Address Complex Challenges

Selecting Your Complex Challenge For your project, you will select a challenge to address. You may select one of the challenges on this list or create your own. If you create your own, you must be able to address all the items in the rubric. To learn more about “Field of Study or Lens,” review the Four Primary Lenses document.

Complex Challenge / Research Question (Choose one.)

Field of Study or Lens Through Which to Address Your Challenge (Choose at least two.)

Relevant Context (Search terms and keywords that can help you research this challenge.)

Key Topic (If you create your own challenge, it must be based on one of these topics.)

What are effective strategies for managing workplace stress across a variety of socioeconomic levels?

History Humanities Natural Science Social Sciences

Economic stress, education levels, mindfulness, transcultural perspective for wellness

Social Attitudes

What are effective strategies for decreasing challenges immigrants or migrants face in workplace settings?

History Humanities Natural Science Social Sciences

Nationality, ethnicity, language, religious affiliations, social class and societal norms, rights for members of the LGBTQ community, local customs

Cultural Identity

How can local populations and agents of a company inform sustainable mining policies and decrease the risk of health- related interventions?

History Humanities Natural Science Social Sciences

How where people live affects their health, contamination, population density, poverty in mining communities, power generation, protocols, and standards of practice

Environment

How can the concept of happiness impact biological factors and health across different cultures?

History Humanities Natural Science Social Sciences

Happiness and wellness, wellness and health, health and happiness

Personal/Professional Wellness

How can current information access and internet policies be improved to ensure the quality of experience for all global populations?

History Humanities Natural Science Social Sciences

Net neutrality, internet access, data collection and marketing, carbon emissions, surveillance, education

Policies and Regulations

What are the best strategies for effectively managing a multigenerational team?

History Humanities Natural Science Social Sciences

Multigenerational workplaces, accommodating different abilities, change management, communication

Workplace and Diversity