Purdue CM206 2019 February Unit 5 Seminar Latest

CM206 Interpersonal Communications

Unit 5 Seminar  

Attending live Seminars is highly recommended, as it is important to your academic success. The Seminar allows you to review the important concepts presented in each unit, discuss work issues in your lives that pertain to these concepts, ask your instructor questions, and chat in real time with your fellow classmates. In this course, there are graded Seminars in Units 1 through 9. You must either attend and participate in the live Seminar or complete the Seminar alternative assignment in order to earn points for this part of the class.

The Seminar in Unit 5 focuses on diversity and discusses how our tolerance for diversity can influence our intercultural interactions.

Please come to Seminar prepared to discuss the following:

What is diversity? How would you define it?

What are some of the concepts that make us diverse? How can this influence our communication?

What are some of the benefits of diversity?

How can tolerance for diversity influence our interpersonal interactions?

In what ways might context influence our tolerance for diversity?

What strategies might we be able to employ that can help enhance our communication in a diverse context?

To earn Seminar credit for this unit, complete one of the following options below:

Option 1- Attend Seminar:

You are strongly encouraged to fulfill your Seminar requirement through this option if possible. Many students find the synchronous discussion very helpful because the instructor will clarify the unit information and your classmates may pose questions that you also have about the material.

Option 2- Alternative Assignment:

If you are unable to participate in the live Seminar, submit an essay answering the Seminar questions listed above. Before answering the questions, review the Seminar recording for information missed. Seminar Option 2 postings need to be in Microsoft Word and incorporate the text material. Your response to the Seminar questions should be composed in complete sentences and paragraphs and be at least 350 words in length. Be sure to answer all questions and include references to earn your Seminar points. Please refer to the Seminar rubric for grading details and contact your instructor if you have questions about anything covered in the Seminar.

The Option 2 Assignment should be completed and submitted to the Unit 5 Seminar Dropbox before the unit deadline (Tuesday night).