Laura Ruby: the making of Moiliili
Elisabeth Steele Hutchison: gender differences in casual sex offers
Mark Wright: bug distribution on Manoa campus
James Caron: culture and humor in Manoa
Through these presentations and exercises you will become familiar with the process of research: reviewing the literature, formulating questions, discriminating among methods to answer those questions, presenting and analyzing data, exploring alternative models and theories to interpret or explain data.
A significant portion of your work will be done collaboratively, in groups, and your projects will foster inquiry about the UHM community as well as its surrounding neighborhoods. Some meetings will include both sections together, other days the sections will meet individually. Student peer mentors will also actively participate in the course.
