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Globalization PresentationPreparing for the Globalization

Field Work and Presentation

Monday, September 30, 13

Exploring your Topic1.Pick a globalization topic that interests you:

The WTO

Fair TradeThe internet and

globalization

The Rise of China

OutsourcingThe Race to the bottom

AmericanizationTerrorism

The IMF and the World BankPoverty

$$Debt$$ Dictatorship and the internetMonday, September 30, 13

2. RESEARCH THE TOPIC & DESIGN A RESEARCH QUESTION•Start at the library. Ask the librarian for help finding

resources.•Find a combination of books, websites, and articles.

Make sure you write down the information needed to make a bibliography and go to www.easybib.com to format it.

•Read the resources and evaluate them. Fill out an OVPL for each of the sources.

•Take notes and find the areas of controversy associated with that topic. Brainstorm several research questions for that topic.

•Decide which research question you want to focus on.


http://www.easybib.com


Sample Research Questions• POOR RESEARCH QUESTIONS: IS POVERTY GOOD?, WHAT IS

AMERICANIZATION? WHAT IS THE WTO? WHY IS THE INTERNET AWESOME?

• BETTER RESEARCH QUESTIONS: WHAT IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF POVERTY AND HOW CAN WE SOLVE THE PROBLEM?, IS AMERICANIZATION THE MAIN CAUSE OF TERRORISM? IS THE WTO LIVING UP TO ITS FOUNDING PRINCIPLES? HAS THE INTERNET HAD A POSITIVE AFFECT ON OUR HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS?

• A GOOD RESEARCH QUESTION DOES NOT HAVE AN OBVIOUS ANSWER, MEANING PEOPLE COULD ARGUE A NUMBER OF ANSWERS TO THE QUESTION

• MAKE SURE YOUR TOPIC/RESEARCH QUESTION IS NARROW ENOUGH TO DO MEANINGFUL RESEARCH. BROAD RESEARCH QUESTION: TO WHAT EXTENT HAS GLOBALIZATION AFFECTED THE ENVIRONMENT? NARROW RESEARCH QUESTION: HOW HAS GLOBALIZATION AFFECTED THAI FISHERMEN?


Showing Evidence:Collecting Information


MAKE A DETAILED CHART OUTLINING THE DIFFERENT OPINIONS ON YOUR TOPIC

RESEARCH QUESTION

OPINION 1

SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS

EXAMPLES

OPINION 2

SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS

EXAMPLESMonday, September 30, 13

SAMPLE CHART

IS FREE TRADE THE

BEST ECONOMIC POLICY TO

BENEFIT THE MOST

PEOPLE?

NO!

Unfair to less developed nations

Nations in Africa have to compete with developed countries

YES!

Better Products/Lower Prices

Computers/Cell Phones accessible to most

NOTE: Your chart will be much more detailed than

this one....


Highlighted Readings with Notes


4. Come up with a Preliminary Thesis.

• Your presentation centers on your THESIS, so write a good one!

• Decide where you stand on the topic. What is the best argument? Formulate your thesis around this argument.

• If you do not have enough information to take a strong stand, do more research.

• BAD THESES: “The WTO, or World Trade Organization, is a trade organization that was formed out of the GATT, or General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade”, “There are many reasons to dislike protectionism”, “Poverty is caused by people not having money”, “Poverty should be stopped!”

• List why you think each of these is bad. How could they be improved?

http://www.tadafinallyfinished.com/how-to-write-a-thesis-statement.html




WHAT IS A GOOD THESIS?• A sentence that summarizes the

argument you will make in your paper, as well as some supportive evidence/reasons you plan to use to back up that argument.

•It is specific and arguable.

•Provides a “roadmap” for the viewer of where you plan to go with your presentation.

•Most importantly, it must convince the viewer that your idea is important.

"How to Write a Thesis Statement | Writing a Thesis Statement| Help Writing a Good Thesis Statement." Dissertation Writing Help | Thesis Writing Help - Dissertation Example. Web. 10 June 2010. <http://www.tadafinallyfinished.com/how-to-write-a-thesis-statement.html>.Monday, September 30, 13



BAD THESES:

•The “non-thesis thesis”: the thesis that is merely a topic sentence. •Ex. “This essay will consider the benefits and disadvantages of globalization” or “In this article, Mr. Santella argues that sweatshops are good”

•The “incontestable thesis”: a thesis that very few, if any, people would contest.•Ex. “People should not live in poverty” or “Dumping toxic waste in the drinking water is unacceptable”

"On Thesis Statements." English Department - University Of Pennsylvania. Web. 09 June 2010. <http://www.english.upenn.edu/Grad/Teachweb/scthesis.html>


http://www.english.upenn.edu/Grad/Teachweb/scthesis.html

http://www.english.upenn.edu/Grad/Teachweb/scthesis.html

BAD THESES continued.....

•The “list thesis”•Ex. “There are many reasons for the Arab-Israeli conflict”

•The “overly broad thesis”: this thesis is not specific enough to limit yourself to a short paper and boring.•Ex. “There should be no restrictions on the first amendment” or “Free trade should never be limited”


SAMPLE GOOD THESES

•“The single greatest flaw of the United Nations system is the Security Council, which undermines the idea of the equality of nations and gives developed, nuclear nations too much power in the global system”

•“While religion is a factor, poverty and economic disparities are the biggest factors in the growth of terrorism”, “Contrary to popular belief, the average American does not benefit from the free trade system because...”


DESIGN YOUR FIELD WORK

****CHOOSE FIELD WORK THAT WORKS FOR YOUR TOPIC & THESIS.

•SURVEY: Surveys are a great way to get people’s opinions on a certain topic, but do not use one unless your topic and thesis will be helped by one. ✴Good survey questions are clearly written, ✴Surveys should be written objectively and given out randomly

•Look at the following questions and assess whether they are appropriate or not....

Go to http://www.keene.edu/crc/forms/designingsurveysthatcount.pdf for more help.Monday, September 30, 13

http://www.keene.edu/crc/forms/designingsurveysthatcount.pdf

http://www.keene.edu/crc/forms/designingsurveysthatcount.pdf

DESIGNING YOUR FIELD WORK cont....

• INTERVIEW: An interview is a great way to gather information.

✓Make sure you interview someone who:

✓1. will be helpful to your article and

✓2. is qualified to give you information. Do not interview your uncle Jerry if you are writing about the WTO, unless of course he works for the WTO or has expertise on the subject!

✓Great people to interview: College professors, business owners, leaders of organizations, etc. Look here (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/559/06/) for help designing good interview questions.


http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/559/06/




DESIGNING YOUR FIELD WORK cont....•DATA COLLECTION/EXPERIMENT

✓Some of you may want to collect your own information in a way that is not a survey or interview.

✓Data Collection: you may want to collect information through investigation or observation. For example, if studying “GLOCALIZATION”, you can go to food chain stores and see the percentage of their menus that include a localized foods. You could try to determine the percentage of orders that include these foods (though this would be tricky).

✓Data collection like this could be used in collaboration with an interview or a survey.

✓ALL DATA COLLECTION IDEAS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE TEACHER.


COMPLETING YOUR FIELD WORK

•SURVEYS SHOULD BE CHECKED BY THE TEACHER AHEAD OF TIME, AS SHOULD INTERVIEW QUESTIONS (see due date schedule). YOU SHOULD DO AT LEAST 100 SURVEYS, 50 OF WHICH SHOULD BE DONE IN PERSON!

•CONTACT POTENTIAL INTERVIEWEES EARLY!

•SEND AN E-MAIL OR CALL THE POTENTIAL INTERVIEWEE. IF NOT RETURNED, CALL A FEW DAYS LATER. SEND EMAILS/MAKE CALLS TO THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT POSSIBILITIES, AS SOME PEOPLE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO AN INTERVIEW WITH YOU.


COMPLETING YOUR FIELD WORK (CONT)

•WHERE POSSIBLE, INTERVIEWS SHOULD BE DONE OVER THE PHONE OR IN PERSON, NOT OVER E-MAIL OR CHAT.

•DO YOUR FIELD WORK EARLY! YOU WILL NEED THE INFORMATION TO DO YOUR OUTLINE.

•SEND A THANK YOU CARD TO THE PERSON WHO HELPED YOU OUT!


SAMPLE CONTACT LETTER/EMAILHELLO MR/MRS/DR _____________________:

MY NAME IS __________________ AND I AM A STUDENT AT VICTORIA SHANGHAI ACADEMY IN ABERDEEN, HONG KONG. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON A GLOBALIZATION ARTICLE ON ____________________ AND I WAS HOPING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF YOUR TIME TO ASK YOU A FEW QUESTIONS EITHER OVER THE PHONE OR IN PERSON. I AM USUALLY AVAILABLE FROM ____________ TO ___________________ ON ____________________ AND _________________. PLEASE REPLY TO THIS E-MAIL TO LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER.

SINCERELY, __________________


7. Make your Presentation.•Slide 1: Topic and research question•Slides 2-3: Overview of the Topic•Slide 4-5: Differing perspectives on the topic•Slide 6: Explanation/Justification of your field work•Slide 7-8: Results of the field work•Slide 9-11: Thesis/Conclusion/Answer to your Research

•***See Exemplar Presentation at my website


8. INCLUDE YOUR BIBLIOGRAPHY•Use www.easybib.com to

easily format your bibliography. Websites and books are easily cited simply using the URL and ISBN number respectively.

•Do not number or separate citations by type!

•They call it easybib for a reason!

•ALSO SEE YOUR BIBLIOGRAPHY CHECKLIST

click picture to go to EASYBIB!






9. PROOOFREAd ++ EDdIT

•It iz important toproofread ur PRESentT ation to make sure your structure is solide. your words r spelled correctly, your santences are complette and propr, your factz are correct and yor supported are arguements. If yoo do’nt you will look lik anidiot... got that, stoopid?

•You should have two or three people read and edit your presentation besides yourself. Having a native English speaker look at your presentation can be very helpful. We will do one peer edit in class the week before the presentations are given.


TIMELINE/DUE DATES

•April 8: Submission of groups and topics•April 19: Submit preliminary research question, and preliminary bibliography of at least five sources (two of these sources must be books)•May 3: Present an explanation/justification of your group’s choice of field work technique. If an interview, you need to turn in your interview questions for approval. If a survey, your group must turn them in for approval.•May 12-13: Submit a rough outline of presentation•Week of May 16: Make in-class presentations


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