Zooming Out for a Global View 2012 A Global Issues Conference for High School Students

Sponsored by Public Partnership & Outreach, Office of the Provost,

and the Academy for Future International Leaders

at Texas A&M University

Information and Guidelines

Why attend Zooming Out 2012?

Be a Global Investigator! Make connections between local and global issues that impact our world today.

Demonstrate your ability as a researcher Excellent way to enhance future scholarship applications.

Grasp concepts that face world leaders .

Consider solutions to problems facing citizens in the 21st century

Interact directly with Texas A&M students, professors, and peers from across Texas.

Visit one of the nation’s premier public universities and learn about Texas A&M.

Tentative Conference Agenda

Place: Rudder Theater Complex, Texas A&M University Campus

Date: Thursday, May 3, 2012

Time: 8:00 Registration & Poster Session set-up

9:00 Keynote Address

10:00 Breakout Session 1

10:45 Breakout Session 2

11:30 Group Discussion & Lunch

12:30 Poster Session

1:30 Diversity Presentation

2:00 Awards Ceremony & Featured Student Presentations

3:00 Conference concludes

Conference Requirements

Projects must pertain to a global sustainability issue that falls within one of the categories listed on the following slide.

Projects must include a written component:•Abstract (100 word summary)•Research paper exploring a global issue. Discuss how the issue impacts us nationally, regionally or locally and tie the paper to global implications.

Projects must include a multimedia related to the written paper.

Projects must be mailed according to the “Submitting Project” slide.

To be eligible to attend the conference, students must submit a sustainability project either individually or in teams of no more than 4 students and be willing to actively participate in the conference. Sustainability issues are divided into three categories: environmental, economic, and societal. Students will discuss their projects during a poster session. First place project researchers will present their projects at the closing ceremony. All participants will receive a conference certificate.

Global Issues Categories

Environmental Sustainability Issues:

Energy Use• Genetically Modified Organisms • Resource Depletion • Clean Water • Sustainable Agriculture

Economic Sustainability Issues:

Black Economy (smuggling) • Consumerism • Consuming vs. Saving • Recession/Debt Crisis • Poverty • Fair Trade

Societal Sustainability Issues:

Disaster Aid • Globalization • Political Protests • Territory Disputes • Bullying • Health Care • Education/Schools

Breakout Sessions

Each student will participate in two breakout sessions centered around one of three topics. Breakout sessions will address the issue from an international perspective and show how the topic is affecting us at home.

Break out sessions will conclude with a global problem solving discussion. Economic Sustainability:

Debt Crises Abroad and at Home Societal Sustainability:

Political Protest Movements across the Globe

Environmental SustainabilityWater Shortages and Depletion of Nonrenewable Resources

Submitting Projects

Written submission includes 3 parts:

1. Registration Form

2. Abstract (100 words)

3. 1000 word research paper with appropriate citations

The multimedia presentation must be submitted along with project. No online submissions will be accepted. Multimedia formats: PowerPoint, QuickTime or .wmv.

Label multimedia presentations with the project title.

The registration form is available on the World Room website at: http://worldroom.tamu.edu

Projects must be received by Texas A&M University by Monday, April 16, 2012.

Submitting Projects Cont’d

Projects must be received by Monday, April 16th. The written components must be printed before they are sent, and multimedia projects should be burned to a CD or submitted on a flash drive. Name the multimedia presentation with the project title. Multimedia presentations must function when received.

Submitted projects to:

Zooming Out for a Global View Conference Bizzell Hall West, Room 2561245 TAMUCollege Station, TX 77843-1245

Poster Session

During the poster session, students will illustrate their projects using with a display board (along with any other visual aid that their project includes) and discuss their research with TAMU faculty and students.

Display Boards:• Tri-fold presentation board• Bullet points and large fonts are better than text blocks.• Boards should look neat and professional.• Information should be organized so the project is easy to follow.• Title should be big and easy to read from across the room.• A picture speaks a thousand words!• Include citations on your poster.

*Recommendation: Use a tri-fold display board that unfolds to be approximately 36 inches tall and 46 inches wide.

POSTER SESSION EXAMPLES

Students should be prepared to discuss their projects with reviewers and provide insight about the global issue.

POSTER SESSION EXAMPLES

A well designed poster layout follows a logical progression and is easy to follow. The display is eye catching and makes others want to approach the board to learn more about a project.

Project Judging Guidelines

Grading rubrics are online:http://worldroom.tamu.edu

Projects will be evaluated by a panel of qualified Texas A&M students and faculty based on:

• Creativity/ Originality• Global Insight

*Relevance to an important Global Issue•Overall quality of content

•Appropriate use of grammar, spelling, & vocabulary•Use of citations when using the ideas or content of others

Plagiarism

Texas A&M University takes plagiarism very seriously.

According to the Texas A&M University Definitions of Academic Misconduct, plagiarism is the appropriation of another person’s ideas, processes, results or words without giving appropriate credit. Credit your use of anyone else’s words, graphic images, or ideas using standard citation styles. http://aggiehonor.tamu.edu

Make sure to give credit to all resources that you use in writing your research paper, designing your multi-media presentation and creating a poster display.

All sources should be cited in MLA, APA or similar format.

Plagiarism will result in disqualification of a project.

Plagiarism further defined

“… Presenting someone else's work, including the work of other students, as one's own. Any ideas or materials taken from another source for either written or oral use must be fully acknowledged, ….. including:

1. Directly quoting another person's actual words, whether oral or written;

2. Using another person's ideas, opinions, or theories;

3. Paraphrasing the words, ideas, opinions, or theories of others, whether oral or written; or

4. Borrowing facts, statistics, or illustrative material (photos, graphs, charts

Quoted from Indiana University Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct

Online Resources

For project ideas visit:

Global Trends 2025: A Transformed WorldNational Intelligence Council

http://www.dni.gov/nic/NIC_2025_project.html

Global Issues website http://www.globalissues.org/

The Cyber Schoolbus: United Nations http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/

Contact Information

For conference information and forms, visit:

http://worldroom.tamu.edu

For questions related to projects or

conference events, please direct emails to

AFIL Student Coordinators

Allen Leung and Paul Blahut

zoomingoutconference@gmail.com

For other questions relating to the Zooming Out for a Global View Conference, please contact Dr. Martha Green:

mgreen@tamu.edu