We’ve got a mix of assignments this week as we gear up for the course and get familiar with the platforms. Please see below for a quick rundown of the week’s work.
- by Wednesday, post a brief introduction to yourself on the blog
- by Saturday, respond to 2 of the discussion prompts below (on the blog)
- by Sunday, submit your analysis of the introduction to They Say/I Say (in the Blackboard Dropbox)
Discussions on the blog will serve as class discussion work throughout the summer. For this week, please respond to Question #1 and to either #2 or #3.
Create a new post for your responses. Categorize it as “Discussions,” and tag it with “unit1,” “week of 5/18,” and [your first name]. Each of your responses should be >150 words. Once you have posted, please review your classmates’ posts and comment on at least 2 of them (>75 words each). You should complete this work by the end of the day on Saturday, 5/23.
- What are some of the researchable questions that this week’s readings raise for you? In other words, what issues do these readings make you wonder about? What questions would you be interested in exploring further?
- Anytime we learn about something new, we start from where we are. Use your own experiences to respond to one of these articles–draw some connections between your experiences of work and/or school and the claims/ideas that these authors raise.
- Select one of the definitions from “What is organizational culture and why should we care” OR one statistic from “Why diversity matters,” and discuss what questions this sparks for you? What do you think is interesting or significant about this idea? In other words, how does your look at this article open up questions about what organizational culture is and why it matters?
A quick note on protocol: In order to keep our blog organized, it will be important for us to use categories and tags appropriately:
- categories will sort posts into different locations (pages) on the blog
- tags will make posts easily searchable.
When you click the “+” button to create a new post, your text editor window will have boxes for Tags and Categories in the right menu.
1. The topic that I would love understanding more about in this weeks readings is found in the article “Why diversity matters”. This article captivated my attention when it went into statistics about different types of diversity and the results that came of it. I found it interesting that a company with ethnic diversity out-performed gender diversity by 20%. Although this article is short, it contains several interesting points. Essentially it states that the more diverse a company is, the more successful they will be. The thing that I want to look into more is why ethnic diversity is more effective than gender diversity.
3. The statistic in “Why diversity matters” that is one of the most interesting to me is that in certain industries, a company leads in ethnic diversity (upper quartile)… In other industries, a company leads in gender diversity (upper quartile)… But in no industry does a company lead in both ethnic and gender diversity. The reason I find this to be interesting is because some people can qualify for both.In a mostly white male company hires a woman that is any other race besides white, she then quotes toward both categories. This raises the question as to why ethnic and gender diversity cannot prosper to the same extent within the same company?
Introduction.
Hello Professor and Classmates,
My name is Atrilleon Williams, but most people call me Trill. Feel free to call me that. I am taking this class as is requirement for my major. I hope it will be quite helpful in improving my writing and comprehension skills. The plan this summer was to be involved in some part time work for a kids camp but then COVID 19 pandemic happened.
I have previously taken various online classes and I have enjoyed and learned so much from various classmates during the discussions and I know this class will not be different.
Thank You,
Trill.