Category: International affairs / relations

FOREIGN MISSION MANAGEMENT
FIRST ASSIGNMENT
DATE OF SUBMISSION: 4th MAy 2024
TIME: 0900
QUESTION:
Suppose Tanzania had only one choice to establish its foreign mission (embassy/high commission) abroad, either in China or Zambia. Which country would you prefer and why?
NOTE: I dont need blah blah. Use convincing reasons.

The Topic
Make an argument about what individuals and/or community organizations (churches, volunteer
organizations, etc.) can do to address a CURRENT international issue you find important. You
should use evidence to describe the problem and to support your proposed response. Do not feel
like you have to solve the problem, rather, your job is to describe how ‘we’ can respond to it.
Your argument should take a clear position rather than being a summary. Some examples of
issues you might write about include:
• Trade
• Migration
• International Conflict
• Civil Conflict
• Human rights
The best essays will include an example (usually an event) to help illustrate their argument.
Style requirements
Please write your essay in either MLA or Chicago (author-date or footnotes are acceptable)
formatting. Beyond this, your essay should meet the following criteria:
• Length: 1,000-1,250 words, +/- 10% (roughly 4-5 double-spaced pages)
o NOT INCLUDING bibliography, headers, paper title, etc.
• Font: Times New Roman, 12-point
o I have to read a lot of these, please save my eyes by using Times New Roman!
• Spacing: Double
o Spacing between lines and paragraphs should be the same
• Sources:
o One academic article (from a peer-reviewed journal) or academic book chapters
that we have not read in class
o Two news articles or opinion pieces
Suggested format
Introduction (1-2 paragraphs, ~ 1 page)
– Has a quick story introducing your problem/topic (e.g., “On September 11 th George W.
Bush was reading ‘The Pet Goat’ to first graders when he was told by an aid that the
World Trade Centers had been attacked. In the immediate aftermath …”)
– States a question that will be answered (why did the US public overwhelmingly support
war in Iraq and Afghanistan?)
– Takes a position on that question (one major reason was a false association with the Cold
War – just as we had ‘defeated’ the idea of communism, we would ‘defeat’ terrorism)
Body (6-10 paragraphs, 2-3.5 pages)
– 1 paragraph reviewing what other people think about the topic
– 1 paragraph arguing why they are right/wrong
– 3+ paragraphs illustrating your argument through a case study/event/example
– 1 short paragraph summarizing the analysis section, i.e. (“This case study shows that
most of the US public had grown up in the shadow of the Cold War and thus were primed
to view events from a binary ideological perspective …”)
Conclusion
– 1-2 paragraphs telling me the lesson that I should take away from your argument, i.e.,
what does it imply about the world, or what are the consequences of not
thinking/understanding something in a particular way

This is a capstone project for international relations. The topic is humanitarian intervention in international relations.
Attached is my approved proposal for my capstone project.
Instructions:
IRE 405 Capstone –
Final Draft Guidelines, Summer 2022
Compile the entire
document including:
Official cover page
with name and student number
200 word Abstract
Table of Contents
All sections
previously submitted, including revised:
o Introduction
o
Literature
Review
o
Methods
o
Results/Discussion
o
A
new
Conclusions
section (approx. 500 words) consisting of:
Summary of findings: what did
you discover?
Any Limitations
of
the research: what practical limitations did you encounter on data collection?
Suggested Future
Research:
where would you see this research going, given more time and resources?
references section in
APA
appendices (e.g., survey instrument, tables, consent forms, etc.)
This should be 6000-7000 words, in 12-point Times New Roman font, double spaced throughout,
with page numbers beginning with page one of the Introduction.
A Powerpoint Presentation is required too for the Capstone Defense.
Instructions
Capstone Defense
Instructions, IRE 405
You will be
asked to give a Capstone Defense (30 minutes, or 15-20 min. presentation
followed by 10-15 min. Q&A). This will be a PowerPoint presentation
delivered to a committee of three CMMC faculty members and one external judge.
I recommend a
slide or two for each section of your Capstone. Remember to address:
1.    
Introduction: What is the study
about? What is the Research Question or Research Questions? What drew you to
this topic (personal interest)?
2.    
Literature Review: Key categories of
previous research that you discovered, as well as some highlights of the
articles. (Remember to cite in APA!)
3.    
Methods: What were your
methods? Who/what/when/where of data collection. What kind of analysis did you
use? How do you protect confidentiality of subjects’ personal information? What
about privacy? Etc.
4.    
Results & Discussion: What did you find?
What were some categories of research that you discovered? Did this confirm or
contradict previous studies? Consider how you might represent data here with
graphs, tables and charts, etc. This is an appropriate place for lengthier quotes
from interviews.
5.    
Conclusions: Reiterate the findings
of your study. Describe limitations of the study, and also possibilities for
future research and what you would do if you had more time and resources?
Helpful hints
for delivery of presentation:
·       Use
keywords or phrases on your slides
·       Elaborate
on these using your notes
·       Include
citations in APA for anything that is:
o
Aquote
o A paraphrase (a
summary of an idea that is not yours originally)
·       Include
relevant graphics and multimedia in your presentation. Embed multimedia.
·       Utilize
hand gestures to reinforce ideas and key points in your presentations
·       Speak
clearly
·       Check
your pace (make sure you’re not talking too rapidly, a common behavior)
·       Practice
your presentation before hand
·       Dress
professionally
·       If
a virtual presentation is required, you MUST have your camera ON
·       Keep
to time (15-20 minutes for PPT).