Critical and Ethical Global Engagement Case Studies
The ARTHUM 3380Y class was given a case study developed from Western International’s “Critical & Ethical Global Engagement” module by Bob Gough (Director, International Internships and Development, Western Heads East Program), Dr. Barbara Bruce (Assistant Professor and Experiential Learning Coordinator, SASAH), and Wynnie Zhao (Case Writer and Researcher, The Africa Institute at Western University).
This case follows the story of a group of university students who undertake three-month remote summer internships with the International Office at Green University (GUI) and Phoenix Group (PG), a non-profit organization in Tanzania dedicated to empowering women and girls. The case is told from the perspective of each intern, the onsite supervisor, and the GUI Internship Coordinator. As the internships progress, several problems arise within the group. The student leader must decide how to proceed forward and address these tension areas and ethical dilemmas.
The class was required to work through Western International’s “Critical & Ethical Global Engagement” module and given this assignment:
Working together in your group, analyze the case and specific problem carefully and . . .
1. Identify the tension areas and ethical dilemmas that are relevant to the problem.
2. Consider the issues carefully, taking time to think about the problems from the perspectives of/to empathize with the interns, the PGG students, and the PG personnel, as well as the GUI Internship Coordinator.
3. Develop ideas about the actions the Internship Coordinator could take to salvage the learning experience in the moment and about how these tensions and dilemmas could be addressed in future.
Then, create a 10-minute presentation of your case report using PowerPoint and VoiceThread in Owl.
here are their presentations.
Group 1
Emma, Victoria, Merdeka
Group 2
Anjali, Holly, Louisa
Group 3
Gray, Isabella, Naomi
Group 4
Rachel & Amber
Group 5
Catherine, Devin, Anthony
Group 6
Ann, Lauren, Cole
ARTHUM 3380Y
Professor Barbara Bruce