Spring 2027

Spark Seminar

SPARK SEMINAR introduces community-engaged research, connecting to UW-Madison partnerships that address specific community needs.

offering recorded1 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Thomas Dubois3.8/5

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=33 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Explain the concept of interdisciplinarity and describe the potential benefits of this approach.

  • Exemplify interdisciplinary thinking by recognizing and comparing varying characteristics of evidence, research methods, and research outcomes at the university level.

  • Identify key components of community-engaged research.

  • Explain ethical considerations of community-engaged research at institutions like the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

  • Evaluate the transition from high school to university life through personal and cultural analysis, reflection, and problem-solving.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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INTER-LS 158

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Raw average: 3.90/5 from 50 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

THOMAS A DUBOIS is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=33 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Design of research programs emphasizing team diversity and interdisciplinarity.
  • Current research projects involving campus innovations and collaborative problem-solving.
  • Ethical considerations of community-engaged research.

Skills

  • Explain the concept of interdisciplinarity and its potential benefits.
  • Recognize and compare evidence, research methods, and outcomes at the university level.
  • Identify key components of community-engaged research.
  • Explain ethical considerations of community-engaged research.
  • Evaluate the transition to university life through analysis, reflection, and problem-solving.

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1316 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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UW–Madison

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INTER-LS 158 · Spring 2027

Spark Seminar

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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