Final Presentation - Prep VERSION #2

	Final Group Project :  Understanding Another Nation’s Culture

 

Student Brief

This project relates to:

Course Title	Course No.	Weight
Cultural Diversity Project= 15% / Presentation= 15%	LSS – 2053	30%

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.