11.5: Study Questions
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- Ly-Huong T. Pham, Tejal Desai-Naik, Laurie Hammond, & Wael Abdeljabbar
- ASCCC Open Educational Resources Initiative (OERI)
Study Questions
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What does the term globalization mean?
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What are the three areas of globalization?
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Which technologies have had the biggest effect on globalization?
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What are some of the advantages brought about by globalization?
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What are the disadvantages of globalization?
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What does the term digital divide mean?
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What are Jakob Nielsen’s three stages of the digital divide?
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Which country has the highest average Internet speed?
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What are the effects of the global pandemic on the digital divide?
Exercises
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Compare the concept of Friedman’s “Globalization 3.0″ with Nielsen's empowerment stage of the digital divide.
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Do some original research to determine some of the US company's regulations before doing business in one of the following countries: China, Mexico, Iran, and India.
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Go to speedtest.net to determine your Internet speed. Compare your speed at home to the Internet speed at two other locations, such as your local coffee shop, school, place of employment. Write up a one-page summary that compares these locations.
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Write a report to assess Nielson’s three stages based on your today’s experience.
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Go to this website https://www.ntia.doc.gov/data/digital-nation-data-explorer#sel=internetUser&disp=map or search for "Digital Nation Data Explorer" to locate it. Report the internet usage in your state and compare it with your own experience
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Give one example of the digital divide and describe what you would do to address it.
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How the research conducted by Manuel Castells influences globalization.