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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 |
You may
want to begin by finding one person who belongs to a culture other
than the culture in which you grew up (another country, another part
of our country, or another distinct group of people).
Interview that person questions about his or her culture to help
complete research that will help you address the following scenario.
I am the
CEO of a corporation for which you work. (You can, and should, make
up a type of company with specialties and image that meets the needs
of that culture--we might determine an organization in class) You are part of a team that I assigned to
research cultures in areas where we will expand. I am meeting with a
group of people from the above mentioned person’s culture for a
proposal to introduce a working relationship with that area. Other
team members are meeting with people from other cultures. Your part of
this research group is only responsible for determining the business
culture of the area, so your CEO can do business in this culture
without embarrassment or major mistakes in communication.
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 CEO to
work in that business atmosphere.
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 the CEO of your company. Be sure to
include all of your 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. |