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Your portfolio assignment includes both the process (in class activities on a weekly basis – 10%) and
product (portfolio – 25%) of your learning in this course - as such it will evolve over the course of the
semester. You will share your portfolio with your class week 7 and week 14 and then submit it to
your instructor.
You will be evaluated in each class for both the process in which you engage (i.e., task and time
management, individual and group performance, interpersonal and presentation skills, etc.) and the
product (i.e., final outcome) of each activity. Activities may be individual, small group and large class in
nature.
The intent is that the human relations skills about which you are learning are put into constructive use in a
safe and respectful class environment via in-class processing and discussion activities. Evaluation is
based on the degree to which each learner engages with and demonstrates constructive human relations
skills. Please note, unless specifically directed by the instructor, learners engaged in any instance
of digital multi-tasking in class will be given a mark of zero for that class.
1. Presentation: 15% Select a presentation date that relates to the concepts in which you are most
interested as follows:
• Week 4 (chapters 1-2): Self perception, MBTI, Communication process;
• Week 7 ( chpt 3)
• Week 9 (chapters 4 & 6): Psychological defensiveness, Stress and its management;
• Week 10 (chapters 5,& 8): Motivation & emotion, Games, Gender, Culture, Nonverbal
communication;
• Week 11 (chpt 7) Cultivating Character, Meaning & Purpose
• Week 13 (chapters 9 & 10) Gender differences, Conflict and its management.
You may work alone or in small groups (up to four) for this 15-20 minute presentation.
Process:
1. Identify the key concepts that you are most interested in from the chapters indicated by your
presentation date
2. Research various forms of media to represent these concepts. Media can include film, video,
television, news, literature, art, etc.
3. Analyze the human relations behaviour identified in the selected media in relation to the theories
discussed in class and the text.
4. Select the best media clips (film, tv, news, etc.) that support your analysis.
5. Identify what factors influenced the behaviours exhibited in your clips.
6. Identify what was effective or ineffective about the interpersonal behaviours demonstrated. If
ineffective, what would have been a more effective way to communicate?
Product:
1. Present your clips (3-4) and the above analyses to the class
2. Support your analysis with clips that demonstrate the concepts identified
3. Discuss why the behaviours were/were not constructive/effective
4. Discuss how the communication could be more effective
5. Provide your instructor with a copy of your presentation