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Assignment 1: Culture and Psychology Research Assignment

General Instructions

This assignment will be submitted in three parts. Read the instructions for all three parts of this assignment prior to beginning your work. It's important that you complete all three parts when they are due since they will help you with successfully creating your final product.

For this assignment you must select:

A topic related to culture and psychology. 

Topic Guidance:

Option 1: You can choose a topic related to culture and psychology that relates to more than one culture (e.g., cross-cultural comparisons). You can browse recent issues of  Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology or  Cross-Cultural Research to get ideas. Based on your research and analysis, you can summarize and explain the current research on this topic, note any shortcomings in the research or any unanswered questions, and suggest some directions for future research.

Option 2: Select a general topic from the list below and a culture. Make sure that the culture you select fits with the definition of culture that we have adopted in this course. Based on your research and analysis, provide a psychological explanation of the topic (from the list) from the perspective of the culture you have selected. Once you have started researching your topic, you may wish to narrow down to a more specific topic within your general area. For example, a specific topic would be marriage customs within Arab cultures. You can browse recent issues of  Culture & Psychology to get ideas for your topic.

General Topics you may wish to choose from include:

· Development

· Cognition

· Gender

· Emotion

· Language

· Personality

· Mental Health

· Communication

· Organization

· Social Behaviour

For either option above, you will be required to convey the information from your research and analysis to the class in the form of a presentation that will be posted on D2L. Regardless of your topic, your presentation must  explicitly refer to at least two (2) themes or concepts from the course material.

If you would like feedback on the appropriateness your topic, please contact your course instructor.

Part 1: Presentation Outline

For this part of the assignment, you will write a two-page outline of your presentation. Your outline will be shared with a small group of classmates and will allow you to receive some initial feedback on your presentation and topic.

Your outline  must include

1. A description of your topic (as described in the initial instructions) and a descriptive title.

2. A brief outline (approximately one double-spaced page) of the method of presentation that you've chosen and some of the key ideas and/or technologies that you're hoping to include in your presentation.

3. The APA references for three key readings you will be basing your information on and a brief paragraph below each reference explaining its relevance to your topic.

At least two (2) of the above references should be for  peer-reviewed journal articles from psychology or a related discipline.

Post your outline to D2L in your assigned group discussion area. When attaching your outline as a document, please ensure that you have included your name on the document.

Part 2: Feedback Phase

For Part 2, in your group discussion area on D2L, provide feedback to the outline postings of  each member of your group. 

The feedback you provide  must:

1. Be constructive!

2. Ask for clarification. If you don't find it clear, give specific examples of what needs to be clarified.

3. Recommend other resources. If you have recommendations for other readings that are relevant, provide the references (or better yet link to the reading).You may suggest people, organizations, etc., that may be relevant for your classmate's presentation.

4. Give general feedback on the proposed method of presentation (e.g., Do you feel it would be effective? Do you have ideas on how it could be more effective?).

Part 3: Presentation

Your final presentation will be shared with the entire class. Ensure that you are using media that you are capable of sharing electronically. The maximum length of your presentation should be 10 min regardless of the type of media presentation you choose.

Presentation Structure

Your  presentation  could take on several forms, for instance:

· A video

· A PowerPoint presentation

· A combination of media

In your presentation, you are expected to include:

· Your chosen topic, approach, and culture, clearly identified with any required background information.

· Information about the relationships between your topic, approach, and culture.

· Approximately 5 - 7 references to support your presentation topics and ideas. These references should be identified within your presentation.  At least three of the references should be articles from peer-reviewed journals published in the last 6 years.

Upload your final presentation (or a link to  your presentation ) to the D2L Discussion Forum "Assignment 1, Part 3 (Final Presentation)".

Presentation Evaluation

The assignment will be graded on:

· Content backed up by research

· Inclusion of your own analysis/commentary/recommendations based on your research findings

· Explicit and clear connections to course themes or concepts

· Sources, including peer-reviewed academic journal articles

· Presentation style and impact

· Proper use of APA 7th Edition for in-text citations and reference list at the end