Your assignment:  select an academic article that concerns some aspect of globalization in a discipline of your choice, preferably your intended major.
Looking for aspects of globalization you could investigate? Start here:

Ready to find an article on your topic? You'll want to use the library's subject-specific research guides.

• Go to VCU Libraries Research Guides (guides.library.vcu.edu) (linked below)
• Select the appropriate discipline and then sub-discipline
•  Next, focus on the recommended databases for sources in this discipline
• Select one that is relevant to your topic
• Search for globalization + your topic

For example, a sociology major might go through the following process:

• Go to VCU Libraries Research Guides (guides.library.vcu.edu) (linked below), select Sociology; select Sociology again
• Click on SocINDEX (EBSCO)
• Search for globalization and "indigenous culture"

And an environmental studies major might go through the following process:

• Go to VCU Libraries Research Guides (guides.library.vcu.edu) (linked below), select Science and Mathematics; select Environmental Sciences
• Click on Environmental Science Collection (ProQuest)
• Search for globalization and emissions

Your assignment: research a profession that you are interested in pursuing and that you think has been or will be affected by globalization in the future. Identify an issue or problem in the profession that could provide a good example of globalization and the opportunities and challenges it poses for your field.
To identify issues/problems in a profession of your choice, visit:

Issues and trends in the profession of your choice can be found in the following listed resources by looking under the subsections listed below. The word 'globalization' itself will probably not appear, but issues related to globalization--multilingualism in schools, outsourcing in business, etc.--will.

• IBISWorld
  • Search the profession you're interested 
  • Select the most closely matching profession(s)
  • ​Look in the "Operating Conditions" and "Industry Outlook" sections using the tabs at the top of the page
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
  • Search the profession you're interested 
  • Select the most closely matching profession(s)
  • ​Look in the "What They Do" section
• O*NET:
  • Search the profession you're interested 
  • Select the most closely matching profession(s)
  • Browse the listed skills, clicking the + sign at the top of each section to see all skills
  • Click the + sign next to each skill for additional information about that skill
• The Vault
  • Search the profession you're interested, then select 'Articles' from the lefthand menu
  • Select the most closely matching profession(s)
  • ​Look in the "Current Trends and Issues" and "Industry Outlook" sections