Go online to Google and search for current events topic related to diversity (For ideas you can look at a newspaper’s headlines – some possibilities would be racial profiling, immigration reform, LGBT, etc.). (Need 3 findings) Write a paragraph in which you describe how diversity affects the work environment. Explain what skills you will need to navigate in a racially and culturally diverse world. Department of Hospitality Business HOS 220 – Course Project Suggestions on where to obtain information: i. Speak with SNHU’s reference librarian; ii. See the related Project PPT with suggested sites for the region’s and/or country’s information. 1. The project is completed in two sections: i. Section IA, regional overview and section IB, country research will include both an extensive written and oral presentation, one assignment for the entire team; ii. Section II, cultural introduction which will be an oral presentation only, is related to the specific country chosen and separated into topical areas (cultural folklore, cultural food, cultural initiation, cultural phenomena and/or cultural ritual). Each student will choose a different topical area. For example, cultural folklore will be completed by one student, cultural initiation by another, etc. If a team is comprised of four people, there will be four separate presentations. 2. The project must be researched, current and relevant. 3. Visuals must support the oral presentation. Using the medium of area maps, videos, pictures, news reports, podcasts, etc., viewers of the presentation must see evidence of the destination and its related culture. Section I: Regional and Country Research Country-Turkey (focus on European Turkey, Not Asia) Section IA - Regional Overview (20% of grade)-One page From the assigned region (only one region) complete: 1. An overview of the social, cultural and economic characteristics of the region; Section IB - Country Research (30% of grade)-one page Choose one country (only one country) from the one region and complete a resource analysis (description) of the destination. Include: 1. Social geography a. Human development index ( life expectancy, growth rate, total fertility rate, infant mortality rate, educational attainment/literacy and income) b. Population rate c. Gender equity d. Social laws of the country? For example, in Singapore, gum chewing is illegal e. Political structure ( 1 ) .

1. Go online to Google and search for current events topic related
to diversity (For ideas you can look at a newspaper’s headlines
– some possibilities would be racial profiling, immigration
reform, LGBT, etc.). (Need 3 findings)
Write a paragraph in which you describe how diversity affects
the work environment. Explain what skills you will need to
navigate in a racially and culturally diverse world.
Department of Hospitality Business
HOS 220 – Course Project
Suggestions on where to obtain information:
i. Speak with SNHU’s reference librarian;
ii. See the related Project PPT with suggested sites for the
region’s and/or country’s information.
1. The project is completed in two sections:
i. Section IA, regional overview and section IB, country
research will include both an extensive written and oral
presentation, one assignment for the entire team;
ii. Section II, cultural introduction which will be an oral
presentation only, is related to the specific country chosen and
separated into topical areas (cultural folklore, cultural food,
cultural initiation, cultural phenomena and/or cultural ritual).
Each student will choose a different topical area. For example,
cultural folklore will be completed by one student, cultural
initiation by another, etc. If a team is comprised of four people,
there will be four separate presentations.
2. The project must be researched, current and relevant.
3. Visuals must support the oral presentation. Using the medium

2. of area maps, videos, pictures, news reports, podcasts, etc.,
viewers of the presentation must see evidence of the destination
and its related culture.
Section I: Regional and Country Research
Country-Turkey (focus on European Turkey, Not Asia)
Section IA - Regional Overview (20% of grade)-One page
From the assigned region (only one region) complete:
1. An overview of the social, cultural and economic
characteristics of the region;
Section IB - Country Research (30% of grade)-one page
Choose one country (only one country) from the one region and
complete a resource analysis (description) of the destination.
Include:
1. Social geography
a. Human development index ( life expectancy, growth rate,
total fertility rate, infant mortality rate, educational
attainment/literacy and income)
b. Population rate
c. Gender equity
d. Social laws of the country? For example, in Singapore, gum
chewing is illegal
e. Political structure
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1
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