GICE220-D10_CQ PROJECT JOURNAL: CQ ASSESSMENT TEMPLATE

Course Materials Reflection

• Reflect on this week’s reading assignments and videos. What value do you see in using the Cultural Intelligence Framework to communicate effectively across cultures? What questions do you have at this point about Cultural Intelligence? (Write a narrative of at least 400 words in the white box below, and include at least one in-text citation from the course materials).

  
  

  • It is hard to say that the this Cultural Intelligence Framework module is not of any value. It certainly serves its purpose and it clearly sets a great outline for measuring one’s CQ. I’d hate to already reveal my overall thoughts on that matter this soon in my narrative. However, I cannot help but to immediately bring forth what I see in lots of newly constructed sociological, intercultural, or really any educational structures for always developing a standardized method when approaching the natural. One will not have much cultural inclination unless they experience it first-hand for themselves.

The CQ Framework is a great approach for analyzing and creating a structure-based template for understanding what all someone will encounter in the events they see themselves among multi-cultural relations. It produces an educated understanding on where your CQ lays when it comes to multi-cultural engagements. Though nothing is going to develop your sense of diversity like being involved in the direct intimacy of cultural exchanges.

The only question or contemplation I currently have that quickly comes to mind would be: How effective might this assessment of cultural understanding result in the accuracy between one who has a higher CQ than someone who may have a lower CQ when actually put to the test in the field of experimentation? Perhaps, this is more of a subjective analysis rather than information that cannot yet be objectified as honest material for data and information is always changing just as much as a person can change what they do on a daily basis. Why is measuring the ability of one’s intellectual differences and indifferences through a test seemingly more important than having them understand to think with their heart when it comes to multi-cultural relationships?

Numbers are used to measure and sometimes as humans we tend to apply special meaning to these numbers which can both inspire us and divide us in the process. So, rather than measuring more outwardly, first we need to measure inwardly to even allow ourselves to rightfully expand on our assessment of others. And I, myself, am still newly acquainted with the phraseology “cultural intelligence” for you would think, really think, especially those of the Faith would see this as something ingrained in the soul of man from that of God for having the love and respect for thy neighbor. As if there is some innate reckoning to the human conscience that allows us to rationalize or in some God-given way become instinctively aware how we should rightfully respect, love, and understand each other. However, the fate of humanity is, sadly, not destined to ultimately attune themselves by this holy manner instructed by God. One must continually seek Him and submit to the love of Jesus and become transfixed. May the wisdom of God and the power of Jesus’ love be our supreme consultant for our cultural intelligence.

I would suppose that I may have answered my own question about the effectiveness of CQ at play when studied further in our textbook. Livermore opens a detailed section explaining the results in the significance of applying CQ to major companies in the section “What Is the ROI from Leading with CQ?” (Livermore 34). He provides data for the outcomes when CQ is applied to a corporation such as the fluctuation response when IBM used this to improve their satisfactions ratings as he continues to reveal the significant change of what CQ can do when mindfully applied in this section (Livermore 34).

• Reflect on your CQ Assessment. (Note: You should take the CQ Assessment and download your assessment report before completing this section.) What was your strongest area? Which area could use the most improvement? Were you surprised by your assessment results? Write one goal for continued growth in an area that needs improvement. (Write a narrative of at least 400 words in the white box below).

CQ Research

• Throughout this course, we will be doing research on a specific culture so that we can

practice applying the CQ framework and communicating effectively with someone from the culture. To begin, please choose a country that has a culture that is ethnolinguistically different than your own. Research some facts about the culture and write an introductory paragraph about that country in the white box below. This section should be at least 200 words. You should include an in-text citation from at least one of the following websites, as well as one other source. https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/ https://www.joshuaproject.net/

• My initial response for choosing a culture to research would be that of the Philippines simply due to the fact I already have a significant background with the Filipino people. They have always held a special place in my heart since my early adulthood and I actually just returned from the country about a week ago. I can already confirm that when it comes down to the two major religions in the country that Catholicism and Christianity supersede all others. The majority of Filipinos identify as Christian (92.5%), and more specifically, 82.9% of the population identify as Catholic according to Scroope (Scroope, “Filipino Culture— Religion”). Some might argue that Catholicism is Christianity or, at the least, another extension of it and then even so, vice versa as well. However, this isn’t the time for that topic of discussion.

  
  

• Despite some of the assumptions and stereotypes made by Westerners, Filipinos actually tend to be modest and conservative in their interactions with their significant other and public display of affection among couples (such as kissing or hugging) which is uncommon (Scroope, “Filipino Culture— Communication”). This can come to be a bit of a surprise to some here in our cultural upbringings of America.

  
  

• The Philippines’ currency uses the Filipino Peso which is far less of value in comparison to that of the US Dollar (USD/PHP Currency Exchange Rate and News). The livelihood of family I would suggest can be like it is anywhere else. The Filipino culture appears to mostly exude a welcoming, loving, and compassionate nature, at least moreover to foreigners. I believe the collective upbringing with most people you may meet in the Philippines allows the

communication with a non-native speaker to be less of a headache to bear. They love the good energy.

• The Philippines has over 170 distinct languages (Postan). The two main languages of the Philippines are Filipino and English (Postan). The following two languages you may find yourself accustomed to next would be Tagalog and Cebuano as these two spoken languages find themselves at the Philippines’ two most popular locations— Central Luzon with Tagalog and Cebu with Cebuano (Postan).

  
  

• As one might suggest, the culture quite similarly invokes a sense of Spanish background as even some of the language they speak carries a Spanish ring with it. This would be from the result of the Spanish Invasion on the early people of the Philippines under rule of King Philip II (Stanley, “Spain Seizes the Philippines”). Miguel López de Legazpi led the successful expedition to the Philippines in 1565 and establish a settlement in Cebu which would thus

mark the beginning of Spanish influence in the archipelago. (Stanley, “Spain Seizes the Philippines”).

Grand Narrative Summary

Throughout the course, we will use the grand narrative of scripture as the content we

communicate across cultures. Please write a summary of Act 1 and Act 2 of the Grand

Narrative. Use your textbook and the course videos to summarize the story. Write at least

100 words for each act. Please include at least 2 scripture references and an in-text citation

referencing either the course textbook entitled The True Story of The Whole World or the

course videos entitled Communicating the Grand Narrative.

Act 1 | God Establishes His Kingdom:

Illustrating God’s magnificent work of creation through the analogy of a “great art exhibit” as stated in the section “The God Who Brings All Things into Being” when visiting the book of Genesis, is certainly a favorable way of beautifully representing the stage of all stages being brought into existence (Goheen and Bartholomew 11). Our existence, along with the natural world, is the divine masterpiece painted on the canvas of reality by none other than the Almighty. After completing His creation, “God saw that everything He had made, and behold, it was very good” (Gen 1.31, KJV). Indeed, it must be good, for the world was intricately designed to sustain human life. Whereby no man can create the likes thereof nor fully comprehend the wonderous things set into motion in our world from our Creator.

Act 2 | Rebellion in the Kingdom:

Not only do we have the continual argumentative discussion about the existence for God and His creation, but in following is the discussion made by man’s interpretation and

understanding for trying to rationalize the contemplation for the Fall of Man. Many use this as either an excuse for their sin that they continue to flourish in. And additionally, many have and will continue to blame God for all this sin and suffering. Not only does Genesis highlight that sin is not a reflection of what God intended for us, as stated by Goheen and Bartholomew (27).

But it also reveals to us that without Him, without a Higher Inspiration and a Higher

Intelligence of authority to follow, we will always be running in circles around ourselves

trying to search for the answers on our own. However, quite remarkably, God lovingly and

mercifully did just that. He gave us an answer. He gave us the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3.16, KJV). He had been so merciful

that he would even allow us the choice to reject Him and live a life as we please— to accept Him or to deny Him.

Works Cited

Livermore, David. Leading with Cultural Intelligence: The Real Secret To Success. 3rd ed.,

Amacom, 2024, p. 34.

Scroope, Chara. "Filipino Culture." Cultural Atlas, Mosaica, 2017,

https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/filipino-culture/filipino-culture-religion. Accessed 13

July 2026.

USD/PHP Currency Exchange Rate & News. Google Finance,

https://www.google.com/finance/quote/USD-PHP. Accessed 13 July 2026.

Postan, Liraz. "The Major Languages of the Philippines." BLEND Blog, BLEND Localization,

8 Feb. 2020, https://www.getblend.com/blog/major-languages-philippines/. Accessed 13 July 2026.

"Spain Seizes the Philippines." EBSCO Research Starters, EBSCO Information Services,

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/spain-seizes-philippines. Accessed 13 July 2026.

Goheen, Michael W., and Craig G. Bartholomew. The True Story of the Whole World: Finding

Your Place in the Biblical Drama. Baker Academic, 2009, p. 11.

The Scofield Study Bible. King James Version, edited by C. I. Scofield, Oxford University

Press, 2003, Gen.1.31.

Goheen, Michael W., and Craig G. Bartholomew. The True Story of the Whole World: Finding

Your Place in the Biblical Drama. Baker Academic, 2009, p. 27.

The Scofield Study Bible. King James Version, edited by C. I. Scofield, Oxford University

Press, 2003, John 3.16.