Schedule

Week 1 - Jan 19

Topics: Introduction to instructor; review the six variables of cultural diversity

Exercise: Reading the culture of a candy bar; greeting card workshop

Week 2 - Jan 26

Topics: Universalism-Particularism

Readings: Chapters 1&2

Exercise:  continue greeting card exercise and have each group present their card

Week 3 - Feb 02

Class cancelled due to weather

Week 4 - Feb 09

Topics: Individualism-Communitarianism; cultural generalization; cultural 

Readings: Chapter 3

Week 5 - Feb 16

Exercise: Watch MBFGW and discuss cultural variables

Readings: Chapter 4

Week 6 - Feb 23

Topics: Review U-P & I-C; Discuss S-D

Readings: Chapters 5 & 6

Exercise: Continue watching MBFGW 

Week 7 - Mar 02

Due: Cultural analysis of a film

Readings: Chapters 7 & 8

Week 8 - Mar 09

Topics: Inner Direction-Outer Direction; Instruction sets for varying cultures

Readings: Chapters 9 & 10; Bloomer (1997)

Exercises: Practice blog participation exercise

Week 9 - Mar 16

Topics:Sequential-Synchronous Time; Intercultural online design

Readings: Chapters 11 & 12; Amant (2005)
Exercise: Compare and contrast two sets of instructions

Week 10 - Mar 23 - Spring Break

Due (that week): Mid-Semester Course Evaluations

Week 11 - Mar 30 - Movie Night 

Topics: Comparing intercultural design

Readings: Kostelnick (1995)

Due: (Re-)Designed Technical Manual

Week 12 - Apr 06

Exercises: InDesign Workshop

Week 13 - Apr 13 

Exercises: InDesign Workshop

Week 14 - Apr 20 – No Class

Week 15 - Apr 27

Exercises: Course Evaluations; InDesign Workshop

Week 16 - May 04 - Movie Night 

Due: Emerging Communication Practices Report

Week 17 - May 11

Due: End of Semester Memos