Your course, Jewish Studies 318, applies Jewish teachings to contemporary social problems. In class you are examining case studies which may focus on wealth and work, sexuality, food, war, the environment, and other topics.
When developing a search strategy try combining concepts and keywords that apply to your topic of focus:
Examples:
poverty AND ethics AND judaism
charity AND tzedakah AND judaism
"tikkun olam" AND "social justice" AND judaism
medicine AND ethics AND judaism