· to provide participants the opportunity to critically examine some theoretical, methodological, and ethical issues associated with globalization research, including key perspectives on globalization and how globalization processes affect politics, economics, culture, and ideology and issues in the philosophy of social science (e.g. epistemology, ontology) that are useful in developing critical understanding of social theories and methods used in investigating globalization processes

· to encourage participants to articulate their perspectives, theoretical understanding, and practical concerns in the research process through critical discussions during the course-workshop and writing a paper of 4 800 to 6 000 words.