Habit of Mind: Discovery

Preparing to Be a Lifelong Thinker and Problem-Solver

Learning Objective

CU Boulder students will be active members of a university community that is devoted to the advancement of knowledge and marked by creation and creativity across all areas of research, scholarship, creative work and innovation. They will cultivate curiosity and develop new ways of thinking, working and living by participating in applied learning and invention and publicly presenting their research, scholarship and creative work.

Learning Outcomes

Apply multiple and distinct disciplinary perspectives to investigate phenomena, comparing and contrasting approaches and methods to inform and critique their applications.

Evaluate positions, theories, practices and/or methods on a topic they have defined and researched.

Integrate diverse ideas in creative and innovative ways to craft novel insights, new conceptual models and/or solutions to problems.