OFAD1001-Assignment #3-Business Email, International Customs

Posted: July 7th, 2022

OFAD1001-Assignment #3-Business Email, International Customs
Email & Informal Presentation via video. Due February 3, 2023, at 11:59 pm
10% of mark
Team Assignment Select a group of 3 to 6 people. This will likely be the same group you work
with for the term project.
Working in your group, prepare a business email (see sample email format
below and in Blackboard) to me, providing information you have researched
regarding some of the business customs the country that you have selected.
This email is to be a minimum of 500 words to a maximum of 1000 words and
submitted as an assignment in Blackboard by 1 group member with your team
charter. Only 1 person is to submit the group documents. You must also create
and use a group forum in the class discussion board. I will monitor this for
engagement. When you create the forum, you must identify your group ie
name of country you have chosen and include all group members full names.
You will continue to use only your groups thread to share information etc.
Each of you must submit the self & peer evaluation through the assignment in
Blackboard. So, 1 team charter with the group email submission done by one
member in the group. One self & peer assessment per student submitted
individually. As you can see from the rubric below team collaboration is a huge
part of this assignment.
Everyone in the group will receive the same mark. Exception if you don’t
receive a favorable peer evaluation and I see if some individuals have
contributed more and if some members have added little or nothing to the
assignment through your group’s discussion board posts and their grades will
reflect this.
You must also submit the presentation through the assignment tool in
Blackboard. Only one per group. Ideally submitted by the same group member
who submitted the email.
Details: Every country has their own “cultural” rights and wrongs. As office
professionals, it is important that you recognize, accept, and behave
appropriately when working with individuals from different cultures. The
purpose of this assignment is to work as a “team” to learn about the business
customs of a different country. You will then share your findings with me in the
form of an email (one per group) and a short video presentation.
In addition to learning about different cultures, this assignment gives students
the opportunity to work in a team setting. Some students HATE teamwork; I’ve
heard this many times before. That said, as we discussed in class, teamwork is
essential for success in today’s workplace. This is a safe place to practice and a
great opportunity to get to know your classmates. If someone isn’t
participating well, reach out to THEM nicely – not to me
Consider the following:
• Dress code
• Use of names/titles
• Gender roles
• Normal work schedule
• How do people greet each other (hand shake, kiss, embrace)
• Public behaviour
• Entertainment protocol
• Gift giving
• Business card presentation
• Anything else you deem to be interesting.
Presentation of
findings
Your group will present the highlights of your findings in an informal 2-minute
presentation submitted through blackboard using the assignment #3 tab.
You can use https://screencast-o-matic.com/screen-recorder, your phone video
recorder etc,. Or you can join the group on Flipgrid group using this link
https://flip.com/5faaed5f.
You will submit your email, team charter, self & peer evaluation and
presentation via the assignment tab #3 in blackboard to me by 11:59 pm Friday
February 3rd
.
Research Search the web for information and be sure to cite the sources used.
Marking Scheme
Email:
Proper format 1 marks
Clear wording 2 marks
Intro & conclusion 2 marks
Error Free 1marks
Participation (as
demonstrated by your contribution in your group discussion board
AND the analysis
you provide on what
work you personally
contributed with submission of the team charter and
self and peer evaluation 5marks
10 marks total
Presentation:
Intro 2 marks
Clearly Presented 4 marks
Conclusion 2marks
Timing 2 marks
minimum of 2 minutes to max of 4 minutes
10 marks
Total of 20 marks.
Example Email Format
To: jilla.schwarz@georgiancollege.ca
Subject: Assignment 3- Name of your country
Good morning Dr Jilla Schwarz,
As requested, we have completed the research for the business customs in “country name”.
You will now outline all the information that you have found regarding the country your group
has chosen. The body of your email is to be single spaced, leaving one blank line between
paragraphs. Emails are written in full paragraph style but should be brief and clear to
understand. Minimum 500 words to a maximum of 1000 words.
Sincerely,
Include all your group members full names