This document provides an overview of the IGCSE Global Perspectives course. It discusses that students will study a range of global issues from different perspectives to develop transferable skills like communication, synthesis, analysis, collaboration, and evaluation. Students are assessed through creative essays or multimedia presentations between 750-2000 words. The document lists example topics that can be studied and explains the process of choosing a topic, including lobbying classmates and planning a unit of work around the chosen issue. It concludes by listing some topics previously studied by other Global Perspectives students.

1. IGCSEGlobal Perspectives

2. What is the course about?You will study a range of global issues from a variety of perspectives – personal, local/national & global“The aim is to emphasise the development and application of skills rather than the acquisition of knowledge. We want you to develop transferable skills that will that will be useful in further study & life.”

3. CommunicationSynthesisAnalysisCollaborationEvaluationPlanning

4. How am I assessed?You are expected to use creativity & originality to present your findings. Using a range of Multimedia techniques is encouraged Essay must be between 1500-2000 or media 750 words (minimum).

5. So what do you want to learn?Systems Biodiversity and Ecosystem Loss Climate Change Conflict and Peace Disease and Health Education for All Employment Family and Demographic Change Fuel and Energy Humans and Other Species Language and Communication Law and Criminality Poverty and Inequality Sport and Recreation Technology and the Economic Divide Trade and Aid Tradition, Culture and Identity Transport and Infrastructure Urbanisation Water, Food and Agriculture

6. How do I choose?What do I want to do? Choose 3 topics you think are interestingLobbying Persuade 2 other people to join you in your topic. Planning the unit Plan a unit of work based on your topic. What key elements do you want to focus on? Why?Selling your idea Produce a presentation & leaflet/poster persuading the rest of Y9 to vote for your choice of topic.

7. What did the current GPers want to learn?Technology & Economic DivideLaw & CriminalityBelief SystemsHumans & other speciesClimate ChangeTradition, Language, Culture

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