Communication

Guided Reflection Exercises: Instructions for Papers

The Reflection Papers provide the opportunity to critically analyze and integrate what you are learning in class with what you are experiencing and learning outside of class. These papers should be typed, double-spaced, with appropriate title page (including your name, course identification, and paper title). Papers should be at least two but no more than four pages in length following APA format.

Papers will be graded according to degree to, which paper:

Integrates course material with personal experience and
reasoning/synthesizing of course material with your examples, and
correct grammatical sentence and paragraph construction and spelling.

Each Paper is worth 50 points.

REFLECTION PAPER #1: Gendered Communication and Relationships

The purpose of this reflection paper is to facilitate the recognition of gender in YOUR life andthere are various contexts in which this could occur. Read the topic below on how to fulfill therequirements of the paper:

COMMUNMCATION-integral to understanding and maintaining relationships. Select one relationship in which you are now engaged in. This DOES NOT mean an intimate relationship ONLY; there are lots of different kinds of relationships in which gender plays a role. Briefly describe the relationship. Given our discussion of “sex” and “gender”, characterize the gendered nature of this relationship and each of the participants (yourself included). How do these characteristics play a part in the communication that takes place? What are the benefits of feminine characteristics? What are the benefits of masculine characteristics? What are the adversities of feminine/masculine characteristics? Summarize how YOU see the role of gender in this relationship. (Be sure to pull information from your textbook. You will be required to include an appropriate reference page citing your sources).

Format

Your paper is to be written in an APA-Style format. This includes the following:

12 point font
Times New Roman font
Double-spaced
1 inch margins
cover page
reference page
in-text citations

For more detailed instructions and information on how to write an APA-style paper. There is an extensive databank on how to incorporate in-text citations, and properly format your references.

Written Assignment Submission Guidelines

Review the detailed written assignment instructions on how to submit your assignments and how to review the comments (feedback) from your professor.
All written assignments on Canvas will be run through Turnitin to check for plagiarism. Your submission should not exceed 25% in similarity.
Written assignment dropboxes will be available within the Assignments link off the course tools menu on the left hand side of the page within Canvas, as well as in their respective modules as outlined in the syllabus.
Within one week after the assignment’s deadline has passed, you will receive written feedback on your assignment.
Late submissions will only be accepted for a maximum of 7 days past the due date. For every day an assignment is late, 10% will be deducted from the original point value, with a maximum reduction of 50% on assignments submitted 7 days past the original due date. Please refer to the “Acceptance of Late Assignments” section of the syllabus for more information.

According to George and Jones (2020), a company’s stance on social responsibility is the way its managers and employees view their duty or obligation to make decisions that protect, enhance, and promote the welfare and well-being of stakeholders and society as a whole. This includes the way the company handles changing demographics and emerging technologies. Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:What do you consider to be the top three benefits to social responsibility? How does your organization implement social responsibility initiatives? 

For this assignment, you will be asked to research and provide 3 authoritative sources from different locations on the topic you have chosen for your informative speech. For your speech, you are required to have 3 authoritative sources, where at least 2 are coming from a newspaper, magazine, or journal. This assignment will help you build the research for your speech.The topic of your speech needs to be written at top of page. You should have three sources.  Each source should include two paragraphs under a heading which states what type of source it is (see example below). Format each source like this: An APA citation for the source (Use the APA Citation Guide from the Orientation Module.).One paragraph that summarizes the information you plan to use from this source One paragraph evaluating the source for credibility. Look back to the page on Authoritative Evidence to help you create your response. When evaluating for credibility, make sure you consider the source (publishers and author), source bias, currency, and credibility of the facts/statistic.You can use this example Actions  to help you understand formatting and a well-written annotated Bibliography. Keep in mind this isn’t perfect, but it should help you visualize what is expected of you. Also, this person has 5 sources, you will only need 3, although you can have more. 

Unit VII Mini Project Open Instructions For this assignment, you will research the different ways that managers and leaders use communication to guide their organizations.Feel free to use the same organization you researched for the Unit VI Case Study. You are not limited to this organization, but it may be easier to complete the assignment since you have already researched the organization in Unit VI. You can use the same sources for both assignments, if applicable.Find an instance where the organizational leader communicates directly with his or her employees, investors, or customers. Analyze the message, the channel, and the potential for feedback. Do you believe that it is effective? Do you believe that it is the same type of message that a manager would send? Why, or why not? Remember to focus on the communication styles of both leaders and managers. Strive for an equal balance between the two types of communication styles in your assignment.Example: The Apple events that occur in Cupertino whenever Apple unveils a new product or service are examples of the type of communication you should be analyzing in this assignment. During the events, CEO Tim Cook addresses an audience of employees, investors, and the general public. Cook uses multiple channels to communicate with the audience, including a live face-to-face discussion, live streaming of the discussion, and a recorded video. For the assignment, you would view one of the events, analyze Cook’s message and the effectiveness of the channels, and discuss the potential for feedback. Analyze whether or not the message is an effective example of leadership. Explain whether or not you believe a manager could, or should, use the same types of channels to relay a message. Would it be effective?Note: You do not need to use Apple for this assignment. It is provided as an example only.Use the standard five-paragraph format (introduction/body/conclusion). Include at least two academic sources. APA format should be used. The assignment should be a minimum of two pages in length, not including the title and reference pages. Content, organization, and grammar/mechanics will be evaluated.

I used to be on my smartphone for four or five hours a day, and I would check my notifications a couple of times an hour.  But now, thanks to COVID-19 I’m glued to my phone all the time – sixteen hours, twenty, or more. I can’t come off and it’s always on.  I feel maybe I’m missing something important if I put my smartphone down.”  Use one relevant theory to explain this situation. 

Unit VII Mini Project OpenInstructions For this assignment, you will research the different ways that managers and leaders use communication to guide their organizations.Feel free to use the same organization you researched for the Unit VI Case Study. You are not limited to this organization, but it may be easier to complete the assignment since you have already researched the organization in Unit VI. You can use the same sources for both assignments, if applicable.Find an instance where the organizational leader communicates directly with his or her employees, investors, or customers. Analyze the message, the channel, and the potential for feedback. Do you believe that it is effective? Do you believe that it is the same type of message that a manager would send? Why, or why not? Remember to focus on the communication styles of both leaders and managers. Strive for an equal balance between the two types of communication styles in your assignment.Example: The Apple events that occur in Cupertino whenever Apple unveils a new product or service are examples of the type of communication you should be analyzing in this assignment. During the events, CEO Tim Cook addresses an audience of employees, investors, and the general public. Cook uses multiple channels to communicate with the audience, including a live face-to-face discussion, live streaming of the discussion, and a recorded video. For the assignment, you would view one of the events, analyze Cook’s message and the effectiveness of the channels, and discuss the potential for feedback. Analyze whether or not the message is an effective example of leadership. Explain whether or not you believe a manager could, or should, use the same types of channels to relay a message. Would it be effective?Note: You do not need to use Apple for this assignment. It is provided as an example only.Use the standard five-paragraph format (introduction/body/conclusion). Include at least two academic sources. APA format should be used. The assignment should be a minimum of two pages in length, not including the title and reference pages. Content, organization, and grammar/mechanics will be evaluated.

You are employed at a large, global, high-tech company that has offices worldwide in places such as Tokyo, London, Bombay, Toronto, Mexico City, Chicago, and Seattle, to name a few. Although sales have been reasonable these past few months even with the global economic crises, an internal crisis exists related to employee morale being at an all-time low. There are many different beliefsabout what is right and what is wrong across the board, especially when it comes to the cultural and communication differences and the technological equipment challenges. There are also concerns regarding the selfishness of the employees, where the employees do not enjoy working as a team.Your supervisor has tasked you, as the as the VP of the Service Department, to prepare a research paper that will communicate information and solutions as well as provide a foundation of knowledge so that you can work with your peers and employees to solve these problems. At a minimum, your research paper must include the following:What steps can management take to make the teams cohesive? Evaluate the steps that are necessary in this scenario to create high-performing teams.Evaluate the importance of the internal environmental factors that include the cultural, language, political, and technological differences that will affect the team-building process.What can be done to overcome the communication barriers between locations? What are the best practices that should be implemented going forward?Present your findings as a Word document of 3–5 pages formatted in APA style.Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:Title page: Remember the running head and title in all capital letters.Abstract: This is a summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing in third-person voice.Body: The body of your paper begins on the page following the title page and abstract page, and it must be double-spaced between paragraphs. The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics except as required for APA level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 3–4 pages. In-text academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.Reference page: References that align with your in-text academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hang indention, italics, and upper- and lower-case usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the reference page is not a bibliography, but it is a further listing of the abbreviated in-text citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-text citation.

A tenet of telecommunications says the more people who acess a network, the more valuable the network becomes. This is called Metcalfe’s Law. Chapter nine examines different types of users on networks as it reviews an individuals need for access & how those needs can lead to risks.1. How can the use of security policies reduce risk?2. How can a SAP reduce risk?3. Why are end-users considered the “weakest” link in regards to implementing security policies and controls?

This is. a discussion board I need to select my main ideas and supporting information, and as an opportunity to connect and share with classmates about interests you may have in common or want to learn more about. I suggest something related to my area of study (medicine). I’m intending to be a gynecologist so I really think choosing an organization or something like very creative will be useful.I’m going to my second year of college .I really love helping people .Can you make it as passionate and creative as possible .Or if it doesn’t work create something special ,enriching that probably everyone will live to hear about.These are some example that we can choose not mandatory: hometown, favorite organization/a cause you are passionate about, religion, workout routine, hobbies (baking, lifting weights, solving Rubik’s cubes, traveling), favorite sports teams, and businesses, to name a few. Also don’t use hard vocabulary.

The company you work for has experienced a significant reduction in revenue leading the company to employee layoffs. You are one of several managers who manage a small team (5 people) that works directly with a small group of clients and have been notified that two people from your team are being laid off. Obviously, this will impact how your teams functions. The remaining team members will need to take on the work of the two employees who are no longer there. The clients your team works with will be assigned to new employees. And those employees will now be managing more clients than they did previously.  Your job is to create a communication to the remaining employees on your team to make them aware of the changes, and a communication to the clients to make them aware that they will be working with a new employee. Submit a Word document in which you complete each of the items below: Develop a clear communication to the employees that provides them with the information they need to know in order to continue to do their work at the highest level. The communication should also consider the impact of this news on employees and make every effort to be thoughtful and as transparent as possible within the communication. Identify what form of communication medium is most appropriate (phone call, email, face-to-face, or other medium) at the beginning of the communication to the employees. Address the communication in a way that indicates whether or not this will be to each individual employee on your team or your entire group of remaining team members. Develop a communication to the clients to provide them with the information they need going forward in working with the business. The communication should consider how this news will be perceived by the client and attempt to be thoughtful and transparent as possible within the communication. Identify what form of communication medium is most appropriate (phone call, email, face-to-face, or other medium) at the beginning of the communication to the clients. Address the communication in a way that indicates whether or not this will be to each individual client or all of the clients your team works with. Note: If you choose a phone call or face-to-face meeting, your submission will be the written transcript of that communication.