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==Globalization themes==
==What is Globalization?==
* Introduction: [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/globalization/#Oth Globalization on Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
* Introduction: Globalization on Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy<ref> Scheuerman, William, "Globalization", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2010 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), [online] [cit 2010-11-12] available from http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2010/entries/globalization/</ref>                       
* Globalization in brief: [http://www.globalization101.org/What_is_Globalization.html The Levin Institute] educational materials (American perspective)
* Globalization in brief: Global Transformations web <ref>Held, D., McGrew, A., Goldblatt, D., Perraton, J. (1999) What is Globalization? [online] [cit 2010-11-12] available from http://www.polity.co.uk/global/whatisglobalization.asp. Basic outline of globalization principles and effects, although rather outdated </ref> or educational materials from the Levin Institute<ref> Levin Institute, Globalization101.org page [online] [cit 2010-11-12] available from http://www.globalization101.org/What_is_Globalization.html (American perspective)</ref>       
* Globalisation in depth: [[Globalisation 2009/2010 Themes]] (educational materials by the Charles University - selected topics)
* Globalisation in depth<ref>Globalisation 2009/2010 Themes (2010, December 4). In VCSEwiki. Retrieved 10:54, December 5, 2010, from http://www.czp.cuni.cz/vcsewiki/index.php/Globalisation_2009/2010_Themes</ref> (educational materials by the Charles University - selected topics from last year´s course)


===Tools===
* Latest news from The Globalization website <ref> Lechner, F. et al. (2001) The Globalization website. [online] [cit 2010-11-12] available from [http://www.sociology.emory.edu/globalization/. Excellent resource for hyperlinks to issues, theories and especially news from various sources.</ref>
* Find other sources e.g. at [http://scholar.google.com Google scholar], but you can use any other, see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_databases_and_search_engines List of academic databases and search engines]!         
*EU perspective <ref> EU Perspective: [http://ec.europa.eu/sustainable/ec_activities/index_en.htm European Commission sustainable development policies] and [http://ec.europa.eu/sustainable/welcome/index_en.htm European Council´s documents]</ref>
* Every library has its own information retrieval system (Charles University students can use "[http://knihovna.jinonice.cuni.cz/KSV-193.html Central Search Tool]"
==What is case study?==
* Use Zotero for management of your citations with [http://www.zotero.org/ Zotero] (helps you save the citation in required format) - and there are many other, see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_reference_management_software List of reference management software]!
We will use one of the "misunderstandings" that relate to case study method of research:
* Assess quality of your resources (use e.g. [http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/index.html Internet Detective])!


''"The case study is most useful for generating hypotheses, whereas other methods are more suitable for hypotheses testing and theory building."''<ref>Case study. (2010, November 15). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10:40, November 25, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Case_study&oldid=396806238</ref>
But of course, this a well developed method in teaching<ref>ETH Zurich, Natural and Social Science Interface (NSSI): Transdisciplinarity Laboratory (TdLab) [online] [cit 2010-11-12] available from http://www.uns.ethz.ch/translab/index</ref>, and we will use some of its principles for joint work (see below).
==Write it yourselves!==
=== Writing assistant ===
=== Writing assistant ===
*[[Case study development]]
*[[Blank page]] template with relevant instructions
*[[Blank page]] template with relevant instructions
*[[Reading manual]]
*[[Reading manual]]
*[[Writing manual]]
*[[Writing manual]]
*[[Case study development]]
*Model of the Case Study writing - [[New Zealand 2010: Mining in Schedule 4 Conflict]]
====Where to start====
From [[Blank page]] - take first steps:
* Still need to decide about your theme and focus? Start with [[Reading manual|reading (for writing)]] or try [[Prewriting techniques|prewriting]].
* [[Literature review]] is a good starting point when you already have some (research or preliminary) question.


==== Examples for your work ====
==== Examples for your work ====
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**[[Isoman copper mine (hypothetical case study)|Hypothetical case study]] - Isoman copper mine
**[[Isoman copper mine (hypothetical case study)|Hypothetical case study]] - Isoman copper mine
**[[Globalisation Risks and Opportunities]] handbook
**[[Globalisation Risks and Opportunities]] handbook
*[[2010/2011 student case studies]] - only to be filled in!
*[[2010/2011 student case studies]]
 
===Assessment===
=== Technical help ===
Throughout the e-learning courses, students´ outcomes - texts - are assessed with regard to following criteria:
* [[Rubric for assessment of the text]]
* [[Rubric for evaluation of the discussion]]
== Technical help ==
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==Other sources==
==References==
* EU Perspective: [http://ec.europa.eu/sustainable/ec_activities/index_en.htm European Commission sustainable development policies] and [http://ec.europa.eu/sustainable/welcome/index_en.htm European Council´s documents]
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* Held, D., McGrew, A., Goldblatt, D., Perraton, J. (1999) What is Globalization? [online] [cit 2010-11-12] available from [http://www.polity.co.uk/global/whatisglobalization.asp. Basic outline of globalization principles and effects, although rather outdated
* Lechner, F. et al. (2001) The Globalization website. [online] [cit 2010-11-12] available from [http://www.sociology.emory.edu/globalization/. Excellent resource for hyperlinks to issues, theories and especially news from various sources.

Latest revision as of 14:33, 29 August 2017

What is Globalization?

  • Introduction: Globalization on Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy[1]
  • Globalization in brief: Global Transformations web [2] or educational materials from the Levin Institute[3]
  • Globalisation in depth[4] (educational materials by the Charles University - selected topics from last year´s course)
  • Latest news from The Globalization website [5]
  • EU perspective [6]

What is case study?

We will use one of the "misunderstandings" that relate to case study method of research:

"The case study is most useful for generating hypotheses, whereas other methods are more suitable for hypotheses testing and theory building."[7]

But of course, this a well developed method in teaching[8], and we will use some of its principles for joint work (see below).

Write it yourselves!

Writing assistant

Where to start

From Blank page - take first steps:

Examples for your work

Assessment

Throughout the e-learning courses, students´ outcomes - texts - are assessed with regard to following criteria:

Technical help

Practical warning!!!

Protect yourself from loosing your work! Do not edit the page for too long without saving it, or work on the Word document and copy it to the Wiki space only consequently. The page can expire while you are working on it :-(

References

  1. ↑ Scheuerman, William, "Globalization", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2010 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), [online] [cit 2010-11-12] available from http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2010/entries/globalization/
  2. ↑ Held, D., McGrew, A., Goldblatt, D., Perraton, J. (1999) What is Globalization? [online] [cit 2010-11-12] available from http://www.polity.co.uk/global/whatisglobalization.asp. Basic outline of globalization principles and effects, although rather outdated
  3. ↑ Levin Institute, Globalization101.org page [online] [cit 2010-11-12] available from http://www.globalization101.org/What_is_Globalization.html (American perspective)
  4. ↑ Globalisation 2009/2010 Themes (2010, December 4). In VCSEwiki. Retrieved 10:54, December 5, 2010, from http://www.czp.cuni.cz/vcsewiki/index.php/Globalisation_2009/2010_Themes
  5. ↑ Lechner, F. et al. (2001) The Globalization website. [online] [cit 2010-11-12] available from [http://www.sociology.emory.edu/globalization/. Excellent resource for hyperlinks to issues, theories and especially news from various sources.
  6. ↑ EU Perspective: European Commission sustainable development policies and European Council´s documents
  7. ↑ Case study. (2010, November 15). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10:40, November 25, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Case_study&oldid=396806238
  8. ↑ ETH Zurich, Natural and Social Science Interface (NSSI): Transdisciplinarity Laboratory (TdLab) [online] [cit 2010-11-12] available from http://www.uns.ethz.ch/translab/index
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