Author: Bernard

Theme: Exploring Colonial Hong Kong through the Lens of Gender, Class and/or Race
Set up a research field
Search for primary sources (esp. case studies)
Study secondary sources (scholarly literature)
Narrow down the field by defining a research question
Evaluate and analyze your primary sources, respond to the
secondary sources
Conclude your finding and highlight your contribution
Give your research a title
This assessment aims to:
1. Arouse your interests in and exposure of studying historical changes in a society from multiple aspects
2. Help you develop historical consciousness of social identities and the relations between
individuals and society on the lines of gender, class and race
3. Sharpen your understanding about the significance of social indicators to studying history with reference to the case of Hong Kong
Instructions:
1. Select at least one social indicator as your lens(women)
2. Plan your project with a particular focus on a social issue of colonial Hong Kong from
1842 to 1997 (e.g., work, housing, education, migration, medical care etc.)
3. Form a research question about your research focus and study it with your chosen lens
4. Think of other written sources to supplement your photographs for presentation, such as history books, scholarly works, governmental documents, archives, surveys, reports, newspapers, and so on
5. Both private and public written and visual sources should be properly cited (APA form or Chicago-style)
6. Give your article a title
7. At least 6 references. Word limit: 2,000, including footnotes and bibliography

Choose two artists discussed in your textbook that you find interesting and that you would like to know more about. You will research these artists online and write a paper following the template below. Choose a major work by each artist. You will discuss the Form (how it looks),Context (who made it including their history and cultural perspective), and Content (the subject as well as the meaning) of each work. Start you paper with a vivid description of the work. Discuss it in terms of the Elements of Art as we learned them in the textbook. Answer questions such as: How big is it? What is it made of? How does the artist employ line, texture, value, shape, color and light? Also discuss the
work in terms of the Principles of Design including balance, emphasis or focal point, scale and proportion, unity/variety, and repetition and rhythm.
Then you will discuss briefly the Content of the work. At the most basic level Content includes the subject matter. At a deeper level, something of the intended meaning would be included. You have to research that.
Up to a third of your 1,000 words per artist should be made up from Context. When was the piece made? What was going on at that time that affected the making of the work? Who made it? What was the dominant style of the work? Or, how did the work fit in with the dominant styles in play at the time of its creation? Write at least 1000 words for each artist you have chosen. This is not a formal research paper so you do not need to include citations. I want to see your own thoughts and words so do not copy passages from references (these would not answer the above questions anyway), rather Tell me in your own words how the artist has employed the Elements of Art and Principles of Design as laid out in your text. Your paper must be at least 2000 words. Artist list (choose only 2) Kara Walker, Chris Ofili, Lorna Simpson, Andy Goldsworthy

This assignment is based on your study of Teaching to Transgress. After reading and annotating this “Introduction” to bell hooks’ text:
Develop 5 multiple-choice questions (13 points)
The questions should draw on information from the entire “Introduction”
At least 3 of the 5 questions must be at the “Applying and/or Analyzing” levels of the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy
Use the resources in this module to assist you in developing effective multiple-choice questions
Develop an essay question – the question must be at the “Evaluating” level of the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy (10 points)
Develop a scoring rubric for your essay question (10 points)

The recent pandemic has highlighted the need to review a globalization strategy. It is without question that politicians, government officials, and business leaders among others will be conducting a deep assessment of business continuity and a means to protect the commerce of the nation going forward.
Based on your readings and insight during this semester how may information systems be better utilized to perhaps help us as a nation toward proactive measures (without global isolation) to maintain our global standing in trade and commerce?