Assignment 2: Developing your Cultural Competency
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to help you examine ways in which you can develop your awareness of and commitment to diversity. For this assignment, you will work independently.
Learning Objectives
LO1. Define the terms culture and diversity.
LO2. Apply cultural competency to personal experiences.
LO3. Apply elements of culture to personal experiences.
LO5. Apply workplace diversity to your own experiences.
Time
The time estimated to complete this assignment is 45-60 minutes.
Instructions
Please address the following questions in a 200-400 word written response. Follow formal writing conventions using complete sentences and checking spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Separate your answers into different paragraphs for each question to make grading easier.
- How do you define the terms “culture” and “diversity” in your own words? What are your cultural comfort zones, and how might you expand them to connect with more diverse groups? Do you want to be challenged by new viewpoints, or will you feel more comfortable connecting with people who are like you? Explain.
- Discuss two of the major elements of culture (norms, beliefs, values, symbols, language) and what impact they have had on your life using personal experiences.
- Select one of the Anti-discrimination laws that you learned about and discuss how it has impacted your place of work, a past workplace, or if you have not had any work experience yet, please discuss an example in a movie, tv show, other media.
