The Hawai‘i Project Center, established in 2019, required a preparatory course to culturally prepare students for their study-abroad IQP experience and create well-informed travelers. To complete this goal, we researched course design methods. We then interviewed current preparatory course instructors and past students to understand how to design a course. We also interviewed experts at universities and museums in Hawai‘i to identify critical knowledge for students to gain before travel. We drafted a complete course that provides an introduction to the subjects of history, environment and geography, ethnic studies, culture, socioeconomics, and current events of Hawai‘i. With our recommendations, our sponsor can implement the course to develop a respectful traveler, not tourist, mindset.

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Creator

• Saucier, Corinne E.
• Copeland, James P.
• Nowak, Taylor A.
• Himmelberger, Katarina

Subject

• Project-Based Learning
• Culture
• Environment
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 5991
• E-project-031821-121148

Palabra Clave

• Traveler
• Preparatory Course
• Tourist
• Course Design
• Pre-PQP
• Hawaii

Advisor

• Mathews, Lauren M.
• McIntyre, Kate

Year

• 2021

Center

• Hawaii Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Professor Lauren Mathews

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 4 - Quality Education

Date created

• 2021-03-18

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Última modificación

• 2022-09-09