Important Dates
- Module 14 Empowering Others Due December 17
- Progress Report December 20
- Module 15 Let's Lead! Leadership in Action Due January 2
- Catch-Up Week January 1-7
- Final Exam Module Opens January 1
- END OF THE COURSE & FINAL EXAM MODULE Due January 11
Got Resources? NCPVS provides lots of resources outside of our course to support you. For virtual help from a peer, go to the Peer Tutoring Center (Links to an external site.) For technology issues, issue a help desk ticket with the Virtual Support Center (Links to an external site.) To learn more about the world around you, attend a Culture Cafe (Links to an external site.) session. Click on the visual below to explore all of the resources NCVPS provides to you:
Module 14 Lesson 2 Assignment - The Empowerment Game
How do you empower others from different generations? This assignment asks you to interview someone from outside of your generation (a millennial from Generation Y) so that you will better understand how that individual thinks and what that individual needs to feel empowered. The rest of the assignment asks you to put that information with what you know about your own generation (Generation Z) to create a plan for empowering both generations...through a video game. Why a video game? That's simple...Generation Y prefers streaming services Netflix, PCs, and FaceBook while Generation Y prefers video game consoles, tablets, and are more private about what they share online. While 73% of Gen Zers game, 66% of Gen Yers game -- it is an area where both generations share an avid interest. The content of your game is the focus of today's assignment...do not get lost in the video game mechanics. Focus on empowerment. To learn more about how technology can reach both generations, read an article that outlines how to capture the attention of both generations using social media. Recognizing what grabs both generations attention will help you design an empowerment game. Click on the visual below to read the article:
How do you empower others from different generations? This assignment asks you to interview someone from outside of your generation (a millennial from Generation Y) so that you will better understand how that individual thinks and what that individual needs to feel empowered. The rest of the assignment asks you to put that information with what you know about your own generation (Generation Z) to create a plan for empowering both generations...through a video game. Why a video game? That's simple...Generation Y prefers streaming services Netflix, PCs, and FaceBook while Generation Y prefers video game consoles, tablets, and are more private about what they share online. While 73% of Gen Zers game, 66% of Gen Yers game -- it is an area where both generations share an avid interest. The content of your game is the focus of today's assignment...do not get lost in the video game mechanics. Focus on empowerment. To learn more about how technology can reach both generations, read an article that outlines how to capture the attention of both generations using social media. Recognizing what grabs both generations attention will help you design an empowerment game. Click on the visual below to read the article:
This assignment allows you to combine your understanding of empowerment with your creativity. You will design a video game that chronicles how characters from Generation Y and Z are empowered. Remember to clearly show your understanding of the differences between the 2 generations and to focus on empowerment. To do so, you must show different pathways through the game for each generation. Consider the notes about Generation Z (as well as your own ideas since you are one of them!) and your interview with Generation Y - both desire empowerment, but what is the pathway to get them there? Have fun!
Tips:
- Remember to clearly show your understanding of the differences between the 2 generations and to focus on empowerment. To do so, you must show different pathways through the game for each generation.
- Consider the notes about Generation Z (as well as your own ideas since you are one of them!) and your interview with Generation Y - both desire empowerment, but what is the pathway to get them there? Have fun!
- Avoid repeating words for both generations - your job is to clearly communicate your understanding of each generation.
- Be sure to show the differences between each generation. What can you add to your game that will clearly explain the differences between Generation Y and Z?
Need More Information?
Just as Rosie the Riveter represented empowerment for WWII, women continue to represent empowerment in today's world. Why do you think women are seen as the catalyst for change and equality? The United Nations Women's organization offers one explanation for how women affect the development of the world. Check out their exploration of empowerment by clicking on the picture of Malala Yousafzai, a modern empowered woman you have studied this semester, below.
References
Contreras, C. (2017). 7 Ways To Engage Millennials and Gen Z On Social Media In 2018. Social Media Week. Retrieved 21 November 2018, from https://socialmediaweek.org/blog/2017/12/7-ways-engage-millennials-gen-z-social-media-2018/
Fortnite Challenge: Where To Find Shooting Galleries. (2018). Flickr. Retrieved 21 November 2018, from https://secure.flickr.com/photos/149561324@N03/44532665985
Malala Yousafzai. (2018). Flickr. Retrieved 21 November 2018, from https://secure.flickr.com/photos/37584375@N02/13008047475
Millennials have a Netflix account. Gen Z is playing video games.. (2017). Recode. Retrieved 21 November 2018, fromhttps://www.recode.net/2017/7/17/15961370/millennials-netflix-account-gen-z-video-games-mobile-phone-nielsen
UN Women - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. (2018). UN Women. Retrieved 21 November 2018, from http://www.unwomen.org/en
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