Global Perspectives

LO: To consider the requirements of the Individual Report Coursework

Of the topics we've looked at so far, which has been the most interesting?

What topic SHOULD we have looked at?

The Report

Requirements:

  • Choose and research the global aspect of one of 8 given topics
  • You will produce a single written essay
  • 1500 to 2000 words
  • You'll be assessed on your research, analysis and evaluation
  • Marks will also be given for the quality of your communication and reflection
  • You will produce this by yourself

The Process

You will follow this rough step-by-step process over the next few weeks.

graph TB
title["Choose a topic and think of a question"]-->research["Begin researching range of information"]
research-->identify["Identify the key areas and issues"]
identify-->consider["Consider the different perspectives (local, national,global)"]
consider-->causes["Identify causes and effects"]
causes-->solutions["Propose potential solutions to problem"]
solutions-->evaluate["Evaluate your information and sources"]
evaluate-->reflect["Reflect on how your research has shaped your thinking"]

Who's going to win?

LO: To make predictions about the upcoming American presidential election

140 days to go...

Have you ever made a successful prediction about an event? How did you do it?

Who would benefit from being able to predict the outcome of an election?

Writing our predictions

Write a prediction about the outcome of the election.

Your prediction must include:

  • 5 pieces of statistical data
  • 4 expert opinions
  • 3 reasons of your own
  • 2 predictions of what will happen -after- the election

Write a five step plan for the person you think is going to lose, and how they can turn it around.

On your exercise book, write:

{YOUR NAME}

Y11

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES NOTEBOOK

Starting our Individual Projects

LO: To being deciding on our topic area for the coursework

Read this summary from the exam board, and bullet-point the skills needed to complete it.

Which skill do you think you're most proficient in at the moment.

For the Individual Report, learners choose a topic from those listed in the syllabus, select a global issue within the topic and formulate a global research question which they answer in no more than 2000 words.
Learners research their topic to identify an issue and analyse the causes and consequences of this issue. The issue chosen could be one that raises an ethical dilemma or causes conflict, damage, difficulty or hardship, or simply leads to disagreement.
Learners suggest possible courses of action which address the issue, a related cause or consequence.

The Topics

  • Arts in society
  • Change in culture and communities
  • Climate change, energy and resources
  • Conflict and peace
  • Development, trade and aid
  • Digital world
  • Education for all
  • Employment
  • Environment, pollution and conservation
  • Globalisation
  • Health and wellbeing
  • Law and criminality
  • Media and communication
  • Migration and urbanisation
  • Political power and action
  • Poverty and inequality
  • Social identity and inclusion
  • Sport and recreation
  • Technology, industry and innovation
  • Transport, travel and tourism
  • Values and beliefs
  • Water, food and agriculture

Which one is MOST appealing, which is LEAST appealing?

Questions to ask yourself

  • Which of the topics is of most interest to me?
  • Can I form a question that could be answered from different perspectives?
  • Can I find relevant sources of information about different perspectives on the internet and elsewhere?
  • Can I analyse information from different sources, identify causes and consequences of the issue and propose appropriate courses of action?
  • Can I evaluate sources of information found on the internet and elsewhere?

Topics + Issues = Questions

Could social media companies prevent cyber bullying?

Topic = Digital world
Issue = cyber-bullying

Possible questions

For each question:

  1. Copy it down
  2. Note down the TOPIC and the ISSUE
  3. Rank it on a scale of 1 - 5 of how much you'd enjoy answering it.

Write your own alternative questions for two of the topic-issue pairs.

  1. Can the Arts improve health in communities?
  2. Could social media companies prevent cyber bullying?
  3. Can globalisation lead to more equality between men and women in families?
  4. Should we try to live more sustainably to prevent climate change?
  5. Can governments ensure that immigrants are integrated into local communities?
  6. Can Fair Trade solve global poverty?