How to Change the World

Wesleyan University

Informações sobre o curso

How can we use the things we share in common to address some of the most challenging problems facing the world? This course examines issues concerning poverty, the environment, technology, health care, gender, education and activism to help us understand better how to initiate positive change.

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Nível iniciante

Approx. 25 hours to complete

Sugerido: 4 hours/week

English

Legendas: English

cursos 100% online

Comece imediatamente e aprenda em seu próprio cronograma.

Nível iniciante

Approx. 25 hours to complete

Sugerido: 4 hours/week

English

Legendas: English

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

1

Section

5 hours to complete

What are Social Goods? From the Commons to Moral Revolutions

Discussion about what our social good is, how we define it and how it can be sustainably used....

7 videos (Total 148 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

7 videos

Introduction: Social Good and Tragedy of the Commons21m

Genealogy of the Idea of Social Good23m

Reciprocity and Giving Back to the Commons19m

From Legitimate Communal Regulation to Pressures for Exploitation23m

Fisheries Forests and Sustainable Productivity22m

Cultures of Trust and Reinforcing the Commons by Practicing Cooperation21m

From Copyright to Communities of Cooperative Practice16m

1 readings

Recommended Readings0m

2

Section

6 hours to complete

Poverty and Development

Discussion about poverty and the relationship of poverty to philanthropy and to foreign aid, actions taken to mitigate the effects of poverty, of major theorists and economists working in this area and , also, a new approach to this subject through randomized experimentation....

7 videos (Total 165 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

7 videos

Extreme Poverty – Introduction23m

Varieties of Poverty and Development22m

Listening to the Poor to Find Out What Works24m

Multi-Pronged Effort: Private Enterprise, Government and Inclusive Growth24m

Systematic Efforts to Find Out What Works Best19m

Breaking out of Cycles of Suffering23m

Inclusive Economic Growth and a Global Movement to End Poverty24m

1 readings

Recommended Readings0m

3

Section

6 hours to complete

Climate Change and Sustainability

Discussion about political and economic ramifications of climate change, including how to think big about sustainability...

9 videos (Total 196 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

9 videos

Climate Change and Sustainability23m

Global Challenges and Local Responses23m

Making a Difference and Varied Challenges17m

Grassroots Politics and Climate Change (1)22m

Politics and the Disruption of Ecosystems21m

Conversation with a Climate Economist on Risk Management21m

Risk, Assessment and Reducing Likelihood of Disaster16m

Conversation on Energy, Sustainability and Solution Science23m

Solution Science and What We Can Do26m

1 readings

Recommended Readings0m

4

Section

6 hours to complete

Disease and Global Health Care

Discussion about health care and poverty, considering major challenges that disease presents around the world and the global role of healthcare...

7 videos (Total 191 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

7 videos

Disease and Global Health – Introduction22m

Democracy, Health and Engagement20m

Major Health Challenges and Responses (1)27m

Major Health Challenges and Responses (2)31m

Testing our Work to Make it Most Effective25m

Care, Organization and Making a Real Difference38m

Motivating Change and Holistic Responses to Poverty25m

1 readings

Recommended Readings0m

5

Section

6 hours to complete

Women, Education and Social Change

Discussion of gender issues and the upward mobility of women, across business and education....

8 videos (Total 177 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

8 videos

Introduction and Quiet Violence Against Girls and Women20m

Social Entrepreneurship and Gender Lens Investing23m

Education and Risk Taking21m

Education and Building Human Capacity27m

Malala and the Courage of Education (1)20m

Malala and the Courage of Education (2)30m

You Can Have Impact: Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn (Part 1)15m

How We Can Change the World: Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn17m

1 readings

Recommended Readings0m

6

Section

3 hours to complete

Looking Back, Looking Foward

Reflections on where we have been and where we are going...

2 videos (Total 48 min), 1 quiz

2 videos

Wesleyan Students Share Their Thoughts about Change25m

Listening to the Local and Practical Idealism22m

Instructor

Michael S. Roth

About Wesleyan University

At Wesleyan, distinguished scholar-teachers work closely with students, taking advantage of fluidity among disciplines to explore the world with a variety of tools. The university seeks to build a diverse, energetic community of students, faculty, and staff who think critically and creatively and who value independence of mind and generosity of spirit. ...

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How to Change the World