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Business trip report (1-2 pages, single spaced)

specific workplace: Chinese and Japanese Restaurant

Your task: To study the behavioral norms of a workplace and make inferences about the behavioral norms of this setting. You must list the specific workplace you’re observing.

detail the facts of the behavioral norms of this setting. Some things you can look for:

Vocabulary – is there a set of vocabulary one would have to know to function in this setting.

Behaviors – how should people in this setting conduct themselves? What is expected of those engaging in this setting? Is it an easygoing environment? Is it a bit more conservative? What’s the general mode like?

Dress code – what kind of uniform (if any) would one need, in order to navigate this discourse? Is there a formal dress-code upheld? Is it a more casual atmosphere where formal dress would be laughed at?

Feel free to list any other observations you make about what will comprise the “identity kit” that’s needed to exist in this setting.

For every observation, try and think about what values the observation reflects? What does this discourse value? How do things like the dress-code, the vocabulary, the expected behavior reflect these values?

With regards to the last bullet point, when you make inference into what values/goals the observations represent, it may be helpful to think about what the discourse values as a whole are. For example, if we think about a discourse like the military, it’s likely accurate to say the discourse values discipline, uniformity, order, hierarchy, etc.

Formatting: This report should be single spaced, include paragraph breaks between paragraphs, make effective use of the formatting tools available to you (bold, italics, headings, etc.), and be organized in a way that is easy to read and understand.

Do Not use “I” to write this report, not narrative style. Be considerate of your reader and categorize information from the audience’s perspective – by the results you achieved, what you learned, what you observed, or the people you interacted with. Or, in our case, by vocabulary, dress code, behavior, and values.