LIBRARY
POL 324: Developing Nations: Concepts
What types of resources are available?
Online Databases and Indexes to Journals:
Contain abstracts and full text for articles from peer reviewed journals, non-peer reviewed journals, magazines and newspapers.
Includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, manuals, etc. that are searchable and readable online.
These websites have been recommended by Saint Leo faculty and librarians.
Includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, manuals, handbooks, almanacs, atlases, directories, etc. (Located in the Cannon Memorial Library/University Campus)
A listing of print (hard copy) periodicals and journals that the library subscribes to. (Located in the Cannon Memorial Library/University Campus)
Ten Concepts to Address
KEY ASSIGNMENT
- Mini-Research-Paper (5+ p. single-spaced before 16-18 March): USE 1 Library book & Lefton/Payne/Nasser book!
A basic component of a well-rounded college education is the ability to exercise basic scholarly skills by doing original research, developing a research thesis and presenting concepts in a scholarly format.
- MANDATORY LIBRARY ORIENTATION TUTORIAL: Library Orientation Friday 31 January (loose 3 points for absence) during class hour in Library Basement Rm. CCIC 2 .
- Assignment is type-written, single-spaced (Times New Roman), 12-point font with grammar and spelling.
- Title page.
- historico-political background (p.1),
- detailed analysis of situation & policy-options (p.2-3),
- Case-Study (p.3-5),
- Conclusion & Sources (p.5-6 with minimum 3 properly cited sources).
- Describe 1 European National Aid to Third World & ex-colonies (Great Britain); Students:__ _____________________;
- Describe 1 European National Aid to Third World & ex-colonies (France); Students:__ _____________________;
- Describe 1 European National Aid to Third World & ex-colonies (Germany); Students:__ _____________________;
- Describe 1 European National Aid to Third World & ex-colonies (Italy); Students:__ _____________________;
- Describe 1 European National Aid to Third World & ex-colonies (Spain); Students:__ _____________________;
- Explain European National Aid to Third World (compare Scandinavian states); Students:_______________________;
- Describe U.S./USAID national aid to development in Third World; Students:______________________;
- Explain European Union (E.U.) Aid to Third World Students:______________________;
- Compare International Aid to Development in the Third World; Students:______________________;
- Describe the U.N. Millennium Program & Impact; Students:______________________;
- Organization & Role of World Bank for infrastructures-building; Students:______________________;
- Comparing Dams in Third World & Economic impact; Students:______________________;
- Indus River Floods in Pakistan 2010; Students:______________________;
- Organization & Role of UNHCR for refugees; Students:______________________;
- Organization & Role of WFP for famine relief; Students:______________________;
- Organization & Role of FAO for agriculture; Students:______________________;
- Organization & Role of UNESCO for education; Students:______________________;
- Organization & Role of WTO in Third World; Students:______________________;
- Organization & Role of UNCTAD in Third World; Students:______________________;
- Organization & Role of IMF in Third World; Students:______________________;
- Organization & Role of WHO for vaccinations; Students:______________________;
- AIDS vs. WHO, U.S.A. & International Pharmaceutical Companies; Students:______________________;
- Ebola vs. WHO, U.S.A. & International Pharmaceutical Companies; Students:______________________;
- Economics Impact of 2005 Great Tsunami; Students:______________________;
- Syrians & Migration Flows (Legal vs. Illegal) to Europe from Third World; Students:______________________;
- Migration Flows (Legal vs. Illegal) to U.S.A. from Third World; Students:______________________;
- Migration Flows (Legal vs. Illegal) to Canada from Third World; Students:______________________;
- Migration Flows (Legal vs. Illegal) to Australia from Third World; Students:______________________;
- Migration Flows (Legal vs. Illegal) inside Greater Middle-East; Students:______________________;
- Migration Flows (Legal vs. Illegal) inside Latin America; Students:______________________;
- Migration Flows (Legal vs. Illegal) inside Asia; Students:______________________;
- Migration Flows (Legal vs. Illegal) inside Africa; Students:______________________;
- Comparing U.S.-E.U. Asylum-seekers Policies from Third World; Students:______________________;
- Problems of Women vs. poverty in Third World Development issue; Students:______________________;
- Problems of Education vs. poverty in Third World Development; Students:______________________;
- Assignment is type-written, single-spaced (Times New Roman), 12-point font with grammar and spelling.
Library Session Objectives
Today's POL/CRM-332 session was designed to introduce you to
library resources that you will likely use when completing your
research paper. As a result of today's session, you will: 
Three Objectives
- Demonstrate proficiency locating statistics on Foreign Aid using STATISTA
- Show proficiency in searching Sage Journals to find a full-text article
- Create a correct APA-style citation for a Sage journal article
