Learning Resources

Required Readings

Loeb, P. R. (2010). Soul of a citizen: Living with conviction in challenging times (rev. ed.). New York, NY: St. Martin’s Griffin.

• Chapter 10, “Pieces of a Vision” (pp. 257–286)

Document: Course Project Overview and Guidelines (Word document)

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2015e). Developing your vision for positive social change [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

By Day 7

Develop a Final Presentation in the form of a PowerPoint presentation (a minimum of 10 slides, not including title page or references) or essay (3–5 pages, not including cover page or references).

Include the following:

• Introduction
• Summary of the problem
• Potential solutions
• Key actions that you as an individual can take
• Objectives/desired outcomes of each action
• Expected objectives for the immediate future and 5–10 years from now
• Conclusion

The following should be evident in the Final Project:

• Research (using sources to formulate the presentation)
• Explanation (articulating the issue or problem to be addressed)
• Analysis (looking at the connections between the facts and assumptions when discussing your issue)
• Stance (taking a definitive perspective and calling for specific goals)
• Understanding (acknowledging any counter perspectives or problems related to proposed solutions)
• Implementation (listing concrete steps—both personal and collective—that might be taken to solve the problem)

For both the PowerPoint presentation and essay format, be sure to support your statements with APA Style in-text citations.