Topic: Conflicts in Intergenerational Workplace

IDS 400 Milestone Four Guidelines and Rubric Analyzing an Issue or Event in Diversity Through the Lenses of the Natural and Applied Sciences and the Social Sciences

Overview: For the first part of your final project, the critical analysis portfolio, you will select an issue or event in diversity and critically analyze it through the four general education lenses: history, humanities, natural and applied sciences, and social sciences. By viewing the issue or event through these lenses, you will gain insight into how the intersectional nature of diversity affects society as well as both your own individual framework of perception and the choices, attitudes, and behaviors of others in the world around you. For this fourth milestone, due in Module Six, you will analyze your issue/event in diversity through the lenses of the natural and applied sciences and the social sciences. Like Milestone Two, this task provides you with an opportunity to dive deeper into your analysis of the issue/event through these two lenses. This will provide you with a chance to practice analyzing your issue/event through these lenses and receive feedback on this practice attempt. Prompt: First, review your work in Modules Five and Six, as well as the Four Lenses document from Module One. Next, analyze your issue/event through the lens of the natural and applied sciences by exploring the following questions:

How does this issue/event provide a social commentary through the natural and applied sciences? In what ways can science help resolve or enhance your issue/event?

Next, analyze your issue/event through the lens of the social sciences, and address the following:

How does this issue/event interact with the social sciences lens and impact social issues? In what ways does the social science lens help articulate a deeper understanding of the social issue(s) that inform your issue/event?

Note: You are completing two separate analyses: one from the natural and applied sciences and one from the social sciences. You must submit two papers in a single Word document. Be sure to use evidence from research to support your analysis. Refer to course resources, the LibGuide for this course, and any other pertinent resources to support your responses. Relevant current news sources may be used with instructor approval. Incorporate instructor feedback into Final Project Part One. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

I. Lens Analysis: In this section of your assignment, you will analyze your issue/event through two of the four general education lenses. A. Analyze your issue/event through the lens of the natural and applied sciences for determining its impact on various institutions. Utilize evidence

from research to support your analysis.

B. Analyze your issue/event through the lens of the social sciences for determining its impact on various institutions. Utilize evidence from research to support your analysis. Topic: Conflicts in Intergenerational Workplace

Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Milestone Four should be submitted as two papers in a single Word document. The entire submission should be 2 to 4 pages in length. Use double-spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Support your responses with at least two sources for each lens from the assigned course resources, or other scholarly sources located independently via the Shapiro Library. Cite your supporting sources in APA style. Please note that the grading rubric for this milestone submission is not identical to that of the final project. The Final Project Part One Rubric will include an additional “Exemplary” category that provides guidance as to how you can go above and beyond “Proficient” in your final submission, as well as additional elements to address.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value Lens Analysis: Natural and

Applied Sciences Analyzes issue/event through the lens of the natural and applied sciences for determining its impact on various institutions, using evidence from research to support analysis

Analyzes issue/event through the lens of the natural and applied sciences, but analysis is cursory or illogical, or supporting evidence is inappropriate or nonexistent

Does not analyze issue/event through the lens of the natural and applied sciences, using evidence from research to support analysis

40

Lens Analysis: Social Sciences

Analyzes issue/event through the lens of the social sciences for determining its impact on various institutions, using evidence from research to support analysis

Analyzes issue/event through the lens of the social sciences, but analysis is cursory or illogical, or supporting evidence is inappropriate or nonexistent

Does not analyze issue/event through the lens of the social sciences, using evidence from research to support analysis

40

Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

20

Total 100%

IDS 400 The Four General Education Lenses

Each time we approach a question or project, we are informed by certain perspectives, or “lenses.” At any given time, we are looking through multiple lenses, but often, one may be more dominant than the others. Throughout your academic journey, these lenses coincide with disciplines or fields of study. Here at SNHU, we’ve prioritized four of these lenses: the Humanities, History, the Sciences, and the Social Sciences. Professionals in these fields all ask questions in order to gain information, but they may ask them in different ways that will help them examine different aspects of a topic. We can think of these as four different telescopes, and each lens has different characteristics. Thus, depending on the lens we are looking through, the cultural artifacts we encounter—the constructed items that convey the benchmarks of a particular culture or social group—will tell a different story. The Humanities At the core of the humanities is human creativity, and they explore the things that humanity creates and how they offer insight into the way people experienced their present, interacted with their culture, and comprehended abstract concepts and big questions about humanity’s place in the universe. The humanities broaden perspectives and promote an understanding of multiple experiences, cultures, and values through various mediums of creative human expression—such as literature, fine art, dance, photography, philosophy and religion, film and television, music, even the internet and social media— many of which are taught as separate academic disciplines. Within the humanities, both the artist’s (or creator’s) intent and audience reception of a creative artifact are considered to help understand cultural values and why they matter. They celebrate cultural diversity while also highlighting cultural similarity. View these brief videos for more on the lens of the humanities: What Are the Humanities and Why Are They Important? (1:53); IDS-100: Humanities (3:22). History Many of us are familiar with history as being a list of dates, events, and people to memorize, but history is so much more than simply dates and memorizing facts. Your primary exposure to history could have been in grade school required classes or in documentaries about subjects you find interesting. There is so much more to history, however. History tells the stories of our past to help us better understand how we got to the present. In addition to dates, events, and people, history encompasses first-hand accounts of experiences that include artifacts from an era (tools, clothes, toys, etc.), letters or diaries from people who lived during a certain time, documents from a time period, photographs, and, when possible, interviews with people who lived through the events that historians study. Together, these historical remnants help write a story of a particular time, which is then folded into the stories of history we are living and making today. View these brief videos for more on the lens of history: Thinking Like a Historian (8:47); What Is History For? (4:13); What is Historical Thinking (7:41). The Natural and Applied Sciences The natural and applied sciences study the physical world to help us better understand ourselves and our place in nature, and nature’s role in shaping us. The natural sciences include fields such as biology, chemistry, and physics, while the applied sciences include STEM-related fields such as mathematics and

technology. Together these fields explore the questions and curiosities humans have been pondering for ages, and scientists often develop questions and use a scientific process—the scientific method—to describe, predict, and observe the natural world. This method of developing and researching hypotheses can also be applied to the other lenses as a way to organize the questions one might ask to gain a deeper understanding of our world and experiences. View these brief videos for more on the natural and applied sciences: The Scientific Method (4:05); IDS-100: What Is Science? (2:01); IDS-100: Neil deGrasse Tyson Describes Scientific Thinking (2:52). The Social Sciences As people are social beings, social science is the study of society and the relationships between people. Subjects included in this lens are psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science, economics, and geography. This study of human behavior and interaction can sometimes overlap with the humanities lens, which also studies different cultures. Studying society, culture, and human relationships will lead us to an understanding of how people live and how to improve our lives. Social scientists use a variety of methods to arrive at conclusions within this lens, such as interviews, participant-observation, and primary and secondary sources. The social sciences can also intersect with the other lenses. For instance, like for the history lens, social scientists may look at the past to gain an understanding of the social relationships that took place. How do we interact? How do we work together? Asking questions similar to these has given us the opportunity to evaluate causes and effects related to people in our society. Consider how the social science lens helps us interact with the world around us and uses cultural artifacts to make changes in our lives to promote better living or promote interactions we normally would not have with others. View these brief videos for more on social science: An Animated Introduction to Social Science (4:35); What Is Social Science? Part 1 (2:50); What Is Social Science? Part 2 (2:37). Topic: Conflicts in Intergenerational Workplace