“If the World Were 100 People” - Revised

Abstract

“If the world were 100 people” has been around in K-12 education as a popular exercise that introduces students to issues in global society. This resource upgraded the exercise for college students in introductory-level sociology course. Specifically, this resource requires students to: 1) take the role of the leader of a virtual global community; 2)...

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems

Resource Type(s):

Assignment

Class Level(s):

College 200

Class Size(s):

Any

Usage Notes

Refer to the attachment.

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. SLO1: Enable students to formulate possible solutions to what they see as problems in today’s society.
2. SLO2: Enable students to use the concepts of manifest function, latent function, and dysfunction to critically examine different approaches to social problems.
3. SLO3: Enable students to present a sociologically informed assessments on social policies.

Goal Assessment(s):

1. A1: How appropriately students respond to Question 2 on the assignment.
2. A2: How appropriately students respond to Question 3 on the assignment.
3. A3: How appropriately students respond to Question 4 on the assignment.