HUM1150 Cultural Understanding in a Global World
Assessment 1
Cultural Artifact Analysis
Choose an artifact and then analyze it (in 2-3 pages) using the four steps provided for analyzing artifacts. Build your problem-solving skills by following the steps to analyze cultural artifacts and articulate your own self- and social-awareness through looking at the experiences of yours and others.
Introduction
The calling of the humanities is to make us truly human in the best sense of the word.
– J. Irwin Miller, Industrialist
What makes humans... human? Part of the answer lies in the very different ways we express ourselves and our experiences (through art, architecture, music, religion, literature, and more). With over 7.6 billion people on planet Earth, understanding how those expressions connect and distinguish us from one another is a critical part of becoming better citizens of the world (U.S. Census Bureau, n.d.).
Just a few generations ago, the odds of people interacting from completely different backgrounds or communities were small. But in today’s digital world, we have instant access to communities and cultures unlike our own. As we all come together to live, work, and share experiences, it is becoming even more important that we understand our perspectives and the perspectives of others so that we can all collaborate when facing complex issues.
In this course, you’ll explore how different cultures and groups demonstrate their unique perspectives on what it means to be human. As you do, you’ll discover how broadening your perspective will help you better collaborate with others and solve problems in today’s global world. Overall, you'll develop three skills that will help you adapt to a global world. They are:
Problem-solving: As you examine the art, literature, and music of other cultures, you’ll use critical thinking to frame problems, explain other people’s viewpoints, and create solutions informed by diverse and ethical perspectives.
Relationship building: While learning about cultures across different time periods, you will discover that even the earliest humans understood the importance of working with others.
Self-awareness and social awareness: Recognizing your thoughts, emotions, and intentions is a uniquely human trait, which is why it is fundamental to the study of humanities. By managing your responses to unfamiliar experiences and being open to new perspectives, you will better understand the people you encounter in your personal and professional life.
As you use these skills together, you’ll become better equipped to build collaborative relationships and solve diverse problems in a global workplace. You’ll also gain the awareness you need to recognize how social and cultural differences may impact the ways you interact with others.
In this assessment, you’ll learn more about the benefits of studying humanities and discover how you can strengthen your problem-solving, relationship-building, and self- and social-awareness skills in this course and beyond.
If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.
– Wayne Dyer, author, and motivational speaker
Tacos or lasagna. Sushi or curry. Pickles or kimchi. The foods we were exposed to as kids—by our families, communities, religions, and geographical locations—shape our preferences as adults. And it’s not just about food. Our backgrounds influence the perspectives we have on music, literature, television, art, and more. By acknowledging this influence, we become better able to consider how the perspectives of others with different cultural backgrounds might also differ from our own.
In this assessment, you will also strengthen your problem-solving and self- and social-awareness skills by exploring strategies that will help you examine artifacts from other cultures more objectively. Being able to recognize how perspectives affect the way we see the world will also help you better understand other points of view so you can tackle the challenges you face at home, work, and school and make the best decisions for your future.
Changing your perspectives will not only transform you but also the whole world.
– Ji-Hae Park, violinist
Who was your favorite musician when you were a child? Are you still a fan of that artist today? You may still be an avid admirer, or you may cringe at the music you used to love. Either way, your perspective of that artist has probably changed over time. Your perspectives on music, art, culture, and more are constantly evolving as you grow, meet new people, have new experiences, travel, and learn more about the world around you.
Lastly, in this assessment, you will also continue to strengthen your problem-solving skills as you examine the personal and cultural experiences that influence the choices you make. You’ll also hone your self- and social-awareness skills by learning how to manage your reactions to things that may initially surprise you. As you explore more about your perspectives and how they are influenced by your experiences, you’ll be better able to consider new perspectives, look at cultural artifacts objectively, and navigate through difficult issues at work or with friends.
Now get ready to explore other cultures, broaden your perspective, and discover what makes humans... human.
References
BrainyQuote. (n.d.). Ji-Hae Park quotes. https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/jihae_park_567503
BrainyQuote. (n.d.). J. Irwin Miller quotes. https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/j_irwin_miller_201641
BrainyQuote. (n.d.). Wayne Dyer quotes. https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/wayne_dyer_384143
Overview
This assessment allows you to practice your problem-solving and self/social-awareness skills as you analyze how your personal experiences and perspective influence how you make decisions when examining artifacts that illustrate diverse and ethical perspectives.
You will choose a cultural artifact and, in a 2–3 pages of writing, analyze it using the strategies you’ve learned from the provided resources. You’ll explore how your personal experiences and perspective may have influenced your reaction to the artifact. By using these strategies, you’ll:
Be better equipped with information to help you make more objective and informed decisions.
Solve complex problems and think through situations related to diversity and ethics.
Build relationships and collaborate in the workplace and at home.
As you follow these steps to analyze a cultural artifact, you are actively practicing the process of thinking through a problem and breaking it down into its parts.
Additionally, self-awareness, social awareness, and articulation are critical in navigating the workplace and working with others, whether at work or home. This assessment will leverage what you have learned about the human experience and understand what perspectives you hold and how they impact the choices and decisions you make.
Instructions
1. Start by writing an introductory paragraph that states which artifact you chose.
Describe the artifact itself. Identify additional information about the artifact such as the artist or musician, when it was created, and materials used.
If it's a painting, what materials were used?
If it's a piece of music, how long is the piece?
Explain what about it appealed to you, including things about yourself that might influence why you chose it.
2. Describe the historical and artistic contexts of the artifact.
Describe the historical context such as the time period, the place, and reasons why the artist might have had for creating the artifact.
Describe the artistic context such as the visual and aural techniques and symbols. Include reasons that explain why these techniques were used.
3. Connect to the cultural values conveyed through the artifact.
Identify two cultural values that you believe the artist was trying to convey through the artifact.
Relate the artist's cultural values to your own. Examine the similarities or differences that you see between your cultural values and the artist's cultural values.
4. Reflect on what you learned about how culture shapes our perspectives and impacts the decisions you make about the meaning of the cultural
artifact.
Explain how your cultural perspective shaped your response and connection with the artifact.
5. Write in a well-organized and concise manner that adheres to the rules of grammar, usage, mechanics, and formatting.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Your submission should meet the following requirements:
Length: 2–3 pages of text, in addition to a title page and reference page.
Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
Formatting: Format your submission in APA style, with a title page, double spacing, and a reference page.
Citations: Properly cite sources according to APA rules. Review Evidence and APA for more information on how to cite your sources.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze personal cultural bias.
Describe one's reactions to the artifact including the artistic elements, time period, and materials used to create the artifact.
Competency 3: Analyze cultural differences and similarities of people globally.
Identify two cultural values conveyed through the artifact.
Competency 4: Analyze the role of culture and artistic expression in human thought and behavior.
Describe the historical and artistic contexts of the artifact.
Interpret the meaning of the artifact using the historical and artistic contexts to support the interpretation.
Reflect on the learnings on how culture shapes one's perspectives and impacts the decisions one makes about the meaning of the cultural artifact.
Competency 5: Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences
Write in a well-organized and concise manner that adheres to the rules of grammar, usage, and mechanics.
HUM1150 Cultural Understanding in a Global World
Assessment 2
Comparative Analysis and Reflection
Analyze the differences and similarities between two cultures using your selected cultural artifacts. Choose from two lenses with which to examine these cultures: how these cultures approach decision-making and problem-solving or their customs and traditions.
Introduction
Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open.
– Dalai Lama, spiritual leader
Have you ever had a problem, such as a leaky faucet, an issue with a family member, or a school assignment, that you just couldn’t solve? You might have tried and tried to come up with an answer, growing more frustrated as time went on. Perhaps, you then asked someone else for help, and they immediately came up with the perfect solution. Baffled, you may have thought to yourself, “How did they do that?” The answer is often that the other person simply looked at the problem differently. And many times, a different point of view is exactly what you need to find a solution.
In this assessment, you will further develop your problem-solving skills by exploring how different people and cultures approach making decisions and resolving conflicts. By looking at a single problem from multiple perspectives, you will find more creative solutions to complex issues at home, school, and work. You will also continue to improve your self- and social-awareness skills as you explore how your perspective may be biased and how that bias affects the way you process information.
Most of my important lessons about life have come from recognizing how others from a different culture view things.
– Edgar H. Schein, organizational psychologist
If you’ve ever wondered why people from different cultures think and do things differently than you, here’s your chance to satisfy your curiosity about customs, traditions, religious beliefs, and more. While you work through this assessment, you’ll strengthen your problem-solving and self- and social-awareness skills by exploring cultural similarities and differences, which will allow you to understand where other people are coming from. Exploring and thinking critically about how friends, peers, colleagues, and even strangers from different backgrounds view the world can make you more empathetic and understanding. And applying this empathy and understanding will ultimately help you build the successful, collaborative relationships that are critical to your personal and professional success. You’ll continue to cultivate your problem-solving skills as you compare and contrast cultures around the world and develop critical thinking strategies to understand the perspectives and behaviors of others. You’ll also strengthen your self- and social-awareness skills by exploring how your personal and cultural experiences influence your opinions and choices.
The universe is made of stories, not atoms.
– Muriel Rukeyser, poet
Storytelling transcends all cultures, time periods, and geographic regions. That’s why the ancient Greeks built huge amphitheaters and why you find yourself saying “just one more episode!” as you devour the new season of your favorite TV show. So it’s not surprising that understanding the stories we tell is a critical part of the study of humanities.
In all of this, you will further develop your problem-solving skills by exploring stories from different cultures. By learning about common storytelling themes and values (and their differences and similarities), you will discover more ways to think critically about perspectives.
References
BrainyQuote. (n.d.). Dalai Lama quotes. https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/dalai_lama_446750
Goodreads. (n.d.). Edgar H. Schein quotes. https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/43958.Edgar_H_Schein
Wikiquote. (n.d.). Muriel Rukeyser. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Muriel_Rukeyser
Overview
This assessment will look more closely at the means of expression.
There is a tradition of artistic interpretation that stresses expression as the main goal of artworks. Whether it’s a painting, a film, a novel, a play, music, or a piece of sculpture, an artwork can give expression to ideas and emotions that can be difficult to express in ordinary words. We’ve seen that artworks convey aspects of culture and family tradition. But they can also express and communicate religious ideas and feelings, or political struggles. And a work of art can express the personal experiences and inner life of the artist who created it. A work of art can do all of this in a way that connects the viewer or audience to the artist. Some see this type of connection as the closest we can get to experiencing the inner life of another person.
To get an idea of the means artworks have available for expression, consider how a representational painting conveys much more than what’s directly represented (for example, a human figure or mountainscape). A painter can use color, line, shading, and composition (arrangement of forms) to express ideas and emotions about what’s depicted in the painting.
Instructions For this assessment, you will choose an artwork to analyze as a means of expression. Remember, a work of art can be a painting, a poem, a film, a piece of music, a story, or more. In 2–3 pages, you’ll write about what is expressed and will also need to pay careful attention to the detail of the artwork to identify how the expression occurs.
Give a description of the artwork you’ve chosen. What form does it take (music, painting, short story, etc.)? Be sure to name the artist (or artists) and say something about the historical context of its creation.
Explain/describe the work of art you’ve selected
If the work depicts a subject or event (like representational paintings, sculptures, stories, or films do) describe what is depicted. If the artwork is non-representational (like an abstract painting or sculpture, music, or architecture) you can simply say that it is non-representational.
Explain two or three things that the artwork expresses, beyond whatever is directly depicted in the work (if it is representational). What ideas, moods, emotions, feelings, hopes, aspirations, or states of mind do you think the artist is trying to express? If the work is representational, perhaps the artist is expressing certain feelings about what’s depicted (e.g., grief, anger, or joy).
Describe at least three features of the work that have an expressive power. Here you can focus on qualities like color, line, shape, composition, light and shading, sound, and so forth. These are the aspects of the work that do the job of communicating to the viewer or listener something that can’t easily be expressed in ordinary language.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Your submission should meet the following requirements:
Length: 2–3 pages of text, in addition to a title page and reference page.
Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
Formatting: Format your submission in APA style, with a title page, double spacing, and a reference page.
Citations: Properly cite sources according to APA rules. Review Evidence and APA for more information on how to cite your sources.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze personal cultural bias.
Explain how your cultural perspective shaped your response and connection with the artifact.
Competency 3: Analyze cultural differences and similarities of people globally.
Provide a description of your chosen artifact.
Competency 4: Analyze the role of culture and artistic expression in human thought and behavior.
Describe the historical and artistic contexts of the artifact.
Identify two cultural values that you believe the artist was trying to convey through the artifact.
Competency 5: Address assessment purpose in a well organized text incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences
Write in a well-organized and concise manner that adheres to the rules of grammar, usage, mechanics, and formatting.
HUM1150 Cultural Understanding in a Global World
Assessment 3
Heroic Qualities Analysis
Select an artifact that depicts a hero and analyze the heroic qualities and transformation journey of that story. Then compare and contrast the hero story to a person you consider a hero in your own life.
Introduction
Other people's ideas are often better than your own. Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.
– Amy Poehler, actress, comedian, and writer
Much of Amy Poehler’s work, including her time on Saturday Night Live and Parks and Recreation, involved her closely collaborating with a team. Just like Amy, working with others who have different perspectives and talents can not only help you successfully meet your goals, it can also inspire you (and others) to work in new ways.
In this assessment, you will continue to strengthen your relationship-building skills as you explore how artists work together to change people’s perspectives and how you can use those same strategies to inspire change in your personal and professional life. Exploring these strategies will also help you hone your self- and social-awareness skills. That’s because, to work with teams effectively, you need to consider how others are feeling and how you can encourage them to do their best work. When your team members are doing their best, you’ll find that you do your best, too.
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.
– Michael Jordan, professional basketball player
“It’s easier if I just do it myself.” That thought has probably crossed your mind at some point in your life or career. It might happen when you’re working alone on a challenging task, you feel like explaining your process or asking for help will only make more work for you. In some situations, it may truly be easier to go at it alone. But more often, there is a tremendous benefit to working with others, especially when those people have different perspectives than your
During this assessment, you will also strengthen your relationship-building skills by exploring how artists collaborate with others to grow their abilities and how you can also work constructively with other people to achieve great things in your personal and professional life. As you collaborate with friends, peers, and colleagues, you will continue to strengthen your self- and social-awareness skills by learning to grow from feedback.
References
BrainyQuote. (n.d.). Michael Jordan quotes. https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/michael_jordan_167383
Goodreads. (n.d.). Amy Poehler quotes. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1227166-as-you-navigate-through-the-rest-of-your-life-be
Overview
As you navigate environments in your personal and professional life, you will engage with people and artifacts from different cultures. In these interactions, you will naturally compare the similarities and differences of other cultures to your own and to other cultures you have been exposed to. This analysis will help you make meaning of information and be more effective in your interactions at work, home, and school.
In this assessment, you will analyze the differences and similarities between the two cultures using the cultural artifacts you have selected. You will then relate your analysis to explain certain aspects of that culture.
Preparation
You will choose one topic from the options listed below to conduct your comparative culture analysis. After you select your topic, you will then select two artifacts related to your topic to use as the subjects of your analysis. You will also support your analysis with relevant course readings and resources.
Topic Option 1: Cultural Views on Making Decisions. Analyze the cultural artifacts you examined in Chapter 4 of Exploring Cultures. Make sure you identify the cultural artifacts selected for this analysis. Your analysis of the artifacts should inform us of how you perceive the cultures from these aspects:
Making decisions and/or resolving conflicts: Discuss two similarities and two differences in approaches used by these cultures.
Cultural values and beliefs: Explain what your analysis suggests to you about the cultural values and beliefs of each culture and how they approach decision-making and/or problem-solving.
Topic Option 2: Cultural Views on Customs and Traditions. Analyze the cultural artifacts you examined in Chapter 5 of Exploring Cultures. Make sure you identify the cultural artifacts selected for this analysis. Your analysis of the artifacts should inform us of how you perceive the cultures from these aspects:
Customs and traditions: Discuss two similarities and two differences around the customs and traditions of these cultures.
Cultural values and beliefs: Explain what your analysis suggests to you about the cultural values and beliefs of each culture related to customs and traditions.
Topic Option 3: Cultural Views on Heroic Qualities. Analyze the cultural artifacts you examined in Chapter 6 of Exploring Cultures. Make sure you identify the cultural artifacts selected for this analysis. Your analysis of the artifacts should inform us of how you perceive the cultures from these aspects:
Qualities of the hero story: Identify two similarities and two differences between the hero stories from these cultures.
Cultural values and beliefs: Explain what your findings suggest to you about the cultural values and beliefs of each culture regarding what makes a hero.
Instructions
After you have chosen your topic and the relevant artifacts, write 2–3 pages that incorporate the following items:
1. Compare and contrast the cultures represented in your chosen artifacts.
Describe the artifacts you selected on which you will conduct your cultural analysis. Be sure to identify the cultures.
Identify the similarities and differences between the cultures as they relate to how your chosen topic is depicted in the cultural artifacts.
2. Analyze the artifacts to inform how the depicted cultures approach the cultural views of your selected topic.
If you selected Topic 1: Cultural Views on Making Decisions:
Discuss two similarities and two differences in approaches used by these cultures.
Explain what your analysis suggests to you about the cultural values and beliefs of each culture and how they approach decision-making and/or problem-solving.
If you selected Topic 2: Cultural Views on Customs and Traditions:
Discuss two similarities and two differences around the customs and traditions of these cultures.
Explain what your analysis suggests to you about the cultural values and beliefs of each culture related to customs and traditions.
If you selected Topic 3: Cultural Views on Heroic Qualities:
Discuss two similarities and two differences between the hero stories from these cultures.
Explain what your findings suggest to you about the cultural values and beliefs of each culture regarding what makes a hero.
3. Summarize two main takeaways about the cultures reflected and insights you gained.
Describe what you learned about the cultures reflected.
Explain how the insights you gained from these two cultures can be used to widen your perspective.
4. Explain how understanding the cultural similarities and differences that exist between your own culture and your chosen cultures can benefit you in your
personal, academic, and professional life.
Describe at least two similarities and/or differences between your own cultural values and ideals and that of one of the cultures you chose for this assessment.
Explain how these insights can be used to support your professional, academic, and personal endeavors.
5. Write in a well-organized and concise manner that adheres to the rules of grammar, usage, mechanics, and formatting.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Your submission should meet the following requirements:
Length: 2–3 pages of text, in addition to a title page and reference page.
Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
Formatting: Format your submission in APA style, with a title page, double spacing, and a reference page.
Citations: Properly cite sources according to APA rules. Review Evidence and APA for more information on how to cite your sources.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze personal cultural bias.
Explain how understanding the cultural similarities and differences that exist between one's own culture and these cultures can benefit one's personal, academic, and professional life.
Competency 3: Analyze cultural differences and similarities of people globally.
Compare and contrast the cultures represented in the chosen artifacts.
Summarize two main takeaways about the cultures reflected and insights gained.
Competency 4: Analyze the role of culture and artistic expression in human thought and behavior.
Analyze the artifacts to inform how the depicted cultures approach the cultural views of the selected topic.
Competency 5: Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences
Write in a well-organized and concise manner that adheres to the rules of grammar, usage, and mechanics.
HUM1150 Cultural Understanding in a Global World
Assessment 4
Creative Process of Creating and Interpreting Cultural Artifacts
Select an artifact that interests you and conduct a conversation about it with another person. Then, incorporate that dialogue to write about how artists collaborate and influence each other's work.
Introduction
You can’t live through a day without making an impact on the world. And what’s most important is to think about the impact of your actions on the world around you.
– Jane Goodall, primatologist and anthropologist
Think for a moment and try to remember the last time that a piece of art—a book, a movie, a song, a painting, or any other work—made you cry. Perhaps, they were tears of joy. Or, maybe you were sad because a certain lyric reminded you of a painful moment from your past, or because you could relate to a character’s struggles. In any case, the art made an impact on your life, just as it was designed to do. Understanding the positive and negative impacts we can have on others through art and other artifacts is a critical part of working together successfully.
In this assessment, you will continue to strengthen your self- and social-awareness skills and relationship-building skills as you explore how the humanities can be used to impact others, why it’s important to reflect on that impact, and how understanding your impact can help you collaborate with your co-workers and peers.
What you see depends not only on what you look at, but also on where you look from.
– James Deacon, artist
Through this course, you have studied what it means to be human. And you’ve explored the unique ways people all over the world express themselves and their different perspectives through art, culture, music, religion, literature, and more. Along the way, you’ve also learned how important it is to broaden your own perspective, so you can think and act appropriately in different cultural environments and better collaborate and solve problems with peers, colleagues, and co-workers whose experiences and perspectives are different from your own.
In this assessment, you’ll look back at all you’ve learned so far and discover how these same concepts and skills will allow you to continue to broaden your perspective, collaborate with others, and solve problems as you encounter new cultures and ideas outside of the classroom.
Many of humanity’s finest achievements—such as the International Space Station, the Allied victories in the Second World War, and the founding of the United Nations—were made possible by people of different cultures coming together to pursue a shared goal. In fact, history shows us that when diverse groups collaborate, they are likely to achieve more than groups that are less diverse (Page, 2008) With this in mind, you'll continue to strengthen your relationship-building skills by exploring how nations and cultures have collaborated throughout history. And you’ll consider how collaboration can help you to achieve success in your own workplace and community.
References
Page, S. E. (2008). The difference: How the power of diversity creates better groups, firms, schools, and societies. Princeton University Press. https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691138541/the-difference
Quotefancy. (n.d.). Jane Goodall. https://quotefancy.com/quote/981661/Jane-Goodall-Your-life-matters-You-can-t-live-through-a-day-without-making-an-impact-on
Quote Me on That. (2016). Where you look from. http://www.quotemeonthat.com/quotes/category/perspective
Overview
This assessment allows you to practice your problem-solving skills and self- and social-awareness skills as you reflect on the nature of the creative process. In this assessment, you will:
Explore how your own experiences influenced your choice of a cultural artifact. Did you choose a literary work, film, song, or painting? Explore ways in which your personal experiences and cultural context might have influenced that choice. This allows you to think critically about our perspectives are shaped by cultural context.
Examine the creative process then use the information to analyze your selected artifact. Do you think there are fundamental differences in the creative process when it is a collaborative process rather than a solitary one? Also apply what you’ve learned from your research into the life of the artist, or the artists working together, who created the artifact.
Explain how the artist's cultural and personal experiences can be detected in the cultural artifact. No matter what profession you work in, creative thinking is a path to success. Reflecting on the creative process and learning about what inspires others will help you better access your creative potential.
Expand your interpretive skills and deepen your understanding of the practice of interpreting the achievements of human creativity. Exploring similarities between the creative and the interpretive processes will give you new insights into both, and thereby improve your competencies in creative problem-solving.
Preparation
Select an artifact that you would like to use as the subject of your writing. You are free to choose from any type of artifact, which can range from things like literary works, film, musical pieces, or artwork. After you have your artifact selected, find a person with whom you can have a 10–15 minute dialog about your artifact. This person might be a family member, friend, co-worker, et cetera. You may hold your conversation in person, over the phone, or virtually; the choice is yours.
Your conversation should be informal and relaxed—we want you to have fun with it. And here are some ideas on how to guide your conversation:
Show or play the artifact to the other person and allow them to examine it.
Share your reasons for why you chose this artifact and why it resonates with you.
Provide a few interesting details about the artist.
Invite the person to share their thoughts about the artifact and reactions to anything you shared.
Additionally, unlike the previous assessments, you won't have a template to use. Your writing should follow an academic format and flow.
Instructions
In this assessment, you will write an academic piece that addresses the prompts listed below.?????:
Step 1: Reflect on how culture and artistic expressions influence human thought and behavior.
Provide insights on how this artifact might influence people’s thinking and behavior in the future.
Step 2: Explain how the artifact reflects both collaborative and individual efforts.
Describe the path, journey, or process the artist used to create the artifact and discuss the collaboration or influences that happened between the artist and others.
Describe the ways the artist put his or her interpretation and creativity to shape and craft the final artifact.
Explain how the artist's cultural and personal experiences can be detected in the cultural artifact.
Provide specific examples to support your response.
Step 3: Relate how the creative process uses problem-solving, relationship-building, and self- and social-awareness skills.
Describe the creative process the artist used and provide examples of how the artist used problem-solving, relationship-building, and self- and social-awareness skills to help him or her to complete the artifact.
Provide an example of how you can use the artist's process and methods to support your endeavors. If you have had a similar experience, you may use your experience to illustrate the connection between these concepts and skills.
Provide specific examples to support your descriptions.
Step 4: Explain how the interpretive process can be a collaborative process.
Identify how people in a group sharing ideas, thoughts, experiences, et cetera, could influence one another in the course of connecting with or interpreting the artifact. Provide a specific example of when you experienced this.
If so, how did it change? Provide specific details.
If not, why do you think this is?
Describe your conversation with another person about your artifact.
What did you enjoy or not enjoy about the conversation?
Did the other person point out something you didn't notice? What was it?
Did you connect with the other person and find some shared experience through your conversation about the artist or artifact?
Did this also uncover something new you learned about yourself or the other person?
Did you connect with the other person by finding some shared experience through your discussion about the artist or artifact?
Did this also uncover something new you learned about yourself or the other person?
Provide specific examples to support your response.
Additional Requirements
Your submission should meet the following requirements:
Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
Formatting: Format your submission in APA style, with a title page, double spacing, and a reference page.
Citations: Properly cite sources according to APA rules. Review Evidence and APA for more information on how to cite your sources.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze personal cultural bias.
Reflect on how culture and artistic expressions influence human thought and behavior.
Competency 2: Examine how diversity influences decision-making and collaboration.
Explain how the artifact reflects both collaborative and individual efforts.
Competency 4: Analyze the role of culture and artistic expression in human thought and behavior.
Explain how the interpretive process can be a collaborative process.
Competency 5: Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
Write in a well-organized and concise manner that adheres to the rules of grammar, usage, and mechanics.
