CMC 260 Week 1 Selecting Your Host Country

Select a host country from the following list for use in your final project due in Week Nine. Please avoid selecting a host country in which you currently live or you have lived in the past.

Brazil

Russia

India

China

Mexico

Korea

Obtain faculty approval for your selected country.

Final Project Overview and Timeline

Final Project Overview

The final project for this course is a compilation of information gleaned throughout the weekly readings and activities. It is designed to apply what you have learned about minimizing cultural shock through recognition of underlying perspectives of a different culture and about optimizing successful communication through appropriate interaction with people in another country.

Consider the following scenario:

The owner of a company that conducts international communications that often result in business contracts has hired you to create a guidebook to make sure that her employees are adequately prepared for intercultural interactions.

You are to compile detailed recommendations to prepare employees for encountering different perspectives, expectations, and behaviors in another culture. This guidebook will focus on a selected host country so employees will have the information necessary to communicate appropriately and develop effective relationships in the host country.

The guidebook will cover information that the employees need to know about each category to prepare for that aspect of the cultural experience. The following are categories for inclusion in the guidebook:

Universal Systems

Cultural Values

Language and Thought

Social Etiquette

Business Customs

Negotiation Strategies

Culture Shock

Make each category a separate section of your 1,250- to 1,500-word final guideline.

Include photos, illustrations, or diagrams as appropriate. Document the source of each media item you include.

Include a minimum of five outside sources, in addition to the course text.

Format the guidebook consistent with APA guidelines.

Final Project Timeline

You should budget your time wisely and work on your project throughout the course. If you work on each category as you encounter it in the readings, you will be on the right track to successfully complete your project.

Week Suggested or Due	Task or Deliverable
Due in Week One	Submit your selected host country for faculty approval.
Due in Week Two	Submit a detailed outline covering Sections One and Two of the guidebook.
Due in Week Three	Submit a detailed outline covering Section Three of the guidebook.
Suggested in Week Three	Develop Sections One and Two of the guidebook.
Suggested in Week Four	Develop Section Three of the guidebook.
Due in Week Five	Submit a detailed outline covering Sections Four and Five of the guidebook.
Suggested in Week Five	Develop Sections Four and Five of the guidebook.
Due in Week Six	Submit a rough draft of Sections One through Five of the guidebook.
Suggested in Week Seven	Review the Negotiations Brochure assignment due in Week Seven for information you might use for this week’s outline.
Due in Week Seven	Submit a detailed outline covering Section Six of the guidebook.
Suggested in Week Eight	Develop Sections Six and Seven of the guidebook.
Suggested in Week Nine	Review criteria for developing the guidebook due in Week Nine to ensure that you have met all the assignment requirements. Compile Sections One through Seven of the guidebook. Edit the guidebook for content and proofread the guidebook for grammatical and formatting errors.
Due in Week Nine	Submit your final project. Attach the Week Seven Negotiations Brochure.