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1 Teaching Internationally: A review of global information resources by Rick Robison, Sonoma State

2 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/

3 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...

4 Teaching Internationally 2 main undergraduate assignments:  Country profile/report  Position paper  Occasionally, a Case Study

5 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

6 Teaching Internationally Focus:  “Free” resources  Available online  Arranged by type of organization

7 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/

8 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

9 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/

10 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

11 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/

12 Teaching Internationally Questions and/or your recommendations?


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