Information Resources Management

  1. There is a vast amount of intelligence collected and analyzed each day by many of the methods discussed in your text, and in an article on information operations, The Hard Reality of Soft Power by Dr. Dan Kuehl, who presented his work to the Information Resources Management College, National Defense University:http://www.iwar.org.uk/iwar/resources/jiopc/io-textbook.pdf (also available in Course Documents).
  2. Scroll to Chapter 3, “Information Protection – The Challenge of Modern Bureacracies” and read pages 40 to 52.
  3. An increasing concern of inteligence operations is defending against a cyber attack. Part of the equation is to conduct defensive information operations, the second part is the need to protect “oneself from oneself”–or information fratricide. Discuss the challenge of protecting and defending against these types of cyber attacks, detecting them, and restoring capabilities after an attack.
  4. Write a one-page, double-spaced response addressing Information Protection and Cyber Warfare.
  5. Submit your assignment using the “Submit week 15: One-Page Response” link below.

The Council of Europe and the Leonardo da Vinci II Program.

INCA is an acronym for Intercultural Competency Assessment. The purpose of the INCA survey is for you to examine your intercultural awareness and assess your cultural sensitivity. This activity is designed to help you become aware of your own attitude towards cultural diversity. The dimensions of cultural competence measured by the INCA survey are:1) Tolerance of ambiguity, 2) Behavioral flexibility, 3) Communicative awareness, 4) Knowledge discovery, 5) Respect for Otherness, and 6) Empathy.

Note: This project and the instrument created was funded by the Council of Europe and the Leonardo da Vinci II Program. You can read more about this project, if you are interested, here: http://ec.europa.eu/ewsi/en/resources/detail.cfm?ID_ITEMS=9372

Directions: Complete all of the INCA Survey questions. When you are done, use the INCA survey student manual to help you analyze your results. Read about the different dimensions of intercultural competency and what they mean. All supporting docs can be found in the CONTENT area under the ASSIGNMENT RESOURCES link.

cultural diversity

INCA is an acronym for Intercultural Competency Assessment. The purpose of the INCA survey is for you to examine your intercultural awareness and assess your cultural sensitivity. This activity is designed to help you become aware of your own attitude towards cultural diversity. The dimensions of cultural competence measured by the INCA survey are:1) Tolerance of ambiguity, 2) Behavioral flexibility, 3) Communicative awareness, 4) Knowledge discovery, 5) Respect for Otherness, and 6) Empathy.

Note: This project and the instrument created was funded by the Council of Europe and the Leonardo da Vinci II Program. You can read more about this project, if you are interested, here: http://ec.europa.eu/ewsi/en/resources/detail.cfm?ID_ITEMS=9372

Directions: Complete all of the INCA Survey questions. When you are done, use the INCA survey student manual to help you analyze your results. Read about the different dimensions of intercultural competency and what they mean. All supporting docs can be found in the CONTENT area under the ASSIGNMENT RESOURCES link.

Empathy

INCA is an acronym for Intercultural Competency Assessment. The purpose of the INCA survey is for you to examine your intercultural awareness and assess your cultural sensitivity. This activity is designed to help you become aware of your own attitude towards cultural diversity. The dimensions of cultural competence measured by the INCA survey are:1) Tolerance of ambiguity, 2) Behavioral flexibility, 3) Communicative awareness, 4) Knowledge discovery, 5) Respect for Otherness, and 6) Empathy.

Note: This project and the instrument created was funded by the Council of Europe and the Leonardo da Vinci II Program. You can read more about this project, if you are interested, here: http://ec.europa.eu/ewsi/en/resources/detail.cfm?ID_ITEMS=9372

Directions: Complete all of the INCA Survey questions. When you are done, use the INCA survey student manual to help you analyze your results. Read about the different dimensions of intercultural competency and what they mean. All supporting docs can be found in the CONTENT area under the ASSIGNMENT RESOURCES link.

Acronym for Intercultural Competency Assessment.

Intercultural Communication Paper

This assignment demonstrates your professional writing skills as well as your intercultural communication competency.

It consists of two parts:

Part 1:

Complete the INCA survey attached and develop a one-page reflection summarizing your ideas.

Part 2:

Select 3 (THREE) critical incidents from the attached document Critical Incidents- Student Directions and analyze them. Frame your analyses of each incident using the dimensions from the INCA survey. Your analysis should contain at least three scholarly references that pertain directly to the incident. Your analysis should be complete and supported by the literature not an opinion.

Complete both parts in a SINGLE formal written paper using APA format. Use headings to mark each part: Part 1 and Part 2. Use subheadings to indicate the discussion of each critical incident. Please review the requirements for all written assignments on page 3 of the syllabus.

Optional: include a chart or graph to support your written analysis. Just be sure to explain the information presented in the chart or graph.

About INCA:
INCA is an acronym for Intercultural Competency Assessment. The purpose of the INCA survey is for you to examine your intercultural awareness and assess your cultural sensitivity. This activity is designed to help you become aware of your own attitude towards cultural diversity. The dimensions of cultural competence measured by the INCA survey are:1) Tolerance of ambiguity, 2) Behavioral flexibility, 3) Communicative awareness, 4) Knowledge discovery, 5) Respect for Otherness, and 6) Empathy.

Note: This project and the instrument created was funded by the Council of Europe and the Leonardo da Vinci II Program. You can read more about this project, if you are interested, here: http://ec.europa.eu/ewsi/en/resources/detail.cfm?ID_ITEMS=9372

Directions: Complete all of the INCA Survey questions. When you are done, use the INCA survey student manual to help you analyze your results. Read about the different dimensions of intercultural competency and what they mean. All supporting docs can be found in the CONTENT area under the ASSIGNMENT RESOURCES link.

Example of public speaking.

Similar to the activity we completed in Week 3, I’d like for us to conduct another round or evaluations, but this time as an open discussion.

For this assignment, please review your Memorable Speech from Week 2, you’re your Informative Speech from Week 6, and critically assess the presentation in terms of your personal growth in this class. What did you do well? What can you improve upon? This will help you in your last week of preparation before the final persuasive speech!

Be honest and forthcoming – how would you evaluate your growth over the past several weeks?

Read and respond to your classmates as well. Did you have similar findings as anyone? The more honest we are with ourselves, the better our chances of finishing strong in Week 8!

I look forward to your self-assessments!

QUESTION B

We’ve touched upon a variety of public speaking types in our lectures throughout this course. Pick one with which you are least familiar, and do some research on it. Can you give us a famous example of that type of speech? Now that you’ve identified and defined the speech type, can you think of an example from your life, that could now be classified as this category? Make sure you’re conversing with your classmates as well – were there any similar findings amongst your peers? I look forward to this conversation!

Cultural differences.

Intercultural Communication Paper

This assignment demonstrates your professional writing skills as well as your intercultural communication competency.

It consists of two parts:

Part 1:

Complete the INCA survey attached and develop a one-page reflection summarizing your ideas.

Part 2:

Select 3 (THREE) critical incidents from the attached document Critical Incidents- Student Directions and analyze them. Frame your analyses of each incident using the dimensions from the INCA survey. Your analysis should contain at least three scholarly references that pertain directly to the incident. Your analysis should be complete and supported by the literature not an opinion.

Complete both parts in a SINGLE formal written paper using APA format. Use headings to mark each part: Part 1 and Part 2. Use subheadings to indicate the discussion of each critical incident. Please review the requirements for all written assignments on page 3 of the syllabus.

Optional: include a chart or graph to support your written analysis. Just be sure to explain the information presented in the chart or graph.

About INCA:
INCA is an acronym for Intercultural Competency Assessment. The purpose of the INCA survey is for you to examine your intercultural awareness and assess your cultural sensitivity. This activity is designed to help you become aware of your own attitude towards cultural diversity. The dimensions of cultural competence measured by the INCA survey are:1) Tolerance of ambiguity, 2) Behavioral flexibility, 3) Communicative awareness, 4) Knowledge discovery, 5) Respect for Otherness, and 6) Empathy.

Note: This project and the instrument created was funded by the Council of Europe and the Leonardo da Vinci II Program. You can read more about this project, if you are interested, here: http://ec.europa.eu/ewsi/en/resources/detail.cfm?ID_ITEMS=9372

Directions: Complete all of the INCA Survey questions. When you are done, use the INCA survey student manual to help you analyze your results. Read about the different dimensions of intercultural competency and what they mean. All supporting docs can be found in the CONTENT area under the ASSIGNMENT RESOURCES link.

Informative Speech

Similar to the activity we completed in Week 3, I’d like for us to conduct another round or evaluations, but this time as an open discussion.

For this assignment, please review your Memorable Speech from Week 2, you’re your Informative Speech from Week 6, and critically assess the presentation in terms of your personal growth in this class. What did you do well? What can you improve upon? This will help you in your last week of preparation before the final persuasive speech!

Be honest and forthcoming – how would you evaluate your growth over the past several weeks?

Read and respond to your classmates as well. Did you have similar findings as anyone? The more honest we are with ourselves, the better our chances of finishing strong in Week 8!

I look forward to your self-assessments!

QUESTION B

We’ve touched upon a variety of public speaking types in our lectures throughout this course. Pick one with which you are least familiar, and do some research on it. Can you give us a famous example of that type of speech? Now that you’ve identified and defined the speech type, can you think of an example from your life, that could now be classified as this category? Make sure you’re conversing with your classmates as well – were there any similar findings amongst your peers? I look forward to this conversation!