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= **Welcome to CTED4333/OCED5133: Internationalism, Globalization, and Workforce Education** =
 * Globalization and internationaism are important concepts in today's world. In this class you will explore technical and workforce education, workforce development, and doing business in an international setting. You will learn about technical/workforce education in other countries and compare it to the United States and Oklahoma. You will examine components that make technical/workforce education successful in America and analyze factors that may make these components difficult in some places in the world. You will discuss current events, economics, geopolitical events, and other developments in the world that may impact international workforce development and global business and industry. You will discover cultural differences among the nations and peoples of the world that can affect conducting business internationally. **


 * You will "adopt" a country to learn about and help your classmates discover. You will prepare a report on your adopted country, and (if you are a graduate student) you will create a training or business proposal for your adopted country. **


 * Your instructors for this global exploration of workforce development, training, and business will be Drs. Lynna and Floyd Ausburn. We have extensive experience in international workforce training and development. We lived for 14 years in Australia and have worked for such international development groups as USAID, World Bank, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs, and UNESCO. Countries in which we have worked include Mexico, Honduras, Brazil, China, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, India, the Maldives, Bangladesh, and Papua New Guinea. **

__**PLEASE NOTE: **__
 * You can read about our international experiences on our personal pages on this wiki. Look to the left side of this page to find our personal pages **
 * You are REQUIRED to attend our final class meeting (Wednesday, June 26) IN PERSON at OSU Tulsa campus. Please plan in advance for this attendance.**

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