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askBackground Information: This course is a tagged course in the general education
curriculum for the Complex Systems Affecting Individuals in Society tag. If you are
unfamiliar with the general education requirements, they can be found
here:https://www.uakron.edu/general-education/. These courses are evaluated at the
university level on a rotating basis to assess student learning and if courses are meeting the
goals of general education.Complex Systems courses are intended to address general
education Learning Outcome 4: Responsible Citizenship in an Interconnected
World“Students will demonstrate foundational competency in knowledge and skills that
promote personal, social, and environmental responsibility. This foundational competency
shall include knowledge of diversity, systemic relationships, and collateral effects and
consequences within and across systems.Learning Outcome 4c: Complex Systems Affecting
Individuals in Society. Students apply an interdisciplinary perspective to the study of a
particular social issue (e.g., climate change, relation of personal and societal health,
alternative energy strategies, health disparity and healthcare reform, globalization,
international tradeliberalization, conflict/war, poverty, wealth and economic
disparities)― (Taken frominformation sheet concerning tagged courses).All Complex
Systems courses must address the following learning outcomes with an“artifact―
(assignment) that will be used to evaluate student learning. The social problem or issue can
be large scale or very specific and each of these elements are required. The artifact does not
need to be the final paper in your course and it should be completed later in the semester
once students are well establish with the course material/content.Learning Outcome 1: The
answer/essay clearly articulates a societal issue.Learning Outcome 2: The answer/essay
discusses multiple systemic contributors(e.g., organizational, governmental)Learning
Outcome 3: The answer/essay applies multiple, disparate disciplinary perspectives to the
society issue (e.g., social, historical, economic, scientific, technological)Learning Outcome 4:
The answer/essay evaluates the costs and benefits of a solution.REQUIRED ARTIFACT1.
Begin your essay with the following statement: “_______ is a social problem.― Based
oninformation taken from class material, explain what makes this a social or societal
issue/problem, rather than just an individual one.2. Now that you have explained the social
problem, discuss 3 contributing factors to the creation and/or continuation of the problem
you have identified. Based on what we have covered in class, this might include economic
factors, political factors, legal/governmental factors, demographic factors (e.g., gender, race,
2. age), technological or physical factors. In your answer, be sure draw on (i.e., cite) class
materials to demonstrate how each of your 3 chosen factors are related to this social
problem.3. Finally, your essay should conclude with a discussion of how this social problem
might be reduced or addressed more effectively. In your answer, please includes an
assessment of the costs (pros) and benefits (cons) of your proposed solution.Sources for
this writing assignment: You may use class notes, your textbook, or outside material. Make
sure to cite your information (even if you are using class notes). You must include a citation
page.
