Week 1 – Discussion

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Week 1 – Discussion

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Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

Choose a Case Study

In Week Six of this course, you will create an Intervention Proposal for your final assignment. Read through all of the scenarios and their associated articles to decide which one you would be interested in writing an intervention proposal for.

In your post, you must explain the following:

Which scenario you chose

How you narrowed it down

Which two scenarios were your favorites and why

How the scenario you chose is relevant to your own experience or goals

What you will need to research

What limitations you expect

Your post should be approximately 500 words in length and include appropriate APA-style citations and references as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

PSY610: Applied Social Psychology Scenarios for Intervention Proposal Scenario One: Scientist vs. Practitioner Decision Making Gap

D.C., a 30 year old woman, has recently accused her father of sexually abusing her as a child. She claims to have had no recollection of the abuse until she remembered it during a therapy session with a clinical psychologist last year. As a result of D.C.’s accusation her father, Michael, was arrested and is about to stand trial for this crime. Michael’s defense attorney plans to call a social psychology expert who specializes in clinical versus actuarial decision making. The expert will testify that clinical opinions rendered by mental health practitioners are mere hypotheses based on little or no empirical evidence. The expert will further testify that research shows that repressed/recovered memories are unreliable and generally false memories. Therefore, the belief in the existence of repressed/recovered traumatic memories may be the result of belief perseverance, illusory correlation, hindsight bias and overconfidence, and selfconfirming diagnoses.

The prosecution will call a psychology expert who specializes as a mental health practitioner. This expert will testify that victims of trauma may repress painful memories and are able to recover them accurately at a later date. This expert will further testify that clinical training and clinical intuition supersede scientific evidence in this context because s/he believes there are “alternate ways of knowing.”

The judge cannot determine which expert’s testimony is correct. The heart of the judge’s concern is the extent to which clinical opinions may be unreliable. If the defense expert is correct that clinical intuition is pseudoscientific at best then the claims of recovered memories are suspicious. However, if the prosecution expert is correct, then the judge must allow jurors to hear the mental health practitioner’s testimony on repressed/recovered memories.

The judge has appointed you, an applied social psychology expert, to review the scientific literature on the reliability and validity of clinical versus actuarial (statistical) judgments, on clinical repressed/recovered memory, as well research on belief perseverance, illusory correlation, hindsight bias, overconfidence, and self-confirming diagnoses to advise the Court in this regard.The Court needs you to provide a scholarly analysis of the scientific, peer-reviewed literature on these topics. You must also render a professional opinion regarding your conclusion

PSY610: Applied Social Psychology Scenarios for Intervention Proposal as to which expert’s testimony is true and accurate. Your opinion should be based on the scientific, peer-reviewed research that you reviewed. The following peer-reviewed journal articles are a good place to start to familiarize yourself with the decision making controversy between mental health practitioners and social (experimental) psychologists.

Magnussen, S., & Melinder, A. (2012). What psychologists know and believe about memory: A survey of practitioners. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 26(1), 54-60. doi:10.1002/acp.1795. Retrieved from the Academic Search Complete database through the ashford University Library.

Patihis, L., Ho, L. Y., Tingen, I. W., Lilienfeld, S. O., & Loftus, E. F. (2014). Are the “memory wars” over? A scientist-practitioner gap in beliefs about repressed memory. Psychological Science, 25, 519-530. doi: 10.1177/0956797613510718

PSY610: Applied Social Psychology Scenarios for Intervention Proposal Scenario Two: Police Interrogations and False Confessions

On August 1, 1988, Tanner Martin awoke to find both of his parents unconscious and bloody in the family home. Tanner, 17 years old at the time, called police who immediately suspected him of harming his parents. They took him to the police station, administered a polygraph examination, and interrogated him for 15 hours. After 15 hours of intense interrogation, the police told Tanner that he failed the polygraph. They also told him that his father had regained consciousness and reported that Tanner bludgeoned him and his wife. Tanner denied any recollection of committing such a heinous act. However, he stated that he has never known his father to tell a lie. Tanner believed he must be guilty of the crime and confessed that he bludgeoned his parents.

At trial, Tanner’s attorney found out that the police lied to Tanner. Tanner actually passed the polygraph examination and both of Tanner’s parents were deceased when police arrived at the scene of the crime. Therefore, Mr. Martin never made a statement of Tanner’s guilt. The judge ruled that police are allowed to lie to suspects about such things. The jury heard Tanner’s confession and rendered a unanimous verdict of guilty. The judge sentenced Tanner to 50 years to life in prison.

Tanner appealed his conviction immediately. However, it was not until DNA evidence found at the scene was finally tested and unequivocally cleared him that his conviction was vacated and he was released from prison in 2013. The DNA belonged to Mr. Martin’s business partner who had embezzled $500,000 from their company and faked his own death five days after the Martins’ murder.

This situation has been very embarrassing and citizens’ trust in the police chief and mayor has plummeted as a result. They want to make sure something similar never happens again. The police chief now has a clear understanding that 25% of wrongful convictions in the United States are the direct result of false confession. Therefore, the police chief has reached out to you, an expert in the social psychology of police interrogation tactics and false confessions, to understand how it is that officers elicit false confessions and why people confess to crimes they did not commit.

PSY610: Applied Social Psychology Scenarios for Intervention Proposal The police chief has retained you, an applied social psychology expert, to provide a scholarly analysis of the scientific, peer-reviewed literature on the factors related to false confessions such as confirmation bias, obedience to authority, compliance, social influence, and (interrogative) suggestibility. You must also render a professional opinion regarding your conclusion as to where police erred and what they should avoid doing in the future. Your opinion should be based on the scientific, peer-reviewed social psychology research that you reviewed. The following peer-reviewed journal articles are a good place to start to familiarize yourself with the social psychology of false confessions.

Gudjonssen, G.H. & Pearse, J. (2011). Suspect interviews and false confessions.Current Directions in Psychological Science, 20, 33-37.

Kassin, S. M. (2012, April 30). Why Confessions Trump Innocence. American Psychologist, Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/a0028212

PSY610: Applied Social Psychology Scenarios for Intervention Proposal Scenario Three: The Psychology of Disaster Preparedness in September 2003 a Category Two hurricane made landfall in a town that was ill prepared for such a natural disaster. The hurricane claimed over 100 lives and caused approximately $1.4 billion in damages. This large American city had not experienced a natural disaster of this proportion for more than 100 years. Therefore, none of the current citizens had any personal knowledge of exactly what preparations might be in order to survive such an event. In the wake of the storm prosocial (helping) behaviors to aid hurricane victims were at an all-time high. Unfortunately, many lives were lost as a direct result of the lack of pre-disaster preparedness on the part of the citizens residing in the affected city.

Local and federal emergency management agencies have researched extensively what went wrong with their disaster response plans. Findings show that they were adequately prepared to respond to a disaster once it happened but that they were seriously lacking in preparing citizens to take seriously the possibility that disaster could strike at any time. In fact, in the days leading up to the approaching storm, many warnings were issued to the public to take precautions up to and including evacuation. However, public perception appeared to be that the media and local leaders were exaggerating the level of imminent danger. A recent national survey shows that even in light of this disaster and the widespread publicity it received, Americans are no more prepared for this type of catastrophe than they were in 2003 (FEMA, 2006).

These results are worrisome to federal and local authorities, and to disaster preparedness teams who attempt to warn the public of impending danger. The frustration lies in the fact that tactical plans for responding are well implemented, practiced, and executed successfully when disaster strikes. However, persuading the public to take seriously their personal responsibility has been amassive failure. Officials now realize that they need the advice of an applied social psychology expert to help them implement social marketing to raise public awareness of the need for disaster preparedness.

FEMA has retained you, an applied social psychology expert, to provide a scholarly analysis of the scientific, peer-reviewed literature on the factors related to attitude and behavior change such as risk perception, persuasion theories, persuasion techniques, motivation, and self-efficacy. You

PSY610: Applied Social Psychology Scenarios for Intervention Proposal must also render a professional opinion regarding your conclusion as to what FEMA officials can do to elicit greater public trust and participation in pre-disaster preparation particularly in towns where natural disasters are not likely to occur. Your opinion should be based on the scientific, peer-reviewed social psychology research that you reviewed. The following peer-reviewed journal articles are a good place to start to familiarize yourself with the social psychology of disaster preparedness.

Citizen Corps (2006). Citizen corps personal behavior change model for disaster preparedness. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency. Retrieved from https://www.citizencorps.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/re…

Gantt, P., & Gantt, R. (2012). Disaster psychology: Dispelling the myths of panic. Professional Safety, 42-49.

PSY610: Applied Social Psychology Scenarios for Intervention Proposal Scenario Four: Attraction and Relationships

After being in a long-term relationship Alisha is suddenly single again. In fact, it seems to Alisha that her professional and social circle is becoming more and more populated with people who are in a similar situation. Alisha often hears from her friends and acquaintances how difficult dating can be and she has experienced this as well. The friends commiserate often over the difficulty of dating and how hard it is to meet someone they are attracted to that will lead to a long term relationship. Alisha and her friends have used various methods of dating such as matchmaking websites and speed dating but none of these have resulted in lasting, meaningful relationships. Alisha thinks that part of the problem may be a lack of understanding of the social psychology of attraction.

Alisha, an entrepreneur, has decided to start her own matchmaking business. However, Alisha wants her business to be different from other matchmaking companies. She wants to focus on highlighting the factors that are likely to lead to meaningful intimate relationships rather than simple physical attraction. Alisha is also considering whether meeting someone online is the best approach for discovering lasting love. She acknowledges that it is a popular approach but would also like to consider whether speed dating is a more effective approach in terms of finding a mate. Alisha recognizes that she is a talented businesswoman but does not know much about the social psychology of dating, attraction, and relationships.

Before launching her new matchmaking business Alisha needs to do some research on the science behind love and attraction. She wants to know what factors lead us to like and love others, such as whether opposites really do attract, and what factors contribute to enabling close relationships as opposed to superficial attraction. Additionally, she needs to know whether the best approach is an online dating service or a speed dating service.

Alisha has retained you, an applied social psychology expert, to provide a scholarly analysis of the scientific, peer-reviewed literature on the factors related to attraction and intimacy such as theories of interpersonal attraction, similarity versus complementarity, Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love, factors that enable intimacy, and the success of internet/online dating versus speed dating. You must also render an opinion as to whether Alisha’s business should be an online matchmaking service or focus on speed dating, as well as what factors of attraction are

PSY610: Applied Social Psychology Scenarios for Intervention Proposal likely to lead to close, lasting relationships. Your opinion should be based on the scientific, peerreviewed social psychology research that you reviewed. The following peer-reviewed journal articles are a good place to start to familiarize yourself with the social psychology of interpersonal attraction in the internet age.

Finkel, E.J., Eastwick, P.W., Karney, B.R., Reis, H.T., & Sprecher, S. (2012). Online dating: A critical analysis from the perspective of psychological science. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 13, 3-66.

Riela, S., Rodriguez, G., Aron, A., Xu, X., Acevedo, B.P. (2010). Experiences of falling in love: Investigating culture, ethnicity, gender, and speed. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 27, 473-493

PSY610: Applied Social Psychology Scenarios for Intervention Proposal Scenario Five: Social Psychology of Bullying

Keisha Austin was born and raised in a predominantly white, middle-class neighborhood in the Midwest. Keisha, a 19-year-old biracial woman, was named by her mother who wanted Keisha to feel a connection to her African American culture. Keisha’s mother felt that the name would help Keisha be perceived as a strong black woman. However, after years of being mocked by other kids because she had a stereotypically “black” name, Keisha has legally changed her name to Kylie. The kids at school would crack jokes about whether Keisha’s name was actually LaKeisha and whether her aspirations were to star in a rap music video. Keisha grew tired of being the target of stereotypes that led to bullying and she changed her name to one that she felt sounded more “white.”

This story made national news and was featured in the Huffington Post on November 5, 2013. Educators and parents across the country have read the story with great concern. Educators have witnessed many situations in which students become the target of bullying. Their experiences lead them to believe the bullying consists of more than physical aggression but also includes verbal aggression as evidenced by Keisha’s story. There is also the issue of aggression perpetrated online via “cyberbullying.” The educators address immediately any physical aggression they witness on school property. However, they have found that identifying and addressing acts of verbal aggression to be more challenging. Now that they are aware of Keisha’s story, they are more interested in identifying and implementing proactive means of preventing bullying.

The superintendent of schools in your town has been elected on a platform in which s/he promises to implement bullying prevention programs in the schools. At a press conference, the superintendent commented that the schools have many policies and practices in place for how to deal with bullies after an incident has taken place, but believes the schools will be best served by focusing on prevention. The superintendent recognizes that in order to design prevention programs, s/he needs to have a comprehensive understanding of the factors that lead to prejudice, stereotypes, ostracism, and bullying.

The superintendent has retained you, an applied social psychology expert, to provide a scholarly analysis of the scientific, peer-reviewed literature on the factors related to bullying such as

PSY610: Applied Social Psychology Scenarios for Intervention Proposal prejudice and stereotyping, social influence, conformity, ostracism, and aggression. You must also render a professional opinion regarding your conclusion as to what the schools can do to change the culture of bullying. Your opinion should be based on the scientific, peer-reviewed social psychology research that you reviewed. The following peer-reviewed journal articles are a good place to start to familiarize yourself with the social psychology of bullying.

Cassidy, W., Faucher, C., & Jackson, M. (2013). Cyberbullying among youth: A comprehensive review of current international research and its implications and application to policy and practice. School Psychology International, 34, 575-612.

Georgiou, S.N., & Fanti, K.A. (2010). A transactional model of bullying and victimization. Social Psychology of Education, 13, 295-311.

Case Study-Cineplex Entertainment The Loyalty Program

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After reviewing the case, respond to the following questions:

1. Aside from gaining the CRM benefits, what would Lewthwaite like to achieve with respect to the 5.3 million unique visitors, their 7.5 average annual visits and their spending? Do you agree with segmentation by age and the purported movie-going behavior?

2. How might the reward programs described in case Exhibit 5 affect the movie and event-going behavior of the market segments? At retail value, what is the proposed average value of each reward structure for customer’s dollars spent – approximately 5 percent, 10 percent, 15 percent, or 20 percent of regular prices? Which reward structure would you choose? Why? For the sake of simplicity, ignore any one-time fees or rewards.

3. What is the likely increase in Cineplex Entertainment’s revenue from your proposed incentive program – 0 percent, 5 percent, 10 percent, 15 percent, or 20 percent? What would be the varying financial consequences for Cineplex Entertainment? Would you proceed with the reward program?

4. Would you develop the reward program alone? Would you partner with FlightMiles or partner with Scotiabank? Why?

5. What marketing communications campaign should Lewthwaite employ? What specific spending of her $300,000 would you advise? Should the launch be rolled out regionally or nationally.

Upload response in(4-5 pages, double-spaced minimum) to these questions

Design the Training Session

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Now it’s time to design the actual training session that you plan on implementing. This is one of the biggest steps in your project. As you work on this step, take advantage of the practical guidelines offered in Chapters 5 and 6 of your textbook. Of special note in Chapter 5: See Figure 5-1 for a “Training and HRD Process Model.” See discussions on “Defining Objectives,” “Preparing a Lesson Plan,” “Training Methods and Media,” and “Preparing Training Materials.” Chapter 6: Skim this chapter for ideas on methods as you prepare your Lesson Plan.

Remember! Focus your training session on the simple training task you chose earlier. Now you know why we suggested a simple task for this exercise, such as answering the phone or using a stapler – there is plenty to prepare for even that simple task!

Be sure to include the following in your design for the training session:

  1. Your list of objectives. (Based on your task analysis data)
  2. How long will the training require?
  3. What type(s) of training materials and media are you planning on using? And why?
  4. Lesson Plan. This is your step-by-step training agenda on how you will implement the program. This includes an outline of exactly how you will present the materials, what information, what skills the employees will sharpen, what they will practice, and the steps you will take to ensure the learners gain knowledge, skills, and abilities in this area.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS

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Using the library and other course resources, find a manufacturing company’s annual report.

Calculate the following ratios for the company that you select:

  • Return on assets
  • Return on equity
  • Gross profit margin
  • Debt to equity ratio
  • Debt ratio
  • Current ratio
  • Quick ratio
  • Inventory turnover
  • Total asset turnover
  • Price earnings ratio

Using the calculated ratios, analyze the financial performance of the firm. You will do this by looking at the ratios and comparing them to ratios from previous periods and in some cases, against their competitors. Keep in mind that you are trying to determine how the firm is performing under each of the listed ratios. In a memo to the chief executive officer (CEO), include the following:

  • Explain the ratios that you calculated.
  • Address other methods of analyzing financial statements aside from ratio analysis.
  • Explain your analysis of the firm, and make recommendations for improvement.

APA format and minimum 1500

What is the difference?

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  • Discussion 1.
  • Select two fast food restaurants and evaluate them in terms of service quality. Suggest ways to improve the service quality.
  • Evaluate the two fast-food restaurants you selected in Part 1 of this discussion in terms of the “Seven QC tools”. Determine the top three QC tools that tend to be most valuable to business owners. Explain your rationale.

Discussion 2.

  • Compare and contrast ISO900:2000 and Six Sigma in terms of their differences and similarities.
  • From the e-Activity, select one organization that has achieved Six Sigma certification. Then, discuss the benefits and results that the organization has achieved as a result of following the quality standards inherent in Six Sigma certification. Explain how these standards help this organization pursue continuous improvement.
  • Use the Internet to research companies that you believe have exceptional quality standards (i.e., have achieved six Sigma certification).

Review attachments and complete below assignment..

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Hi, I need you to review these 2 attached documents on a new service to be offered and use that information to complete the below assignment.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word strategic objectives summary. Include your balanced scorecard and its impact on all stakeholders, and the communication plan.

Identify key trends, assumptions, and risks in the context of your final business model.

Develop the strategic objectives for your new division of the existing business in a balanced scorecard format in the context of key trends, assumptions, and risks. The strategic objectives are measures of attaining your vision and mission. As you develop them, consider the vision, mission, and values for your business and the outcomes of your SWOT analysis and supply chain analysis.

Consider the following four quadrants of the balanced scorecard when developing your strategic objectives:

  • Shareholder Value or Financial Perspective, which includes strategic objectives in areas such as:
    • Market share
    • Revenues and costs
    • Profitability
    • Competitive position
  • Customer Value Perspective, which includes strategic objectives in areas such as:
    • Customer retention or turnover
    • Customer satisfaction
    • Customer value
  • Process or Internal Operations Perspective, which includes strategic objectives in areas such as:
    • Measure of process performance
    • Productivity or productivity improvement
    • Operations metrics
    • Impact of change on the organization
  • Learning and Growth (Employee) Perspective, which includes strategic objectives in areas such as:
    • Employee satisfaction
    • Employee turnover or retention
    • Level of organizational capability
    • Nature of organizational culture or climate
    • Technological innovation

Evaluate potential alternatives to the issues and/or opportunities identified in the SWOT Analysis paper and table you completed in Week 3.

Create at least three strategic objectives for each of the four balanced scorecard areas. Base your solutions on a ranking of alternative solutions that includes the following:

  • Identify potential risks and mitigation plans
  • Analyze a stakeholder and include mitigation and contingency strategies.
  • Incorporate ethical implications

Develop a metric and target for each strategic objective using a balanced scorecard format.

  • Example: a strategic objective in the shareholder or financial perspective is to increase market share. A metric to actually measure this strategic objective of market share increase is, “The percentage of increase in market share.” The target is the specific number to be achieved in a particular time period. The target for the metric of “Increase market share” could be “Increase market share by 2% for each of the next 3 years” of an increase of 2% per year for 3 years.)

Outline a brief communication plan discussing how you will communicate the company’s strategic objectives that includes the following:

  • Define the purpose.
  • Define the audience.
  • Identify the channel(s) of communication and why you selected that channel.

Format paper consistent with APA guidelines.

SOC 205 essay

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  1. Case Study 1: Understanding the Court SystemDue Week 3 and worth 200 pointsThe U.S. Court System is a complex system that includes both federal and state-level courts. The federal system includes the judicial branch of the government. This system is designed to help society interpret the U.S. Constitution and provide guidelines for society. Court cases may concern many different topics and have an unlimited number of outcomes. Use the Internet or Strayer databases to research a civil or criminal court case in which you are interested.Write a five to eight (5-8) page paper in which you:
    1. Summarize the seminal facts of the case that you chose.
    2. Explain the main laws that have been violated in the case that you chose.
    3. Describe the possible penalties that could be associated with the laws that you just described.
    4. Explain whether your specific case was heard in the state or federal court system, and include any related jurisdictional requirements. Explain the fundamental reasons why it was necessary for the case to be heard in that particular court system.
    5. Summarize the outcome of the case, and indicate whether the judge or jury made the decision.
    6. Discuss whether or not you believe that the outcome of the case was justified. Provide a rationale for the response.
    7. Use at least (3) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as academic resources.

    Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

    • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
    • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

    The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

    • Examine the organizational frameworks and decision-making environment in the judicial process.
    • Examine the rule of law in the American court system and in the judicial process.
    • Detail the history and organization of the levels of the American court system and the issue of jurisdictional boundaries.
    • Use technology and information resources to research issues in the criminal court and the judicial process in America.
    • Write clearly and concisely about the American court system using proper writing mechanics and APA style conventions.

    Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

  2. By submitting this paper, you agree: (1) that you are submitting your paper to be used and stored as part of the SafeAssign™ services in accordance with the Blackboard Privacy Policy; (2) that your institution may use your paper in accordance with your institution’s policies; and (3) that your use of SafeAssign will be without recourse against Blackboard Inc. and its affiliates.

30.Follow the requirements to write 500words essay. 2parts

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COM100
Introduction to Human Communication

Lesson 6 At-Home Midterm Part II

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Part I. A Case Study Task (50 points)

You are asked to work on a new project with a group of co-workers; everyone in the group has already been notified about being assigned to this group and the project. Effective group communication is necessary for this project. You know who these people are, but you have not had much contact with them since they all work in different branches of the company, in different cities. Your supervisor has indicated:

1.You have the group communication role of initiator.

2.Most of the work can be done by emailing each other in order to coordinate tasks and provide and seek information.

3.The group can also use the company’s teleconference phone system for monthly updates when synchronous communication is needed.

Using the first three steps of the communication decision-making tool, DECIDE, write an email message (at least 2-3 paragraphs) to the group focusing on the following:

Initiating group communication so everyone effectively communicates with each other.

Initiate group communication about group communication norms for dealing with group communication roles and for dealing with effective interpersonal communication while using these communication technologies. (Specifically discuss tact, courtesy, and language adaptation that would be acceptable in workplace group communication.

Communication about what the group might need to know about possible advantages of communicating by the channels of email and in a teleconference.

Communication about what the group might need to know about possible disadvantages of communicating by the channels of email and in a teleconference.

Start discussions about possible interference with these two channels of communication and suggest how the group might reduce or eliminate these.

BELOW IS THE SAMPLE OF PART 1

Email

To: jacobsoncompanyltd@gmail.com

From: johnbatista23@gmail.com

Cc: all the company members

Subject: Effective group communication.

To whom it may concern,

My name is John Batista I am contacting you to communicate on the importance of effective group communication. As you are all aware, we have been assigned a task to work on a new project by the company. I am therefore writing in order to initiate a group communication platform so that everyone in this group would be able to communicate with each other effectively. I would like to urge all the members assigned the tasks to participate in the decision making.

Everyone is hence required to develop behaviors such as, engaging in one conversation at a time, listening to what is being said and also asking questions. This will help in dealing with communication among others. They are advised to look for ways to make ideas work, help each other win, help each other be right. Moreover, each group member is advised to use one formal language (English Language) and to adapt to it as it the only language going to be used for the project.

The group should also be aware of other means of communication such as emails and teleconferences. This will happen in situations where they may not be time for group members to meet. These channels of communication are important since they don’t consume a lot of time and can be very effective when people are busy. However, these means of communication may sometimes not be very effective especially in cases of network problems. They can fail to reach every group member hence the information may end up not reaching everyone. Some group members may also not be in a position to access these channels due to lack of electronic devices required. It is thereforeadvisable for members to only use these models of communication when they are best effective ,that is when the network is available andwhen they are sure that the all the group members have the electronic gadgets needed.

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Part II. An Essay Question (50 points)

Write a reflective essay regarding your group communication decision-making utilized in the above email you wrote for the case study task. It is expected that you will integrate key terms and concepts from Lessons 1-5 in your essay answer. The essay answer should be at least three to four paragraphs and should include responses to the following questions:

What are the decisions you made for DECIDE: Step 1. Define goal, Step 2. Evaluate receiver / situation and Step 3. Create message before you wrote the email message to the group in the case study?

In addition to these decisions, what are questions you needed to ask yourself to ensure effective group communication by practicing anticipatory metacommunication, adaptive metacommunication, and reflective metacommunication?

Conclude your essay by explaining how the decisions you made and the metacommunication you practiced helped you write a message that should reduce the possibility of poor group communication among the group members.

BELOW IS THE SAMPLE OF PART 2

Communication is essential in a group decision making.Decision making involves processes that groups go through in order to recognize alternative choices. Members basically influence each other when it comes to decision making. This is through the messages they exchange. A member for example, can oppose another member’s idea. The group members are therefore faced with the task of reconciling the differences in professional ways. The paper discusses the relevant skills, evaluations and decisions that one should consider before coming up with effective group communication.

As a group initiator, came up with the following decisions before writing the email message to the group; first, I created a conducive environment suitable for exploring the current situation (a task was given). This, I did by first ensuring that all the two groups were fully aware of the designed task and were more than willing to perform it. I then defined the major goals and objectives of the assigned task after which I made every member aware of the defined goals.

Second, I deeply investigated the situation that is I made sure that I understood the situation very well, researched on the task given and made myself well conversant with it. Third, I came up with alternatives by exploring my options. My options for this situation included either using email or teleconference. Fourth, I selected the best option. Since writing the email was my best alternative, I decided to choose on it. I then took action by communicating my decision.In as much as I made the above decisions, I still needed to ask myself questions such as, would all the group members receive the sent mail, would they all be satisfied by the chosen channels of communication, were all the members willing to take part in the decision making? Another question include, did I use the necessary metacommunication skills to improve the group’s communication? Metacommunication involves nonverbal cues such as gestures and facial expressions. As the group initiator, I was able to tell by facial expressions and different other reactions if the members were satisfied with the decision made. This improves group communication.

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All the work has to be 100 percent original.

Any guides/existing papers you find on internet will definitely not be accepted

Any kind of plagiarism will definitely not be accepted.

Please read all requirement very very carefully and make sure it follows the instruction very well.

Week 10 Dicussion

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Ethical and Legal Issues

Cynthia Cooper, Coleen Rowley, and Sherron Watkins risked their jobs, health, privacy, and sanity to uncover ethical and legal violations occurring within WorldCom, Enron, and the FBI, respectively (Lacayo & Ripley, 2002). Each of these women was extraordinary in her efforts to do the right thing in the face of adversity. Though it may appear easy, many public and nonprofit leaders and managers have difficulty recognizing and adequately addressing ethical and legal issues within their organizations.

In this Discussion, you analyze ethical and legal issues related to a public or nonprofit organization. Then, you consider how you might address these issues as a leader or manager within a public or nonprofit organization.

For this Discussion, review this week’s Learning Resources. Search the Walden Library or the Internet for an article related to ethical or legal issues applicable to a public or nonprofit organization of your choosing. Consider approaches leaders and followers or employees used to address these ethical or legal issues and whether you agree with their approaches.

With these thoughts in mind:

Post by Day 3 a description of the ethical and/or legal issues discussed in the article. Finally, explain what approaches you might take to address these issues as a manager or leader within the public or nonprofit organization and why you chose these approaches. Be specific.

Unit 3 INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEW QUESTIONNAIRES

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Individual Interview Questionnaires

Taking into account the current perspectives and issues in gerontology, the multidisciplinary approach provides the framework to reach recommendations and a plan of action through interview questions. This step-by-step process provides access to information to guide recommendations and a plan of action that is beneficial to the aging individual, family, or community organization. It involves the following steps:

  1. Gathering information through the development of a questionnaire and an interview.
  2. Synthesizing and analyzing information from the interview results.
  3. Developing recommendations from the interview analysis.
  4. Communicating a plan of action from the recommendations.

For this assignment, focus on the first step of the multidisciplinary approach by gathering information to develop a questionnaire you will use to interview three aging adults with different ages, lifestyles, cultures, and gender. Complete the following:

  1. Create 10–15 interview questions that integrate the sociological, physiological, psychological, and cultural aspects of aging. Each response to the interview questions should provide you with information for a comparison of the similarities and differences of the aging adults you interview; you will report the results of the interviews in your assignment in Unit 5. Use the scenario in the Riverbend City mission you viewed in Unit 2 and your course readings as a guide for possible questions.
  2. Use the questions you created to interview three aging adults. Your three interviewees should have diverse ages, lifestyles, cultures, and gender. You may conduct the interviews in person, over the telephone, or via virtual connections such as FaceTime or Skype.
  3. Write and submit an assignment that includes the following:
    • Describe the demographics of the three aging adults you interviewed, including race, ethnicity, social class, functional ability, gender, age, sexual orientation, family/community support systems, retirement, and end-of-life perspectives. For privacy reasons, please do not use the real names of individuals you interviewed.
    • List the 10–15 interview questions you created.
    • For each question, briefly explain what information you hoped the question would provide and why you phrased the question as you did.