Welcome!
by Anthony Birch - Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 03:34 PM
Welcome to the free online courses at Mindtools.net.
Groups: If you would like to be a member of a group, send an email to tbirch at gis.net. I would like a group of about 8 people from 3 different countries to test the course.
Available Courses
Administrator: Anthony Birch
Introduction to Globalization is designed for students, teachers, and people in business. It uses small, easily comprehended modules that are designed to fit into your workday schedule.
Modules involve exercises, questions, projects, data gathering, chart making, research, readings, and links to other sites. Modules take only 15-30 minutes to complete. Try 1 or 2 modules per day and in one week you will know more about Globalization than the vast majority of people -- and even more than most people in the business world or in the educational system!
Get a 70% or more on the quiz at the end and you pass this portion of the course. You are on your way to becoming a Global Citizen!
Administrator: Anthony Birch
Continuation of the Introductory Course. Greater depth analysis of economic, cultural, and political aspects of Globalization. Exams for each section supplied on request. If you wish to modifiy this course for your own use, contact webmaster@mindtools.net.
Under Development
Administrator: Anthony Birch
Every day, thousands of teachers in the U.S. violate (unknowingly) U.S. copyright laws -- as do millions of Internet users (accidentally -- or on purpose). But are users at fault -- or is the law itself defective? Intellectual property rights have important international consequences. Approximately 5% the U.S. GDP involves copyright protected products (film, software distribution, etc.). But many argue that existing law creates unneccessary barriers to access to information for developing countries. In this course, you will not only learn the foundations of intellectual property law and how to apply it to education and business, but also why so many find these laws so problematic.
