IDS 400 ( week 7)

Course Outcomes

In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:

• Analyze the rela�onships among culture, diversity, and self by inves�ga�ng their influence on one’s discipline of study or chosen profession

• Integrate interdisciplinary approaches for determining how issues of diversity affect modern socie�es in both personal and professional contexts

• Describe the cultural and social influences on the development of personal iden�ty by employing appropriate research strategies

• Recommend strategies for overcoming obstacles in diversity to meet personal and professional goals

• Ar�culate informed viewpoints on how to ensure cultural responsiveness in personal and professional contexts using effec�ve communica�on skills

• Assess the challenges of overcoming issues in diversity through the incorpora�on of diverse perspec�ves and viewpoints informed by relevant literature and peer experiences

Overview

This course explores diversity and its impact on the world around us. Diversity influences society and society influences diversity, crea�ng a feedback loop between them. You will cri�cally analyze a feedback loop in this project through

social, historical, and theore�cal approaches to diversity as well as the four general educa�on lenses: history, humani�es, natural and applied sciences, and social science. From this enhanced understanding, you will be equipped to draw

connec�ons between diversity, self, and engagement with society. These skills are o�en necessary to achieve personal and professional goals across many disciplines.

Direc�ons

For this project, you will write a 10‐page paper that examines the topic you chose in Module Two and how it affects individuals and society. In the paper, you will describe your chosen topic, construct a thesis statement, perform a cri�cal

analysis, and reflect on how your topic informs your personal life and experience. You will demonstrate your ability to think cri�cally, inves�gate, and communicate clearly.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

I. Evidence: You will use evidence to support your analysis throughout the project.

1. Integrate reliable evidence from varied sources throughout your paper to support your analysis. Use at least two resources from the Module Resources sec�on of the course and two resources that you find through your own research

using the Shapiro Library.

a. It is important to draw from a more diverse pool of perspec�ves from varied sources to support the analysis. This is different from the Cita�ons and A�ribu�ons rubric criterion.

b. Reliable evidence from varied sources should be interwoven throughout the paper itself, while ci�ng and a�ribu�ng sources will be represented as APA in‐text cita�ons and a reference list at the end of your work.

c. You will be evaluated on both criteria.

II. Topic descrip�on: In this sec�on, you will iden�fy and discuss the factors that shape your thesis statement.

1. Introduce your topic with an effec�ve descrip�on and contextual informa�on.

2. Describe a popula�on significant to your topic. Include informa�on such as demographics, cultural prac�ces, social iden�ty, and key challenges.

3. Ar�culate how the topic has shaped the lives and experiences of your chosen popula�on.

4. Explain your choice of general educa�on interdisciplinary lens for analyzing your topic. The four lenses are history, humani�es, natural and applied sciences, and social science.

5. Construct a thesis statement that combines your topic, popula�on, cultural situa�on, and choice of general educa�on interdisciplinary lens.

III. Cri�cal analysis: In this sec�on, you will analyze your engagement with your popula�on and topic. You will iden�fy opportuni�es for change, examine possible obstacles, and discuss the impact of your cri�cal analysis on societal

conversa�ons about cultural diversity.

1. Discuss how you would construc�vely collaborate with your popula�on to encourage their engagement with your chosen topic.

2. Describe at least one posi�ve element within your topic that supports transforma�on.

3. Describe at least one specific element within your topic that could benefit from change.

4. Explain how at least one poten�al obstacle could interfere with the popula�on’s engagement with your topic.

5. Assess at least two significant factors that could impact your topic, such as biases, beliefs, assump�ons, and/or values.

6. Describe a possible outcome of your proposed engagement that might influence the societal conversa�ons that add to cri�cal awareness of diversity.

IV. Reflec�on: In this sec�on, you will describe how using cri�cal analysis tools influences your personal experience, your field of study or profession, how you interact with others, and your understanding of the role of diversity in society.

1. Describe how cri�cally analyzing your topic has posi�vely informed your personal experience.

2. Describe how examining your bias has altered the way you perceive the world.

3. Describe how this course has helped you understand the role of diversity in society.

4. Explain how cri�cally analyzing diversity can posi�vely influence your field of study or profession.

5. Explain at least one way in which your analysis might have been different if you had used one of the other general educa�on lenses to analyze your topic.

6. Explain how cri�cally analyzing diversity adds value to interac�ons with people in a variety of contexts.

What to Submit

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To complete this project, you must submit a Word document of 10 pages in length (plus a reference page) with 12‐point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one‐inch margins. Use at least two resources from course materials and two

resources from the library. Sources should be cited according to APA style. Consult the Shapiro Library APA Style Guide for more informa�on on cita�ons.

Project Rubric

Criteria Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Reliable Evidence from Varied Sources

Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner

Integrates reliable evidence from varied sources throughout the paper to support analysis, including at least two resources from course materials and two resources from the library

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include drawing from a more diverse pool of perspec�ves, using more varied sources to support the analysis, integra�ng evidence and sources throughout the paper to support the analysis, or using at least two resources from course materials and two resources from the library

Does not a�empt criterion 5

Topic Descrip�on: Descrip�on of the Topic

Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner

Introduces the topic with effec�ve descrip�on and context

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include a more thorough descrip�on of the topic, greater support about its connec�on to diversity or significance to society, or addi�onal contextual informa�on about the topic

Does not a�empt criterion 5

Topic Descrip�on: Descrip�on of the Popula�on

Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner

Describes a popula�on significant to the topic, including demographics, cultural prac�ces, social iden�ty, and key challenges

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include a more thorough descrip�on or greater support regarding the popula�on’s demographics, cultural prac�ces, social iden�ty, and/or key challenges

Does not a�empt criterion 5

Topic Descrip�on: Lives and Experiences of the Popula�on

Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner

Ar�culates how the topic has shaped the lives and experiences of the chosen popula�on

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include connec�ng the topic to the popula�on or providing greater support for how the topic has impacted the popula�on

Does not a�empt criterion 5

Topic Descrip�on: General Educa�on Lens

Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner

Explains choice of general educa�on interdisciplinary lens for analyzing the topic

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include connec�ng one of the four general educa�on lenses to the topic or providing a more convincing or thorough explana�on of why the lens was chosen

Does not a�empt criterion 5

Topic Descrip�on: Thesis Statement

Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner

Constructs a thesis statement that combines topic, popula�on, cultural situa�on, and choice of

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for

Does not a�empt criterion 5

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Criteria Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

general educa�on interdisciplinary lens

improvement may include a clearer or more concise thesis statement that integrates topic, popula�on, cultural situa�on, and choice of general educa�on lens

Cri�cal Analysis: Construc�ve Collabora�on

Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner

Discusses construc�ve collabora�on with the popula�on to encourage their engagement with the topic

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing a more thorough descrip�on of how to engage the popula�on in dialogue about the topic, or providing theore�cal support of the proposed engagement strategies

Does not a�empt criterion 5

Cri�cal Analysis: Posi�ve Element Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner

Describes at least one posi�ve element within the topic that supports transforma�on

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing more thorough support of the posi�ve nature of the chosen element or of how it supports transforma�on

Does not a�empt criterion 5

Cri�cal Analysis: Element That Could Benefit From Change

Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner

Describes at least one specific element within the topic that could benefit from change

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing more thorough support of why the chosen element could benefit from change or how this change may impact engagement of the topic

Does not a�empt criterion 5

Cri�cal Analysis: Poten�al Obstacle

Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner

Explains how at least one poten�al obstacle could interfere with the popula�on’s engagement with the topic

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include connec�ng the topic to a poten�al obstacle or providing more thorough support for how it could interfere with the popula�on’s engagement with the topic

Does not a�empt criterion 5

Cri�cal Analysis: Factors That Impact the Topic

Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner

Assesses at least two significant factors that could impact the topic, such as biases, beliefs, assump�ons, and/or values

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include iden�fying two specific factors that could impact the topic, or providing more thorough support for choice of factors

Does not a�empt criterion 5

Cri�cal Analysis: Societal Conversa�ons

Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner

Describes a possible outcome of the proposed engagement that might influence the societal conversa�ons that add to cri�cal awareness of diversity

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include connec�ng the cri�cal analysis to changes in societal conversa�ons

Does not a�empt criterion 5

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Criteria Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

about diversity or providing more thorough support for the explana�on of how it adds to cri�cal awareness of diversity

Reflec�on: Personal Experience Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner

Describes how cri�cally analyzing the topic has posi�vely informed personal experience

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include addi�onal details or a more specific descrip�on of how cri�cally analyzing the topic in diversity posi�vely informed personal

Does not a�empt criterion 5

Reflec�on: Bias Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner

Describes how examining bias has altered percep�on of the world

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include describing one’s own bias, clearly connec�ng bias and personal percep�ons, or providing more thorough support for how examining bias has altered personal percep�ons

Does not a�empt criterion 5

Reflec�on: Role of Diversity in Society

Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner

Describes how the course has helped in understanding the role of diversity in society

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include addi�onal details or a more specific descrip�on about how the course has helped in understanding the role of diversity in society

Does not a�empt criterion 5

Reflec�on: Influence on Field of Study or Profession

Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner

Explains how cri�cally analyzing diversity can posi�vely influence field of study or profession

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include connec�ng the cri�cal analysis of diversity to a personal, academic, or professional experience, or providing more thorough support for this connec�on

Does not a�empt criterion 5

Reflec�on: Different General Educa�on Lens

Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner

Explains at least one way the analysis might have been different if another general educa�on lens was used to analyze the topic

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include use of an alterna�ve general educa�on lens, a clearer explana�on of how the analysis might have been different if one of the other general educa�on lenses had been used to analyze the topic, or more support for the explana�on

Does not a�empt criterion 5

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Criteria Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Reflec�on: Interac�ons with People

Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner

Explains how cri�cally analyzing diversity adds value to interac�ons with people in a variety of contexts

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include connec�ng the value of cri�cal analysis to interac�ons with people in a variety of contexts or providing a more thorough explana�on of that value

Does not a�empt criterion 5

Ar�cula�on of Response Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner

Clearly conveys meaning with correct grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, demonstra�ng an understanding of audience and purpose

Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, nega�vely affec�ng readability

Submission has cri�cal errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, preven�ng understanding of ideas

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Cita�ons and A�ribu�ons Uses cita�ons for ideas requiring a�ribu�on, with few or no minor errors

Uses cita�ons for ideas requiring a�ribu�on, with consistent minor errors

Uses cita�ons for ideas requiring a�ribu�on, with major errors

Does not use cita�ons for ideas requiring a�ribu�on

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Total: 100%

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