The group project was made of two parts—Research and Presentation.
Research
By the third week of the semester, participants in the course were assigned to a global collaborative research team called Global Virtual Teams.6 Each Global Virtual Team consisted of five persons (four from KUC and one from UGL.) Each Virtual Team was assigned one of five stakeholder perspectives:
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global private sector;
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international organization;
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developed country national government;
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developing country national government; and
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non-governmental organization (non-state actors or NGO).
These Global Virtual Teams were tasked with a research problem and a role-playing exercise. Each global virtual team was expected to develop a 4,000–5,000 word e-essay/paper and a 15-minute (Address to Humanity) presentation on the following research questions:
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What is Globalization?
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Why has it attracted much controversy, supporters and detractors?
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How has globalization contributed to the wealth and poverty of nations? Identify the problems and promises of globalization.
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What roles should governments, individuals, civic society, the UN play in this?
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Propose three ways in which valued resources such as energy, food, shelter, medicine, etc., can be equitably and justly distributed.
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The paper must be based on one of the areas to be covered in the course listed below.
Presentation
Fifteen-Minute Address to Humanity: Mock UN Assembly Meeting: The Global Virtual Teams were expected to present a summary of their paper to an imaginary United Nations session devoted to Globalization. This was done during the four weeks of the term/ semester.
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Culture
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Social Justice
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Economic Development
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Indigenous Peoples
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Foreign Policy
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Global Climate
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Global Health
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International Conflict
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Democracy
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Migration
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Religion
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Trade
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The Media
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Women
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Children
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Human Rights
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Racial/Ethnic Minorities
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Senior Citizens
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