{"id":10456,"date":"2016-08-15T11:54:45","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T11:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/global-issues\/?page_id=10456"},"modified":"2016-08-15T11:54:45","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T11:54:45","slug":"rising-to-meet-a-world-of-global-challenges-outline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/global-issues\/modules-10-12\/module-twelve-rising-to-meet-a-world-of-global-challenges\/rising-to-meet-a-world-of-global-challenges-outline\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising to Meet a World of Global Challenges Outline"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\">\n<p>Welcome to Module Twelve, the final module of the course! This module is set up differently from previous modules.  In this module, select two global issues that are of particular interest to you from the list below.  Complete all activities for the issues you select.\n<\/p>\n<p>Begin by watching this brief introductory video: <\/p>\n<div class=\"button\"><a href=\"\/global-issues\/modules-10-12\/module-twelve-rising-to-meet-a-world-of-global-challenges\/module-twelve-introductory-video\" title=\"Global Issues\/Worldofchallengesintroductoryvideo\">Introductory Video<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color:red\"><b>At the end of this module, please proceed to the Assessment page, to complete the required assessments for the course.<\/b><\/span>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"button\"><a href=\"\/global-issues\/assessment\/assessment\/assessment-outline\" title=\"Global Issues\/Assessment\">Assessment<\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"thumb tright\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner thumbnail\" style=\"width:452px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/WikiEducator.org\/File:Ebola_virus1.jpg\" class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/WikiEducator.org\/images\/thumb\/5\/52\/Ebola_virus1.jpg\/450px-Ebola_virus1.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"351\" class=\"thumbimage img-responsive\"><\/a>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\">Ebola virus<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background:lightgreen\">\n<p><b>To complete this module you will need to select two of the Global Issues below, and complete the activities for each:<\/b>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Pandemics.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<dl>\n<dd>\n<dl>\n<dd>The recent outbreak of Ebola in West Africa killed more than 10,000 people, and provoked fear of a global Ebola pandemic.  But how likely is a global pandemic, and to which pathogens are we most vulnerable?\n<\/dd>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"button\"><a href=\"\/global-issues\/modules-10-12\/module-twelve-rising-to-meet-a-world-of-global-challenges\/pandemics\" title=\"Global Issues\/Worldofchallengespandemics\">Pandemics<\/a><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<ul>\n<li> Genetically Modified Food.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<dl>\n<dd>\n<dl>\n<dd>The potential risks and benefits of genetically modified food have caused passionate debate around the world in recent decades.  But what does the evidence suggest?\n<\/dd>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"button\"><a href=\"\/global-issues\/modules-10-12\/module-twelve-rising-to-meet-a-world-of-global-challenges\/genetically-modified-food\" title=\"Global Issues\/Worldofchallengesgenmodfood\">Genetically Modified Food<\/a><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<ul>\n<li> Ozone Layer Depletion.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<dl>\n<dd>\n<dl>\n<dd>The issue of ozone layer depletion is widely regarded as a global issue that the international community has successfully addressed.  Are there lessons we can learn from this success and apply to other global issues?\n<\/dd>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"button\"><a href=\"\/global-issues\/modules-10-12\/module-twelve-rising-to-meet-a-world-of-global-challenges\/ozone-layer-depletion\" title=\"Global Issues\/Worldofchallengesozone\">Ozone Layer Depletion<\/a><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<ul>\n<li> Gender Equality.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<dl>\n<dd>\n<dl>\n<dd>Women in the developed and developing worlds continue to experience discrimination and disadvantage in a multitude of ways. How can we build more equitable societies?\n<\/dd>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"button\"><a href=\"\/global-issues\/modules-10-12\/module-twelve-rising-to-meet-a-world-of-global-challenges\/gender-equality\" title=\"Global Issues\/Worldofchallengesgender\">Gender Equality<\/a><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<ul>\n<li> Human Trafficking and Slavery.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<dl>\n<dd>\n<dl>\n<dd>Chattel slavery is illegal, yet human trafficking, forced labour and modern slavery are major global issues.\n<\/dd>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"button\"><a href=\"\/global-issues\/modules-10-12\/module-twelve-rising-to-meet-a-world-of-global-challenges\/human-trafficking-and-slavery\" title=\"Global Issues\/Worldofchallengeshumantrafficking\">Human Trafficking and Slavery<\/a><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<ul>\n<li> Terrorism.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<dl>\n<dd>\n<dl>\n<dd>Terrorism continues to dominate headlines around the world. But who chooses to become a terrorist, and why?  And does terrorism actually work?\n<\/dd>\n<dd>\n<div class=\"button\"><a href=\"\/global-issues\/modules-10-12\/module-twelve-rising-to-meet-a-world-of-global-challenges\/terrorism\" title=\"Global Issues\/Worldofchallengesterrorism\">Terrorism<\/a><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>\n<b>You may also choose to complete the activities for additional Global Issues from the list above.<\/b>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \nNewPP limit report\nCPU time usage: 0.030 seconds\nReal time usage: 0.032 seconds\nPreprocessor visited node count: 107\/1000000\nPreprocessor generated node count: 262\/1000000\nPost\u2010expand include size: 2274\/2097152 bytes\nTemplate argument size: 978\/2097152 bytes\nHighest expansion depth: 3\/40\nExpensive parser function count: 0\/100\n--><\/p>\n<p><!-- Saved in parser cache with key wikiedu-mw_:pcache:idhash:170876-0!*!0!*!*!2!* and timestamp 20160815115440 and revision id 986270\n -->\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"visualClear\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<ul class=\"pager\">\n<li class=\"previous\">\n            <a href=\"\/global-issues\/modules-10-12\/module-eleven-international-perspectives-on-genocide-prevention\/learn-how-you-can-contribute-to-genocide-prevention\">\u2190 Previous<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n<li class=\"next\">\n            <a href=\"\/global-issues\/modules-10-12\/module-twelve-rising-to-meet-a-world-of-global-challenges\/module-twelve-introductory-video\">Next \u2192<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer>\n<br \/>\n<\/footer>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Module Twelve, the final module of the course! 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