Global Issues

Course Summary

Global Issues is a study of the major problems confronting the world today.  These issues are investigated using the perspectives of different cultures as a means of better understanding both the origins of, and potential solutions to, these problems.  The issues that may be addressed in this course are; the purpose and effectiveness of multinational organizations such as the United Nations and the World Trade Organization, human rights violations, genocide, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, poverty, and the growing population.  Students will gain insights into the political, economic, social, religious, scientific and cultural events that have shaped humanity in the past as well as those current events shaping our world today.

Assignments

One: Introduction

Two: The UN

"The Lost Boys"

Extra Credit #1

Global Warming

Public Service Announcements

Choose one of the topics we have discussed this year.  Conduct more research on the issue in order to make a Public Service Announcement to inform other students about your topic.  For this project we will be using iMovie software.  You will be graded on how well you deliver your message.  A student created example can be found below.