College/ Career Research

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Google day 2

My three goals for today is to compare the universities related to my career and finish my college road map.
I will also write 3 successful diplomats, and what made them successful.

	Columbia University	University of Oxford	Brown University	GeorgeTown University
Undergraduate programs related to international affairs	International Relations, Economic Policy, Economical and Political Development, Human Rights	Normally, The Diplomatic Studies of Oxford University is suggested for graduate students. Oxford University doesn't require lots of good courses for undergraduates.	Anthropology and Global Social Problems, Principles of Economics, Introduction to International Politics,  Comparative Politics, and Globalization and Social Conflict.	International Security, International Political Economy, International Law and Organizations, Methodology
Postgraduate programs related to international affairs
Suggested majors
International Relations			a solid grounding in the methods of analysis used in the social sciences and humanities to help students think critically about international phenomena,the exploration of the empirical and the normative domains of the subject, and flexibility to allow students to customize their IR concentration.
Campus
Tuition/ Scholarship

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/01/03/top_ten_international_relations_undergraduate_programs?page=0,1
I couldn't finish this chart because it was very hard to find useful information in the college websites without login access.There was also limited time, and I finished some of the Google Day 1 work.

Google Day 1

For this Google Project, I want to compare the different careers of which I am interested in. Then, I'm going to make a video based on the careers and the related universities of that career. This class, I will focus on my research, and on my next class I will start making my video.

The three goals I have for today is:

What are the two or three careers I am interested in?

What are the related universities of that career? Compare the universities.

What would be the adequate career plan for 10 years? (high school to graduate school)

The three careers I am interested in are diplomat, translator/interpreter, international diplomat (United Nations, UNESCO)

The related universities of that career are very competitive, because the careers I am interested requires lots of studying and more education that a lot of other careers. Usually, the suggested universities are Ivy Leagues , which means I have to work extra harder to meet my goals. The examples I found was Yale University Office of International relations, University of Oxford- Diplomatic studies, and Brown University-Department of International relations, and United Nations University. All these universities are very competitive and extremely difficult to enter, but most diplomats are from those universities, and in order to be a successful diplomat, you need to get a college degree from a good university. 

http://world.yale.edu/oia

http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/postgraduate_courses/course_guide/diplomatic_studies.html

http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Registrar/Concentrations-50.htm

The following websites are related to diplomacy departments in the mentioned universities.

The requirements for a US diplomat would be the following. I am interested in being a Korean diplomat, so the requirements would be different, but the characteristics are usually similar. 

http://education-portal.com/articles/How_to_Become_a_Diplomat_Education_and_Career_Roadmap.html

For high school, my career road path would be:

1. Take classes related to politics, economy, and international issues. Now, as a freshman, I am taking French, Social Studies (World history & Sustainability), Biology and Sociales. During my sophomore year, I am planning to take US government, French, Spanish, Environmental Sciences (Currently, environmental harms is a global issue). During my junior year, I am planning to take  English language and composition,  French, Chinese,  Human Geography, and hopefully comparative government and politics (If CNG offers the subject). During my senior year, I am planning to take Chinese, Macroeconomics(general economy), and English Literature, 

2. learn more languages: Currently, I am learning 4 languages, and I am planning to learn Mandarin, also. I should study more English, Spanish, and French, and hopefully I would speak Chinese fluently in the next two and a half years. I am learning Chinese in an online course little by little. 

3. Join different organizations: There are different organizations that CNG offers. Leadership, NHS, MUN, Challenge 2020, and Newspaper are the organizations related to my career. A diplomat requires leadership skills and a desire to volunteer, and critical debate skills (MUN). In order to be a diplomat, I would also  have to care for the environment and solve global issues in a sustainable way (Challenge 2020). Being a member of the School Newspaper would help me boost my writing/ English skills.

Also, during the summer, I am going to several MUN conferences. I have already been to 6 conferences, and I am planning to go as many as I can during my high school life.

4. Read more about international news, and debate more. I should read more about what is going on in the world, and think of different opinions and perspectives.

5. Work on going to the colleges related to being a diplomat. Going to Yale, Brown, or Oxford is extremely difficult. I would need a very high GPA, get a good SAT score, and prepare writing good essays. I would have to work on the SATs and concentrate on school work.

For next class, my goal is to compare the related universities to the career I want, and decide what university would be better in terms of majors, tuition etc. I will also finish my college road map (college and graduate school), and start making the movie. 

Green Computing

 I don't know a lot about Green computing, but I have heard of it before and I guess green computing is related to energy saving and saving the environment digitally, because of the word "Green."

The questions I have for Green computing is:

What are the major organizations or industries or people who are related to green computing?

What are the advantages of green computing?

The links I found the most useful are:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=350Rb2sOc3U

http://www.techopedia.com/definition/14753/green-computing

• Green computing is a sustainable study of designing and using computing devices in a sustainable way, in order to reduce their environmental impact.
• Many governmental agencies are encouraging green computing and putting regulations to citizens to start following the rules of green computing (turn off your computers during night)
• Green computing helps reduce energy demands, waste, and money.It also changes government policy to encourage recycling and lowering energy use by individuals and businesses around the world.  
• "A computer left on for 24 hours will cost you between $115-160 in annual electric costs and also produce 1,500 pounds of CO2 in the atmosphere. By simply turning off your computer during the nights, you ultimately can save up to" 67 percent annually in your electric bill, along with reducing greenhouse gases." (Schneider, 2008)
• There are four approaches of green computing: Green use (minimize electricity consumption), Green disposal (Recycling unwanted electronic equipment), Green Design (Design energy efficient digital devices), Green manufacturing (Minimize waste during the manufacturing of computers)

Green computing relates to my life because I am very interested in saving the environment and recycling. Normally, I recycle materials such as paper, plastic, cardboard, and more. I also try to save the energy by turning off the computer when I'm not using it, or trying to save my laptop battery. After I learned about green computing, and after I read about the interesting statistic from Schneider, I decided to be informed about the topic and look for more solutions for me to follow. I believe research of Green computing should be encouraged, because it is a very important area of study, and a lot of people are unaware about the enormous environmental impacts they bring to the world by using computers.

The question I still have is Why is green computing controversial? Even though Green computing is very useful and important, because it reduces negative environmental impacts, I read that this topic is also very controversial, but I don't know why.