unit 7-Defining Sustainability: Ever Hear of Going Green?

Your
Unit 7 Assignment is to research communicating sustainability efforts
on an international level. You will create a PowerPoint® presentation
with detailed speaker notes that captures communicating sustainability
efforts on an international level.Defining Sustainability: Ever Hear of Going Green?What
is sustainability? The U.S. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
declared as its goal a national policy to “create and maintain
conditions under which [humans] and nature can exist in productive
harmony, and fulfill the social, economic and other requirements of
present and future generations of Americans.” Intercultural
communication plays a major role in sustainability efforts. “Going
green” efforts can be seen at local, national, and international levels.
Opening the lines of communication and learning from other experiences
can help extend this effort on an international level.The
Environmental Protection Agency (2010) provides a current definition of
sustainability as “a new way of thinking about an age-old concern:
ensuring that our children and grandchildren inherit a tomorrow
that is at least as good as today, preferably better. You want to be
sure that the way you live your life is sustainable – that it can
continue and keep improving for a long, long time.”Start
your research on ways different countries approach sustainability
efforts by reviewing information from the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency at these two websites:.epa.gov/sustainability/basicinfo.htm”>http://www.epa.gov/sustainability/basicinfo.htm.epa.gov/international/index.html”>http://www.epa.gov/international/index.htmlSelect
either a specific country or a compilation of sustainability efforts in
international organizations for your research. Questions to ask are:What is the environmental challenge?What part did human activity (or lack of activity) play in its development?What is already being done or what is planned to be done about it?How is the information communicated to members of cultures in which the work is being done or planned?Is that communication initiative successful?What else might be done to deal with this problem?Finally, develop an outline for your presentation slides in this arrangement:Title slide.An introduction to your topic.Identify the country and the international or cross-cultural relationships involved.Identify the problem or question being addressed.Show the part, if any, played by human activity in creating the problem.Name and describe what is being done or planned for sustainability.Describe what is being communicated to people who are affected.Describe what is being communicated to people who might make a difference.Evaluate the effectiveness of the communication method(s).Suggest what else might be done to improve sustainability.Reference list.Some
of these items might require more than one slide to present what you
have learned. It’s good to do that if you have information to share.
Don’t not leave any of the steps out. All of them are needed for a
complete presentation.Slides
should have appropriate pictures, symbols, graphics, maps,
illustrations, images, or art on them. One or two images and no more
than 10-–12 words on a slide will make the visual part of the
presentation easy to view and understand.When
you are satisfied with the slides, use the “Notes” section (below the
slide image in the PowerPoint® “Normal” view, where the phrase “Click to
add notes” appears) to add an outline or script that you or another
presenter can read during a showing. Put appropriate information in the
note space related to each slide.You
may use any amount of creativity in your presentation – as long as it
is appropriate for the subject matter, audience, and purpose, and it
does not overwhelm the audience or become the focal point of the
presentation.