Social Responsibility and Intercultural CompetenceSocial responsibility includes intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability toengage effectively in regional, national, and global communities.Intercultural competence includes:1. Knowledge of your own culture and how it has shaped your world view.2. Knowledge of significant characteristics of other cultures.3. Awareness of differences and similarities in cultures.4. Ability to adjust your actions to successfully interact with someone of another culture.How do we continuously improve our intercultural competence? First, by understanding that interculturalcompetence is complex and it requires growing and maturing in three areas: mind set, heart set, and skill set.Mind set is the domain where as we learn and engage with others, we recognize similarities and differences. Agrowth mind set requires self-awareness and cultural awareness.Heart set is the domain where we learn to acknowledge, appreciate, and accept cultural differences. There aresix dimensions to your heart set:1. Self esteem2. Self-monitoring3. Empathy4. Open mindedness5. Reserved judgment6. Social relaxationSkill set involves our intercultural agility; the ability to adjust your actions to successfully interact withsomeone of another culture. Specific skills include message skills, appropriate self-disclosure, behavioralflexibility, and interaction management.Knowledge of civic responsibility includes:1. Recognizing your civic responsibility to a specific community.2. Identifying actions you will take as a citizen to address the pertinent issues within your community.Engagement in a community includes:1. Describing effective participation in civic engagement activities.2. Understanding the purpose and benefits of your engagement in the community.As you can see, intercultural competence requires:KnowledgeSkillsReflectionSocial Responsibility Assessment MVC Psychology Professor Deb YoderSocial Responsibility AssessmentDue February 26, 2020Assignment Overview: You will watch three short video’s, discuss them with a person/persons of a differentculture than you, then answer eight writing prompts to write a reflection essay. The assignment will then beuploaded to eCampus no later than April 20, 2020.Watch the video “Engagement is the Answer! Cross-Cultural Lessons in Life and Psychology”Laura Johnson | TEDxUM Watch the video “Defining Intercultural Competence” youtube.com/watch?v=SJqBhLgSNQYWatch the video If I Could Change the World Discuss the videos with someone from a different culture than yours. Observe, Think, Listen, Reflect, Question,Respond. What is your mindset, heart set, skill set? Can you see another’s perspective? What can you do?What can we do together?Assignment detailed instructions: Write a three-page (minimum of 750 words) essay addressing the followingeight questions. The paper should be in APA format, double spaced, 12 font, and includereferences/bibliography on the fourth page. The title page should include only your name, course and sectionnumber, and your instructor’s name. Upload your essay on the eCampus course page under “Assessment” nolater than Feb. 26, 2020. You will turn in a total of five pages: title page, three-page narrative, bibliographypage.Write eight paragraphs addressing these eight prompts:Part 1 Intercultural Competence1. Identify and describe a specific issue of concern to a specific community for the focus of your essay.Choose from DACA and immigration laws, racism, prochoice/prolife, millennials, rape culture, genderequality, same-sex marriage, marijuana laws, religion in schools, human trafficking, white privilege,police brutality, gun control, or another social justice issue.2. Define culture and cultural competence and discuss how your own culture has shaped your identityand world view related to the issue you chose.3. Discuss significant characteristics about another culture and how and why they see this issue perhapsdifferently than you. (put yourself in their shoes, see it from their perspective)4. Discuss how you have or how you might adjust your actions and communication style to successfullyinteract with someone from another culture/viewpoint.Part 2 Engagement with Communities: Social Responsibility5. Discuss your civic responsibility related to the issue you chose to write about in this essay.6. Discuss effective participation in civic engagement activities related to this issue.7. Describe your understanding of the purpose and benefits of civic engagement.8. If you have engaged in civic activities related to this issue or another issue of importance to you,describe that experience. What was the purpose? What were the benefits? What did you learn?Social Responsibility Assessment MVC Psychology Professor Deb YoderHelpful assignment tips:Study the attached grading rubric before you begin writing to be clear on the assignment expectations.You may also choose to visit the Writing Center on campus in W114 to get help writing an exemplary paper.Due Date: Final paper must be uploaded on eCampus by February 26th, under the Assessment Tab in yourpsychology course main menu. This assignment will be graded using elements of the MVC QualityEnhancement Program (QEP) Writing Rubric and Standards of Critical Thinking. If you are in a face-to-face classon the Mountain View Campus, every classroom has a poster that lists these elements:Standards of Critical Thinkingo Clarity: understandable, nothing is confusingo Accuracy: the information is true, correct, and can be verified. Project demonstrates accurate andknowledgeable understanding of one’s ingroup and the outgroup and the relevant issue.o Precision: includes the specific information needed to address and explain the problem, issues.o Relevance: Incorporates meaningful information and observations. Information provided relatesdirectly to the project.o Depth: includes enough complex information to address the psychological concepts related to ingroupand outgroup dynamics.o Breadth: involves more than one point of view; considers alternative perspectivesLogic: answers/paper makes sense; nothing is confusing, no contradictionso Significance: focuses on the important aspects of the ingroup’s and outgroup’s identities, positions,beliefs, norms, (culture). respondent’s life, not the trivialo Fairness: considers the thoughts and views of others