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The schedule and assignments for bus 600, a course focused on organizational communication. Topics covered include vision statements, communication skills, apa style, reducing communication barriers, intercultural communication competence, technology and communication, visual presentations, internal communication, listening, workplace bullying, conflict, ethical behavior, news articles, group communication, business presentations, and a final research project.
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DEFINITION 3 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus600cart.com Vision Statement. Vision statements are used as a tool to encourage you to consciously reflect on who you are now, what transitions you will be making as you achieve your degree and who you will be in five years. A vision statement is a work in progress; you can reassess your vision statement as you move through your Ashford program. After TERM 4
DEFINITION 4 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus600cart.com In a 250- word response, discuss why communication skills are important to organizational success and why recruiters focus so much on finding leads with good communication skills. What happens when there are problems with communications in the workplace (re- work, low morale, product delays, dissatisfied customers, etc.)? TERM 5
DEFINITION 5 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus600cart.com Review the Learning Resources section on the navigation panel in your course. Explore the resources available, view demos/tutorials and read the guides. In a 250-300 word response, discuss how these resources will be of value to you in your program at Ashford. Use at least one resource to support your key points. Respond to at
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus600cart.com Topic/Thesis Statement for Research Paper. Develop a one page, APA formatted paper (excluding title and reference pages) introducing the topic for your final communication research project. Your instructor will provide feedback and approve your topic or make suggestions for refining it and/or your thesis statement. Your paper should include responses to the following: TERM 7
DEFINITION 7 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus600cart.com In a 250- word response, identify what techniques you can implement to improve the likelihood that your communications will be received and understood as you intended. Can you identify and reduce the likelihood of barriers interfering with the communication? Give examples. Use at least one resource to support your key points. TERM 8
DEFINITION 8 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus600cart.com In a 250- word response, critically examine your personal level of intercultural communication competence. Is it important for you to achieve a certain level of intercultural communication competence? Would enhanced intercultural communication competence help you personally? Professionally? Academically? Include TERM 9
DEFINITION 9 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus600cart.com Most of us have situations where we find it difficult to communicate. Improving your written communication skills and being comfortable speaking to people are extremely important. Develop a 2-3 page APA formatted paper (excluding title and reference pages) in which you analyze your personal communication skills. What assessment did you use to analyze your skills? Do you have communication gaps? Do you need additional training in specific areas TERM 10
DEFINITION 10 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus600cart.com In a 250- word response, analyze how the use of technology has impacted organizational communication both positively and negatively. How has technology impacted the verbal and nonverbal cues used in interpreting messages? Provide examples to support your position. Use at least one resource to support your key points. Offer some additional ideas to others in this class by responding to at least two of your fellow students' posts.
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus600cart.com In a 250-300 word response, relate an organizational example of the use or lack of use of ethical standards in management communications. The example may be from your own workplace or from a business situation with which you are familiar. Support your answer by indicating why you believe it is an example of communicating in an ethical manner and why you believe the decision was made to communicate in the particular manner. Use references to validate your analysis. Respond to at least two of your fellow students posts by commenting on the examples they have given. TERM 17
DEFINITION 17 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus600cart.com Develop a two page, APA formatted response (excluding title and reference pages) to the following: Identify a news article about a Fortune 500 company and its CEO that illustrates ethical behavior. Is there any evidence that his or her companys productivity (e.g., finances, market share) is related to decisions reflective of ethical leadership behavior? Identify critical decisions you believe were made that influence productivity and how TERM 18
DEFINITION 18 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus600cart.com In a 250- word response, analyze how communication in groups differs from individual communication. Are there unique challenges to communicating with groups? Provide examples. Use at least one resource to support your key points. Respond to at least two of your fellow students' posts. TERM 19
DEFINITION 19 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus600cart.com In a 250- word response, describe how you would build rapport with your audience in a business presentation. What motivational strategies have you used in the past that were successful or what strategies have you seen speakers use that were effective? Use at least one resource to support your key points. Respond to at least two of TERM 20
DEFINITION 20 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus600cart.com The final research project requires you to choose a specific topic relevant to organizational communication processes, research that topic incorporating sources (literature review), analyze the issue in a real world organization, and present your findings. The final paper should be 8-10 pages (excluding title and reference pages), double spaced, and formatted in APA
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus600cart.com This Tutorial contains 2 Different Papers BUS 600 - Week 6 - Communications Research Paper Assignments 1.Due by Day 7. Final Paper. The complete instructions for the Research Paper can be found in Week Six of your online course or in the Components of Course Evaluation section of this guide.