Students will know about and be able to discuss: The geopolitical forces that drive nations to fail and succeed and apply variables of such changes to their professional and personal lives. Generational Theory: Modern history moves in cycles, each one lasting about the length of a long human life, each composed of four eras—or "turnings"—that last about twenty years and that always arrive in the same order. A future outlook on most urgent issues: Concepts and a global conversation about how to take on the problems of the 21st century. Explore and define theories of a dominant economic and political transition in centuries—the shift from an industrial to an informationbased society. Critical Thinking as a crucial skill in private and professional lives for the future. Students need to be able to critically assess arguments they encounter on the internet and across other media, as well as arguments put forward by people around them. Thus, it is expected of students to also present their own views to be rational and able to stand up to critical scrutiny. Apply cultural and evolutionary competencies onto their private and professional lives, as well as using scientific data on the general theory of evolution and its’ associated sub-areas. By doing so, participants will be able to understand interwoven relationships of evolution and culture and understand and acknowledge the evolutionary forces that shape much of future cultures. |
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lecture, reading, discussion, presentation, group work, games, self reflection, writing, video, podcasts |