1. Course Introduction
Cultural Diversity
LSSS N205

2. Lecturer Introduction
Name : Patricia Burnett
Workstation : 11
Phone Extension : 4048702
Email Address: pburnett@hct.ac.ae

3. Course Description
This course is designed to provide students with a
positive perception of cultural diversity. The most
important element of cultural diversity,
understanding and awareness, will be addressed
and examined. By understanding the concepts of
"culture" and "diversity" students gain a better
grasp of diversity categories and the characteristics
and systems of cultures. The overall goal is to
demonstrate the challenges and benefits of
diversity and strengthen the possibilities of living
and working together in an multicultural society.

4. Course Goals
Goal 1: Discuss the basic ideas surrounding the
concept of diversity
Sub-outcome 1: Define diversity
Sub-outcome 2: Define culture, assimilation, acculturation, and
cultural differences
Sub-outcome 3: Identify the different types of diversity
Sub-outcome 4: Describe the challenges and benefits of
diversity
Sub-outcome 5: Describe the Emirate, national, and world
demographics pertaining to diversity
Sub-outcome 6 : Distinguishing the boundary between culture
and personality

5. Course Goals
Goal 2: Discuss the adverse cultural reactions to
diversity
Sub-outcome 1: Define stereotyping, prejudice, bias, and
discrimination
Sub-outcome 2: Discuss the problems of stereotyping,
prejudice, bias, and discrimination and the ways to avoid
them
Sub-outcome 3: Describe ethnocentrism and its
relationship to diversity culture and personality

6. Course Goals
Goal 3: Discuss communication and its
relationship to culture
Sub-outcome 1: Discover the significance of
communication in diversity
Sub-outcome 2: Analyze cross-cultural communication
issues
Sub-outcome 3: Discuss the rewards of learning from
others and how to deal with cultural differences
Sub-outcome 4: Explain the impacts of famous speeches,
quotes, and other literature on diversity

7. Resources
Video, You Tube, etc.
ADMC website
Hand outs
Internet

8. To Succeed in this Course, You Need
to:
Attend regularly and be punctual
Keep assignments and projects in a portfolio
Interact well with colleagues & your instructor
Participate in all course activities
Reflect on your learning for the course

9. Warning !!!!!
You are reminded that the penalty for cheating is
dismissal from the HCT
Always acknowledge (cite) Web
sites, textbooks, articles, etc. in the reference section
of your report.
A solution for a given task/assignment should Not be
copied from each other. This will be considered as
cheating and will be dealt with according to the
college rules.

10. Assessments
Two Tests (15%, 15%)
Assignments Journal (40%)
Class Participation Reflection Log (15%)
Project & Presentation (15%)

11. Grade Grade
Range
Points
Explanation of Codes
A 90 – 100 4 Achievement that is outstanding relative to
A- 85 - 89 3.7 the course and GPA requirements
B+ 80 – 84 3.3
Achievement that is significantly above the
B 75 - 79 3 course and GPA requirements
C+ 70 – 74 2.3
Achievement that satisfactorily meets the
C 65 – 69 2 course and GPA requirements
Achievement that minimally meets the
D 60 – 64 1 course requirements but may not meet the
GPA requirement
Achievement that does not meet
F 0 - 59 0 requirements for course with normal
grading mode.