This course explores diversity and its impact on the world around us. Diversity influences society, and society influences diversity, creating a feedback loop
between them. We will critically analyze this feedback loop in this course through social, historical, and theoretical approaches to diversity as well as the four
general education lenses: history, humanities, natural and applied sciences, and social sciences. Each of these four perspectives allows us to better understand
the construction of diversity and its interrelation with society. From this enhanced understanding, you will be equipped to draw connections between popular
culture and your personal and professional lives, helping you to become a better-informed citizen who can make a positive difference in the world.
Issues and events in diversity have a pervading influence on many aspects of society, and how they are dealt with requires diverse knowledge and perspectives to
investigate and change. The purpose of this project is to examine a specific issue or event in diversity and how that event or issue impacts individuals and society.
You will do this through the development of a critical analysis portfolio and a presentation in which you will demonstrate your ability to think critically,
investigate, and communicate clearly. These skills are often necessary to achieve personal and professional goals across many disciplines.
In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:
Analyze the relationships among culture, diversity, and self by investigating their influence on one’s discipline of study or chosen profession
Integrate interdisciplinary approaches for determining how issues of diversity affect modern societies in both personal and professional contexts
Describe the cultural and social influences on the development of personal identity by employing appropriate research strategies
Recommend strategies for overcoming obstacles in diversity to meet personal and professional goals
Articulate informed viewpoints on how to ensure cultural responsiveness in personal and professional contexts using effective communication skills
Assess the challenges of overcoming issues in diversity through the incorporation of diverse perspectives and viewpoints informed by relevant literature
and peer experiences
Prompt
For Final Project Part Two, you will develop a multimedia presentation in which you will have a chance to reflect on what you have learned about your issue or
event, yourself, and society through analyzing your event or issue’s impact on diversity. You will also be able to apply your communication skills and integrate
multimedia elements to communicate your message to an audience
In developing this presentation, you will be able to use your analyses from Final Project Part One as a starting point. The reflective nature of this activity prompts
you to dig deeper and consider the implications posed by the critical analysis of your issue or event in diversity. How does studying diversity affect how you
understand yourself as well as the world around you? You’ll also be challenged to incorporate a dash of creativity to enhance your message.Multimedia Presentation: For the second part of the project, you will create a multimedia presentation that incorporates audio narration and visuals to
articulate how critically analyzing your issue or event in diversity impacts your own framework of perception and ability to constructively engage in society.
PowerPoint: You are required to include a combination of text and visuals in order to support your PowerPoint presentation. Use the Check File Compatibility
With Earlier Versions and Are You Having Video or Audio Playback Issues? resources to help you check compatibility between versions of Office. Also, follow the
instructions on the Microsoft Support page to compress your presentation into a zipped file. You may upload a zipped file when submitting this assignment.
Reducing the size of the PowerPoint presentation file by compressing it makes it easier for your instructor to download and grade.
Microphone: While it is not necessary to purchase a microphone for this project, you will need to have access to a microphone to record the narration of the
presentation. You can use the external microphone of your device, a set of earbuds, or a borrowed microphone from a friend. This assignment is graded on the
content of the narration and not the quality of the recording.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Issue/Event: For this section of your presentation, you will introduce the issue or event and how it relates to issues of diversity and any of the topics that
have been discussed in the course.
A. Using appropriate research strategies, describe a social or global issue or event that is related to issues of diversity. [IDS-400-03]
i. What is the origin of the issue?
ii. What is the issue about?
B. Using appropriate research strategies, describe the impact of the issue or event on society. [IDS-400-03]
i. Who is impacted by the issue?
ii. What is important to know about those who are impacted by the issue?
C. Using relevant research or diverse perspectives, assess how society impacts the chosen issue. [IDS-400-06]
II. Yourself: This section of your presentation explores how studying diversity influences your individual framework of perception with respect to your
discipline of study or profession.
A. How has critically analyzing your issue or event in diversity informed your individual framework of perception? Consider how your analysis has
altered the way you perceive the world. [IDS-400-05]
B. How can critically analyzing diversity influence your field of study or profession? How can studying diversity inform your understanding of the
next big topic of study in your field or profession in the next five to ten years? [IDS-400-01]
III. Society: This section of your presentation explores how studying diversity enhances your ability to engage constructively in society.
A. How does critically analyzing diversity add value to how you interact with people and understand social or global issues or events? Supplement
your reasoning with examples. [IDS-400-04]
B. Recommend strategies for using this kind of critical analysis for meeting your personal and professional goals. What might this look like in youreveryday life? Consider how diversity can be used to address the day-to-day responsibilities or questions faced by practitioners in your field or
discipline. [IDS-400-04]
IV. Conclusion:
A. Using relevant research or diverse perspectives, assess the benefits and challenges of addressing issues in diversity. [IDS-400-06]
B. Explain how critically analyzing diversity adds value to interactions with people in personal and professional contexts. [IDS-400-02]
V. Presentation: Throughout your presentation, you will be assessed on your ability to use effective communication skills to deliver your message to your
audience.
A. Construct your presentation in a way that ensures the audio and visual elements are logically organized in order to convey your message to your
audience. [IDS-400-05]
B. Provide supporting evidence in your presentation that supports the importance of the chosen issue or event and its impact within diversity.
[IDS-400-05]
C. Develop the audio narration to logically flow with the presentation to articulate the importance of critically analyzing the chosen issue or event
and its impact within diversity. [IDS-400-05]
