Cultural Perspective

Compare culture clashes or basic differences that could account for possible miscommunications and propose ways to adapt and overcome such differences to enhance intercultural proficiency in your current role or in a hypothetical situation you develop. Analyze an issue from the unit related to intercultural communication.

You may choose from the list below of eligible topics or request professor approval for a specific topic of your choice.

Ideas should be fully supported by your own explanations/examples and support material from a credible source.

To complete this assignment, a minimum of one (1) reputable source (such as the course textbook) must be cited and referenced in APA style to support the work and outline guidelines by which you are basing your analysis. Review the grading rubric for this assignment for further details on how your work will be evaluated.

The paper must be a minimum of 500 words in length.

Topics can include, but are not limited to, cultural differences related to:

- business etiquette,
- business practices,
- communication styles,
- crisis communication,
- ethnocentrism,
- ethical decision making,
- gender equality,
- high context versus low context,
- individualism versus collectivism,
- language barriers,
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- power distance,
- prejudices or stereotypes,
- rules and traditions,
- regional differences,
- time orientation,
- use of social media,
- workforce diversity, or
- other topic approved by your professor.

Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.

Scholarly Activity

Recommendation Report Assignment

Your task is to create a Justification/Recommendation Report proposing a positive change you want to make in an organization in which you operate (military, business, civic, church, family unit, club, etc.).

Topics: (choose ONE):

- new computer system or software upgrade,
- new policy or procedure,
- employee/member moral or team building initiatives,
- other change that needs to be implemented within your organization, or
- be creative!

Guidelines:

- See the sample Justification/Recommendation Report, Figure 12.14 on pp. 443-444 in the textbook.

o Note: The textbook example uses MLA writing style, be sure to use APA style. You can access the CSU Citation Guide created by the Success Center to help you with APA style.

- You may use direct or indirect strategy (see textbook pp. 441-442). Consider your audience's likely reaction to your ideas to help you choose and make a more impactful report.

Format:

- Use memo style format with date, to, from, and subject.

- Include headings for each of your sections (examples below):

o Significance of Problem: explain the issue/problem you want to change.

o Alternatives/Solutions 1, 2, and 3: this section should include three recommendations describing benefits (pros), disadvantages (cons), and any costs associated with your solutions. This could be a strategic place to include paraphrased or quoted content from a source to support your viewpoint or to show costs.

o Conclusions and Recommendations: summarize your ideas and end with your specific recommendation.

o Reference(s): a minimum one (1) reputable source must be cited and referenced in APA style to support your ideas. Sources such as the CSU Online Library, credible websites, or the textbook are acceptable. There should be at least one corresponding citation(s) showing paraphrased or quoted content used from each listed source(s).

- The paper should be a minimum of one page in length. A title page is not required since you are using a memo style format for this assignment.

A reference page is needed and is not included in the page count.

CSU Online Library articles can be accessed by following these three steps: In the student portal, select the CSU Online Library link in the menu on the left side of the page; select a database; search for article by key words.

Access the Citation Guide for APA style formatting guidance at

http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/downloads/pdf/success/Citation-Guide .
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You can also get more assistance with APA from the Success Center at

https://mycsu.columbiasouthern.edu/student/learningresources/SuccessCenter/ or contact a Success Center specialist at
1.877.875.0533 or email TeamSUCCEED@columbiasouthern.edu

For library contact information, go to the library page in the CSU Student Portal. Contact information and library resources may be found on the library page in the CSU Student Portal. Contact information can be found on the right side of the page.

Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below