Week 5 Discussion
Read CHAPTER 3 of the textbook: Analyzing Cultural Value Dimensions on pages 43-56. note that by me giving you only a few pages that you need to truly and deeply know and understand, will not be re-covering them in this lecture, expect you to ask any questions you have about the material, and will expect you to be able to identify, apply and give examples for this material assign.
discussion guideline – format: Think of this more as an essay or blog as opposed to a typical discussion post. usually include a suggested length in the discussion guidelines but in general, no less than 3 paragraphs should be written for each initial post. Make sure to address all sections and all prompts in your discussion post. And again remember, this is how am grading your learning and engagement with course material. Using short direct quotes from readings and/or videos, using class vocabulary and referencing class concepts will strengthen your post and your grade.
Read and watch youtube video lecture note week 5 file
Week 5 discussion question file
This discussion will focus on meeting with your IB and talking about this week’s content with them. It will be fun and interesting (in my humble opinion – ha) to get to know everyone else’s IB and get to hear just a little bit about each of their experiences. You can explain concepts to them, you both could look through Hofstede’s country comparison website together (see lecture notes for details) or could even take some of the self-assessments found in Chapter 3 of your textbook. You can compare and contrast where you individually fall on the different dimensions and where the culture with which you identify falls.
For this post, pick at least 2 specific concepts from this week to discuss with your IB (or another person from a different culture if your IB is not available). Then in your discussion post, complete the following:
1. Tell us which country/culture your conversational partner was from
2. Tell us 2 of the concepts you discussed and how your partner/ their culture connects with each concept – you can also explain how you/your culture connects with each. Also provide at least 2 examples for each connection (e.g. high power distance because clan leaders make decisions for individual families). To clarify, there should be at least 4 specific examples explained in this section. Be specific and elaborate.
3. Provide at least 2 other insights that was brought to light through the discussion. It could be other interesting facts you learned about your IB/their culture that don’t directly relate to this week’s material, it could be questions that you now have that you are seeking answers to, it could be things you realized about yourself or your experiences through this meeting.
This post should be a minimum of 3 paragraphs.
