Importance of Becoming a Global Citizen

 
Prepare: View the Globalization at a Crossroads (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.  series episode and read the article A Model of Global Citizenship:  Antecedents and Outcomes by Stephen Reysen and Iva Katzarska-Miller  (2013). Go to the Ashford University Library, and locate one additional  source on global citizenship that will help support your viewpoint.
Reflect: Please take some time to reflect on how the  concept of global citizenship has shaped your identity, and think about  how being a global citizen has made you a better person in your  community.
Write: Use the Week 1 Example Assignment Guide when addressing the following prompts:
Describe and explain a clear distinction between “globalism” and  “globalization” after viewing the video and reading the article.
Describe how being a global citizen in the world of advanced  technology can be beneficial to your success in meeting your personal,  academic, and professional goals.
Explain why there has been disagreement between theorists about the  definition of global citizenship and develop your own definition of  global citizenship after reading the article by Reysen and  Katzarska-Miller.
Choose two of the six outcomes of global citizenship from the  article (i.e., intergroup empathy, valuing diversity, social justice,  environmental sustainability, intergroup helping, and the level of  responsibility to act for the betterment of this world). 
Explain why those two outcomes are the most important in becoming a global citizen compared to the others.
Describe at least two personal examples or events in your life that  illustrate the development of global citizenship based on the two  outcomes you chose.
Identify two specific general education courses. 
Explain how each course influenced you to become a global citizen.
The Importance of Becoming a Global Citizen

Must be 750 to 1,000 words in length (not including title and  references pages) and formatted according to APA style, as outlined in  the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. 
Must include a separate title page with the following: 

Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted

For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your  introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that  indicates the purpose of your paper. 

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Must use at least one credible source in addition to the two required sources (video and article). 

The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.  table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you  have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this  assignment, contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say  about the appropriateness of a specific source for an assignment. The Integrating Research (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. tutorial will offer further assistance with including supporting information and reasoning.

Must document in APA style any information used from sources, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s In-Text Citation Guide (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
Must have no more than 15% quoted material in the body of your essay  based on the Turnitin report. References list will be excluded from the  Turnitin originality score.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.

Before you submit your written assignment, you are encouraged to review the review the Grammarly (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.  page tutorial, set up a Grammarly account (if you have not already done  so), and use Grammarly to review a rough draft of your assignment. Then  carefully review all issues identified by Grammarly and revise your  work as needed.