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Week 5 - Discussion 1 Your boss has asked you to lead a group of eight of your coworkers for a new project that will change several elements of your department. This is your first time in a leadership role and you anticipate that there will be a certain amount of conflict within this new group. identify potential conflicts that can occur in groups. What strategies could you implement to manage the group conflict? Week 5 - Discussion 2 In Chapter 12 of the textbook, we learned about three types of workplace conflicts: organizational diversity and conflict, work-life conflict, and workplace bullying. Select one of these workplace conflicts and explain it in your own words. Provide an example of the conflict you chose and offer solutions to resolve this type of conflict.  

The Director-General needs the final and complete SWOT (Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats) analysis, which is your best plan to communicate quickly and effectively in all of the affected areas. For this final and complete SWOT Analysis, the Director-General wants you to submit all the parts of the SWOT Analysis in a single written document including the following two concluding items: Create a 4-square summary table with titles and 3-5 bullet points that review and summarize the findings of the SWOT Analysis (of the Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats that were examined in the Module 2, 3, and 4 assignments). Write a conclusion that summarizes the effects and success of the plan regarding all the topics in all parts of the SWOT analysis. Be sure to clearly explain each of the elements that makes your communication plan the best option. The Director-General needs to be persuaded that your plan is the most effective plan that can quickly communicate essential information to all the affected areas using the most appropriate communication strategies. Be sure to clearly explain and demonstrate your knowledge about how lingua franca has been used in this global situation most effectively.

Write a profile of a person of interest for a print magazine or newspaper of your choice (e.g. Australian Women’s Weekly, Inside Sport, The Age, The Guardian). You will need to interview said person and to ask the right questions to tell this person’s newsworthy story. Any person is allowed, BUT you must convince the reader that this person is newsworthy. Attractive quotes and literary techniques are crucial to liven up this piece. 

they don't have to be long maybe 10 sentences a piece for each question. I will send the questions its 4.

This week, we have four (4) forum topics to discuss. Each time you sign on, here is what you are to do: Read all the posts. First and foremost, this is a discussion. It is a conversation among members of the class. In order for it to be such, you have to read what others post. If you wish to comment on the topic, click “Reply” at the bottom of a classmate's post and begin your post. You should not just repeat the same thing the earlier poster said. Instead, aim to continue the conversation, bringing in new material from the book, other sources, and your personal experience. You are required to post at least three (3) times during the week and each of these posts needs to be a significant contribution to the conversation. The posts should say something. They should expand the conversation and integrate course readings or other resources. They should pose thoughtful and interesting contributions to a continued discussion. In other words, agreeing with and repeating what the prior student posted does not count :) The other thing that does not count is if you don't read what others post and simply start a new thread and say the same thing others have already posted. DISCUSSION BOARD REQUIREMENTS: A minimum of three (3) posts is required this week.   Post 1 in any 1 of the 4 forum topics. This post should fully answer the questions using concepts addressed in the readings and examples to support your understanding. You are highly encouraged to post your initial discussion response early in the week in order to give others a chance to respond to it. Minimum 350 words, please include word count. Peer Reply 1 to a classmates' comments in a forum topic different from your Post 1. Consider responding to a peer who has not yet received any feedback from any clasmates. Your response should significantly further our discussion. Remember to do more than just agree or disagree with your classmates. Support your ideas with details, examples, and quotes (cite your sources as well). Minimum 200 words, please include word count.  Peer Reply 2 to a classmates' comments in a forum topic different from your Post 1 and Reply 1. Consider responding to a peer who has not yet received any feedback from any clasmates. Your response should significantly further our discussion. Remember to do more than just agree or disagree with your classmates. Support your ideas with details, examples, and quotes (cite your sources as well). Minimum 200 words, please include word count. Proper academic writing is expected. Remember: material from the assigned reading and lessons needs to be included and citations need to be provided at the end of the post along with the word count. You must complete your main post discussion and two (2) peer responses over three (3) separate days in three (3) different forums. Keep in mind that if I respond to your post by Friday of the active week and ask you to explain or clarify something in your initial post, you should plan to respond to that post as well, as it is likely to earn you more points for initial discussion. Posts to me do NOT count as peer responses. This discussion closes on Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. DISCUSSION BOARD RUBRIC: COM 3131 Discussions Rubric (click to view) COM 3131 Discussions Rubric (click to view) - Alternative Formats   ACADEMIC INTEGRITY NOTICE:Please note that your submissions are checked through SafeAssign for compliance with academic integrity policies. Please maintain academic integrity in your posts. If work shows any similarity issues, you may be cited to breach in academic integrity and receive no credit for your posts.  How to respond to your classmates... How to respond to your classmates...You need to respond to two (2) or more classmates by Sunday by 11:59 PM. Respond to two or more classmates that have chosen a different discussion question than you. Your replies should also be in two different forum topics. For example: If you answered discussion 1 then respond to classmates that have answered discussions 2 and 3, 2 and 4, or 3 and 4. When responding to your classmates: Acknowledge your classmate by name - so say "Hi James" or "Hello Amber." Explain what you agree with or disagree with in their posts and why. Offer your own explanation and answer to the discussion question. Share examples to support your points. Integrate and cite sources in APA format. Be kind and courteous! All responses to your classmates should be at least 200 words long. Please check your spelling and grammar before hitting the submit button! Here is some APA citation help Here is some APA citation helpHello Everyone,When you post your initial responses and responses to your classmates you MUST include citations from your textbook and required supplemental resources (or additional scholarly sources) to support your points. Every post MUST have supportive evidence that is cited in APA format. Textbook must be cited.The Purdue OWL website is an excellent tool to help you with your citations. Just click the following links:  https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/in_text_citations_the_basics.html https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_author_authors.html For example, this is the correct APA citation for our textbook: de Janasz, S., Dowd, K., & Schneider, B. (2021). Interpersonal skills in organizations (7th ed.). New York, NY:  McGraw-Hill. If you have used the textbook this should be at the end of your message.If you have provided a quote or an example from the textbook see these two links for help with in-text citations: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/in_text_citations_the_basics.html https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/in_text_citations_author_authors.html This is key aspect of grading and contributes to your success on the discussion. Week 1 Discussion Board Link Week 1 Discussion Board LinkClick the link in the heading to access this week's discussions. Forum topic for this week include: Journey into self-awareness Self-disclosure Establishing goals consistent with your values and ethics

Your final assignment for the term will be to pick one of four communication contexts (advertising, health communication, political communication, and group/organizational communication) to which your knowledge of communication and decision-making can be applied. In the context of your choice, you will act as the choice architect to design effective communication strategies that can influence people’s decision making. You will be asked to apply at least 3 theories or concepts that you have learned to design these strategies. In-depth analysis and careful consideration of the different cognitive, effective, contextual, and social factors in the decision-making process are required.

Please submit rough draft here. As a reminder, the outline must follow either. 1. Problem Cause Solution or 2. Three arguments

Please submit your video presentation below using one of the following: Canvas video, Studio, or YouTube. Video files will not be accepted.  Tips for recording your speech... Hey everyone, I would like to remind you that in our class: ??We present standing up you are able to ??We record from the waist up. ??We do not use gaming gear such as headphones or microphones. ??We give our presentations in excellent lighting, free of distractions. ??Most importantly, we have fun. Please take this into consideration when recording your speeches.

Comment on the following in 3 thoughtful paragraphs 1.  Knowing what we have learned about military culture, what is the definition of "comradeship" that we see in action in this story?  What have you learned about military Veterans and their comrades?  2.  What is the rationale behind the Marines' efforts to change the level of combat stress intervention?   3.  Do you think comradeship as a prescription for combat stress was effective in this story?  Why or why not?  

This Research Reflection Paper: Social Media Analysis paper will examine and describe how current social media sites have been using social media effectively according to our content through our textbook and research theories. You will write a which will reflect on our textbook and analyze a few organization or companies’ social media sites/pages (at least two for each organization, such as Facebook and Twitter or LinkedIn), that you currently follow. If you don’t currently follow any, select two or three that you would like to research. Your Research Reflection Paper: Social Media Analysis paper should include but is not limited to the following: ? Summarize at least 3 (three) different chapters from our textbook. (One page per chapter). ? Reflect on how these theories you have or have not seen implemented on social media. ? Share some of these new applicable theories and/or ideas presented by our author to your social media coordinator or to your own social media sites. ? Share how and why you would use these theories in the future. Screenshots; pictures; data charts could be used to aid your paper. ? You must include at least 3 professional/academic sources. ? Include relevant Scripture and our textbook to support your examination. ? (All together at least 5 sources).