POL 220: Your Assignment - Country Report

There will be one group research paper assignment of 6-7 pages (not including bibliography page) required for this course.

The purpose of this assignment is to give students the opportunity to learn about the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which is the commitment made by the world’s heads of State and Government to “End Poverty by 2030” by collectively taking responsibility to uphold the principles of human dignity, equality and equity at the global level.

17 Goals to Transform Our World

 Part 1

Think about which country and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) that you would like to research. Country profile (2-4 typed pages, double space, number pages, stapled). This is worth 50 points, due in Canvas  by Friday, 9/29/2023.

Part 2 

Develop your thesis statement and an outline for your paper. Begin to collect articles for your bibliography. Some of these articles will be used in your final project. This is worth 50 points, due in Canvas by Friday, 9/29/2023.

• Find articles that focus on your selected country within the United Nations as well as in the global political arena.
• How does this country plan to achieve the SDG you're interested in.
• How does it respond to demands for reform?

Part 3 

Final report (6-7 pages, typed, double space, number pages, stapled). This is worth 100 points, due in Canvas by Friday, 11/17/2023.  

• Both will need a list of references. Begin to collect your resources early!
• Review the MLA Works Cited guide or APA Style guide.   

Start with the Library Databases and Recommended Websites

Getting Information About a Country

• Country Watch
• CIA World Factbook
• World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform - Country Profile
• Worldmark Encyclopedia of Nations
• Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture and Daily Life
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The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

• UN SDGs
• World Bank Atlas of SDGs

Finding More In-Depth Articles in Journals and Newspapers

• Academic Search Complete
• MasterFILE Complete
• Military & Government Collection
• Newspaper Source Plus
• GreenFILE
  • Remember, you can search multiple EBSCO databases at the same time. Just click on one and  choose the others once you get to the EBSCO search page.
  • Here's a video on finding scholarly articles in EBSCO.
• U.S. Major Dailies
  •  Here's a video on finding newspaper articles in ProQuest.