300–500 Words

Assignment Description

Primary Response is due by Friday (11:59:59pm Central), Peer Responses are due by Tuesday (11:59:59pm Central).

Students will be expected to post their first initial Discussion Board posting by Friday of each week. Discussion posts will be graded, and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

Students are expected to post their responses to peers by Tuesday. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time. 

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 300–500 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. 

In preparing to launch a global project, choose a country outside the United States. This could be a new country or one you have used in earlier units. You are planning to visit the country to interview potential global team members. You know that it is important to be aware of the value differences and social customs in each country to develop trusting relationships to avoid potential conflicts.

• What are some of the nonverbal behavior differences among the countries such as silence, eye contact, body movements, proxemics or interruptions that may affect doing business with your global team? 
• How do the nonverbal differences impact the business world, for example in decision making?

Responses to Other Students: Respond to 2 of your fellow classmates reply about their Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening (100–200 words per response). To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:

• What did you learn from your classmate’s posting? 
• What additional questions do you have after reading the posting? 
• What clarification do you need regarding the posting? 
• What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates’ postings? 

Discussion Board Rubric

ExpectationPoints PossiblePoints EarnedCommentsApplication of Learning Material Content: Post demonstrates understanding of Learning Material content

20

Application of Course Knowledge: Post contributes unique perspectives or insights gleaned from text and learning resources, or specified by assignment

20

DB Responses: Responds substantively to 2 posts; responses encourage interaction in the Discussion Board and classroom community

20

Organization: Post presents information logically and is clearly relevant to discussion topic

8

Professional Language: Posts contain accurate grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation with few or no errors. Any resources should be cited in APA format or style specified in the assignment.

7

Total Points

75