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2. COMM 315 Entire Course (UOP) COMM 315 Successful Learning COMM 315 Week 1 The Place for Diversity Multimedia Analysis COMM 315 Week 2 Step Outside Your World Analysis COMM 315 Week 3 Workplace Training on Diversity COMM 315 Week 3 Personal Action Plan COMM 315 Week 4 Virtual Meeting Scenario Paper Week 1 DQ 1 How would you describe yourself in terms of diversity? For example, what characteristics make you different from others? Consider your classmates’ responses and discuss the similarities and differences. Week 1 DQ 2 COMM 315 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (UOP)

3. COMM 315 Week 1 The Place for Diversity Multimedia Analysis (UOP) COMM 315 Successful Learning Resource: Myplace: The Place for Diversity multimedia Review the Myplace: The Place for Diversity multimedia located on your student website. Write a 750- to 1,050-word analysis defining diversity and identifying its different visible and hidden dimensions. • Cite three specific examples from the individuals presented in the multimedia. Week 2 DQ 1 In what ways could you demonstrate that you are a diversity-conscious individual? Provide at least two examples Week 2 DQ 2 2) Does your employer, former employer, or school show that diversity is valued? COMM 315 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (UOP)

4. COMM 315 Week 2 Individual Assignment Step COMM 315 Successful Learning Select an activity that puts yourself outside of your normal environment. If you have access to a wheelchair, for example, go out in the wheelchair to a public setting such as a shopping mall or restaurant. This activity must be approved by your instructor. Write a 750- to 1,050-word analysis describing your experience. Consider the following questions when writing this paper: Describe the activity they chose and why? What type of place did you choose to experience and why? What did you observe? What did you find surprising or unexpected? Did you feel comfortable or uncomfortable? Why? Did this experience What areas of social inequality have you or your family experienced? Describe a situation when you or someone you know has experienced social inequality. Week 3 DQ 2 What types of changes in social class have you experienced? COMM 315 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (UOP)

5. COMM 315 Week 3 Individual Assignment Personal Action Plan COMM 315 Successful Learning Resource: Personal Action Plan Observation Instructions Conduct your observation according to the Personal Action Plan Observation Instructions, located on the student website. Consider the following questions in 700- to 1,050-word paper: Resource: Online Research Review the diversity policies/procedures of a major corporation of your team’s choice. Write a 1050- to 1,250-word analysis identifying the positive and/or negative aspects of the company’s diversity program. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. COMM 315 Week 3 Workplace Training on Diversity (UOP)

6. COMM 315 Successful Learning • COMM 315 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (UOP) Provide details about a time when you felt left out of a conversation with others or when you unintentionally left out another person. What did you do to resolve this? Week 4 DQ 2 Resources: Virtual Meeting Scenario multimedia; readings Write a 750- to 1,050-word paper describing the impressions you have formulated about the three individuals in the multimedia scenario. Address the following questions: What are the obstacles within their communication? COMM 315 Week 4 Individual Assignment Virtual Meeting Scenario Paper

7. COMM 315 Successful Learning • COMM 315 Week 4 Learning Team Workplace Training on Diversity (UOP) Resources: readings Develop a workplace training to demonstrate how employees could learn how to be more diversity-conscious in teams. This training should include some hands-on activities for the class or concrete examples from which the class will be able to learn. Present your training to the class in 10 to 15 Microsoft® PowerPoint® slides and request feedback. What would the world be like if everyone was just like you and there was no diversity? Week 5 DQ 2 Of the four characteristics of diversity-conscious leaders, which one is your weakest and why? COMM 315 Week 5 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (UOP)

8. COMM 315 Successful Learning • COMM 315 Week 5 Individual Assignment Leader of a Global Organization Presentation are a leader in a global organization and have been asked to make a presentation to the Board of Directors about the importance of a diversity-conscious organization. Resources: readings Create a 6- to 8-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation. For Online and Directed Study students, these are Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations with notes. Identify the following: The characteristics of diversity-conscious leaders The differences between individualistic and collectivistic societies when communicating globally, including virtual communication

9. COMM 315 Successful Learning