CUC107: Cultural Intelligence and Capability Assessment 3
SAFE SPACE REPORT
Add Your Own sub-title eg Making a safe space Jenny
in My chosen video
If you use an image or figure, acknowledge its source
(APA referencing).
Remember, word count guidelines are an indication only for each section (as maximum). Review the
assessment criteria as well to ensure you understand that referencing, research and analysis are
highly valued in the marking of your work. If you provide a great, long description of the scenario,
and leave out other sections, this will not give you an excellent grade. Apply the literature review in
the discussion and recommendations to show you understand the links between cultural selfawareness, cultural intelligence and the development of culturally safe spaces.
Table of Contents
This should be on a separate page – remember to add page numbers and delete yellow
guidelines and other text when finalised.
1. Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… p.
1.1 Background ……………………………………………………………………………………………. p.
1.2 Scope ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… p.
1.3 Aim ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… p.
2. Summary of video clip………………………………………………………………………………………….. p.
3. Summary of literature …………………………………………………………………………………………. p.
4. Observations of video ………………………….……………………………………………………………… p.
5. Discussion …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… p.
6. Recommendations ……………………………………………………………………………………………… p.
7. Conclusion …………………….……………………………………………………………………………………. p.
References …………………………..…………………………………………………………………………………. p.
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CUC107: Cultural Intelligence and Capability Assessment 3
1. Introduction (approx. 150 words)
This includes:
1.1 Background (An orientation to the topic of cultural safety and safe spaces)
1.2 Scope (Explain what the report will focus on including what video, what
particular scenes if the example depicts a safe or unsafe space).
1.3 Aim (Tell the reader what the report aims to do – i.e provide a summary and
description and analysis of an example of a safe or unsafe space and recommend
improvements to improve the safety of the space where appropriate).
2. Summary of video clip (approx. 150 words)
Summarise your chosen TV or Video excerpt. This is where you briefly explain the
story line and key events related to the context of the safe or unsafe situation of this
specific segment of a film in your own words, Where and when was the film made?
What is an overview of the setting?
3. Summary of literature (approx. 400 words and at least four sources including 2 from
own research)
This is where you demonstrate your understanding of the key concepts covered in
the unit by using relevant literature. So you should include definitions of safe spaces,
cultural intelligence and capabilities and cultural self-awareness and show how these
are all linked to increasing our ability to create safe spaces.
4. Observations/description of video (approx. 250 words)
In this section you should identify the behaviours and scenarios in the video that are
evidence of the cultural safety issues displayed in the video. These observations
should confirm your statement in the introduction about whether the space is safe
or unsafe.
Some of the things to look for and describe are:
Physical factors (size and layout of space, position of people in the space);
Communication factors (Body language, Voice, Words);
signs of inclusion or exclusion,
displays of or lack of cultural intelligence.
You could use the following table as guide and as a way of briefly describing in key
words what you observed. Alternatively you might prefer to describe this in couple
of paragraphs.
Table 1: Title?
5. Discussion (approx. 400 words)
Use key elements within the film excerpt and the theory you have outlined in the
literature review section to discuss your observations of the video and to support
your view about whether each scene is a safe or unsafe space.
For example you might write:
In the early part of the film, Jane displayed a high level of cultural intelligence by
adjusting her behaviour as soon as she became aware that her patient had never been in
a hospital before. This had an instant effect on the patient who visibly relaxed and began
to talk. This is an excellent example of what Brislin, Worthley and McNab (2006, p.40)
define as cultural intelligence or the ability to adjust to another culture. Jane showed
she was reading the other person’s uncomfortable body language and adjusted her
approach appropriately to make the patient feel safe in that new place.
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6. Recommendations (approx. 200 words supported by academic sources.)
Your recommendations (for how the scenario film clip you describe should be
changed to make the space safer) should be based on what you discussed in the
analysis. So it will be a summary of the things that need to change to enable a safer
space in the scenario depicted and requires references in text for your ideas.
7. Conclusion (approx. 150 words)
This is where you sum up briefly everything covered in your report.
So it would include: what the film clip covered, what it was about, what it showed
regarding safe spaces, what needed to be changed if anything. (Don’t introduce new
material or references into this section).
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References (last section of report on separate page and not numbered)
For this report we expect you to use readings provided and utilised in your previous
assignment as well as at least two additional references you might source that relate to the
particular context of the scenario depicted in your film. For example, if your video depicts
bullying at the workplace you may find articles on workplace bullying. This will be helpful
for your discussion and recommendations.
You should use the APA 6th referencing style in text and for the reference list at the end.
CDU referencing link http://libguides.cdu.edu.au/apa
At this stage of your study, aim for perfection in referencing.
NB Check how to reference correctly for multimedia. The references, title and content
pages are not counted in your final word count.
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