SOSC782: Globalization Innovation and Change代写论文

ASSESSMENT 3: RESEARCH ESSAY

Purpose of this Assessment Activity:
The purpose of this assignment is to enable students to develop and practice the methods of investigation and analysis and to present research findings in a logical and convincing manner.

Your Task:
You should select ONE of the following topics, research it using secondary sources and write an essay on it that CLEARLY reflects how globalization and innovation have brought about change in this area.

Topics:
1. The impact of globalization and technological innovation代写 on indigenous knowledge. In your
discussion of indigenous knowledge you must also include culture, language and epistemology.
2. The impact of globalization and technological innovation on social capital. In discussing social capital you must include technological innovations in information and communications such as Facebook, skype, gaming, transportation, the internet and networked communities.

Your essay MUST comply with the following key features:
i. You demonstrate critical understanding of the topic.
ii. You provide supporting evidence for your argument using specific examples and evidence such as economic and social statistics代写, as well as other data where relevant.
iii. You must make effective use of relevant literature on the topic. This means that your essay should have at least 10 scholarly references effectively used in the body of the essay, through quotations and references to specific page numbers for specific ideas you have sourced from such works. This is what we refer to as ‘in-text references’. You must also provide a full list of references with full bibliographic details at the end of the essay using APA referencing style代写.
iv. You must provide a conclusion to your essay which gives a coherent summary of the key arguments and an indication of areas for possible action.
v. The essay must be between 2500-3000 words. You must show the word count on the front of your assignment when it is submitted.

老师要求essay必须base对口的reading list去写，所以必须在字里行间，显示自己切实读过那些文献，否则分数会很平庸，比如第一个topic

List of reading

Berry, J.W. (2008) Globalisation and acculturation. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 32,
328–336.

Dharm P.S. Bhawuk (2008) Globalization and indigenous cultures: Homogenization or differentiation?      International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 32, 305–317.

Moahi, K.H. (2007) Globalization, Knowledge Economy and the implication for Indigenous Knowledge. International Review of Information Ethics, 7(9), 1-8.

Nfah-Abbenyi, J.M. (2012) Orality and Indigenous Knowledge in the Age of Globalization. The Global South 5(2), 1-6.

Oguamanam, C. (2004) Localizing Intellectual Property in the Globalization Epoch: The Integration of Indigenous Knowledge. Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies 11(2), Article 4.

Quigley, C. (2009) Globalization and Science Education: The Implications for Indigenous Knowledge Systems. Journal of International Education Studies 2(1), 76-88.

Ramnath, A. (2014) ‘Indigenous Knowledge’ and ‘Science’ in the Age of Globalization Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode. Society & Management Review 3(1), 101–107.

Regmi, J. and Fleming, M. (2012) Indigenous knowledge and science in a globalized age. Cultural Studies of Science Education 7, 479–484.

Shizha, E. (2010) The Interface of Neoliberal Globalization, Science Education and Indigenous African Knowledges in Africa. Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences 2 (1), 27-58.