{"id":26318,"date":"2024-10-30T04:43:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T04:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/?page_id=26318"},"modified":"2024-10-30T04:55:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T04:55:29","slug":"solving-big-problems-that-matter-deciding-where-you-want-to-lead","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/first-year\/discovery-core\/winter-dcx\/solving-big-problems-that-matter-deciding-where-you-want-to-lead","title":{"rendered":"Solving Big Problems That Matter (&amp; Deciding Where You Want to Lead)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2024\/10\/bigpriblems.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26323\" style=\"width:962px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2024\/10\/bigpriblems.png 761w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2024\/10\/bigpriblems-300x67.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2024\/10\/bigpriblems-600x133.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 15%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">a Discovery Core Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BCORE 115 (Social Sciences)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/Ssc-with-purple.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25071 size-full\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About This Course <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The course will survey how to solve big problems that matter and some of the possible ways that strong leadership might overcome each. The course material will include effective problem-solving methodologies used in the private, public and nonprofit sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Will We Do in the Course?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The class will be immersive and will focus on frameworks for problem solving, social capital \/ building your networks and reflection on where you want to lead. 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