In this activity, you will examine the history of Chinese immigration to the United States in order to gain a better understanding of the relationship betwee

CJ 120 Module Two Assignment Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

In this assignment, you will explain the roles of culture and bias in interpreting and conveying information.

Prompt

In Module One, you learned some common terminology used to explain different aspects of cultural diversity and how these terms may influence decision making. You also completed your

own personal diversity assessment using Loden’s Diversity Wheel. These activities will assist you as you begin to construct a cultural diversity education and training for Project One.

In this activity, you will examine the history of Chinese immigration to the United States in order to gain a better understanding of the relationship between cultural bias, stereotyping, and

communication issues among a specific group, the police, and the criminal justice system. This will also assist you as you consider the specific factors from Loden’s Diversity Wheel that

impact criminal-justice interactions in Project Two, which you will complete in Module Five.

First, review the History of San Francisco’s Chinatown resource, On Police Treatment, Asian-Americans Show Ethnic, Generational Splits, and The Social History of Crime and Punishments in

America: An Encyclopedia -Chinese Americans. Then, in a slide presentation, complete the following essential elements:

Cultural Stereotype

Slide 1

Provide a 50- to 100-word summary of cultural stereotypes related to Chinese immigrants.

Include any additional notes as speaker notes.

Decision Making

Slides 2 and 3

Provide at least two examples of poor decision making in the criminal justice system or its professionals that are the direct result of cultural stereotyping.

Include each example on its own slide.

History

Slide 4

Provide a summary of the history of Chinese immigration to the United States.

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Slide 5

Connect this history with cultural biases and stereotypes.

Communication

Slide 6

Identify speaking and listening communication issues that may arise due to bias or stereotyping related to the history of Chinese immigrants to the United States.

Specifically, the following rubric criteria must be addressed:

Identify cultural stereotypes of Chinese immigrants.

Provide examples of poor decision making as a result of cultural stereotyping.

Explore the connection between the history of Chinese immigration to the United States and cultural bias and stereotypes.

Identify communication issues that may arise due to bias or stereotyping.

What to Submit

This assignment must be completed as a presentation with a minimum of six slides. All references should be cited in APA format. Review the Shapiro Library’s APA Style Guide for more

information on citations.

Module Two Assignment Rubric

Criteria Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Articulation of Response Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear, insightful,

sophisticated, or creative

manner

Clearly conveys meaning with

correct grammar, sentence

structure, and spelling

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors in

grammar, sentence structure,

and spelling

Submission has critical errors in

grammar, sentence structure,

and spelling

10

Cultural Stereotype Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear, insightful,

sophisticated, or creative

manner

Identifies cultural stereotypes

of Chinese immigrants to the

United States

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions; areas for

improvement may include

identifying stereotypes specific

to Chinese immigrants to the

United States

Does not attempt criterion 10

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Criteria Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Decision Making Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear, insightful,

sophisticated, or creative

manner

Provides examples of poor

decision making as a result of

cultural stereotyping

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions; areas for

improvement may include

providing at least two

examples of poor decision

making, or identifying decisions

that were the result of cultural

stereotyping

Does not attempt criterion 20

History Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear, insightful,

sophisticated, or creative

manner

Explores the connection

between the history of Chinese

immigration to the United

States and cultural bias and

stereotypes

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions; areas for

improvement may include

providing a summary of the

history of Chinese immigration

to the United States, or

connecting the history to the

cultural biases and stereotypes

Does not attempt criterion 25

Communication Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear, insightful,

sophisticated, or creative

manner

Identifies communication

issues that may arise due to

bias or stereotyping

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions; areas for

improvement may include

identifying speaking

communication issues,

identifying listening

communication issues, or

identifying issues that arise as

a direct result of bias or

stereotyping

Does not attempt criterion 25

Citations and Attributions Uses citations for ideas

requiring attribution, with few

or no minor errors

Uses citation for ideas

requiring attribution

Uses citations for ideas

requiring attribution, with

major errors

Does not use citations for ideas

requiring attribution

10

Total: 100%

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