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Explore what competencies would make business graduates more employable in the global environment

Explore what competencies would make business graduates more employable in the global environment Governmental and media reports suggest that university graduates are not adequately prepared to work in globalised workplaces that are complex and diverse. This view is echoed by; graduates and graduate employers. Using the references cited below explore what competencies would make business … Read more

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Select a political issue of global significance

Select a political issue of global significance Select a political issue of global significance. Explain the issue and the things that are being done to address it. What impact do you think globalization has on how this issue is being addressed? Would it be handled differently if we were not in a globalized society? DB7-1 … Read more

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Provide an overview of both the traditional and the contemporary thinking of Muslim scholars on international relations

Provide an overview of both the traditional and the contemporary thinking of Muslim scholars on international relations There are two separate sets of readings in this section. The series of articles by Atran, Hurd, Fox & Sandler, Kubalkova, Falk, Juergensmeyer, Wæver, and Haynes, deal with the general challenges that IR is facing in handling religion and its inclusion in theories of IR and … Read more

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Choose the European Union and find a news article that discusses some of the countries

Choose the European Union and find a news article that discusses some of the countries View the slides (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8EiZflhU7agU1Vpc…) on Europe and choose one of the topics on the slides. Answer the following questions: What is the topic? What is the importance of the topic? Research a current (within the last year) news item on … Read more

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Identify and describe one domestic policy that your party would believe in

Identify and describe one domestic policy that your party would believe in Party Platform Creation Activity This week we learned about the important functions of political parties. You also had the opportunity to browse the Democratic and Republican Party platforms for your reading. In this activity, pretend you are in charge of your own political … Read more