DIRECTIONS
Below are three boxes.
Each box has a database link, a video and an activity question(s). Library databases can help with researching countries for your INTB 225 projects.
The short videos will show you how to navigate and search. The short activities will provide guided practice to help you get familiar with these products.
The activities summarized are:
All of the activity answers and the upload will be submitted through one Google Form. The link to the form is just below and also at the bottom of the page.
If possible please watch these videos and compete these activities by the morning of October 25th.
I will be in your class that evening to field questions, discuss searching for country information and to share another activity to help with your country profile projects.
SUBMISSIONS
Submit all of your activity answers along with the upload of the New York Times or Wall Street Journal article using the form linked below:
Access to the database and a how-to video:
Watch the video below to learn how to search CountryWatch for country profiles which will include political, economic, cultural and investment environmental information.
This video has a running time of 6:16 and has audio and captions.
ACTIVITY Using Country I
Look at the website section called Economic Conditions and compare it with the same section in the Country Review PDF for your Country I project.
When was each one last updated?
Access to the database and a how-to video:
Watch the silent video below to learn how to search Passport for short reports on the economy of your assigned countries.
This video has a running time of 2:19 and with no audio. Callouts with directions occur on the screen.
ACTIVITY Using Country I
Find the PEST Analysis for your Country I project. and compare it with the same section in the Country Review PDF for your Country I project.
When was the PEST Analysis last updated?
Access to the database and a how-to video:
Watch the video below to learn how to search ProQuest for articles from the New York Times and Wall Street Street Journal about your assigned country.
This video has a running time of 9:13 and has audio and captions.
ACTIVITY Using Country I (2 Parts)
1. In ProQuest find a New York Times or Wall Street Journal article about or discussing your country in a significant way. Upload a copy of the article you found into the activity form. Submit a PDF, Word or Text file.
2.In a few sentences comment on how the article you chose will be useful to your project. Include the article headline and date.
SUBMISSIONS
Submit all of your activity answers and upload the New York Times or Wall Street Journal article using the form linked below. This is the same link shared at the top of the page for all of your answers.
Have questions about these videos and activities? Contact Jennifer Freer at jlfwml@rit.edu.
Use of RIT resources is reserved for current RIT students, faculty
and staff for academic and teaching purposes only.
Please contact your librarian with any questions.
