Course objectives addressed
Students will demonstrate understanding of social justice issues related to uses of power domestically and globally as they:
Introduction to Week 1
Students will demonstrate understanding of social justice issues related to uses of power domestically and globally as they:
- summarize and analyze power issues concerning race, gender, economic class, etc;
- compare and contrast historic and current examples of discrimination in the United States; and,
- identify tools and strategies for engaging in everyday activism concerning social justice issues, including the centrality of reasoned and evidenced scholarly work as a tool for working toward social justice.
Introduction to Week 1
Critically read and watch
Critically think about
Write
Post
- Lukes’ RTW Mini-Manual for the Social Sciences; for an introduction to or review of RTW generally, please see An Introduction to RTW and An Application of RTW.
- Proofreading x 3
- Avoiding the Zero
- Just Mercy, pp 3-18. Annotate all of your readings of Just Mercy—note excellent examples of or insights on inequality in the criminal justice system.
Critically think about
- the importance of critical reading, thinking and lucid writing in the consideration of difficult issues concerning power and inequality, and
- the reasons Bryan Stevenson wrote Just Mercy.
Write
- a brief note indicating that you have completed the work of Week 1. Write briefly about how RTW connects to the social sciences. Include a note that you have completed the Avoiding the Zero PowerPoint. Please note that this Week 1 work is not a full assignment; it is a brief introductory assignment that will serve as proof of your attendance in the course. The Week 2 assignment is the first full assignment--you should begin working on Week 2, and you should check the due dates carefully.
- a note introducing yourself to the class
Post
- your note on RTW for the social sciences and on academic integrity to Week 1 on D2L Dropbox.
- your introductory note on the Week 1 Discussion Board on D2L.
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