Goucher College 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
Goucher College 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

CPEB 251 - Creating Lasting Change with Improvement Science (4 Cr.)

(GCR Social and Behavioral Sciences area)
Personal goals like New Year’s resolutions usually fail by February and organizational change efforts also notoriously don’t stick. Want to stop spinning your wheels towards the change you want to see in yourself or your organizations? Want to be part of a team coming up with innovative ideas that lead to meaningful, enduring change? Methods in improvement science can guide us in developing more effective strategies for reaching these goals. In this course, we will look at examples of how improvement science has been used to solve problems in education and health care. We will practice skills that can shift our frame of mind to one of systematic and innovative improvement rather than aimless efforts leading to stagnation. As a class, we will apply these skills by developing and implementing change processes to reach a common aim on campus. Students are limited to one CPE course per semester. Ibrahim.