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2021-2022 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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AGRI 201 - Communicating Across Cultures
PREREQUISITES: Demonstrated readiness for college-level English; and Demonstrated readiness for QUANT, TECH, or STEM Path Math Ready.
PROGRAM: Agriculture
CREDIT HOURS: 3
LECTURE HOURS: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2020
Presents an academic overview of the field of multicultural education as it relates to the agriculture industry. The course will explore the great variety of differences that exist among people living in the multicultural, multiethnic, multinational United States as well as the world. Differences to be studied include race/ethnicity, gender identity, age, social class, disability, learning styles, and spiritual orientation. Issues of poverty, language, and social justice will also be examined.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the myriad complexities of social, historical, economic, and cultural relations that influences an individual’s learning experiences and quality of life in the US and World.
- Describe beliefs, values, and assumptions about culture, differences and cultural identity and how cultural conditioning influences their perception of others.
- Demonstrate sensitivity and understanding within multicultural interactions and settings.
- View their interactions with others from different cultures, nationalities and ethnicities with an openness to embracing and accepting these differences as equally valuable as their own.
- Display effective intercultural written and oral communication skills.
- Develop and apply critical thinking skills, intellectual engagement and motivation.
- Respect and value backgrounds and upbringing of others from around the world.
- Recognize that agriculture is practiced and defined differently across cultures, both in the U.S. and the world.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include - Diversity consciousness
Basics and importance of culture
Communicating in a diverse world
Intercultural Communication
Conflict Resolution
Dealing with Bias
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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