Final Paper
OVERVIEW
Assess and evaluate the cultural awareness and competence as well as the knowledge of globalization processes as a result of taking this course.
The final paper includes the following key components:
Historical overview and theoretical foundation for globalization
Strategic vision of your own participation in the globalization process
Reflection of your individual cultural competencies and understanding of diverse cultural environments
Course objectives covered in this paper include CO1, CO 2, CO 3, CO 4
INSTRUCTIONS
Using our course material and conducting your own outside research, write an individual paper of 6 to 8 pages (1500 to 2500 words) in APA format that answers the following:
First, provide a historical overview and theoretical foundation for globalization. How does globalization affect your everyday life? 
Select a single aspect of globalization we studied in this course (multiculturalism; securitization of migration; cultural paradigms; conflict/assimilation/hybridization; populism, nationalism, internationalism, economic interdependence) that you consider as most important. Discuss its influence on your immediate surroundings and include specific examples in your paper.
Next, include a strategic vision of your own participation in the globalization processes you could personally take regarding a specific problem or situation in your community or political unit.
Analyze three dimensions of globalization we covered in class: regional, human, and cultural. Which one of them do you consider as the most significant for you and why? Include specific examples in your paper.
Finally, conclude the paper with a summary and reflection of your individual cultural competencies. How has your understanding of diverse cultural environments changed?
Submit the final paper to your mentor for grading. Consult the Course Calendar for due dates.
WRITING AND RESEARCH RESOURCES
The following links provide online writing and research aids to help you with your paper assignments.
OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue University
Writer’s Handbook, the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
APA Guidelines
Information Literacy for TESU Students (an online guide from the New Jersey State Library to assist you in starting your research, searching databases for articles, citing sources, using ILLiad to request books or articles, etc.)