INSTRUCTIONS
This exercise is based on identity icebergs or cultural icebergs that you can research images for on the Internet. I have provided two videos in this Module to provide background on the basics. Be sure to watch them. Your diagram does not need to be iceberg shaped but must separate or clearly identify in some way the visible or readily known from items that are hidden and unknown to those around you as you keep them "below the surface." Many samples you will find are basic in design and I am expecting effort in the organization of the diagram so that the relationships between items are known by color coding, adjacencies, etc. That is, some of the items you put on your iceberg are connected and you should show that connection in some way. You may use any graphics package to create your identity diagram but I would recommend using Word or PowerPoint. Both of these package have tools on the "insert menu" to find online pictures and create shapes. The "draw" menu allows may provide options to connect items or shapes with lines. (See HINT below.)
The diagram will be worked on in two parts. Submit part one in pdf format (only pdf files can be submitted) by the due date noted on the course schedule.
PART ONE [first due date]
1. Create a diagram that you are comfortable sharing that captures various aspects of who you are. Consider your background, places where you grew up or lived, skills, cultural norms you follow. Having a good amount of detail will make this more meaningful and will help on the second part of the assignment in a few weeks. In preparing the diagram, consider the rubric which emphasizes (1) drawing ideas from the reading assignments, (2) how the diagram is arranged and (3) care in creating the graphic elements (e.g., spelling errors, graphic package errors that detract, etc).
Include in the diagram a word or short phrase (2/3 words) for traits/items about you that are:
- visible and/or readily known (e.g., age, race, gender, culture, communication style, love to read)
- hidden from observation and/or is not readily known except by those closest to you (e.g., religion, family, experience, income level, education, life challenges, values and ethics). Some of these may be "just below the surface" and other things are typically hidden.
- mental abilities, physical and psychomotor abilities, aspects of your personality (consider Chapter 2 in the Organizational Behavior book on individual differences for ideas). Failing to include chapter reading content as part of your diagram will result in a very low grade!
- See Chapter 1 of the McDonald book for other considerations.
- remember for each of these categories you need multiple examples. Ideally, there should be enough detail that there will be groups of similar items within the category.
Arrange the word elements to show not only the themes noted above about your identity but placing items in groups and adjacent to each other within the group to identify them as being related or connected in some way. The use of color, symbols, or connecting lines may be helpful. HINT: using a brainstorming type process with yourself by writing a single item on a small piece of paper, index card, or post-it. This will make it easy to arrange the items by iceberg levels and by groups within those levels. Once the groups are arranged, if you see connections across groups use a highlighter color to show those connections. Once you have things arranged on the post-it notes, take a picture of it with your phone to have as a reference when you use Word (or some other software) to neatly complete the assignment for submission.
Why you are doing this assignment ....
“traits, when taken together, form a large mosaic that provides insight into individuals…. personality variables … have a direct impact on work behavior … how we see ourselves … how we interact with others (OpenStax, p. 42)
A huge step in understanding diversity is understanding who you are. This diagram is a way to capture that but we will also leverage what you record to go deeper in the next part of the course where we look at how for everyone how who we are - our collective life experiences -- can shape biases we have toward others.
Value of inclusion: Value of Diversity and Inclusion
Write a paper (2-3 pages) that summarizes the factors of how an organization’s ethical considerations/decisions about diversity and inclusion can influence/impact the broad scope of "organizational effectiveness."
While the textbook may be a source of information, at least two scholarly or professional practitioner journals are to be used and all work properly cited in the paper and related reference page using APA style.
The reference page is not part of the page count requirement. No cover/title page is to be included.