What were your expectations and fears about going to college online this semester? What about next semester?
Course Reflection 1) Going to school online now + next semester 2) Information you learned about people, history, and society through our readings and videos 3) your times as an academic writer/researcher – past, present, future What were your expectations and fears about going to college online this semester? What about next semester? What would […]
Explain Does the article need to be tweaked in order to fit what the evidence actually shows?
“Capital T-truths” in the Bible Write a four page paper that answers the question: How is the Bible true. Using a single story or passage from the Bible, explore what capital T truth the story holds for our world today. Paper must incorporate at least 3 additional sources from class content. Explain Does the article […]
Explain how you view social class and how has that changed over time and recently after reading the course materials?
Thoughts of Social Stratification Sociologists talk a lot about wealth, poverty, social class, upward and downward mobility, social status…we are quite fixated on these topics, they are at the core of our discipline to some extent. Explain how you view social class and how has that changed over time and recently after reading the course […]
Discuss a leader that you admire and what has made that person effective within this context.
Leadership and Authority The topic of great or not so great leaders is the stuff that floods newspapers, best selling book lists, the History Channel, social media, college courses… we talk about it alot. According to the text, authority or leadership comes down to this: 1) Authority refers to power that people accept as legitimate […]
How does your life, career, choices, obligations compare to those of your parents or grandparents? How can sociology help you understand such big questions and issues?
Sociological Imagination C. Wright Mills coined the phase “the Sociological Imagination” and discussed it as helping us understand “the Intersection of Biography and History”. This is powerful stuff! The understanding of our individual lives within the context of large historical, social and economic factors. Here we are in 2021/22, in the midst of the first […]
Identify the major causes of global morbidity and mortality and the underlying determinants of those causes including social determinants.
Summary of module Global health is a broad discipline that attracts multidisciplinary involvement. This module aims to enhance students’ understanding of global health challenges and public health responses with an ability to critically evaluate these issues from political, social, and epidemiological perspectives. Identify the major causes of global morbidity and mortality and the underlying determinants […]
Explain gain in-depth understanding of health protection and public health improvement in the context of economic development, governance, and human rights.
Module Aims This module aims : Describe the student understanding of global health challenges and public health responses with an ability to critically evaluate these issues from political, social, and epidemiological perspectives. Explain gain in-depth understanding of health protection and public health improvement in the context of economic development, governance, and human rights. Provide a […]
Demonstrate a critical understanding of relevant global health issues through research from primary and secondary sources.
Learning Outcomes On successful completion of the module students will be able to: Critically evaluate global health issues in terms of social, environmental and political determinants and the role of key national and international organizations and initiatives; Judge relevance of evidence-based solutions for addressing population health needs and the differences in low, middle and high-income […]
Provide a critical review of a public health issue and response within a global context using an appropriate political, social, and epidemiological lens.
Communicable diseases and the global challenges Provide a critical review of a public health issue and response within a global context using an appropriate political, social, and epidemiological lens. What communicable disease has had the greatest impact on society? What communicable disease is having the greatest impact in today’s world? What communicable disease poses the […]
Critically examine the role of international education aid in national development. You may focus on one country or one international organization or NGO. Consider the main sources of aid, competing agendas in aid, shortcomings in aid, and any unintended consequences.
Outline first Essays should be 2000 words long (+/- 10%) and address one of the three prompts below. Students are encouraged, but not required, to expand on their blog in their essay. Essay prompts: 1. Focusing on a particular country or countries, describe the relationship between education and another aspect of national development in the […]