Discuss the below:
Project Descriptions
Presentation:
Assignment will demonstrate your presentation skills as well as your intercultural communication competency. It consists of two parts:
1) You will take the INCA survey and write a one page reflection.
2) Select 3 critical incidents and analyze them. Your analysis should contain at leastthree scholarly references each that pertain directly to the incident. You will present these as a presentation - you can take the format of an executive briefing or a training session. The analysis should be complete and supported by literature, not an opinion piece.
You may use presentation software of your choice. Examples include (but are not limited to):
• Powerpoint
• Powerpoint with audio recording
• Animoto
• Google Docs- presentations
• Zoho
• GoAnimate
• Prezi
• Slideshare
• Sliderocket
• Haiku Deck
Your presentation software should not cost to use it. You are responsible for understanding how to use the software. You will need to submit your work in a format that can be easily opened.INCA Survey Information
INCA is an acronym for intercultural competency assessment. The purpose of the INCA survey is to examine your intercultural awareness.
Intercultural competence - what does it mean?
Intercultural competence enables you to interact both effectively and in a way that is acceptable to others when you are working in a group whose members have different cultural backgrounds. The group may consist of two or more people including yourself. ‘Cultural' may denote all manner of features, including the values and beliefs you have grown up with, your national, regional and local customs and, in particular, attitudes and practices that affect the way you work.
Three strands of cultural competences include:
• Openness
• Knowledge
• Adaptability
Openness includes respect for otherness and tolerance of ambiguity. > To be open means to be open to the other and to situations in which something is done differently. You can tolerate your partner as being different and doing things differently.
Knowledge includes knowledge discovery as well as empathy. > You not only want to know the ‘hard facts' about a situation or about a certain culture, but you also want to know, or you know something about, the feelings of the other person. You also know how your interlocutor feels.
Adaptability includes behavioral flexibility and communicative awareness. > You are able to adapt your behavior AND your style of communication
The INCA survey addresses:
• Communicative awareness
• Respect for others
• Empathy
After completing the survey, use the following to determine your cultural awareness level:
Respect for Others: basic level
Addresses only one culture. Describes the behaviour of one person as negative (e.g. Mr Parker is focused on pursuing his own interests)
Criticises one culture (e.g. ‘The Chinese can't do business') Sees one attitude towards work as the only correct attitude (e.g. Mr Parker's attitude ‘business is business' is correct) Uses negative attributes to describe a person (e.g. ‘Mr Wang is not a good businessman') Mr
Parker should have addressed the importance of the business deal more clearly He should have made threats to leave the country without the deal
Respect for Others: intermediate level
Mostly addresses one culture, sometimes addresses both Describes the behaviour of both persons as neutral Does not criticise the two cultures involved Sees one attitude towards work as better than the other, but also sees the other attitude Does not use negative attributes for one or both of the persons involved Mr Parker should have been better alert to the other person He didn't give a satisfactory answer to the question about his family
Respect for Others: full level
Describes both cultures (e.g. both persons come from different cultural spheres with different but equal rules) Identifies rules from both cultures (e.g. typically direct way of speaking in English vs. typically indirect way of speaking in Chinese; pocketing the business card right away is seen by Mr Wang as impolite) Appreciates and respects the values and norms of both business partners (e.g. both should show more respect for the other person's culture)
Next, analyze your results and determine what levels you have for communicative awareness and empathy.
To complete part 1 of your Presentation assignment, create a 1 page reflection about the results of your survey. Explain the survey and your results relates to each of the 3 cultural competency strands.
Attachment:- Presentation Assignment.rar