This material is excellent source of information regarding foreign investment. The material discusses global investments, analyzes the factors influencing foreign investments, concerns and the positive effects of such investments. The teachers tab provided a long list of topics on globalization, culture, investment and various other related topics. The news analyses tab is unique as it provides discussions on current topics related to globalization. The site also provides a long list of bibliography, useful links and suggested readings. There is a link to a quiz to test your knowledge.
Type of Material:
Reference material
Recommended Uses:
This material may be recommended for use in class, and corporate trainings for both individuals and teams.
Technical Requirements:
These modules are best viewed with a 1024 x 768 window resolution and work with following browsers:
• Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher
• Netscape 7.1
• Firefox 0.8 or higher
• Safari 4.0
Identify Major Learning Goals:
This site will provide Business students with an understanding of globalization and investing in foreign countries. Provides a good basic understanding of economic reasons of why companies invest in foreign markets.
Target Student Population:
Business Seniors, Graduate classes, Corporate training
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Basic browsing skills
Content Quality
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Strengths:
This material is excellent for understanding the economic reasons for investing in foreign countries. Globalization has led to rapid gains in global investments. The laws and regulations of various countries that were closed to foreign investment have opened up today. They provide a variety of opportunities for investment. The material also lists many cautions that companies need to be aware of, like financial volatility, political stability, labor and environmental concerns. The material provides adequate material to understand the positive aspects and concerns of investing in foreign markets.
The ‘For Teachers’ section is particularly impressive as they provide a series of topics that discuss globalization in detail and how it is liked to foreign investment. The ‘Issue briefs’ section has discussion on some interesting topics like women and globalization, environment, role of the IMF, human rights. The ‘Ask the Experts’ link offers views from many globalization experts from the government and the industry. The ‘Useful Links’ section contains an exhaustive list of links related to globalization and associated topics. Under the ‘Translations’ tab one will find topics being translated into Spanish, Chinese and Arabic. This section appears to be a work in progress. The ‘Blogs’ tab has a few blogs listed that discuss globalization issues.
Concerns:
Links and references to assumed factual information are not provided.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
The material provides a good basic understanding of foreign investment and how globalization has changed the way we do business. Each section is clearly classified, namely, factors that influence, positive effects, concerns, conclusions. The concepts are well defined and discussed. In addition, at the end of each section the site provides a set of discussion questions. There is a quiz section to test one’s knowledge of the material. The glossary of terms is well documented. The website also provided a detailed bibliography and a long list of suggested readings. Under the ‘For teacher’s’ tab the various modules are individually explained. A work in progress module is attempting to translate these in Chinese. In the reader’s contribution section, certain schools have posted their lesson plans on Globalization.
Concerns:
The emphasis of the content is mainly on financial aspects of globalization and does not cover some important traditional issues of globalization like marketing and communication.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
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Strengths:
The website is well designed and easy to use. The various sections deal with specific topics on globalization, culture, investment, recent events, ask the experts, glossary of terms and bibliography. The font and colors used on the pages are well coordinated and easy to navigate.
Concerns:
The navigation system could be developed better in a table of contents format.
Other Issues and Comments:
none
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