week 5 discussion 1

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum,

• Read A Closer Look: Week 5: Social Responsibility and Change Agency.
• Review Chapter 4: Finding Solutions and Gaining Support in the course textbook, One Step at a Time: A Roadmap for Problem Solving & Making a Difference.
• Read Chapter 5: Taking Action and Leading Change in the course textbook.
• Read Students as Partners in the Promotion of Civic Engagement in Higher EducationLinks to an external site..
• Read College Students’ Moral and Prosocial Responsibility: Associations with Community Engagement ExperiencesLinks to an external site..
• Download and complete the Action Plan Template Download Action Plan Template.

In this discussion forum, you will evaluate your own personal agency and the degree to which it has changed because of this course (if any).

In your discussion post,

• Briefly outline your action plan to pursue the solution to the problem.
• Explain what you want your audience to do about the problem.
  • As stated in the course textbook, this is the “do” part of know-feel-do.
• Describe how you might engage your personal agency to overcome any potential obstacles.
• Evaluate the degree to which your personal agency changed as a result of addressing this problem.