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Assessment 2 Information

Your Task
In response to the following scenario, students will produce a one-page infographic
detailing what would be included in a staff professional development workshop entitled
‘Developing Intercultural Competence’.
Assessment – Scenario
You work for a medium-sized Australian business. You manage a cohesive, supportive,
and friendly work team of 25 people who have worked together for the past 10 years.
Your company has invited 15 new staff from your subsidiary in Thailand to assist with a
project in Australia.15 of the new staff will soon join your team.
Your current work team are all native English-speaking, 2nd generation Australians.
They have minimal experience working overseas or with new migrant workers to
Australia. You are planning a professional development workshop that will be
delivered to the current Australian staff and the new Thai employees in your team.
The workshop will be required to deliver three outcomes:
1. An understanding of cultural differences based on Hofstede’s (1980)
model of Intercultural Dimensions and Hall’s (1963) high-context versus
low-context culture.
2. Three practical examples of how to adapt messages to make them
relevant and understandable for all members of staff. These examples
may be drawn upon either Hofstede’s theory or Hall’s theory of highcontext versus low-context cultures, or both.
3. Three strategies (specific actions) that will make the new staff feel
welcome and supported and be part of the team.
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The following Subject Learning Outcomes addressed in this assessment are:

Assessment Instructions
You are required to prepare a one-page infographic. You will give a clear and
succinct, one-page snapshot of what the participants will learn and do in the
workshop. Most importantly, you will include why they will be learning and doing
those things by linking them to relevant theories.
What is an infographic?
An infographic is a succinct visual representation of information. It includes a
variety of elements such as images, icons, text, charts, and diagrams to convey
messages briefly.
It helps to communicate complex and detailed information in an easily
understandable format.
The design of this infographic is entirely your choice. Exploring sites such as
Canva and PowerPoints will provide templates to prepare your Infographic.
Remember to adhere to the principles of an infographic – less text and more
imagery to convey meaning.
Your Infographic must contain the following information:
• A minimum of two theories and models of Cultural Intelligence.
• Minimum of five refereed journals are included in the infographic.
• Non-academic resources.
• Minimum of one such as websites, government publications, census data and
newspaper articles
• 3 examples of communications and 3 specific strategies on how to welcome new
staff
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How to submit
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The Infographic should be submitted as an image.
• The Infographic should be uploaded into My KBS (Turnitin).
Important Study Information
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consequences of cheating, plagiarism and other academic offences under the
Academic Integrity and Conduct Policy.
What is academic integrity and misconduct?
What are the penalties for academic misconduct?
What are the late penalties? How can I appeal my grade?
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Word Limits for Written Assessments
Submissions that exceed the word limit by more than 10% will cease to be
marked from the point at which that limit is exceeded.
Study Assistance
Students may seek study assistance from their local Academic Learning Advisor
or refer to the resources on the MyKBS Academic Success Centre page. Click
here for this information.
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