How It Works
Course outcomes
After successfully completing the course, you will:
- Have a better understanding of how social change happens
- Know how working within an organization differs from creating a group for change
- Know the techniques for influencing change within an organization
- Have a skill set in running a group for change;
- Take away effective social change strategies and techniques
Course objectives
- To encourage civic engagement to better communities and society
- To highlight different social change leaders and examples
- To provide effective activities to influence established organizations
- To offer keys for success in creating a group for change
About Online Learning
How the Course Works
It is easy to participate in your online course. After you register, you will be given a web address to go to get into your online classroom. You will have a password and use your email address and password to gain access. Once inside the online classroom, here's what you can expect.
What You Will Do
- Read the print readings
- Have the option of accessing the online readings
- Listen to the audio presentation for the Unit and view the slides
- Have the option of taking a self-quiz to see how much you have learned
- Engage in written online discussion with your instructor and other participants
The content (readings, audio lectures, slides) and self quizzes are accessible for the entire course, so you can work ahead, or go back and review again, at your convenience.
Participate When You Want
You can participate any time of day or evening. The online classroom is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There are no live real-time requirements or meetings. You decide when you participate.
For the best learning, participants should log into the course on 2-3 different days of the week.