- In the global context, the United Kingdom has led the world in introducing global education at its educational institutions. In Canada, there have been efforts since 1987 to support global education. Along with help from the Canadian International Development Agency, provincial teachers’ federations,.
- Global Connections: Canadian and World Issues, Pearson Publishing, 2009. Course Profile (Page 2) World Issues CGW4U1 Course Outline: Unit Description Approximate Length Major Unit Evaluation Unit 1 Looking At the World An introductory unit that lays the basis for the course.
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Global Connections Canadian And World Issues
- Comprehensive Coverage: Contains the most important introductory business topics that give students the perspective they need to understand how a business works, whether it's a multinational company, or a single owner consulting firm.
- Current: All of the examples and resources have been developed to help students and instructors understand and engage with the contemporary business world. Many examples were provided by a group of first-year students so the examples really speak to the interest of today's student.
- Contemporary: This text is designed for professors who wish to connect and keep the interest of their students by offering easily digestible chunked content. It contains more applied examples, and with more global connections, all delivered through research-based, new learning design technology. The layout of the text is more appealing and the language is more conversational.
- Effective pedagogy:
- Learning objectives: one for each main section/concept in the chapter
- Inside Business opening vignettes – highlight real world business cases
- Variety of feature boxes:
- Going Green: highlights environmental issues in business
- Hit and Miss: mini cases that highlight either successful or failed companies
- Business Etiquette: tips to help students improve their professional experience
- Solving an Ethical Controversy: highlights ethical issues in business
- Accessible:Contemporary Business, Canadian Edition is written in a conversational style that has been thoroughly edited for plain language to ensure readability for all students, including students for whom English is their second language.
- Assessment Check: keeps students on track in their learning process.
- End of Chapter features:
- Return to Inside Business summary of opening vignette with critical thinking questions.
- Summary of Learning Objectives – summary of the key points in the chapter, organized around the learning objectives, and assessment check answers
- Business Terms You Need to Know – key terms with page references
- Review Questions
- Projects and Teamwork Applications – great ideas for classroom or at home projects
- Web Assignments
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Get this from a library! Global connections: Canadian and world issues. [Bruce Clark; John K Wallace] -- 'Full colour and fully updated edition that supports georgraphic skill development and issues analysis.' --Page [4] of cover.