Co-Curricular Activity

Co-Curricular Activity

Students are to connect electronically (phone or online) with a peer in another country or

state to procure information regarding working practices, social or cultural customs that

affect the workplace which are different to your own and suggestions for improvement.

The goal of the assignment is for each student to engage with peers whom are pursuing

similar career endeavors and to gain awareness and perspective of how culture may affect

each industry at the local level.

By peers, students should understand any person who is also a student pursuing a similar

career path or works in the same professional field as you.

An illustrative example would be a student who also works in an advertising company with

international branches. This student should contact peers who also work in the company

performing similar work, but who are located abroad.

Social or Cultural customs that affect the workplace can range from specific holidays or

local festivities to workplace rituals such as extended lunch breaks or alternative schedules

based on climate or culture.

Workplace practices or conditions that may affect your peers work in other countries

may include differences in labor laws (i.e.: maternity/paternity leave or anti-discrimination

laws) to the effects of country or city infrastructure in the daily workplace (i.e.: commute

time, questions during a work interview that can take place in one country vs. another).

Suggestions for improvement should be part of this exchange. Explore ways in which

workplace productivity can increase for individuals in both countries given the current

practices that you discussed.

Submit a two -page paper with the following information:

 You will be graded on content and how well you understand the course material, reasoning

and how well you amalgamate the material.

 Proper grammar and mechanics is crucial and will be a part of your grade.

1) Provide the contact information regarding your source (title, company, phone number &

email) and how this person was reached.

2) A summary of the information you have collected (400-600 words).

3) Your observations regarding the exchange.

a. Based on what the information obtained, would you feel comfortable living and

working in that part of the world?

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