Prepare: As you prepare to write your answer to the
discussion question, think about the general education courses that you have
taken as a university student. To help you address the prompts, carefully read
the Week One required resources that address the purpose of general education
courses. Reflect: After reviewing the
required resources, and in light of what you discovered in preparing to write
your answer to the discussion question, consider, analyze, and explain why
general education courses should be a significant part of every student’s education. Write: For this discussion, address the
following prompts:
Provide at least three reasons why every student should be
required to take general education courses. Explain your rationale. Support
your rationale with evidence from at least one scholarly source.
Describe what you have learned from at least three specific
courses (e.g., philosophy, history, English, math, psychology, etc.) that has
proved its usefulness in your daily life. For instance, what did you learn in
history classes beyond just names, dates, and places? In literature courses,
what did you learn about life, the university, and everything beyond the
literary work itself?
Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length,
which should include a thorough response to each prompt. You are required to
provide in-text citations of applicable required reading materials and/or any
other outside sources you use to support your claims. Provide full reference
information of all sources cited at the end of your response. Please use correct
APA format when writing in-text citations
and references.
ASSIGNMENT
Prepare: View the Globalization: What is Happening to Us?
video and read the article A Model of Global Citizenship: Antecedents and
Outcomes by Stephen Reysen and Iva Katzarska-Miller (2013). Go to the Ashford
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 One Assignment Template when addressing
the following prompts:
After viewing the video, 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.
After reading the article by Reysen and Katzarska-Miller,
explain why there has been disagreement between theorists about the definition
of global citizenship and develop your own definition of global citizenship.
From the article, choose two of the six outcomes of global
citizenship (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) as stated in the
article, and explain why those two 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, and explain
how they each influenced you to become a global citizen.
Your paper
Must be 750 – 1,000 words in length (excluding title and
reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the
Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Running header with page numbers
Must cite the two resources required to complete this
assignment and at least one additional scholarly source from the Ashford
University Library. Be sure to integrate your research rather than simply
inserting it.
Must document all sources in APA style as outlined here and
here.
Must have no more than 15% quoted material in the body of
your essay based on the Turnitin report. Reference list will be excluded from
the Turnitin originality score.
Must include a separate reference page that is formatted
according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Before you submit your written assignment, you are
encouraged to review the The Grammarly Guide: How to Set Up & Use Grammarly
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.
