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A flexible design accommodates a variety of projects, including scope for student-defined projects that meet the course criteria, as well as opportunities to take this class in conjuction with G-Lab.

What are the mechanics of the course itself?

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•       Be substantial enough to support  the collaborative work of a team of at least four students (please note that teams will be formed in the class);
•       Involveinteractions with multiple stakeholders within a host organization;
•       Center on a problem that cannot be solved simply by research, analysis, or application of off-the-shelf frameworks;  
•       Depend on the design and execution of "mini experiments" that test hypotheses and gather data to advance learning;
•       Depend on innovation---your mini-experiments should represent a new, untested strategy for your host, helping them move beyond the limits of preexisting infrastructure.

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