Differentiate between scholarly and popular sources that focus on global studies

Assignment 1 (Week 3)

Global Studies PSA Campaign

Part 1: From News to Scholarship

Overview: Pick a news story from the options provided and identify scholarly resources that increase our understanding of the problem and Global Studies.

Course Objective: CO2: Differentiate between scholarly and popular sources that focus on global studies.  

Every day we read alarming stories in world news. The overall goal of your three assignments is to combat distressing news and disinformation using information literacy and the concept of global citizenship. You will achieve these goals:

• • Gather factual, scholarly information on the problem to combat disinformation and to build public awareness (Assignment 1)
  • Compose a public service announcement (PSA) that will inform a broad audience of well-sourced information and data (Assignment 2) 
  • Compose a realistic action plan with well-vetted resources to encourage public engagement and global citizenship (Assignment 3) 

It all begins with a Global Studies problem. Start by perusing the news stories in our lesson content: Global Studies Topic Options. Pick one story that strikes your interest and then proceed to the next part of the instructions. Then complete these steps: 

1. Open a document and add your name. 
2. Indicate the news story you selected using a full reference in Chicago format. The story must be from the Global Studies Topic Options list.
3. Locate four scholarly, peer-reviewed articles on this topic in the online library. Here’s how:
   1. You can search here as well: https://www.tandfonline.com/. It is recommended to select “open access” so you can access the article immediately. 

4. Cite the four sources in a list using full references in Chicago format.

5. Next: For each of the four sources, tell us how you know the source is reliable. Comment on: 

1. 1. The author
   2. The journal and its review process
   3. The database where you found the source

Information literacy guidelines: 

• Do not copy-and-paste this information from websites. Look for the information and then spell it out in your own words.  
• Review our AI Advice and Advisories
• Artificial Intelligence tools cannot complete this assignment for you, but some tools might play a supporting role. Credit all tools you use: How to Credit AI Sources

In summary, your submission will include these parts and will be approximately 1-2 pages: