Homework: Cultural Groups Presentation

The purpose of this three-fold homework (3 parts) is to apply and evaluate principles of team dynamics, including team roles, to facilitate effective team functioning. Nursing is a "team sport," so performing on and leading teams effectively is an essential job skill. The faculty has randomly assigned you to a small group with a specified culture. Your group will prepare an oral presentation to present to the class as assigned on the scheduled due date (noted on syllabus/course outline).

Part of the purpose of the homework is also to investigate unfamiliar cultures and inform the rest of the class about your discovery. A formal presentation will be done by the group which requires that each group locate/select a interview person from their designated culture, who is 1st or 2nd generation in the United States, and willing for the group to interview them to complete a detailed cultural assessment (See attached Cultural Assessment Tool). All group members must actively participate in the client`s cultural assessment/interview and face-to-face or web-based (e.g., Zoom) group meetings.

Like any work team, your group must first determine who will perform the essential roles of formal leader and recorder/secretary to facilitate the completion of the homework.

Group meetings should be organized (i.e., have an agenda), and behavior should be professional. Record minutes (official record) for each meeting. Your group`s Cultural Assessment Tool and meeting minutes are due in the designated D2L Homeworks submission folder by scheduled due date according to (syllabus/course outline).

Required Content for Meetings` Minutes include:

• First paragraph: Type of meeting (planned, impromptu, etc.); the date, time, and place of the meeting; the name of the presiding officer (leader) and recorder/secretary; names of members present; names of members absent; and length of the session (hours, minutes).

• Minutes are a record of what members do during a meeting (e.g., discussion of, voted on, agreed upon, etc.), not a script of what members said. Note: Each group`s presentation is limited to 30 minutes, so be concise and carefully plan and monitor your time to avoid unnecessary loss of points. In the interest of limited class time, faculty will stop your presentation after 30 minutes, regardless of what you have left to present.

Culture presentations should be fun; in the past, some students have dressed in the culture`s traditional dress and or prepared/shared typical foods. All students must participate to the fullest in both product preparation and presentation. Extra consideration will be given to those who carry the dress/food out to the fullest extent to make the culture come to life. If a student is not participating, the group must attempt to correct the problem as a group. If the group cannot resolve the issue, the group`s formal leader must notify the course coordinator. Any student who fails to participate actively in the preparation or presentation will be required to prepare and present a culture individually.

After the culture presentations, all members will post a completed Group Member Participation Evaluation form in the designated D2L Homeworks submission folder as instructed (See Course Outline/Calendar). This will evaluate your group`s dynamics (i.e., how you work together to accomplish your client interview and presentation).

Part A: Evaluate the Leadership of the group (before presentation)

In a written response (1-2 pages), the first part of your paper you will describe the leadership styles that you observed and how you feel the leadership style was perceived by the group and you personally.

Part B: Evaluate the Group Dynamics/Roles (before presentation)

In a second written response (1-2 pages), you will evaluate the groups roles, cohesiveness, your personal impression of how you feel the group worked together as a whole.

Part C: Culture Group Presentation (after presentation).

For this third submission you will submit a copy of the meeting minutes, culture assessment tool, and any powerpoint tools/references used for your presentation. The group will present as a group with each person participating equally. Students will be given 20-30 minutes for presentation. No longer than 30 minutes will be allowed for each presentation. If students go beyond this time frame the instructor will stop them to allow time for all students to present. Students will then submit as a group one submission for the final writing response on the findings for the presentation. Each student should take a part to respond to and compile one document.