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Teaching Internationally: A review of global information resources by Rick Robison, Sonoma State
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Teaching Internationally What information do our students need? George Washington University’s Syllabus Finder http://chnm.gmu.edu/tools/syllabi/ http://chnm.gmu.edu/tools/syllabi/
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Teaching Internationally Types of classes: International Business International Marketing International Business Culture & Communication International Business Management Leadership in International and Public Affairs International Entrepreneurship Global Business International Economics Ecotourism Globalization and...
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Teaching Internationally 2 main undergraduate assignments: Country profile/report Position paper Occasionally, a Case Study
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Teaching Internationally Country profile/report requirements: Overview information Political Economic Developmental: education, infrastructure (incl. ICT) Legal & regulatory environment Communication & etiquette Culture, language & work Ethical issues Future outlook
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Teaching Internationally Focus: “Free” resources Available online Arranged by type of organization
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Teaching Internationally U.S. Government (Overview Info): U.S. State Department Bureau of Public Affairs http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ U.S. Commercial Service: Market Research Library http://www.buyusainfo.net/ http://www.buyusainfo.net/ And, of course, the CIA’s The World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications /the-world-factbook/
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Teaching Internationally International Organizations: International Monetary Fund http://www.imf.org http://www.imf.org World Bank http://www.worldbank.org/ http://www.worldbank.org/ United Nations http://www.un.org/english/ http://www.un.org/english/ OECD (Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development) http://www.oecd.org http://www.oecd.org
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Teaching Internationally NGOs/Academic: Fraser Institute (Economic Freedom) http://www.fraserinstitute.org/ http://www.freetheworld.com/ http://www.fraserinstitute.org/ http://www.freetheworld.com/ World Resources Institute - EarthTrends http://earthtrends.wri.org/ http://earthtrends.wri.org/ Transparency International (Corruption) http://www.transparency.org/ http://www.transparency.org/ International Labour Office http://laborsta.ilo.org/ http://laborsta.ilo.org/ Doing Business (The World Bank Group) http://www.doingbusiness.org/ http://www.doingbusiness.org/
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Teaching Internationally Information from other countries: Centre for Intercultural Learning (Canada) http://www.intercultures.ca/cil- cai/country_insights-en.asp?lvl=8 http://www.intercultures.ca/cil- cai/country_insights-en.asp?lvl=8 Britain – Foreign & Commonwealth Office http://www.fco.gov.uk http://www.fco.gov.uk Australian Government – Austrade http://www.austrade.gov.au/ http://www.austrade.gov.au/ International Business Center Brazil Network http://cninotes.cni.org.br/cinhp/f- index.htm http://cninotes.cni.org.br/cinhp/f- index.htm
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Teaching Internationally Aggregators: Portals to the World: Links to Electronic Resources around the World, Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portal s.html http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portal s.html Davidson Data Center http://ddcn.prowebis.com/ http://ddcn.prowebis.com/ Eldis (Institute of Development Studies, Sussex) http://www.eldis.org/country/ http://www.eldis.org/country/ globalEDGE (Michigan State University) http://globaledge.msu.edu/resourceDesk/ http://globaledge.msu.edu/resourceDesk/ NationMaster http://www.nationmaster.com/ http://www.nationmaster.com/
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Teaching Internationally Questions and/or your recommendations?
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