Class Portfolio
Introduction
Throughout this semester, I’ve learned how to,identify a wicked problem, and anaylze articles regarding ethics critically. I could say that I feel more confident in my ablity to comprehend items that i’ve never came across. With this, I was able to create processes for tackling assignements such as these.
Source analysis are assignments that I enjoy because they allow me to flitrate my thoughts. The analysis help organize my thoughts in regards towards the discussion.
Multimodial Compositions are assignments that I’ve struggled most with. I would say the most difficult thing about them would be providing relevant evidence. I’ve also struggled with researching data that effectively supports my claim.
(15 %) Global Knowledge
Based on 4. A. and C. I will illustrate a complex understanding of worldwide views, experiences and power structures. With that, I will be able to apply my knowledge and skills in order to help solve problems.
My Multimodial Compostions have demonstrated my cultural competence by
gathering data that demonstrates interconnecting problems. In Defing a Wicked Problem, I explain climate change problems that citizens living in the Quad Cities deal with. The following quote demonstrates my capablity to provide evidence of factors that lead to lasting implications. Furthermore, I state that “Heat Stress is another factor that contributes to the reduced production of crops. Prolonged periods of heat can result in lower crop yields and are proven to shorten the process of pollination. Not only this, but, higher temperatures can aggravate air pollution, which can increase the health risks for people who deal with asthma or lung conditions”. It can be said that this piece of writing show that my supporting evidence is clear and concise by researching diverse factors that might influence a community.
My Source Analysis #2 illustrates the complexity in thinking as I have engaged in meanignful conversation culture regarding it’s underlying factors. I highlighted the TSR Framework becasue this one of the many important takeaways needed to demonstrate how solve systematic issues. My utillization of bullet points also illustrates my procecss in thinking when it comes to organization. These bullet points help readers like me to deeper understand mechanisms that professionals use to solve problems.
(10%) Problem Solving
Based on 9. A. and B.: I will showcase my ability to build effective problem statements with clear evidence and accurately identify multiple solutions.
SA #2; MC #1; SA (Flint Michigan)
My Multimodial Compostion has exhibited my ability to provide analytical evidence. Moreover, the highlighted text demonstrates my ability to express and list interconnecting problems that support my claim regarding climate change. With that, I was able to build an effective problem statements that supports my concern for how climate change more specifically, flooding influences small businesses.
My research regarding the source analysis had shown my understanding of problems and their implications. Here I have highlighted that the problem regarding the Flint Michigan Water Crisis has to do with the social economical barriers that the city is facing. I then quote that ” it can be informed that wealthier communities in Flint got access to clearer water. Whereas, wealtheir communities don’t get that same affordablity”. The listed quote illustrates my thinking on this source analysis by showing how strategic I am, in terms of identifying the factors of a problem.
(15%) Collaboration
Based on 12. A and C. I will demonstrate my ability to be collaborative by articulating the significance of my ideas while independently working
Both source analysis have allowed me to demonstrate creative brainstorming and flow of ideas. Source anaylsis illustrate that I have contirbuted to group discussions through the ideas written on the listed sheet.
I can honestly say that the summaries has allowed to contribue to discussions with more organization. I can be said that having these completed demonstrate my process to think crictically, as I share my ideas.
(20%) Skills for Lifelong
Based on 7. A. and C. I will develop skills that allow me to critically assess a topic, while pursing knowledge beyond the classroom.
Analyses have demonstrated thoughts or ideas about specific topics.
In my Flint Michigan, source analysis, I write about how the author utillizes chronological order to effectively explain the water crisis that Flint Michigan is experincing. It can be assumed that historical context and chronological order are all elements that the storywriters included, in order for there story to be translated among the audience.
Created notes to prepare for presentations or discussions while clarifying relevant questions.
Depicting items such as the context, servers as another tool to build skills for a lifelong. By assesing the purpose for the author’s story, allows us as readers to combat the text with a new perspective, while being able to read the text with the intentions set by the author.
(40%) Ethical Reasoning
Based on 3. A. and B. I will successfully analyze the impact of ones’ core belief while recognizes the connections among them.
MC #1;SA (Flint Michigan); MC#2; Source Analysis on “A Most Magnificcent Spectacle/ The Great River”
The Multimodial Compositions have signified that I have recognized underlying ethical issues.
Even though, i’m not familar with farming, I have learned that climate change hugely impacts agriculture and the community. I found it important to go beyond the background knowlegde I had, regarding climate change, and decided to further research the implications associated with it. The highlighted text demonstrates my ablitiy to explain the effects that climate change has on a community’s agriculture.
In source analysis #2, i’ve identified stakeholders while using reflective thinking my own experiences. By crictically answering the question, it shows that I have a deep understanding for this problems that goes beyond the surface. Addressing socio-economic factors, is something that I included in hopes that shows the rooted problems associated with this probem.
In MC #2, I explained in my essay how root causes, such as a broken water infrastructure play a huge part when assessing the factors. This helps give context regarding the steps it takes to successfully conduct a Causal Chain Analysis. Demonstrating the outlying factors in my writing have shown that I’m effective when it comes to describing the connections along with tying them with my beliefs.
In source analysis “A Most Magnificcent Spectacle/ The Great River”, I written a stron claim explaining the value of the river and it’s resources. With this, I was able to include my critical thinking as far as the influence of agriculture and economy. This assignment caputred my abliity to conncet the ways in which the river provides sustaniablity for our communities.
In source analysis “A Most Magnificent Spectacle/ The Great River”, I wrote a strong claim explaining the value of the river and its resources. With this, I was able to include my critical thinking as far as the influence of agriculture and economy. This assignment captured my ability to connect the ways in which the river provides sustainability for our communities.