Paths to Knowledge as a Foundational Course in an Honors Program

Authors

Mark Vitha, Drake UniversityFollow
Arthur Sanders, Drake University
Colin Cairns, Drake University
David Skidmore, Drake University
Clive Elliot, Drake University
William Lewis, Drake University

Date of this Version

2009

Document Type

Article

Comments

Published in Honors in Practice, volume 5. Copyright 2009 National Collegiate Honors Council.

Abstract

In this article we describe an honors course titled “Paths to Knowledge,” which was created to provide students with an understanding of the ways different disciplines create and evaluate knowledge. This is the only specific course within our honors curriculum that is required of all honors students. After seeing it evolve over several years, multiple instructors, and a variety of approaches to the theme, we believe that Paths to Knowledge may be a good model for a foundational course within an honors program.