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COM 425 Entire Course   FOR MORE CLASSES
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1 Formal vs. Informal CommunicationCOM 425 Week
1 DQ 2 Putting Theory into PracticeCOM 425 Week
1 Article Critique Does Communication Matter in
All FieldsCOM 425 Week 2 DQ 1 Self-Assessment of
Organizational Communication SkillsCOM 425 Week
2 DQ 2 Using Active ListeningCOM 425 Week 2
Article Critique Dealing with Annoying
Co-Workers
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COM 425 Week 1 Article Critique Does
Communication Matter in All Fields   FOR MORE
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Critique Does Communication Matter in ALL
Fields? Read the article, A tool kit for the real
world. In this article, the author discusses the
importance of communication skills within a field
that many people may not believe strong
communication skills are necessary. Write a paper
about your thoughts on this article. In your
paper, be sure to also address the following a.
Do you believe that strong communication skills
are necessary in every type of organization? b.
What type of organization do you want to work for
in the future?
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COM 425 Week 1 DQ 1 Formal vs. Informal
Communication   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.com425master.com   Formal vs. Informal
Communication. Organizational communication can
flow in many different directions and can take on
various ways of being communicated through formal
or informal channels. To illustrate this further,
Chapter One of your textbook discusses formal and
informal channels of communication. Provide an
example of formal communication and an example of
informal communication. Which type of
communication do your prefer in a work
environment? Why?
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COM 425 Week 1 DQ 2 Putting Theory into
Practice   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.com425master
.com     Putting Theory into Practice. In Chapter
Two of your textbook, the author discusses four
different communication principles. Choose one
principle and briefly explain it in your own
words. Summarize what the principle is about and
share an example from your own life that
illustrates it. How do you believe this
communication principle can help us understand
organizational communication?
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COM 425 Week 2 Article Critique Dealing with
Annoying Co-Workers   FOR MORE CLASSES
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Dealing with Annoying Co-Workers. Read the
article entitled, How to deal with annoying
co-workers. Write a paper about your thoughts on
this article. Additionally, in your paper, be
sure to address the following a. Share a time
when you have encountered one of the six types of
people described in the article b. Describe the
situation and how you dealt with him or her
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COM 425 Week 2 DQ 1 Self-Assessment of
Organizational Communication Skills   FOR MORE
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nt of Organizational Communication Skills. Many
people believe that organizational communication
skills should come naturally and are not
difficult to obtain. However, this weeks
readings might have given you a different
perception. Effective organizational
communication skills actually require a lot of
time and practice. Complete a self-assessment of
your organizational communication skills by
answering the following questions a. Which
area(s) do you feel are the most developed for
you?
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COM 425 Week 2 DQ 2 Using Active Listening   FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.com425master.com   Using
Active Listening. One of the most effective ways
that we can improve our communication within the
organizational context is through adapting the
language that we use. A simple, yet effective way
to do this is through the method that your
textbook describes as active listening. This
strategy is explained in Chapter Four of your
textbook. Describe a time when you were trying to
communicate with another person and active
listening would have been helpful. What was the
situation?
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COM 425 Week 3 DQ 1 Your Culture Creates
Organizational Culture   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.com425master.com   Your Culture Creates
Organizational Culture. Some students think that
they do not have much of a culture at their
organization. The truth is that every organization
has a culture! Your organizational culture can
be related to the way that employees dress, the
way that they communicate, or even how they
decorate their work environment. An
organizational culture is often formed through
the many different people that make up the
company. These diverse traits may be your race,
ethnicity, gender, age, nationality, religion,
sexual orientation, ability, etc.
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COM 425 Week 3 DQ 2 Effective Conflict
Resolution   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.com425mast
er.com   Effective Conflict Resolution. For this
multi-media assignment, watch the Tim Scudder
Interview. Write a discussion response about a
specific conflict you have experienced with
someone else. Although preferred, the conflict
does not have to be work-related. Discuss why the
conflict was not handled effectively and what
could have been done differently.
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COM 425 Week 3 Final Paper Outline (New
Communication Structure)   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.com425master.com   Final Paper Outline.
Read the Assignment Instructions for the Final
Paper. Write a full sentence outline of your
final paper (12 point font, Times New Roman font,
double spaced). In your outline, create at least
one section for each of the five concepts that
you will use in your final paper. Be sure to
include a bibliography with at least two of the
sources that you will use for your final paper.
Please make sure that the sources that you use
are listed in the APA format. Cite your resources
in text and on the reference page.
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COM 425 Week 4 Article Critique Email
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r.com   Article Critique Email Etiquette.
Chapter Eight discusses the role of mediated
communication in the workplace. Read the article
entitled, Email etiquette Tips for professional
email, then write a paper about your thoughts on
this article. In your paper, be sure to also
address the following a. Do you find these tips
to be helpful or do you think that they are too
obvious and should be common sense? b. Were there
any tips that made you disagree with the author?
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