USC CALIS database

#	Title	Analytical Tools	Format	Tags	Topics	Historical Period	Location
1	-Overview of the Search: glo-dev	combination	Planning - Case Teaching	glo-dev	development, globalization, human rights	contemporary	global
Summary: This overview is a specialized table of contents to assist review of database materials for lesson planning. In outreach to local high schools, USC student volunteers in the Teaching International Relations Program (TIRP) are equipped to teach analytical tools using cases and activities for decision-making and problem-solving. Because the database serves a variety of projects, custom tags will select limited collections designated for TIRP topics. Guides for selected items will point to further database resources.
Source: USC CALIS
Handout: .doc \| .docx \| .pdf Guide: 0579g.doc \|.docx \| .pdf PowerPoint: .pptx
ID: 579

2	APM: Get rid of U.S. farm subsidies	Four Worlds (4W)	Case Reading - News & Editorials	glo-trade, glo-dev, 4ir	political economy, development, human rights, role of government, election politics	contemporary	United States, Africa
Summary: Thesis: "You want to fight global poverty, illegal immigration, and budget deficits, while giving American consumers a lift? Well, there isn't a simpler first step than to end farm subsidies and tariffs." Specifically mentions cotton subsidies' impact on Africa. Key issues: protectionism, rent seeking, global impact of domestic interests, interdependence of trade & development. Includes a 4W analysis. (Part of HSLC 2009: Capitalism Reconsidered)
Source: American Public Media, Marketplace, copyright 2007. Scott Jagow, host, with commentary by Robert Reich. Customized transcript by USC CALIS, 2009, for the USC High School Case Teaching Initiative. Downloads are for educational use only. APM hosts the transcript and listen link at http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/10/10/get_rid_of_us_farm_subsidies/
Handout: .doc \| 0423.docx \| 0423.pdf Guide: .doc \|0423g.docx \| 0423g.pdf PowerPoint: .pptx
ID: 423

3	Comparing Measures of Success: the Democracy Index and Gini Index				development, democratization, equity, statistics, variables, redistribution	New Millennium (2000-present)	United States
Summary: Graphing exercise on the relationship between level of democracy and distribution of income where students 1) describe the graph by making statements to specify what each of the four quadrants signifies, 2) explain the different relationships that would be indicated by a cluster, perfect slope, etc., 3) predict trends or a correlation, 4) interpret results of a plotted sample of 30 countries to examine their predictions and clarify actual relationships. Students should discuss other variables at play that could explain countries' relative positions on the graph, their status and conditions.
Source: USC CALIS. Initially created for HSLC 2008. For related materials, search: comparing measures, glo-dev, applied-math
Handout: 0366.doc \| .docx \| .pdf Guide: 0366g.doc \|.docx \| .pdf PowerPoint: .pptx
ID: 366

4	Kiva: Loans that change lives	Four Worlds (4W)	Think-Pair-Share	4ir, glo-dev	development, access to credit, micro-finance	contemporary	global
Summary: A brief Kiva video (1:30) and transcript provide a 4W exercise. PPT has 3 dimensions. Part 1 identifies factors in the economic and social worlds to explain how Kiva is a way to "rethink charity". Part 2 connects elements of the Kiva site to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and asks how Kiva lenders/investors are addressing development through a new role for civil society. Part 3 connects market conditions needed for social well-being; access to credit as a human right; 4W of globalization with increased influence of NGOs. Supports related topics: 4W factors of mobility and the means to prosper that are part of the American Dream.
Source: USC CALIS
Handout: 0067.doc \| .docx \| .pdf Guide: 0067g.doc \|.docx \| .pdf PowerPoint: 4W_Kiva.pptx
ID: 67

5	Middle School caught in Shark Tank?	Four Worlds (4W)	Think-Pair-Share	glo-dev, 4w intro	entrepreneurship, access to credit, investment	contemporary	United States, global
Summary: Students use 4W factors to explain the TV show Shark Tank. Introduces economic factors regarding entrepreneurship, finance, loans, investors, etc. to examine the role of credit. Specifically connects "access to credit" with opportunity as factors related to the American Dream. Intended as a first layer to then add a 4W analysis of "Kiva: Loans that change lives" as part of a series on access to credit as a human right.
Source: USC CALIS. Developed in partnership with Hawthorne School District
Handout: 0094.doc \| .docx \| .pdf Guide: 0094g.doc \|.docx \| .pdf PowerPoint: 4W_Shark_Tank.pptx
ID: 94

6	Trent Lott, the Southern Shrimp Alliance, and Vietnamese Seafood	Concept Map	Case Reading - Other	glo-trade, glo-dev, mkt-govt, fopo-basic	globalization, political economy, trade, protectionism, dumping	contemporary	United States, Vietnam
Summary: Case illustrates free trade v fair trade dilemmas regarding development: the irony that successful development leads to greater market competition from new producers - which in turn, encourages old producers to lobby for government intervention and seek a policy of protectionism. In this case, the US successfully supports a Vietnamese industry so that Vietnam develops a comparative advantage in the international market and competes effectively with US producers. Guide points to application of several frames for political economy.
Source: USC CALIS. Prepared by Joshua Holland, CALIS Research Associate, School of International Relations, USC, 2004.
Handout: 0259.doc \| .docx \| .pdf Guide: 0259g.doc \|.docx \| .pdf PowerPoint: .pptx
ID: 259