IST 445H “Globalization Trends and World Issues” is a fantastic course and there are still several seats available. I helped to teach this course last fall and it is a tremendous opportunity for anyone who is interested in the issues that impact us today (politics, environment, technology, economy) and includes a FREE two day working trip to the most widely cited non-partisan think tank in DC, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Each summer we also have two students who intern at CSIS so this would be a great way to get to know the folks at CSIS before you submit your application.
The instructor this year is Andrea Tapia, one of best and most engaging and creative honors faculty members. This course is open to students in ANY major and there are a few seats left so sign up now!
Are you interested in international issues? Do you see yourself working for the United Nations, World Bank or other large, international organization? Do you see yourself working for a government helping to establish policy on such issues as telecommunications, environmental issues, security and commerce? Do you enjoy the complexity of critical, yet messy and delicate, international problems?
If so, I’d like to invite you to consider taking a class this fall.
The course is entitled “Globalization Trends and World Issues.”
It will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays between 11:15 and 12:30pm.
This course is designed around a 3 day (free!) trip to Washington D.C. in which students will participate in an intensive seminar at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). The CSIS is an international policy think tank, which provides strategic insights and policy solutions to decision makers in government, international institutions, the private sector, and civil society.
Leading up to the trip students will read several key books on global change and policy issues such as (1) The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century by Thomas L. Friedman, (2) The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade, by Pietra Rivoli. (3) One World: The Ethics of Globalization, by Peter Singer and (4) In Defense of Globalization, by Jagdish Bhagwati. Students will also ready policy briefs directly produced by the CSIS and other current sources.
In class, students will participate in lively class discussions then assume roles and responsibilities of U.S. government policy-makers responding to a foreign policy challenges. In groups and as individuals, students will conduct research, discuss trends, write, and conduct policy briefings.
The course is being taught by Dr. Andrea Tapia, from the College of Information Sciences and Technology. Dr. Tapia is a Sociologist who studies the public interconnection between technologies, public institutions and policies. Dr. Tapia has worked with and been funded by the United Nations, the US Department of Defense and the National Science Foundation. To read more about Dr. Tapia, please see her website at andreatapia.net.
The course number is IST 445 H. Although it is being taught via the college of IST, all students are welcome. The course is interdisciplinary in nature, integrating the knowledge and skills of communications, history, information science and technology, political science, psychology, sociology, and writing.
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