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Item 4: Activity 1: “My Vote Don’T Count”, Sarah Rudewalker Sep 2025

Item 4: Activity 1: “My Vote Don’T Count”, Sarah Rudewalker

Sarah RudeWalker, The Ballot or the Bullet

This activity asks students to consider voter predispositions about whether or not voting “matters.” Students are given the choice to share one of two texts with a small group of friends or family outside the class: either a music video for hip-hop artist YelloPain’s song “My Vote Don’t Count” (2020) or an article reporting on current research about young voter disengagement. Students then record their subjects’ responses to the message and mode of the video, attending to convergences and differences about attitudes towards the efficacy of voting. The activity works well to introduce a course or unit about voter engagement …


Assignment 4: Childhood Methods For Social Studies And Civic Engagement, John Shekitka Sep 2025

Assignment 4: Childhood Methods For Social Studies And Civic Engagement, John Shekitka

John Shekitka, Social Studies Curriculum and Methods in Secondary Education

This course provides the methodology and content necessary to teach elementary school social studies. Emphasis is on the integration of elementary school social studies and fine arts in an interdisciplinary teaching context. Students are expected to refresh their content knowledge so that they are prepared to teach social studies to children in grades K-6.


Editor’S Note: Comparative Civilizational Turn: The Future Of The Iscsc In The Wake Of Geopolitical “Grey Rhino” Events, Greg Lewicki Sep 2025

Editor’S Note: Comparative Civilizational Turn: The Future Of The Iscsc In The Wake Of Geopolitical “Grey Rhino” Events, Greg Lewicki

Comparative Civilizations Review

The last few years seem to have brought some bitter realizations among political scientists, forecasters, and security analysts. Namely: they tend to err, and their forecasts too often remain off-target.


The Fate Of Intra- And Extracellular Antibiotic Resistance Genes Through Advanced Wastewater Treatment Process, Celestene Adrianne Sebag Sep 2025

The Fate Of Intra- And Extracellular Antibiotic Resistance Genes Through Advanced Wastewater Treatment Process, Celestene Adrianne Sebag

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

More areas across the globe are becoming affected by water stress or water scarcity. The decrease in available freshwater due to overconsumption reveals the direct need to consider other sources for necessities such as drinking water or food production. Agricultural irrigation uses 70% of the world’s freshwater, making the focus on safe and reliable reclaimed water for agricultural reuse imperative. However, contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), such as antibiotics and their resulting antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), can spread and affect human health if reclaimed water is not treated to the proper level. Antibiotics are widely used in human medicine and …


Strengthening The Rule Of Law In Ecuador: A Conversation With Jhoel Escudero Soliz, President Of The Constitutional Court, Jhoel Escudero, David Collins Sep 2025

Strengthening The Rule Of Law In Ecuador: A Conversation With Jhoel Escudero Soliz, President Of The Constitutional Court, Jhoel Escudero, David Collins

Judicature International

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Item 1: Syllabus: American National Government, 100-200 Level Introductory Course, Michael Williams Jr. Sep 2025

Item 1: Syllabus: American National Government, 100-200 Level Introductory Course, Michael Williams Jr.

Michael Williams, American National Government 100-200 Level Introductory Course

This course explores American national government, balancing institutional standards with government beyond amendments. The course equips students to understand their roles as citizens. Key components include blended learning, a civic engagement letter project, and coverage of civil liberties, civil rights, public opinion, interest groups, the media, political parties, political campaigns, voting behavior, elections, the presidency, bureaucracy, the US Congress, the judiciary, and public policy. ThThis course explores American national government, balancing institutional standards with government beyond amendments. The course equips students to understand their roles as citizens. Key components include blended learning, a civic engagement letter project, and coverage of …


Item 1: Civic Engagement In/For Puerto Rico Course Syllabus, Leila Rodriguez Sep 2025

Item 1: Civic Engagement In/For Puerto Rico Course Syllabus, Leila Rodriguez

Leila Rodriguez, Civic Engagement in/for Puerto Rico (English)

This syllabus provides students with an in-depth understanding of the current sociocultural, political, economic, and environmental state of Puerto Rico, contextualizing it within its history as a Spanish colony first, and a US territory later. It explores some key historical moments that have shaped Puerto Rico and their lasting impact. Students learn the mechanisms that Puerto Ricans on the islands have for engaging with the US government, and the forms of civic engagement within the island. After completion of this class, students will be able to explain Puerto Rico’s current challenges and its lessons for the rest of the world, …


Item 5: Assignment 2: The Social Media Posts Of Puerto Rico’S Main Political Parties, Leila Rodriguez Sep 2025

Item 5: Assignment 2: The Social Media Posts Of Puerto Rico’S Main Political Parties, Leila Rodriguez

Leila Rodriguez, Civic Engagement in/for Puerto Rico (English)

The purpose of this assignment is for students to analyze the differences among Puerto Rico’s main political parties, and how they represent themselves on social media. Students work in small groups to conduct content analysis of the Facebook posts of Puerto Rico’s main five political parties. After reviewing a brief description and history of each political party, students access their Facebook accounts and review the last twenty-five posts that each party made. Then, using a guide included in this assignment, they analyze the content of those posts to determine: the main topics addressed through social media; the sentiment attached to …


Item 1: Soc 1100 - Introduction To Sociology (Civic Engagement Emphasis) Syllabus, Fatima Sattar Sep 2025

Item 1: Soc 1100 - Introduction To Sociology (Civic Engagement Emphasis) Syllabus, Fatima Sattar

Fatima Sattar, Soc 1100 - Introduction to Sociology with a Civic Engagement Emphasis

This is an Introduction to Sociology course syllabus with a civic engagement emphasis. Sociology is one of the most well-suited disciplines to address civic issues and civic engagement. Sociology examines social life, social problems, and civic issues from “private troubles” to “public issues” and how these are interconnected (see C. Wright Mills). Social activism, which is a form of civic engagement, is one of sociology’s core commitments.


Item 6: Assignment 2: Information Disorder: Generating Memes As Critical Cultural Commentary, Troy Martin Sep 2025

Item 6: Assignment 2: Information Disorder: Generating Memes As Critical Cultural Commentary, Troy Martin

Troy Martin, Information Literacy and Civic Responsibility

This assignment is designed to come at the end of a unit or module on information literacy and civic responsibility. It encourages students to engage in creative responses to the study of a complex social problem: information disorder. Learning goals, suggested text, and additional resources are included.


Item 1. Course Syllabus: History Of Civic Engagement And Voting Rights Since Reconstruction, American History Ii, Tanja Bacani Sep 2025

Item 1. Course Syllabus: History Of Civic Engagement And Voting Rights Since Reconstruction, American History Ii, Tanja Bacani

Tanja Bacani, History of Civic Engagement and Voting Rights Since Reconstruction

This syllabus is for a survey course that combines common themes in American history since 1865 with a specific focus on civic engagement and voting rights. It is centered around the stories of everyday Americans who participated in the Progressive Movement, the Civil Rights Movement, labor rights, and other turning points in American history related to civic engagement. The syllabus and course assignments highlight the role of oral history in preserving stories and introduce students to the methods and impact of historical advocates for justice. The goal is to help students reflect on their own roles in advocacy, allyship, and …


Item 6. Final Project - Civil Rights Movement Oral History And Community Advocacy Podcast, Tanja Bacani Sep 2025

Item 6. Final Project - Civil Rights Movement Oral History And Community Advocacy Podcast, Tanja Bacani

Tanja Bacani, History of Civic Engagement and Voting Rights Since Reconstruction

This final project asks that students step into the role of historians and community advocates by preserving the voices of those who experienced the Civil Rights Movement firsthand. Students will identify and interview someone in the community who either participated in the movement or was directly impacted by it. Students will then create a podcast episode based on the interview to explore the power, and necessity, of preserving history. Students will also promote their podcast episode through social media, posters, and community outreach, ensuring these important stories reach a wider audience. Finally, students will reflect on their own role in …


Wofford Today Fall 2025, Wofford College. Office Of Marketing And Communications Sep 2025

Wofford Today Fall 2025, Wofford College. Office Of Marketing And Communications

Wofford Today

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It 220-003: Wireless Networks, Dipesh Patel Sep 2025

It 220-003: Wireless Networks, Dipesh Patel

Informatics Syllabi

No abstract provided.


It 310-001: E-Commerce Technology, Dipesh Patel Sep 2025

It 310-001: E-Commerce Technology, Dipesh Patel

Informatics Syllabi

No abstract provided.


It 310-451: E-Commerce Technology, Dipesh Patel Sep 2025

It 310-451: E-Commerce Technology, Dipesh Patel

Informatics Syllabi

No abstract provided.


It 310-003: E-Commerce Technology, Dipesh Patel Sep 2025

It 310-003: E-Commerce Technology, Dipesh Patel

Informatics Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Is 485-003: Design For Accessibility, Alisha Pradhan Sep 2025

Is 485-003: Design For Accessibility, Alisha Pradhan

Informatics Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Cs 301-003: Introduction To Data Science, Lingxiao Wang Sep 2025

Cs 301-003: Introduction To Data Science, Lingxiao Wang

Computer Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Cs 434-001: Advanced Database Systems Design, Joann Eren Sep 2025

Cs 434-001: Advanced Database Systems Design, Joann Eren

Computer Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Cs 632-101: Advanced Database Systems Design, Joann Eren Sep 2025

Cs 632-101: Advanced Database Systems Design, Joann Eren

Computer Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Hist 213-011: The 20th Century World, Elektra Kostopoulou Sep 2025

Hist 213-011: The 20th Century World, Elektra Kostopoulou

History Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Ece 422-001: Computer Comm Networks, Roberto Rojas-Cessa Sep 2025

Ece 422-001: Computer Comm Networks, Roberto Rojas-Cessa

Electrical and Computer Engineering Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Hist 320-101: Law And Evidence, John Flynn Sep 2025

Hist 320-101: Law And Evidence, John Flynn

History Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Math 391-001: Numerical Linera Algebra, S. Afkhami Sep 2025

Math 391-001: Numerical Linera Algebra, S. Afkhami

Mathematical Sciences Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Is 117-001: Introduction To Website Development, Arthur Hendela Sep 2025

Is 117-001: Introduction To Website Development, Arthur Hendela

Informatics Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Is 117-007: Introduction To Website Development, Matt Toegel Sep 2025

Is 117-007: Introduction To Website Development, Matt Toegel

Informatics Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Is 117-005: Introduction To Website Development, Arthur Hendela Sep 2025

Is 117-005: Introduction To Website Development, Arthur Hendela

Informatics Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Is 265-001, 101: Introduction To Information Systems, Mark Chiusano Sep 2025

Is 265-001, 101: Introduction To Information Systems, Mark Chiusano

Informatics Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Is 331-003: Database Design Management And Applications, Mark Chiusano Sep 2025

Is 331-003: Database Design Management And Applications, Mark Chiusano

Informatics Syllabi

No abstract provided.