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COM 425 Entire Course
COM 425 Week 1 DQ 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-WorkersCOM 425 Week 3
DQ 1 Your Culture Creates Organizational
CultureCOM 425 Week 3 DQ 2 Effective Conflict
ResolutionCOM 425 Week 3 Final Paper Outline
(New Communication Structure)
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COM 425 Week 1 Article Critique Does
Communication Matter in All Fields
Article 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? c. How will having strong
communication skills help you within that field?
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COM 425 Week 1 DQ 1 Formal vs. Informal
Communication
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
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
Article Critique 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 c.
Using the advice given by the author of the
article, what can you do the next time you
encounter a person of this type? Please make sure
to reference the article and at least one other
article in your paper.
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COM 425 Week 2 DQ 1 Self-Assessment of
Organizational Communication Skills
Self-Assessment 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? b. Which area(s) do you need the most
improvement?
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COM 425 Week 2 DQ 2 Using Active Listening
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? How did he/she respond? How did you
respond? What could you have done to improve the
communication?
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COM 425 Week 3 DQ 1 Your Culture Creates
Organizational Culture
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
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)
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 Etiquette
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? c.
Which tips will you adapt into your
computer-mediated communication?
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COM 425 Week 4 DQ 1 Barriers to Organizational
Development
Barriers to Organizational Development. In
Chapter Nine of your textbook, the author
discusses the concept of organizational
development. Although organizational development
can be an effective way for companies to remain
competitive, only about two-thirds of change
efforts are actually successful. Why do you
believe organizational development is so
difficult? Think of a barrier to organizational
development that you have personally experienced
as an employee or that stands out to you as being
common. Explain why you believe this barrier is
challenging for organizations as well as what you
would do to overcome it, if you were faced with
change in your organization.
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COM 425 Week 4 DQ 2 Mediated Communication in
Organizations
Mediated Communication in Organizations. Mediated
communication and social media (e.g., email,
blogs, Facebook, Skype, and Twitter) have played
a major role in changing the way that
organizations engage in communication with their
customers and with employees internally. As we
have learned this week, communicating through
electronic media is referred to as mediated
communication. There are pros and cons to using
mediated communication in the work environment.
How do you believe mediated communication has
improved organizational communication? How has it
hurt organizational communication? Provide
examples to illustrate your point.
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COM 425 Week 5 DQ 1 Stability and Innovation
Stability and Innovation. Describe the concepts
of organizational stability and organizational
innovation. Provide a real-life example of how an
organization has maintained stability and
promoted innovation. You can use an example from
your personal experiences in the workplace or an
example that is discussed in Chapter Nine of your
textbook.
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COM 425 Week 5 DQ 2 Ethical Organizational
Communication
Ethical Organizational Communication. Explain
each of the three principles of ethical
organizational communication, as outlined in
Chapter Ten of your textbook. Then, describe how
these principles are important during external
organizational communication, such as lobbying,
marketing or advertising.
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COM 425 Week 5 Final Paper (New Communication
Structure)
The purpose of the COM 425 Final Paper is to
provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate
your knowledge of the organizational
communication concepts and skills that you have
learned throughout this course. Imagine that you
are proposing a new communication structure for
an organization. Write a formal proposal in which
you discuss at least five concepts that you feel
are most important for successful communication
within an organizational setting. Address why
these concepts are necessary for successful
communication and how best to implement them
within an organization.
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