These are only some examples of the video lectures for the above course at the American University of Sovereign Nations (AUSN).
Enrolled students of AUSN gain credit hours through active live participation in classes. A list of required and elective courses for each degree program are provided in the degree program descriptions. In addition, they receive the AUSN Video lecture Archive Sheet to record which videos they have watched for additional knowledge. For countries that do not allow Youtube access (Channel: American University of Sovereign Nations), an original file can be shared with enrolled AUSN students. Anyone can request to try out a live AUSN class for free by writing to Dr. Darryl Macer, Provost, AUSN; Email: provost@ausovereignnations.org
AUSN as an intellectual forum for intercultural dialogue upholds the value of academic freedom for all professors and students, and the views expressed in the videos are not those of AUSN. The videos are a selection of the total video archive of AUSN that supplements the contact hours provided by in-person lectures, group skype sessions, and other supervised contact at AUSN.
The course description and expected competencies for this course are provided below. Some students use these videos to prepare for the course examinations, which in AUSN are open book/open Internet exams, where students need to prepare written answers (unless there is some condition that makes an oral exam the only possibility).
Links to example video lectures from the IDSU course
IDSU1, Prof. Darryl Macer, A Journey through Tampa, Seminole Indians, Colonization, Cigars and Manatees
IDSU2, Prof. On-Kwok Lai, The Apocalyptic Disaster Learning: Interfacing Bioethics + Eco-Ethics: People Activism Reconsidered
IDSU3, Prof. On-Kwok Lai, Interfacing Bioethics + Eco-Ethics in Global Climate Change: Questioning Apocalyptic Learning from Disasters
IDSU4, Prof. Darryl Macer, Bioethics for Glocal Social & Ethical Empowerment in the Digital Age
IDSU5, Prof. Manjae Kim, Ethical Consideration in Urban Regeneration
IDSU6, Prof. Irina Pollard, Science-Ethics Education by Assisting ‘Smart Living’ Empowers Community Wellbeing (ABC19)
IDSU7, Prof. M. Selvanayagam, Community based Disaster Preparedness and Management to face the Impact of Climate Change (ABC19)
IDSU8, Prof. Soraj Hongladarom, Ethics of Eating: Buddhism and Epicureanism Comments (ABC19)
IDSU9, Prof. Darryl Macer, Boundaries of Bioethics and Academic Integrity
IDSU10, Prof. Darryl Macer, What bioethics as the love of life means for humankind
IDSU11, Prof. Darryl Macer, A Pilgrimage into the Grand Canyon; from South Kaibab trail to Bright Angel Trail
IDSU12, Prof. Angelica Baylon, Manning Productivity Gain Cycle for Peace, Sustainability and Global Development
IDSU13, Prof. Wendsler Nosie, Education to overcome the Deception of what it is to be American
IDSU14, Prof. Lian Bighorse, The Holy Fight: Awakenings of Apache Identity from Oak Flat to Transgenerational Justice and Decolonization
IDSU15, Prof. Ravi Shankar, Public and Private Health care
IDSU16, Prof. Dr. Kayo Uejima, The influence of social media and mass media to social choice for our sustainable future under indirect democracy
IDSU17, Prof. Nader Ghotbi, Ethical Philosophy under Daoism, with focus on Environmental Ethics
IDSU18, Prof. Takao Takahashi, Behind the Attitudes to Disaster and Disease
IDSU19, Darryl1Dec2018, 1 Dec 2018, 0.9 hr, Prof. Darryl Macer, What bioethics as the love of life means for life: Evolution of reflections on transdisciplinary bioethics in Asia https://youtu.be/BGtTbjWM3zw
IDSU20, Prof. Alex Waller, Academic achievement, Religiosity, Spirituality, Health and Environmentalism: Are there links?
IDSU21, Prof. Leonard Le Blanc, Demographic Tsunami: Social Implications of Immigration into the United States
IDSU22, Prof. Taslima Monsour, Empowerment of Women and the Development of Muslim Family Law: An Ethical Perspective from Bangladesh
IDSU23, Prof. Angelica Baylon, Ethics and the Martime Manning Industry -
IDSU24, Prof. Marlon Lofredo, Designing and Implementing Ethical Environmental Disaster Mitigation and Management Projects through Integral Ecology Approach
IDSU25, Prof. Duujian Tsai, Why Narrative Ethics Matters? Reflections on individual, local and global contexts for bioethics
IDSU26, Prof. Endang Sukara, Implementation of Nagoya Protocol and its Ethical Dilemma the Case Study of Indonesia
IDSU27, Prof. Vincent Shieh, Reflections of the ethics on coexisting with disaster
IDSU28, Prof. Darryl Macer, Exploring Mexico City, Roma to Palace Beautiful Arts, Alameda Central, Murals of Diego Rivera, Post Office Museum, Telegraph Museum
IDSU29, Prof. Darryl Macer, Exploring the National Palace of Mexico
IDSU30, Prof. Layne Hartsell, Global Justice, Technology, and Societal Innovation in the Anthropocene: Asia and the Nordics
IDSU31, Prof. Deborah Kala Perkins, Planet: (GK) Wanderer: Migratory Species: Refugee; Who owns, authors the flow of life?
Course details
Course Objectives: The objectives of this course are for the student to learn how to understand critical challenges of achieving human development sustainably.
Course Purpose: The course will introduce students to the historical roots of development theory with the emerging core issues of sustainability.
Topics that are covered:
1. Historical roots
2. Ethics in International Business
3. Economic theory
4. Population growth
5.Poverty
6. Energy security
7. Food security
8. Urbanization
9. Technological change
10. Globalization
11. Local environmental change
12. Regional change
13. Development activities
14. Indigenous concepts
15. Transportation
16. Cultural exchange
Competencies:
(1) Acquire skills of evidence-based analysis of international development issues.
(2) Analyze theories of sustainability with in the context of 21st century situations related to achieving development sustainably.
(3) Develop research problems linking development questions with sustainability.