Sunday, November 10, 2013

Knowledge Issues or Knowledge Questions are all around us .... Human Sciences - Urban Planning for example

Mission
Bombay First is an initiative to make the city a better place to live, work and invest in. It aims to serve the city with the best that private business can offer. It will achieve this by addressing the problems of today and the opportunities of tomorrow, through partnerships with government, business and civil society. 


Possible Oral Topic: How can we know if the vision of Mumbai first can be realised given the special challenges facing the city?
Knowledge Issue: What are the models of success in modern India that can point to a resolution of this topic?
What are the obstacles to success?
What can the coming generation of young Indian graduates contribute to the mix of public and private enterprise envisoned for the future?
Connections: Look at the role of transport in Shanghai, Singapore and Mumbai and ask if the obsession with private cars can be addressed in urban planning issues.

NOTE : The IB encourages students to look at local issues, not just Hitler or Galileo, which are over-used and become cliches in some cases.
You can look at issues based on YOUR experience within the IB curriculum and in daily life. This includes CAS, subject classes, MUN, conversations with classmates, work experience, summer college camps, personal reflections in your TOK Journal.  This is the personal knowledge we experience in our own lives and is also shared in public spaces with the wider community.

Photo: Chowpatty Beach

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