Diversity and Culture Assignment
Diversity and Culture Assignment
In this assignment, you are the game show host for the Diversity game (attached PowerPoint).
Gather two or three friends or family members as contestants. If you have more, divide them into two groups. Use a piece of paper to keep score and print the second page of the presentation to mark which questions were incorrectly answered.
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1. Open the PowerPoint Diversity game. Start the Slideshow to begin.
Read these instructions to the teams:
- One person (or team) will randomly be selected to choose the first question category and level. Once a question is read aloud, all person (or team) will debate the answer. One team will raise a hand or use his or her assigned team noisemaker when the team is ready to answer.
- I will call on the first team to respond. If they answer correctly, they will receive the number of points indicated, and they will choose the next question category and level. If their answer is incorrect, I will call upon the second team and so on.
- In the event that no team answers the question correctly, I will give the correct response. The team that chose last still has control of the board and should choose the next question.
- Scores will be recorded and the winner announced at the end of the round. There will be one round of 25 questions (or two rounds of 25 questions each if you also play Double Diversity).
2. Once you have the “board” displayed, and the first team has selected their question, click one of the cells to reveal a question.
3. To return to the main board, click on the “Diversity” icon in the lower right corner of the screen.
4. If the game is close, use the Double Diversity board. To advance to the Double Diversity board, click the logo in the top-right (above “The Amazing Race”) of the main game board. This will take you to the Double Diversity! board (Board 2).
After playing the game, discuss with the contestants why they believe they missed some of the questions.
Write a 500-word essay that evaluates the game play, your thoughts on why questions were correctly and incorrectly answered, and what you learned from the game. Diversity and Culture Assignment
Assignment – Part 2:
Select three of the following five prompts. Write a response of at least 300 words for each of the three prompts:
- What was one of your earliest experiences concerning race? Describe the experience, how you felt, and how the experience was handled. If you could rewrite that experience, how would you change it and/ or how it was handled?
- Explain the concept of “best practice” and what it means in the context of diversity strategy. What are the challenges of developing and implementing best practices? What are the potential benefits?
- What are some of the ways that Pitney Bowes has aligned its goals for diversity with a market-driven approach to meeting its customers’ needs? Be specific.
- What is/are the common theme(s) between the Bowman exercise and the Miner article?
- Review the author’s list of 46 examples of white privilege. Critically evaluate which of these indicate white privilege and which might be artifacts of other forces (market forces, personal choice, etc.).
Submit both Assignments in the same document.
Assignment Expectations:
- Length:
- 1400-1750 words (5-7 pages); answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner
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TheDIVERSITYGameinstructionsforMasterofCeremonies.docx
DIVERSITY! Game Play
The DIVERSITY! Game
This exercise is a fun way to learn about diversity with friends and family. It is patterned after the gameshow Jeopardy.
Goals of Diversity!
· To enable people to test their knowledge of some aspects
of diversity in an engaging way
· To learn about diversity and its wide-ranging subject matter
Time Required
A single round (board) of Diversity! can be completed in a 50-minute class session, while a 60- or 75-minute session will accommodate more discussion or two rounds (both boards) of the game.
Materials
The Diversity PowerPoint game attached to your class.
Pre-game Preparation
Open the PowerPoint and select Slideshow>>Start from Beginning. Practice moving back and forth between the questions, the main board, and the Double Diversity board.
1. Once you are ready to play, have the “board” displayed and click one of the cells to reveal a question.
For best results, do not click directly on top of the point designator. Click again and the answer is revealed.
2. To return to the main board, click on the icon in the lower right corner of the screen.
3. To advance to the second board click the small DIVERSITY logo in the top-right of the screen. This should take you to the Extreme Diversity! board (Board 2).
4. You will likely want to familiarize yourself with all of the questions and answers that appear in the Appendix at the end of these instructions.
Prizes
You may wish to hand out low monetary value prizes, like candy or pencils, to
Your contestants either as they answer or at the conclusion of the game. (Your commitment to diversity may be established by providing “diverse” prizes such as chopsticks, or Turkish delight). Prizes of any sort add to the spirit of fun in the classroom.
Game Play:
Read these instructions to the players:
· One team will randomly be selected to choose the first question category and level. Once a question is read aloud, all teams will debate the answer. One team will raise a hand or use his or her assigned team noisemaker when the team is ready to answer.
· I will call on the first team to respond. If they answer correctly, they will receive the number of points indicated, and they will choose the next question category and level. If their answer is incorrect, I will call upon the second quickest team that responded, and so on.
· In the event that no team answers the question correctly, I will give the correct response. The team that chose last still has control of the board and should choose the next question.
· Scores will be recorded and the winner announced at the end of the round. There will be one round of 25 questions (or two rounds of 25 questions each).
· Randomly select a team to choose the first category and level. Display and read
the question they select and call on the first team indicating readiness. You are the judge of whether they answer correctly. If they are correct, have them choose another category and level.
· If no team answers correctly, you should give the correct response and allow the last team that chose to select the next question. For longer classes, move on to the second screen of questions once they have completed the first. The game can be stopped at any point. Diversity and Culture Assignment
NOTES:
If the game is close, use the Double Diversity board. To advance to the Double Diversity board, click the logo in the top-right (above “The Amazing Race”) of the main game board. This will take you to the Double Diversity! board (Board 2).
After playing the game, award prizes and discuss with the contestants why they believe they missed some of the questions.