Assignment Paper

Choose one of the following two assignments to complete this week. Do not do both assignments. Identify your assignment choice in the title of your submission.

Option #1: Issue Campaign Proposal

The final project for this course requires that students critically evaluate how Hofstede’s cultural dimensions help explain a context. Choose any context. Examples include, but are not limited to:

· Business practices

· Healthcare

· Academia

· Environmentalism

· Politics

The project should:

1. Define Hofstede’s cultural dimensions based on at least four credible, scholarly sources.

2. Evaluate your scholarly sources, providing a brief comment on the theoretical aspects of each.

3. Discuss the development of the dimensions: how the dimensions originated and came to their current status.

4. Discuss the link(s) between the dimensions and your chosen context.

5. Discuss the implications of your case on individuals, society, and the public. How does an increased intercultural understanding affect these different groups?

Your Final Project should be 8-10 pages in length and conform to APA format. Your paper should include support for the topic, your analyses and position(s) by citing course readings and include at least four peer-reviewed references from the library databases in addition to the course textbook.

Option #2: Intercultural Theory Exploration and Analysis

The final project for this course requires students to choose and critically review one theory discussed during the course. You must also explain how this theory can help individuals in various fields (business, medical, education, etc.) better work in intercultural settings.

The project should:

1. Define the theory based on credible sources.

2. Discuss the development of the theory: how it originated and came to its current status.

3. Evaluate your scholarly sources, providing a brief comment on the theoretical aspects of each.

4. Discuss the link(s) between your chosen theory and career field.

5. Discuss the implications of your case on individuals, society, and the public. How does an increased intercultural understanding affect these different groups?

Your Final Project should be 8-10 pages in length and conform to APA format. Your paper should include support for the topic, your analyses and position(s) by citing course readings and include at least four peer-reviewed references from the library databases in addition to the course textbook.