Directions: Use the 'Snipping tool' in MS-windows; OR save as a Screen Shot, put into Paint and upload to your Blogs as an image.. Add your 1. Cover; and Contents slides..
Monday, December 9, 2013
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Final Individual Cultural Diversity Course Reflection (last)
Final
Individual Cultural Diversity Course Reflection #4
Please do not include the questions on your blog post.
Write a reflection on your Culture Diversity Course (180 –
250 words). Include the following:-
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An introduction
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Which three classes did you enjoy the most and
why?
·
Why is it so important for students to learn
about Cultural Diversity?
·
What is the best age for students to learn about
Cultural Diversity and why?
·
What is the most interesting thing that you
learnt on this course and why?
·
Australia and Singapore have a harmony day each
year. If the UAE government decided to have a Harmony day what ideas do you
have regarding when and how it should be celebrated?
What should be on a poster advertising The
UAE Harmony Day? (Perhaps this might be something that you could talk
about in your final presentation.)
·
A conclusion
#12 - Cultural Diversity Blog Submission 2 (15%)
Cultural Diversity Blog Submission 2
(15%)
The
deadline for this submission is midnight Friday 13th Dec.
There
will be no extensions. Late submissions loose more marks for every day they are
late.
Please make sure that you totally understand the marking rubric. Just “doing” everything does not get you a good mark!!!
The marking rubric is on this document.
Make sure that you get all
the details of how to do the assignments from Edmodo.
Make sure that you give each post the correct title.Spelling errors etc = minus points!!
If you plagiarize just one
post you and the person you plagiarized from gets 0% for the whole assignment.
Title for blog posts
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Completed
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1
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How many slaves do you have working for you? #10A
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2
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Human rights and the UAE - #10B + #10C (extra)
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3
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4
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Individual Final Presentation PowerPoint
(The
first two slides must be completed on your blog and a hardcopy presented by midnight of
Dec 9th.)
The
cover slide
The
contents slide
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5
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Individual reflection on the Cultural Diversity Course –Dec 11th
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Total
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/4
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LSS
2053 E- Portfolio
Name: __________________________________ ID: _____________
Section _________________
Appearance
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Below
Average 60+
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Basic
/ Average 70+
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Good
80+
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Good+
85+
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Excellent
90-100
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Titles – include all necessary information for each assignment – clearly,
succinctly, in order
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0-2
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4
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6
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8
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10
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Graphics/ Layout – Appropriate font, size and colour (Times New Roman, Arial or
Calibri). Professional appearance, with attention to detail
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0-2
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4
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6
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8
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10
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Content
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|||||
Material– Sufficient and acceptable examples of all portfolio exercises = 70
marks (C)
Good
requirements: Written with care and attention to detail, showing critical thinking following
the guidelines = 80 marks (B)
Excellent
requirements: Written with extra care and attention to detail, following the
guidelines and showing a high level of critical and independent
thinking = 90+ marks (A)
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0-56
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62
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68
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70
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71-80
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Total = ______ %
Monday, December 2, 2013
Final Presentation - Prep VERSION #2
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Student Brief
This project relates to:
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Course Title
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Course No.
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Weight
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Cultural
Diversity
Project= 15% / Presentation= 15%
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LSS – 2053
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30%
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Important Notes:
1.
You may use the Internet for your research, but you must not use the
Internet to copy and paste.
2.
Your report must be neatly written, in
your own words and without errors.
**(1 sentence
plagiarized = copy = 0 marks)
3.
You must produce a minimum of 10 Power Point slides for your
Presentation.
And Upload your PowerPoint slides to Edmodo and /or Blogger sites..
1. Learning
Objectives
The objectives
of this project are to:
- Learn to work in
groups of three or four (Not
5); (Other options to be decided by teacher)
- Learn to
delegate specific tasks to each group member;
- Learn to analyse the problem domain and link
it to what have you learned in the class;
- Learn to write a
professional report, and
- Learn to make a presentation based
on the work undertaken.
Project Description /
background details:
A
local Sheikh is concerned that Emirati young people are becoming educated but
have no real experience of the wider world.
He
is concerned that they might be portrayed as ethnocentric as the
Americans in this map.
He has proposed that
students should be given the opportunity to widen their horizons by spending a
year abroad. Students must spend at least one month studying, and/ or
volunteering and one month travelling on a low budget in a country of (Dhs100 a
day) in SE Asia. The Sheikh is going to pay for their flights to SE Asia.
However, students must pay for their daily expenses while they are there.
2. Project:
Report (750-1000
words) and Presentation (8 – 12
minutes; minimum 7’ each!)
Description
Each team is to investigate one specific
country with the aim of preparing a
report and a presentation, giving a detailed insight into multiculturalism
within the specific country. The report and presentation should identify the ethnic minorities within the chosen
country, and explain how factors such as race
and religion can affect multiculturalism
within the country.
Countries
You
may choose from the following: Burma,
Thailand, Malaysia, Kashmir (India), Vietnam, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tibet, The
Philippines, Mongolia, Laos or Papua New Guinea
Each
team who wants to go must write a report and give a presentation including the following:
1). An Introduction which includes:
·
Rational/
reason for choosing this country
·
The advantages
of travel/ and study
·
The benefits
of volunteering
2). A Description of the Asian country which they are visiting
which includes:-
·
A map and an
itinerary of their travel plans
·
An
understanding of the country including ancient
and modern history, demographic details
·
The cultural diversity of the country
(religions present, different ethnicities present, etc.)
·
The relevant
cultural aspects: language, food, traditional dress, holidays,
celebrations and or ceremonial traditions etc.
3). A Description and real understanding of the people and ethnic divisions and problems in the
country today including specific examples of:
·
Race
·
Ethnicity
·
Language
·
Religion
·
Value and
belief systems
·
Disability
·
Class
·
Gender
·
Age
·
Educational
background
4).
A
Description of the places where you could study and/or volunteer
including:
·
What skills you think you
might be able to offer
·
An awareness of the social
etiquette that you must adhere to if you are not going to upset people
·
An idea regarding what your
team will do to support the local community
5).
A
Conclusion which includes:
·
The advantages and
challenges of cultural diversity
·
What do you think is the
best solution for overcoming discrimination, conflicts and wars?
·
Why do you think learning
about Cultural Diversity might lessen conflicts or wars?
·
How do you think you and
your group would benefit from taking a year off to study and travel?
Sources of Information
The ADMC Library has many useful resources to complete this project.
Some of them are in Hard copies; some
are online databases and very useful websites. All sources of information
should be listed in the bibliography section of your report.
The project report should also include
a cover page; table of contents along
with a bibliography.
6). Topics
At the end of the project, for each
chosen country, the students should be able to:
a. Show an understanding of the history and demographic details of
the country
b. Explain the cultural diversity of the country by describing the different ethnic groups that make up
the country (see guiding questions below)
·
Do you know the numbers for each group?
·
Which are the main minority groups?
·
Where did they originate?
·
When and why did they move to this country?
·
How do they contribute to the life of the nation?
c. Describe some of the relevant cultural aspects of the minority
groups: language, food, traditional dress, holidays, celebrations, ceremonial
traditions etc.
d. Describe the integration and assimilation levels of the
different ethnic groups within the host country.
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