Final Project - Part One - Diversity

IDS 400 Final Project Part One Guidelines and Rubric

Overview 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 it impacts individuals and society through the development of a critical analysis portfolio, and later 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  Recommend strategies for overcoming obstacles in diversity to meet personal and professional goals  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 One, you will select a specific issue or event in diversity and critically analyze it through the four general education lenses: history, humanities, social sciences, and natural and applied sciences. Through viewing the issue or event through these lenses, you will gain insight into how the intersectional nature of diversity affects society as well as both your own individual framework of perception and the choices, attitudes, and behaviors of others

Be sure to support your analyses with appropriate and relevant evidence from theory and research.

Specifically, you must address the critical elements listed below.

I. Introduction: You will compile a series of critical analyses of a single event or issue in diversity through the four general education lenses: history, humanities, natural and applied sciences, and social sciences.

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A. Topic: Using the four lenses, explain how an issue or event within diversity has or has not influenced modern society. [IDS-400-02] II. Lens Analysis: In this part of the assessment, you will analyze your chosen issue or event through each of the following lenses to determine its impact on

various institutions, using evidence and research to support each analysis: A. History [IDS-400-01] B. Humanities [IDS-400-01] C. Natural and Applied Sciences [IDS-400-01] D. Social Sciences [IDS-400-01]

III. Conclusion A. Explain how integrating the four lenses helps people to understand how problems in diversity impact others in both professional and personal

contexts. [IDS-400-02] B. Analyze how social practices have been shaped by issues and events in diversity in modern culture. [IDS-400-02] C. Using relevant research or diverse perspectives, assess the benefits and challenges of addressing issues in diversity. [IDS-400-06] D. Explain how analyzing diversity can help in your interactions with those with different viewpoints, cultures, and perspectives. [IDS-400-04]

Milestones Milestone One: Critical Analysis Portfolio and Presentation Proposal In Module Two, you will select an issue or event in diversity to analyze through the four general education lenses. You will explain the issue or event and its relationship to diversity as well as describe its connection to all four lenses. This milestone will be graded with the Milestone One Rubric.

Milestone Two: Analyzing an Issue or Event in Diversity Through the Lenses of the History and the Humanities In Module Four, you will analyze your issue or event through the history and humanities lenses. This will provide you with a chance to practice analyzing your issue or event through these lenses and receive feedback on this practice attempt. This milestone will be graded with the Milestone Two Rubric.

Milestone Four: Analyzing an Issue or Event in Diversity Through the Lenses of the Natural and Applied Sciences and the Social Sciences In Module Six, you will analyze your issue or event through the lenses of natural and applied sciences and the social sciences. Like Milestone Two, this task provides you with an opportunity to dive deeper into your analysis of the issue or event through these two lenses. This milestone will be graded with the Milestone Four Rubric.

Final Project Part One Submission: Critical Analysis Portfolio In Module Seven, you will submit your completed portfolio. It should be a complete, polished document containing all of the critical elements of the final product. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. This submission will be graded with the Final Project Part One Rubric.

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Deliverables Milestone Deliverable Module Due Grading

One Critical Analysis Portfolio and Presentation Two Graded separately; Milestone One Rubric Two Analyzing an Issue or Event in Diversity

Through the Lenses of the Humanities and History

Four Graded separately; Milestone Two Rubric

Four Analyzing an Issue or Event in Diversity Through the Lenses of Social and the Natural Sciences

Six Graded separately; Milestone Four Rubric

Final Project Part One Submission: Critical Analysis Portfolio

Seven Graded separately; Final Project Part One Rubric

Final Project Part One Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Altogether, this portfolio should be 6 to 8 pages in length (plus a cover page and references) and written in APA format. Within your portfolio, each analysis should be 3 to 5 paragraphs long. Use double-spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Include at least two relevant resources per lens cited in APA format. Submit your portfolio in a single Word document.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value Introduction: Topic

[IDS-400-02] Meets “Proficient” criteria and usage of the four lenses demonstrates a nuanced understanding into how an issue or event within diversity has or has not influenced modern society

Explains how an issue or event within diversity has or has not influenced modern society through use of the four lenses

Explains how an issue or event within diversity has or has not influenced modern society through use of the four lenses, but the explanation or usage of the four lenses is cursory

Does not explain how an issue or event within diversity has or has not influenced modern society through use of the four lenses

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Lens Analysis: History

[IDS-400-01]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and analysis makes cogent connections between diversity and the history lens

Analyzes a chosen issue or event through the lens of history to determine its impact on various institutions, using evidence and research to support the analysis

Analyzes a chosen issue or event through the lens of history, but analysis is cursory or illogical, or supporting evidence is inappropriate or nonexistent

Does not analyze a chosen issue or event through the lens of history

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Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value Lens Analysis:

Humanities [IDS-400-01]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and analysis makes cogent connections between diversity and the humanities lens

Analyzes a chosen issue or event through the lens of the humanities to determine its impact on various institutions, using evidence and research to support the analysis

Analyzes a chosen issue or event through the lens of the humanities, but analysis is cursory or illogical, or supporting evidence is inappropriate or nonexistent

Does not analyze a chosen issue or event through the lens of the humanities

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Lens Analysis: Natural and Applied

Sciences [IDS-400-01]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and analysis makes cogent connections between diversity and the natural- and applied- sciences lens

Analyzes a chosen issue or event through the lens of the natural and applied sciences to determine its impact on various institutions, using evidence and research to support the analysis

Analyzes a chosen issue or event through the lens of the natural and applied sciences, but analysis is cursory or illogical, or supporting evidence is inappropriate or nonexistent

Does not analyze a chosen event or issue through the lens of the natural and applied sciences

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Lens Analysis: Social Sciences

[IDS-400-01]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and analysis makes cogent connections between diversity and the social sciences lens

Analyzes a chosen issue or event through the lens of the social sciences to determine its impact on various institutions, using evidence and research to support the analysis

Analyzes a chosen issue or event through the lens of the social sciences, but analysis is cursory or illogical, or supporting evidence is inappropriate or nonexistent

Does not analyze a chosen issue or event through the lens of the social sciences

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Conclusion: Impact [IDS-400-02]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and explanation reveals a nuanced understanding and in-depth awareness of the impact of diversity on professional and personal contexts

Explains how integrating the four lenses helps people understand how problems in diversity impact others in both professional and personal contexts

Explains how integrating the four lenses helps people understand how problems in diversity impact others in both professional and personal contexts, but explanation lacks clarity, is illogical, or is cursory

Does not explain how integrating the four lenses helps people understand how problems in diversity impact others in both professional and personal contexts

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Conclusion: Social Practices

[IDS-400-02]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and analysis demonstrates keen insight into how social practices have been shaped by issues and events in diversity

Analyzes how social practices have been shaped by issues and events in diversity in modern culture

Analyzes how social practices have been shaped by issues and events in diversity in modern culture, but analysis is cursory

Does not analyze how social practices have been shaped by issues and events in diversity in modern culture

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Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value Conclusion: Benefits

and Challenges [IDS-400-06]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and the relevant research or diverse perspectives used demonstrate a nuanced understanding of the benefits and challenges of addressing issues in diversity

Assesses the benefits and challenges of addressing issues in diversity through the use of relevant research or diverse perspectives

Assesses the benefits and challenges of addressing issues in diversity through the use of relevant research or diverse perspectives, but analysis is cursory or utilization of relevant research or diverse perspectives is inappropriate

Does not assess the benefits and challenges of addressing issues in diversity

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Conclusion: Interactions [IDS-400-04]

Meets “Proficient” criteria and explanation demonstrates keen insight into how analyzing diversity helps with interactions

Explains how analyzing diversity can help in interactions with those with different viewpoints, cultures, and perspectives

Explains how analyzing diversity can help in interactions with those of different viewpoints, cultures, and perspectives, but explanation is cursory or illogical

Does not explain how analyzing diversity can help in interactions with those of a different viewpoint, culture, and perspective

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Articulation of Response

Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to- read format

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

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Total 100%

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