Marjorie Benton

Interpersonal Communication

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This week we are talking about and learning about perception and how it influences our communication.

Read Chapter 4 in Interpersonal Communication by Kory Floyd.

Discussion questions for the week:

Watch this video and respond to a question below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=59&v=F-TyPfYMDK8&feature=emb_logo (Links to an external site.)

 

  • After watching the video above, how do you think the idea that the photographers were given shaped their pictures? What are the differences between the photographs?
  • What inaccurate perceptions do people often have of you? Why are people prone to making these perceptual mistakes? What perceptual mistakes concerning other people do you find yourself making?
  • Read “Prejudiced thoughts run through all our minds — the key is what we do with them” and reflect on your bias. How can we do to improve our perceptions? How can we make our bias less limited?
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My bias is gender-based because I believe that women should not perform specific roles in society. My family and religious background have significantly shaped how I perceive gender. A woman should be submissive, and the man is the head of the house. However, there is not the case since there are families where the father is a stay at home dad while the mother is the breadwinner. I can improve my perception by first understanding my prejudicial thoughts because they impact biased actions. I can make my bias limited by connecting with the opinions of other people. Acknowledging and owning the pain of being judged will limit bias since hurting others goes against one’s values (Hayes, 2020). Also, committing to change helps to minimize the impact of prejudice on others. Therefore, motivation to listen more and step back for others to contribute helps express compassion and avoid bias.

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Social media use and job satisfaction

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After reading about social media use and job satisfaction, reflect on how social media has become an integral part of employees personal and company’s professional lives. Within the context of the complex issues that employees and employers face, how do you think social media could or should be used to meet both employee and employer needs? This journal entry will prepare you to discuss the importance of social networks and social support for entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in Week 6.

Hello here are some resources for you.

Charoensukmongkol, P. (2014, July 01). Effects of support and job demands on social media use and work outcomes. Computers in Human Behavior, 36(71), 340-349. Retrieved from http://www.looooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Effects-of-support-and-job-demands-on-social-media-use-and-work-outcomes.pdf (Links to an external site.)

Hargittai, E. (2003). The digital divide and what to do about it. In D. C. Jones (Eds.), New Economy Handbook (822-841). San Diego, CA: Academic Press. 2003.

Offer, S. (2014). The Costs of Thinking About Work and Family: Mental Labor, Work-Family Spillover, and Gender Inequality Among Parents in Dual-Earner Families. Sociological Forum, 29(4), 916-936. doi:10.1111/socf.12126 Available in Academic Search Premier

Noonan, M. C., & Glass, J. L. (June 01, 2012). The hard truth about telecommuting. Monthly Labor Review, 135(6), 38-45. Retrieved from http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2012/06/art3full.pdf

TEDx Talks. (2010, May 25). TEDxDesMoines – Christian Renaud – Future of the workplace and workforce [Video file]. Retrieved fromTEDxDesMoines – Christian Renaud – Future of the Workplace and Workforce (Links to an external site.)TEDxDesMoines - Christian Renaud - Future of the Workplace and Workforce

Thomas, K. J. (2014, January 1). Workplace technology and the creation of boundaries: The role of VHRD in a 24/7 work environment. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 16(3), 281-295.

The textbook:

Alonso-Villar, O., Del Rio, C., & Gradin, C. (2012). The extent of occupational segregation in the United States: Differences by race, ethnicity, and gender. Industrial Relations: A Journal Of Economy & Society, 51(2), 179-212. doi:10.1111/j.1468-232X.2012.00674.x

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However, social media has raised many problems that employees and employers must address. For example, social media has caused role-blurring, where workplaces’ activities coincide with personal activities (Offer, 2014). It is because people find themselves receiving calls from the organization or coworkers during their free time, making it hard to completely separate working time and personal time. Social media use has also created chaos between supervisors and employees, especially when employees participate more in social media than the organization’s tasks (Charoensukmongkol, 2014). From these problems, it is clear the employees need to communicate more with other people, while employers need more commitment from employees.

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principles of management communications

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Research Paper

The Research Paper will be a comprehensive research review of the significant principles of management communications used to successfully achieve organizational objectives. For this assignment of a minimum of eight pages, you need to integrate material from the readings, multimedia, and class discussion boards, and also reflect on professional experience where possible. It is mandatory to include research from the classroom text as well as from six scholarly sources to support your views. Consider the validity of your resources carefully before using them in academic papers. Use at least one professional example to address the topics below.

The following components must be included in order for the paper to be complete:

Writing the Research Paper

The Research Paper:

  • Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length (not including the title and reference pages), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
  • Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
  • Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
  • Must use at least six scholarly resources, including a minimum of three from the Ashford Online Library.
  • Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

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E-mails are a common form of communication medium used by many companies. Supervisors use it to communicate with their subordinates, and employees use it to pass across information to their colleagues. When using e-mails, employees should always ensure they send and copy it to the right people, since not everybody is purview to every aspect of a company’s operations (Suchan, 2016). A misplaced e-mail can cause extensive damage not only within the organization but also outside the company. The language used when communicating is also important. Companies are increasingly diversifying their human capital, employing people from different races and gender. With this in mind, employees should always use the formal language adopted within the organization and not their individual or native languages. Doing this prevents some employees from feeling left out, which might hamper their ability to interact and work with their colleagues.

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Communication and controversy

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In this assignment, you will research current events involving communication and controversy within educational organizations and explain how you, as an instructional leader, would have handled the controversies.

Research two current events involving communication and controversy within educational organizations. Specifically examine the role of technology in communicating the controversies.

Describe the events, the communication that took place, and why the communication was effective/positive or ineffective/negative. How did social, economic, technological, and logistical factors impact the communication?

As an instructional leader, how would you have handled the controversies? Describe how what you learned can be applied in (1) an educational environment and (2) as an instructional leader.

Requirements: 5 to 7 page

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As an instructional leader, there are different ways I could have handled this controversy differently and avoided shaming my students. Instructional leaders, especially if they are principals, are responsible for ensuring they provide the teaching staff and support staff within the institutions with the requisite resources to allow them to cater to their students’ needs. By introducing a lunch shaming policy, the school was doing the opposite of this, because doing so creates an inhospitable learning environment. To avoid this, the principal should have drafted letters to all the affected families, informing them that they intend to withhold offering meals to their children for failure to pay the required meals. By doing this, parents will be aware of what is going on, and as such, contact the school to find ways of paying their debts, even if it would be through flexible and intermittent payments. Such collaboration between the school and parents might have helped avoid the problems brought about by the policy (Koschmann, 2012). Alternatively,
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Capitol Riot

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12-point Times New Roman font. The final page should be a works cited page (MLA format). • You can find models for MLA and APA citations by consulting: 1) your textbook, Ch. 23 ; 2) the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/, or 3) the Bedford/St. Martin’s Research & Documentation Guide http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/.

Assignment: Identify and synthesize who, what, when, where and why of the January 6 Capitol

Riots from the conservative POV, the liberal POV and a designated foreign POV of your choice.

Provide an overview of the events of the day, a compare and contrast analysis of the events and a

conclusion that reveals and details your personal POV on the fallout of the events of this

unprecedented attack on the “People’s House” by citizens of the United States.

Audience: Your fellow UH students. Help them better understand why you support the proTrump forces or President Biden by summarizing the liberal, conservative and foreign stances on

Capitol Riots of January 6.

Rationale: Accurately and respectfully synthesizing a range of views is a large part of working

with complex ideas. Identifying your own position in relation to others’ ideas marks you as a

discerning thinker and writer.

Requirements: Essay | 2 pages, Single spaced

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The liberals believe that the government should promote equality and liberty in the United States. They are considered to be on the left side of the political spectrum. From the liberals’ point of view, the January 6th Capitol riot was immoral and a betrayal to the democracy of the United States. Liberals supported Joe Biden, which means that they were happy about his victory. Liberals believed that the election was transparent. Besides, Liberals had no problem with Trump’s claim of election irregularities because they did not react once he made the statement. They only wanted Trump to follow legal procedures to declare the election fraudulent.

Liberals thought that conservatives were betraying democracy because they did not follow the right procedures to channel their grievances. They were supposed to present evidence that the election was not fair instead of rioting. Democracy means that everyone has the right to be heard. That democracy was shown to conservatives when the court demonstrated that it was ready to address their issues. Some votes were even recounted to make sure that there were no irregularities in the election process. However, conservatives went ahead and invaded the Capitol to interfere with the victory of the elected person. That is not a democracy, and the Capitol riot should not have happened.

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Creative Writing Response

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Reading Response

Read: https://medium.com/s/story/do-not-accept-nan-check-a2b31e5a41ae

Must be: Times New Roman, 12-font, double-spaced, two and a half pages

Thoughtfully interact with the piece and Point Of Views (POV):

Requirements: 2 and a half pages

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The author uses imagery to help readers visualize his experiences during specific times. An example is a vivid description provided to explain his father and his stay with his father. He narrates the diet, clothing (tight, short shorts), practices, rules, and emotions to help the reader comprehend the unpleasantness he felt. He also uses powerful, compelling words to describe situations and places. ‘we both knew, you needed not to lose more than I needed to win’ (Laymon, 2018). These descriptions increase the intensity of the story for the reader.

I understood several things from the reading. Among them was the struggle of the African American to change to earn respect from society. According to Laymon (2018), using ‘nan’

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Non-verbal communication

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Write a journal 2-3 pages

Cover Page: Please include a cover page in APA format

➢ Format: Typed and double-spaced. Handwritten journals will not be accepted.

➢ Margins: One-inch margins.

➢ Font: Times New Roman. (APA Note: If needed, please write your journal in an accessible font, then convert to Times New Roman prior to turning it in.)

➢ Font Size: 12 pt.

➢ Length: Minimum 2 pages. Maximum 3 pages. There is a 50-point deduction for failing to write at least 2 full pages.

➢ Spacing: Double spacing

Step 1: Please define non-verbal communication. Describe how you have used non-verbal communication to build and nurture relationships.

➢ Step 2: Next, define culture. Please provide 2 personal examples of how culture has shaped your non-verbal communication.

➢ Step 3: Define verbal communication. Explain 2 differences between verbal and non-verbal communication.

➢ Step 4: When you evaluate relationship potential, what three things are most important to you? Please indicate why those things are important to you.

➢ Step 5: Define communication climate and analyze a relationship where the communication climate was positive or negative.

➢ Step 6: What would you do to improve the communication climate in that relationship if it was negative or how would you use a positive climate in that relationship to extend the lessons to another relationship ?

Requirements: 2-3 pages

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When evaluating the potential of a relationship, three main things are essential. Firstly, communication is a core aspect of any association, whether in professional or personal settings. It is a crucial quality to enhance the functionality of a relationship. Secondly, emotional engagement is a vital attribute for my relationships. I value this trait because it allows those involved to be openly express their feelings without fear of judgment. Lastly, compatibility is an essential characteristic of the kind of relationships I develop. The people I form relations must be compatible with me in one or more aspects of my life to help create a rapport.

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Communications Reflection

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Reflection Paper

To read Mitch Albom’s book, Tuesday’s with Morrie,and write a three page reflection paper. This assignment is NOT a book report, rather a reflection of how YOU connected with the story and/or characters in general or in particular.

Requirements: 3 page

Mitch Albom – Tuesdays with Morrie TEXT – Google Docs

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Love is very expensive, and we should not take it for granted. The fact that no one can equate material things for love resonates with me (Albom, n.d.). Today, people have invested in material things and forgot about love. For example, parents are no longer having enough time to associate with their children because they spend a lot of time at work. As a result, children grow up without parental love that exposes them to abusive love from outsiders. Once parents learn that they have not been showing enough love to their children, they try to reverse whatever had happened using money. For example, some children may end up joining gangs to experience the love their parents denied them. To reverse that, parents try to pay for rehabilitation services so that their children can change their behaviors. However, rehabilitation cannot make children experience the love that parents have not offered to them. Therefore, parents must accept that love cannot be replaced by material things. They should take responsibility and show their children the love they deserve.

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COVID and Its Effects on Funeral Service

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The COVID-19 pandemic and its affects on the FD and funeral service? How has funeral service changed due to the pandemic and how will FDs and cemeteries adjust to the increase in cremations? Will the increase in cremations continue post Covid.

You must submit a research paper on the topic above. how Things to consider addressing in your research paper include:

1. A RESEACH TOPIC/TITLE OF YOUR PAPER
Title of your research paper – example titles – COVID and it’s affects on funeral service; Are cemeteries suffering because of Covid; Due to Covid, is the traditional funeral service now a ceremony of the past? (These are my thoughts on potential topics and are only example to give you ideas…be original with your topic.)

2. DESCRIBE HOW COVID 19 HAS AFFECTED/CHANGED MODERN DAY FUNERAL SERVICE. Examples of how FS has changed and how it will continue to evolve…green burials, cremations, alternate disposition.

3. HAS COVID 19 placed additional stress on the Funeral Directors’ approach and ability to provide families with the service of their choice? Examples to consider include financial aspects; emotional, etc…

4. FUTURE TRENDS

Due to the increasing cases of Covid and deaths associated with the virus, how does the future of FS look for the FD and/or cemeteries.

There are many resources on Google and in various funeral service-oriented trade magazines that you can use for research purposes. Please ensure that you site. all resources used. You may also talk with/interview funeral service professionals that you know to gain insight and include in your project. List that individuals name, the funeral home they own and/or work at, their city and state.

Your research paper/project must be:

• NO LESS THAN 1000 words and NO MORE THAN 3500 words (approximately three to four pages).

• 12-point font in either Times New Roman or Arial.

• Single-spaced in the paragraphs, double-spaced between paragraphs

• You must cite your sources in the text and have a separate reference page. The reference page IS NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR WORD COUNT.

Requirements: 3-4 pages

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Additionally, family members opted for alternative methods of burial, especially cremation. According to Van Overmeire and Bilsen (2020), the Texas funeral service commission (TFSC) had 10% cremations before the coronavirus pandemic and 90% cremation upon the virus’s onset. More families opted for cremation as it was the easiest way to bury their loved ones. Cremation does not involve embalming of the body and eliminates the search for a burial site. The NFDA stated that there is currently no law that forces families to cremate their loved ones’ remains, although families should check on the state and local laws when choosing between burials or cremation. Concerning green burials, the CDC states that green burials continue, although at a lower rate and through online platforms, yet there is no risk of being in the same room with the dead body of a loved one provided everyone maintains social distance. Natural burial cemeteries have witnessed a significant drop in green burials as more people turn to cremation.

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Concepts of epidemiology and nursing research

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Write a paper (2,000-2,500 words) in which you apply the concepts of epidemiology and nursing research to a communicable disease. Refer to “Communicable Disease Chain,” “Chain of Infection,” and the CDC website for assistance when completing this assignment.

Communicable Disease Selection

  1. Chickenpox
  2. Tuberculosis
  3. Influenza (this is my chosen selection)
  4. Mononucleosis
  5. Hepatitis B
  6. HIV
  7. Ebola
  8. Measles
  9. Polio
  10. Influenza

Epidemiology Paper Requirements

  1. Describe the chosen communicable disease, including causes, symptoms, mode of transmission, complications, treatment, and the demographic of interest (mortality, morbidity, incidence, and prevalence). Is this a reportable disease? If so, provide details about reporting time, whom to report to, etc.
  2. Describe the social determinants of health and explain how those factors contribute to the development of this disease.
  3. Discuss the epidemiologic triangle as it relates to the communicable disease you have selected. Include the host factors, agent factors (presence or absence), and environmental factors. Are there any special considerations or notifications for the community, schools, or general population?
  4. Explain the role of the community health nurse (case finding, reporting, data collection, data analysis, and follow-up) and why demographic data are necessary to the health of the community.
  5. Identify at least one national agency or organization that addresses the communicable disease chosen and describe how the organizations contribute to resolving or reducing the impact of disease.
  6. Discuss a global implication of the disease. How is this addressed in other countries or cultures? Is this disease endemic to a particular area? Provide an example.

A minimum of three peer-reviewed or professional references is required.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

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Even though every person can get the disease, certain categories of people should watch out for the virus because they have a greater probability of developing complications resulting from the acquisition of the influenza virus (Baselga-Moreno et al., 2019). Unlike the rest of the people, individuals falling under this category cannot afford to keep off flu medication and hope the virus disappears. The fact that they have a higher chance of developing complications means they have to seek medical intervention as soon as they begin showing symptoms. Young children who are yet to hit the five years mark and those bellow six months are included in this list. Due to their weakened immune system, older adults are also at risk of developing complications once they get infected. Pregnant women and people with chronic illnesses also fall under this category. Finally, Native Americans have a higher chance of developing flu complications

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