Section 2 – Assignment 1: Divine Design Handbook

●     Open the Google Doc you originally created in Competency 1.1 Assessment A.

●     Create a new page after your work for Competency 1.1 Assessment A

where you will discuss the influences that have shaped the way you and people around you think about the self.

●     Label your new page, “Influences on My Idea of the Self.” You will fill this page in after you have done the following exercises.

●     Create a new page and label it “Influences on the Contemporary Idea of the Self.” Record there the following work:

●     Briefly define each of the dimensions of the Hofstede model of natural culture.

■   Power distance

■   Individualism (vs Collectivism)

■   Masculinity (vs Femininity)

■   Uncertainty Avoidance

■   Long Term Orientation (vs. Short Term)

■   Indulgence (vs. Restraint)

●     Record the data for your country using the Country Comparison – Hofstede Insights

■   If your country is not listed on the Country Comparison – Hofstede Insights then please use a neighboring country that you think is most similar culturally to your country.

●     Compare those values to the values of other countries, including but not limited to:

■   Neighboring Countries

■   Countries with whom your country has positive relationships

■   Countries with whom your country has negative relationships

●     Record your observations. For example, What similarities and what differences stand out to you?

●     Address each of the following points by providing a substantial response of at least two sentences. Please be specific in your responses by analyzing and explaining each idea in great detail. Make sure you cite where your ideas and information have come from. Format your citations according to MLA guidelines.

■   What does this information, especially the data regarding Power Distance and Individualism vs Collectivism, tell you about the underlying view of the self?

■   What are three things that stood out to you about your national culture from the Hofstede model of national culture? Two of the three should be things you agree with and one should be something you do not agree with.

●       For each of the three, explain why you agree or disagree and give a specific example to support your claim. (These examples might be related to how the majority religion, traditional beliefs, and regional figures understand the view of the self and purpose in life.)

■   What stands out to you regarding the global worldview of “the modern self”? Why?

■   How do you see this global worldview reflected in your culture?

●     Write a summary for your Divine Design Handbook page “Influences on My Idea of the Self.” This summary should be created in the style you have chosen for your Divine Design Handbook and should personalize and reflect the course resources and the previous activities.

This is a multi-part assignment. Please be sure to read the instructions carefully to ensure you complete the assignment fully.

Complete this part of the exercise at the beginning of the week – on a Sunday or Monday. This will help you develop good time management and learn the value of planning out your week.

●        Open the Google Doc you originally created in Competency 1.1 Assessment B.

●        Respond to each of the following:

○        What is your missional dream? (Respond with at least two well-developed sentences.)

○        What is/are your goal(s) for the week? List out one or two goals you plan to achieve this week.

○        Based upon your goal(s) for this week, what is your “To Do” list for this week? Submit a bullet point list of your “To Do’s.” Please include a “due date” for each item in your list.

○        What appointments do you have scheduled or do you need to schedule for this week? Submit a bullet point list of your appointments – including the days and times for each appointment.

PART TWO: Review of the Week

Complete this part of the exercise at the end of the week – on a Saturday. This will help you reflect on your – specifically, what has been helpful and/or difficult and what you learned.

●        Open the Google Doc you started at the beginning of the week to complete part 2.

●        Follow the formatting instructions outlined for Part 1.

●        Respond to each of the following questions with at least two well-developed sentences for each question:

○        What happened this week for which you are grateful?

○        What did you love doing this week that you wish you could do more of?

○        What did you not like doing this week that you wish you never had to do again?

○        What difficult problem did you encounter this week?

○        How did you address the problem?

○        Where or how did you experience God’s presence this week?

○        What did you learn about yourself this week?

○        What did you learn about God, His mission, and your place in it this week?

●        Click on the drop-down arrow in the “General access” section of the pop-up window that will appear and select “Anyone with the link” and “Editor.”

●        Click the “Copy link” button.

●        Click the “Done” button.

●        Return to Moodle and navigate to the assignment submission dropbox. Paste the link for your Google Doc into the assignment submission dropbox. You can do this by clicking “CTRL V” on a PC or “Command V” on a Mac.

This is a multi-part assignment. Please be sure to read the instructions carefully to ensure you complete the assignment fully.

Complete this part of the exercise at the beginning of the week – on a Sunday or Monday. This will help you develop good time management and learn the value of planning out your week.

●        Open the Google Doc you originally created in Competency 1.1 Assessment B.

●        Respond to each of the following:

○        What is your missional dream? (Respond with at least two well-developed sentences.)

○        What is/are your goal(s) for the week? List out one or two goals you plan to achieve this week.

○        Based upon your goal(s) for this week, what is your “To Do” list for this week? Submit a bullet point list of your “To Do’s.” Please include a “due date” for each item in your list.

○        What appointments do you have scheduled or do you need to schedule for this week? Submit a bullet point list of your appointments – including the days and times for each appointment.

PART TWO: Review of the Week

Complete this part of the exercise at the end of the week – on a Saturday. This will help you reflect on your – specifically, what has been helpful and/or difficult and what you learned.

●        Open the Google Doc you started at the beginning of the week to complete part 2.

●        Follow the formatting instructions outlined for Part 1.

●        Respond to each of the following questions with at least two well-developed sentences for each question:

○        What happened this week for which you are grateful?

○        What did you love doing this week that you wish you could do more of?

○        What did you not like doing this week that you wish you never had to do again?

○        What difficult problem did you encounter this week?

○        How did you address the problem?

○        Where or how did you experience God’s presence this week?

○        What did you learn about yourself this week?

○        What did you learn about God, His mission, and your place in it this week?