SOC 315 Cultural Diversity / Complete Class

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SOC 315 Cultural Diversity / Complete Class

SOC 315 Week 1: Individual Assignment:

Cultural Background Summary
 Using the UOP Material You as a Culturally
Diverse Entity, prepare a 700-word Cultural
Background Summary of your personal
cultural background. This paper should
highlight the different sources that have
contributed to your cultural background.
Additionally, speculate on the extent to which
your current identity has been molded by
assimilation, acculturation, and/or a climate of
pluralism.

SOC 315 Week 1 DQs 1, 2 Included

SOC 315 Week 2: Individual Assignment:

Ethnocentrism Matrix
Complete the UOP Material Ethnocentrism
Matrix by citing the advantages and
disadvantages of each cultural norm
characteristic listed. Be prepared to discuss
your answers.

SOC 315 Week 2: Individual

Assignment: Media Reaction Paper

Prepare a 700 to 1,050-word Media Reaction

Paper reviewing a current newspaper article,
magazine article, television show, or motion
picture that discusses or illustrates the
portrayal of diversity in the media.

In this assignment, address the following

questions in relation to the selected article,
motion picture, or television show:
 Did the article, television show, or motion
picture attempt to address the diversity
represented in the American landscape?

To what extent do the media rely on

stereotypes when depicting a certain group?

Assess whether or not you believe the

selected article, television show, or motion
picture fostered a better understanding of
diversity and multiculturalism. Justify your
answer.

SOC 315 Week 2 DQs 1, 2 included

SOC 315 Week 3:Individual Assignment:

Intercultural Communication in the Workplace
Paper
This assignment asks you to describe, explain,
and rectify a situation that illustrates an
intercultural communication issue within a
work environment. The paper should include
the following:

A full description of the communication issue.

Describe the context, the principle players,
and the outcome of the situation. Be attentive
to verbal and nonverbal components in the
experience you describe.

A diagnosis of the communication issue.

Using two outside sources, research the
cultural norms of the principles players
involved in the given situation. Explain how
these cultural norms may have impacted the
communication transaction.
 Strategies for dealing with the issue. Using
your text, provide several recommendations
that would have prevented the issue and
paved the way for more effective
communication.

This paper should be 1,050 to 1,400 words.

Your final paper must include at least two
sources (other than the class text) cited
properly in the text and with proper reference
listings at the end of your paper.

SOC 315 Week 3 Team Assignment: Outline

of Diversity Action Plan

Due to future trends in population growth, it

will be more important than ever for
organizations to prepare for the challenges
and opportunities presented by diversity. The
learning team diversity action plan will consist
of a 2800-3500-word report and 20-minute
presentation (for online students:
PowerPoint presentation with notes)
designed to assist your organization or work
group to prepare for these trends. The
following are items that should be considered
in the diversity action plan:

Using at least two outside sources, the

presentation and report should summarize
trends in population growth and diversity.

Be sure to include a description of the

selected organization or workgroup. Is it a
transnational corporation? Does (or will) the
workgroup have contact with international
vendors? Without this information, it will be
difficult to speculate how the trends identified
above will impact your organization.

In preparing the diversity action plan, be sure

to address the following:

1) Cultural norms of new groups with whom

the organization will come into contact

2) Opportunities (different approaches to

productivity, problem-solving, and so forth)
and challenges (including communication
barriers) that diversity will present to the
organization

3) How will the organization prepare the

workforce to maximize the benefits of diversity
and minimize the challenges?

4) Use at least two relevant outside sources

that provide relevant information and/or data
that justify the approach of your action plan.
In Week Three, prepare an outline of the report
component of the diversity action plan. This
outline should include a summary of
secondary sources that will be used in the
final written report and presentation.

SOC 315 Week 3 DQs 1, 2 included

SOC 315 Week 4: Individual Assignment:

Value of Diversity in the Workplace Paper

From personal experience, select an issue in

the work environment that may have been
more successfully resolved by the presence of
a diverse workforce. This paper should be
1,050 to 1,400 words. The paper should
include the following:
Include a thorough description of the issue.
Be sure to describe the ramifications of the
issue on the organization.

Do not simply state that a diverse workforce

would have been beneficial in the selected
issue. Provide specific details regarding how
diversity would have prevented the situation
or would have facilitated a more successful
resolution to the challenge. Justify your
answer.

SOC 315 Week 4: Team Assignment: Diversity

Action Plan Rough Draft
Submit the report component of the diversity
action plan to the Center for Writing
Excellence.

Based on the feedback received on the rough

draft from the Center for Writing Excellence,
finalize the 2,800 to 3,500-word report for the
diversity action plan. The format should be
both creative and informative, containing
accurate information and research from four
to six sources. Students will be graded on the
following criteria:

1.Accuracy of information and concepts and

use of credible sources

2.Analysis of information and inclusion of a

strong summary and/or conclusion

3.Interesting, creative, and logical

presentation of material
 4.Quality of writing and composition

5.Collaborative group involvement in

development of the final product

Prepare a project presentation based on the

written report for the diversity action plan.
Each learning team member will be expected
to participate in the presentation and class
activity. Students will be graded on the
following:

1.Effectiveness of the activity

2.Suitable use of required time

3.Creativity in delivery of information and

utilization of all group members

4.Use of visual aids to enhance the

presentation
 SOC 315 Week 4 DQs 1, 2

SOC 315 Week 5: Individual

Assignment: Legal Issue Analysis

Prepare a 700 to 1,050-word written legal issue

analysis of a newspaper or magazine article
that discusses a legal aspect of a specific
diversity issue (e.g., harassment, ADA, and so
forth). Summarize the diversity issue, analyze
the legal concerns, and present your thoughts
and beliefs regarding the issue. In presenting
your thoughts and beliefs, contextualize your
opinion in terms of the challenges of
managing that diversity issue within your
workplace. Be prepared to discuss your
summary.
SOC 315 Week 5: Team Assignment: Diversity
Action Plan

Due to future trends in population growth, it

will be more important than ever for
organizations to prepare for the challenges
and opportunities presented by diversity. The
learning team diversity action plan will consist
of a 2800-3500-word report and 20-minute
presentation (for online students:
PowerPoint presentation with notes)
designed to assist your organization or work
group to prepare for these trends. The
following are items that should be considered
in the diversity action plan:
 1.Using at least two outside sources, the
presentation and report should summarize
trends in population growth and diversity.

2.Be sure to include a description of the

selected organization or workgroup. Is it a
transnational corporation? Does (or will)
the workgroup have contact with
international vendors? Without this
information, it will be difficult to speculate
how the trends identified above will impact
your organization.

3.In preparing the diversity action plan, be

sure to address the following:

1) Cultural norms of new groups with whom

the organization will come into contact

2) Opportunities (different approaches to

productivity, problem-solving, and so forth)
 and challenges (including communication
barriers) that diversity will present to the
organization

3) How will the organization prepare the

workforce to maximize the benefits of diversity
and minimize the challenges?

4) Use at least two relevant outside sources

that provide relevant information and/or data
that justify the approach of your action plan.

In Week Three, prepare an outline of the report

component of the diversity action plan. This
outline should include a summary of
secondary sources that will be used in the
final written report and presentation.

In Week Four, submit a draft of the written

report to the Center for Writing Excellence.
Incorporate any feedback provided by the
Center for Writing Excellence in your final
draft.

SOC 315 Week 5 DQs 1, 2 included