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Objectives |
This
assignment is designed to enhance your ability to
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Work
effectively in a collaborative writing environment,
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Write,
design, and develop a solicited report,
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Interact in a diverse cultural environment, and
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Present
information effectively in a boardroom setting.
Tasks
required to complete this assignment include
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Interview
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Progress Report
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Boardroom Presentation
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Complete, formal Report
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Description |
Your
organization will be participating in a global project that involves
personnel from many different countries and parts of the United
States. You have been asked, as a committee, to research the
various cultures that will be represented by the personnel who will
be visiting our organization or to where we will be sending our
personnel to work. You must report to the organization
regarding the business culture (and possible cultural differences)
that will impact our organization as we work with these people.
We must
avoid making cultural mistakes during this project, or we jeopardize
the success of the project and the image of our organization.
You must ensure your material is not only pertinent for the
situation but reliable.
You are
NOT writing a marketing report for the area, so avoid statistics and
information that will determine feasibility of doing business in
that area. You only need information that will allow your
colleagues to
work in that business atmosphere or to work with personnel from that
culture.
Your
responsibilities include
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Determining what adjustments (i.e. clothing, non-verbal
communication, color trends, gender biases, etc.) you will need to
make to present a successful proposal to people from that culture,
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Defining what elements will create a convincing argument for
people from that culture, and
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Reporting back to me, your boss, on the decisions that you made
for success in that area.
Your
final report should be submitted to me in the format you know (from
your notes and readings) is appropriate for this type of
communication between you and your colleagues, including the CEO of
your organization. Be sure to
include all pertinent research in your report.
Each
member of the group will research his or her own culture, but the
group will present a single, unified report with cover page, table
of contents, and appendix.
You will
present your findings in a
boardroom presentation. |
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Evaluation |
The
report is worth 100 points:
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50 pts.
for content (including 15 points for annotated bibliography--submitted
as part of the appendix),
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20 pts.
for application,
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20 pts.
for mechanics,
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10 pts.
for preparation and creativity.
The group
will present the information for the report as a group in a “board
room” setting.
Group
presentation of this report is worth 50 points:
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20 pts.
for personal presentation,
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20 pts.
for content,
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10 pts. for group
interaction and planning.
Your
personal rewrite of your own segment of this report will be work
another 100 points in accordance with the point values specified
below. |