Marjorie Benton

Communication and Mass Media

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INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION (IC) REPORT (“HOMEWORK” DUE IN UNIT 7)

Write an interpersonal communication research report, which contains self-analysis.

  1. Title Page (page 1)
  2. Abstract (page 2) – In about 50 words, summarize your report. This information is the kind of content you might put in a summary at the end of a report, but in APA style, the abstract goes at the beginning. In the abstract, you can say the following:

The research question to be answered in this report is the following: How can I use interpersonal communication research principles to improve my communication? The three main ideas I am going to discuss are ____________, __________, and _________. In the conclusion, I evaluate my course learning and ways that I plan to improve my interpersonal communication in the future.

III. Introduction (page 3)

Tell the reader why you are writing the report. State the purpose or objective of your report and provide an overview of the subject content that you will explain.

  1. Body (page 3-6)
    1. Main Idea One (e.g., Culture affects interpersonal communication.)
      1. Scenario or Personal Example
      2. Research Base (Explain and cite your textbook, supplemental research readings, or other scholarly articles from Communication and Mass Media Complete to support your concepts).
        (Transition from This Idea to the Next Idea)
    2. Main Idea Two (e.g., Listening affects interpersonal communication.)
      1. Scenario or Personal Example
      2. Research Base (Explain and cite your textbook, supplemental research readings, or other scholarly articles from Communication and Mass Media Complete to support your concepts).
        (Transition from This Idea to the Next Idea)
    4. Main Idea Three (e.g., Nonverbal communication affects relationships.)
      1. Scenario or Personal Example
      2. Research Base (Explain and cite your textbook, supplemental research readings, or other scholarly articles from Communication and Mass Media Complete to support your concepts).
        (Transition from This Idea to the Next Idea)
    5. Conclusion (page 6-7)
      Discuss the implications of your work in the course and what you learned about Interpersonal Communication principles and strategies. You may want to discuss some of the Tests for Success you took in the textbook, and what they said about your interpersonal communication. You may want to discuss your strengths and needs that you will work on after the course ends.
    6. References (page 8)
      Use APA style. Use your textbook and four scholarly sources from Communication Source for your References. You can conduct additional research here: http://www.park.edu/library/Links to an external site. Notice the scholarly sources at the back of your textbook to see the kind of high quality sources you can use in your report.
  2. Length
    The body of the report must be 5-pages, excluding the Title Page, Abstract, and References pages. Please do notinclude your Outline in the report.
  3. American Psychological Association (APA) Style
    The field of Interpersonal Communication Studies uses the APA style manual, which is available in the reference books at most libraries.
    APA (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. 6th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
    Here is a link at Park University, which can help: https://www.park.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/APASample.pdfLinks to an external site. Your DeVito textbook and the scholarly interpersonal communication research articles you read in this course use APA style. Please notice how sources are cited in parentheses in your textbook’s information, then notice what the reference listings look like at the back of your textbook.
    In APA style, everything in the report needs to be double spaced, have 1” margins, and use black, Arial or Times New Roman, size 12 font. The Report needs to be saved as one, canvas compatible file, and must be submitted to the submission link in Unit 7. Faculty are advised not to accept late Reports.
  4. IC REPORT STYLE
    Write in narrative or essay format, but the report should have elements of a research report too. In other words, you mix personal perceptions with the research-based information you learned in this course. Other than the research question guiding your report, you should not use questions in your report: Do not write in question/answer format. Instead, organize your report around three key ideas you have learned this term. Here is a link that may be helpful:

https://www.park.edu/academics/academic-support-center/writing-resources/Links to an external site.

The report should also include a formal Title Page and a page entitled References, which documents all sources used in the report. As mentioned elsewhere, you can find high quality references in the field of interpersonal communication studies in your textbook, in the Supplemental Research Readings, and through your own investigation in Communication Source: http://park.edu/library/Links to an external site.
Just to summarize, in APA style, every source cited in the report needs to have a full reference listing. Every source listed in the reference page needs to be cited in the body of the report. Here are links that may be helpful:< gr /> https://www.park.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/citeapa.pdfLinks to an external site.
https://www.park.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/APASample.pdfLinks to an external site.

Remember, you must cite the source of all information, whether it is a direct quotation or paraphrasing. Here is helpful Park University information:
https://www.park.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Ethics.pdfLinks to an external site.

  1. References
    You mustinclude your text as a reference, and four additional scholarly references for an “A” grade. Please do not confuse your Journal assignments with Journal articles in the field of Communication Studies. Please avoid any Internet webpages because they may or may not be research based, so cannot be considered valid information.

You must reference at least 8 of these learning objectives in your paper. You should review the core assessment rubric (shown below) before starting this assignment.
CA 104 University Approved Learning Outcomes

  1. Identify the fundamental elements of the communication process.
  2. Illustrate how self-concept influences communication.
  3. Explain how perception affects communication.
  4. Demonstrate effective listening habits and skills.
  5. Explore why language can create communication problems.
  6. Illustrate why nonverbal cues can create communication problems.
  7. Contrast methods of resolving communication problems caused by verbal and nonverbal communication.
  8. Formulate personal strategies for developing effective intercultural communication.
  9. Describe theories of relationship development.
  10. Select appropriate strategies for maintaining healthy interpersonal relationships.
  11. Evaluate the effectiveness of methods of resolving conflict.
  12. Demonstrate how to develop a supportive communication climate.

Requirements: Looking for a more in-depth guide with all the details.

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From the personal scenario presented above, one can reasonably deduce that cultural differences were one of the major reasons interpersonal communication was quite challenging when I joined the learning environment. In my case, the fact that we spoke different languages made it harder to communicate and subsequently form relationships in school. As alluded to in the introductory part of the report, communication is a vital component of social interaction and relationship formation. Communication is generally defined as the creation and exchange of meaning (O’Connor Jr. & Jackson, 2017). In essence, it denotes the process of transmitting information from one individual to another coupled with common comprehension of the information being shared. According to O’Connor Jr. and Jackson (2017), communication will only be effective when the anticipated outcome, reaction, or response is attained. O’Connor Jr.

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Communication and Mass Media

Marjorie Benton

Organization communication

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The final version of this paper is due on Sunday of unit eight. I would appeal to your better nature and ask you to try to turn it in earlier than that though. The final draft is worth 260 points and is a major component of the portfolio.

For this paper, you should explore an organization’s communication in a crisis or change situation. Begin with an organizational crisis or change situation—school shootings, chemical or oil spill, bankruptcy, change in CEO, etc. Here are some examples of papers you might do:

The list is really endless. Essentially, you pick some communication and analyze it using a method or theory from the lectures, text, or your own research. The topic you pick will lead you to a method of analysis. A number of possible ways of analyzing communication exist. For example, Bill Benoit at the University of Missouri discusses image restoration (how do people who have screwed up get back in good standing with their peers/publics). Coombs, Seeger, Sellnow and Ulmer often write a crisis communication.
In the paper, you should develop an effective argument about the implications of a communicative act. Avoid making obvious claims–show your reader something important that they didn’t already know.
Follow the format outlined in the handouts and our discussions. The information below should serve as a guide.

This paper should be at least 10 complete pages long– on to the eleventh page is better. It should be typed in a 10-12 character-per-inch font, double spaced with one-inch margins. As a paper, it should have an introduction which sets up the paper and a conclusion that reviews your main ideas. Use section headings, transitions between sections, and previews and reviews in each section. You must use at least eight sources in the paper. Remember to use APA style. Spell-check and grammar-check is recommended. Papers with many errors hurt your credibility and your ability to communicate.

Realize that we are writing the paper in stages. You will write three papers and combine them into this one final paper, so 1) don’t panic and 2) don’t forget to go back to the drafts and edit the paper to make it flow.

Guidelines

  • Introduction
    1. Attention getter.
    2. Identify the communication you will be studying.
    3. Explain why it’s important to look at this event.
    4. Preview the sections of the paper.
  • Background
    1. Give background on when, where, and to whom the communication was delivered.
    2. Describe the communication—summarize its main points.
    3. Discuss the crisis or event that made the communication necessary.
    4. Explain the circumstances surrounding the act/communication.
    5. Explain the barriers/expectations the piece faces.
    6. Describe the speaker,
    7. Summarize at least three articles about the communication/speaker.
    8. Explain in more detail why the text/communication is interesting (expand on your introduction).
    9. State your thesis or main argument about how we should see the communication.
  • Theory/Methodology
    1. Explain your theoretical perspective.
    2. Summarize at least three other studies done with your method.
    3. Explanation of why this method works with the communication you are exploring
    4. Explain what standards are used for evaluation? Effects? Truth? Ethics? Artistry?
  • Analysis/Evaluation
    1. Identify your thesis. Phrase it as how, using your methodology as a lens, we now “see” your artifact/communication.
    2. Develop at least three arguments which support the thesis/research question.
    3. Give at least three examples (often quotes from the artifact) to support each of the arguments.
    4. Using criteria established in your theory section, what can we learn about this piece? This speaker? These strategies? The consequences of using these strategies?
    5. What conclusion or assumptions about the rhetor or the artifact can be made?
  • Conclusion
    1. What is the general argument of your study?
    2. What has this study contributed to the study of organizational communication?
    3. What are some possible areas for future study?
    4. What should the reader take away from this work?

Requirements: Looking for a more in-depth guide with all the details.

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When the viral video circulated across the country, it created negative publicity about the company to the public. During the act, the team at Domino’s Pizza was still in shock concerning the situation. On the other hand, the online community was demanding answers about the company’s incident, which created confusion between the crisis team in the organization. The search about Domino’s Pizza had exceeded that of Paris Hilton, creating worry in the organization (Jacques, 2019). According to Domino, the crisis hit them when they still had no Facebook, Twitter, and other social media accounts. However, their social media team was developing the social sites (Jacques, 2019). The situation forced the organization to develop the sites before the official dates to address the issue. The president had to issue a video apology through YouTube with links to Twitter accounts.

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Organization communication

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World Vision Organization

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The purpose of this assignment is to practice how to deliver negative news by refusing a request for a donation from an organization. One of the churches in your community requests that you help to sponsor its next back-to-school program. Your company is unable to sponsor the event due to prior commitment to other charitable organizations.

  • Write a letter to the leader of the church explaining why your company cannot donate to the back-to-school program.
    • Your refusal letter must include the following: Buffer, Explanation, Negative news, and Redirect.

Requirements: 300 words   |   .doc file

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As a charitable organization focusing on bringing changes to people’s lives across the country and globe, we would not want to fail any commitments made by our organization. However, if you feel the need to conduct us by November this year, we will be in a better position to consider your request.

I hope you and the beneficiaries will understand our crisis and corporate with us this time. I would recommend other organizations that you might consider seeking assistance. Let us know so that we may share their contacts. Although we can’t commit to monetary support

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World Vision Organization

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Communication journals

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Each unit you will select one journal article. It should be based on journal articles addressing small group communication from communication journals accessed through Ebso’s Communication Source.Links to an external site. The articles should be reporting research that was done by the authors of the articles. Do not select theoretical pieces or arguments for or against a position.

Journal Article Examples

Below are some example ideas for journal article selection:

  • An article about decision making in juries might help lawyers shape their arguments in their closing.
  • An article about why bystanders don’t step forward to help women being raped might help dorm directors develop better training programs for their residents and help college administrators better deal with this problem.
  • An article exploring why teens in “popular” groups bully other students could help parents understand what their daughter’s posts on Facebook are doing to her peers and help them help her stop bullying.

Writing Your Paper

For this writing assignment, your job is to make this research understandable by and applicable to “average people” as defined by your target audience. At the bottom of your paper, indicate:

  • Who your audience is
  • The audience’s basic characteristics
  • How you think the audience could use this information.

Each paper should be approximately 500-600 words. Put a title at the top of the first page and use 10-12 character-per-inch font for the body type. Use one-inch margins.

Requirements: Looking for a more in-depth guide with all the details.

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  • My audience – my audience is mainly teens between the age of ten and twenty-five who are mostly involved in bullying activities.
  • The audience’s basic characteristics –their characteristics include impulsiveness, anger issues, being prone to frustrations, lack of empathy, and also difficulty following rules. Others include little respect for authorities, physically stronger than other children, and viewing violence positively.
  • How this information can be used by the audience- the teens can use this information to understand how much effect it has on one’s physical and psychological well-being. Having an understanding of the effects of bullying helps one-stop the habit while also preventing the habit from transferring to other innocent teens.

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Communication journals

Marjorie Benton

Medium of communication

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This paper is the second step in developing your final piece of media criticism. In fact, this paper should help you begin the middle third of the final paper. This paper should be at least three complete pages. It should be in a 10-12 character-per-inch font, double-spaced (typed) with one-inch margins. The paper should have an introduction to preview your topic and ideas as well as a conclusion to review the main ideas. Please use APA style. Spell-check and grammar check! Papers with many errors hurt your credibility and your ability to communicate.

Here is a sample of the organizational structure of a paper:

This paper should focus on the method you will use in your analysis of the artifact/text/communication. Use the textbook and at least three additional sources representing article done with the method you have chosen.

A. Introduction

1. Create an introduction to this section/this paper that reiterates the artifact you will be examining and identified the method you will use.
2. Give a brief explanation of why you think this method works for this artifact.
3. Preview your points to come in the body of the paper.

B. Body

1. Provide a detailed explanation of the theory/method (this should be a step-by-step “how-to” explanation– pretend you are explaining this to someone who has never heard of the ideas/method),
2. Discuss how this method has been used by others (this is generally done by referring to journal articles using the same theory as you—ask your instructor for help finding articles if you are stuck. Find three articles that talk about your theory/method and write a paragraph about each.
3. The strengths and limitations of this perspective (you will need to think about this for yourself).

We will take this paper, put it after your draft of the background paper, and this will be the first half of your final media criticism.

Requirements: Looking for a more in-depth guide with all the details.

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The media-oriented approach is an important media criticism method that focuses on the message, the audience, and the production process. First, the approach enhances the focus on different media dimensions, including the structure, process, technology, and media. When media is viewed as a neutral process or vessel irrespective of the content, the experiences impact how people respond. Moreover, the dimensions of language and visuals, and audio devices are viewed, which influences how the characters express themselves. Conversely, the perspective fails to account for how the use of the senses to interpret the content of the media influences actions. In other words, the creativity of the creator and the characteristic of the audience are harmonized as standard and hence are not explored. Thus while the medium as the message is relevant and useful, especially in the context of transformation in technology, each message works differently in the same medium.

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Medium of communication

Marjorie Benton

Telecommuting at MedEx

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After reading the case study “Telecommuting at MedEx” at the end of Chapter 12 of your textbook, write a short paper that addresses the following:

Requirements: 1-2 pages

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Despite the disadvantages and challenges of telecommuting, I would still recommend this working arrangement for MedEx because the benefits outweigh the setbacks. Reducing everyday traffic hustles and parking fees due to telecommuting would help the employees use that time to catch up with their tasks. Still, the management could agree with the employees on delivery timelines and emphasize sticking to them to avoid work overload and severe repercussions (Parajuli, 2020). Generally, the improved organizational performance from this working arrangement would increase MedEx’s marketability and reputation in the market.

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Telecommuting at MedEx

Marjorie Benton

American Internet Technology company

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Scenario

An American Internet Technology company has merged with a Canadian Social Media company. Because of this merger, performance is not as optimum as the executives would have hoped; morale is low, and stress is up. The new company has decided to hire you as an Organizational Development consultant. They have tasked you with finding out the issues and what they should do next to get back on track.

Instructions

There has been much talk about the interaction of employees between the two merged companies which has created some conflict, lowered morale, and resulted in less optimum production. The executive team has asked you to prepare a presentation. This can be PowerPoint, Prezi, or any presentation tool. Make sure you address the following in your presentation as you will be giving it to the management team:

  1. Introduce the characteristics of a high performing team.
  2. Discuss best practices for managing conflict and fostering collaboration.
  3. How does effective goal-setting drive productivity?
  4. Discuss factors that you recommend their managers use in the workplace to develop high-performing teams.
  5. Conclude your presentation by explaining how team development is a positive factor of organizational efficacy.

Requirements  powerpoint

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  • High-performance team increases skills, independence, and greater flexibility
  • High-performance teams are focused and committed, and they work towards a common goal with shared values which increases organizational productivity
  • It increases engagement among employees and customers hence better client service.
  • It motivated employees who innovate and are willing to take risks hence increasing productivity

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American Internet Technology company

Marjorie Benton

Power and politics conflict management

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After you’ve read the case study “The Power and Politics of Privacy on Social Networking Sites”, please answer the following questions:

1.What is your opinion regarding these online privacy issues?

2.To what extent are you concerned about how your personal information on websites such as Facebook, Twitter, or Google is used?

3.Looking back at the section on “political influence tactics”, which tactics did Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg use after he changed the original terms of use in 2009?

4.Of the stakeholders listed in the last paragraph of the case, which group do you think is most powerful in terms of shaping the future direction of online privacy issues?

5.Assume that Zuckerberg has hired you as a consultant to help him address the situation. Describe the steps that you would take.

To answer these questions successfully, start by assessing group behavior within the organization, including positive traits of influence, leadership, power and politics, conflict management, feedback, and negotiations. Also, look for ways that political tactics influence organizational behavior.

Please write a minimum of 750 word summary and submit this assignment as a Word document, using the APA format. Title page and references are not included in the 750 word requirement. Use your professional experience and outside sources to support your statements.

Requirements: 750

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The privacy issues at Facebook are eroding the significant gains the company made. This is because more and more users are discontented with the company’s use of their information without their request. Despite this, the company can take a couple of measures to address these concerns (Trepte, 2021). The first step should be for the company to listen to its users. By listening to users, the company will send out a message that it cares and value their input (Trepte, 2021). Furthermore, since without its users, Facebook will not be making any money, listening to users will allow the company to involve customers in the change process. Since selling information to third parties is deeply entrenched in the company’s business model, it cannot be phased out at once (Trepte, 2021). As such, the company needs to adopt measures to evaluate third parties it sells data to and come up with a policy that allows it to control the extent to which these third parties can use the data they purchase from Facebook.

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Power and politics conflict management

Marjorie Benton

Transit System

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In an essay format answer the following questions:

In essay format answer the following questions:

After reading the chapter by Capri (2015) on manual data collection. Answer the following questions:

  1. What were the traditional methods of data collection in the transit system?
  2. Why are the traditional methods insufficient in satisfying the requirement of data collection?
  3. Give a synopsis of the case study and your thoughts regarding the requirements of the optimization and performance measurement requirements and the impact to expensive and labor-intensive nature.

In an APA7 formatted essay answer all questions above. There should be headings to each of the questions above as well. Ensure there are at least three-peer reviewed sources to support your work. The paper should be at least two pages of content (this does not include the cover page or reference page).

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Requirements: two pages of content not including the cover page or reference page

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Based on data gathered from the United States energy, it is clear that 50% of commuters do not use public transport to work, but rather their vehicles. That shows the number of cars on the road and how it can cause traffic. However, traffic can be mitigated through people utilizing public transit services (Tan, Steinbach, Karpatne, & Kumar, 2019). And therefore, public transit services must be improved by reducing costs and improving service quality to increase their utility and attract more people in using public transport to avoid them using their vehicles.

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Transit System

Marjorie Benton

Flexibility and adaptability traits

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Assessment Trait Requires Lopeswrite

Assessment Description

The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate the application of various leadership models and approaches, specifically the path-goal theory and the situational approach to leadership, in extreme circumstances.

Review the Turn the Ship Around! (A) case. As a leader, you will be faced with responding immediately to solve issues. The Turn the Ship Around! (A) case is an example of leadership under extreme circumstances. Reflect on this example to shape how you might apply the goal-path theory and the situational leadership approach in an everyday, real-world situation.

Write a 500-750-word paper that analyzes the events outlined in the case by addressing the following questions and concepts. Be sure to support your rationale by providing specific examples. You are required to include three to five additional references to support your position.

  1. Discuss how the leaders demonstrate flexibility and adaptability.
  2. Describe how the leaders apply aspects of the path-goal theory to this situation.
  3. Discuss the leader’s ability to communicate effectively with all of the stakeholders involved and how communication could have been improved.
  4. Explain how well the leaders follow the situational approach to leadership.
  5. Describe how this case might shape how you apply the goal-path theory and the situational approach in a real-world situation.

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.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

Requirements: 750 words

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There were different communication ways among all leaders in the USS Will Rogers submarine. The way the first and second CO communicated were all different. The first CO was an authoritative leader who had no room for negotiation as his words were final (Zhou, & Wu, 2018). He adopted a top-down model of communication where subordinates only acted upon orders from above. On the contrary, Pelaez was different as he cherished two-way communication, and he was easily approachable by subordinates and other stakeholders as he incorporated their views and opinions in critical decision-making. Also, David adopted open two-way communication with stakeholders through the inspiration of Palez. However, he switched back to the situational leadership approach when he left his subordinates to make

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Flexibility and adaptability traits