Each student is required to research, write, and present a well-documented report that provides the foundation to create a real world training module on one racial, ethnic, or religious group from the United States. These groups include, but are not limited to, the following:
· Native Americans
· African Americans
· Jewish Americans
· Muslim Americans
· Latino/Hispanic Americans (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Guatemalan American, etc.)
· Asian Americans (Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Vietnamese, Indian, etc.)
· Arab Americans (Lebanese, Chaldean, Syrian, Palestinian, Iraqi, etc.
· Pacific Islander Americans (Samoan, Tongans, Polynesians, etc.)
The student must choose a group of which he/she is not a member. The instructor must approve all cultural group selections.
This workshop must be relevant to the student's specific chosen career field. For example, in a hospital, the dietitians and nurses must be aware that most Muslims do not eat pork. Therefore, they should be aware that serving a Muslim patient a meal containing pork is not culturally sensitive.
REPORT
The report must include a foundation, career application, and recommendation for the training module.
Foundation
· A clear description of the group's most relevant aspects of the culture and why they exist.
1. Economic, political, and social history (which should also include the current social status of the group),
2. Educational information (education levels, educational system, the role of education),
3. A discussion of family and religion (the youth and elderly in the group and the challenging roles of men and women),
4. Popular culture (fashion, art, music, dancing, traditions, etc.) and cuisine.
Career Application
· Discussion of how the factors in the foundation play a part in their profession
· Description of possible real-world situations that would raise awareness to potential conflicts between cultures and promote tolerance in a training module that is relevant to the chosen profession.
· Optional: The student may also want to conduct an interview to become more familiar with the group's background, lifestyles, problems, and issues from the perspective of a member of the culture. If the student chooses to include this as part of the paper, he/she must ask the interviewee to sign a document acknowledging that the person was interviewed.
Recommendation for Training Module
· Describe the objectives of the workshop
· Practical application for your workplace
o Provide an annotated agenda for the topics to be covered in the workshop
o Provide sample workshop materials
FORMAT
Write a formal, well-structured, researched, narrative, and qualitative report. The report must contain an APA-style cover page. No abstract is required for this report. The report should be 8-10 pages with 1-inch margins, typed, double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font. The cover page and references page are not counted as part of the 8-10 page minimum requirement. Remember, this report needs to be balanced between the three sections. The report must include all of the points mentioned above. The report requires a minimum of five scholarly resources (journal articles, books, etc.) in addition to the textbook. Any outside material used in the report must be cited in-text and included in the references page (using APA-style guidelines). Grammar and composition are a part of the grade. Please refer to the rubric for specific assessment guidelines. Each student is STRONGLY encouraged to visit the Writing Center and consult with the Writing Center staff before turning in the report. The report is worth 200 points or 20% of the final grade.
I already have most of this paper done EXCEPT for this following part. I have attached what I have and what the essay is about. I have chosen to work as a health care administrator.
This is what is due now
In this section of the paper you will be submitting the "Career Application" and "Recommendations for Training Module" sections of your paper. These sections represent an opportunity for you to do some critical thinking in applying the information you have learned to your professional environment or the professional environment you chose for this assignment. There are two main sections to this part of the paper, application and workshop.
Career Application
· Discussion of how the factors discussed in the historical background and current status section of the paper play a part in the profession.
· Description of possible real-world situations that would raise awareness of potential conflicts between cultures and promote tolerance in a training module that is relevant to the chosen profession.
In thinking about the career application part of the paper, what are some of the factors that you would have to take into consideration in executing your professional responsibilities in interacting with members of the group you chose? You will also want to describe some potential conflict situations that you might encounter in your interactions. For instance, a hospital nurse might unwittingly serve a meal containing pork to a Muslim patient because of the nurse's lack of awareness of the fact that Muslims do not eat pork. Be very specific in connecting some of the information in the sections on history and current status with this discussion of career application.
Recommendations for a Training Module
In this section of the paper you will be addressing the following:
I. Objectives of the training workshop (who is your audience, what do you hope to achieve, what should your audience take away from the training?).
II. Practical application.
a. Annotated agenda - This is a list of topics you would cover in the training with brief explanations (one or two sentences) of why each of them would be covered.
b. Sample workshop materials - For instance, one of the obstacles to providing access to effective healthcare services for elderly Mexican Americans is their traditional confidence in and reliance on folk healers. What resources would you provide to those you are training to educate them on the values and traditions of this population in order to give them the insight they need to overcome this kind of obstacle in working with this population?
The section on the workshop is your opportunity to put all the knowledge you have acquired in doing your research into action in designing a workshop to prepare people in your profession to work with or address the needs of members of the group you chose.
Approximately 3-4 pages total for these sections.
Explaining the workshop portion
What do you see as the reasons for your workshop? Perhaps you can think to yourself: What do I want my audience to learn?
The practical application is just what it indicates - how will you show your audience the importance of what they can learn? What will they be able to take from it and use at work?
There is an example of a very basic annotated agenda that I placed in our Course Materials forum.
What are some of the materials you will use in your workshop, perhaps a Powerpoint, questionnaire, survey, video, topics for small discussion groups, or other.