INB 5821: Cross-Cultural Communication

INB 5821: Cross-Cultural CommunicationDr. Veronica DiazGrading:Weekly activities and classroom participation: 50% (please refer to assignments)Term Paper: 25%End Term Exam: 25%Term paper:For your term project, pick an ethnicity/culture that is completely different from your own. Youmay not choose the U.S., any culture that you grew up in, lived in for significant periods of timeor have one or both parents from.Over the next 9 weeks, please do the following.1. Obtain an annual calendar of events from an organization of that ethnic group. Ask someonefrom that culture to explain the significance of all the events in the calendar. (4-5 pages)2. Attend a celebration/event with members of the ethnic group. Write up a report on the eventthat will include the significance, the modes of celebration, the organization of the event andaspects that differ from your own culture. (4-5 pages)3. Make an appointment to see a representative of a trade mission, consulate or embassy from acountry belonging to that ethnic group. Interview this person and obtain information on thebusiness climate, and the feasibility of doing business there. Provide me a transcript of theinterview along with the name and contact details for the interviewee. (Depends on transcript).4. Suppose your company wants to do business in that country. Make a list of all the sources ofdata that you can find to evaluate the cultural issues that the company needs to consider. Nowdraw up a brief report providing your company with an understanding of the major culturalissues your company will face. (4-5 pages)Please note that you should design some of the weekly activities to feed into this term paper, inorder to manage your work better. For instance, the week 7 activity if chosen properly would goa long way in completing No. 4 above.