DISCUSSION ONE
To prepare for this discussion post, do the following:
- Review your notes on Chapter 5: Developing Confidence: Coping with Insecurities about Interpersonal Communication.
- Read Chapter 6: Interpersonal Communication in the Workplace.
- Read the writing prompt below in its entirety. Notice that there are three tasks to complete:
- Based on what you’ve learned from Bevan and Sole, identify one or two forms of communication apprehension you have experienced on the job.
- Explain at least two strategies discussed in Bevan and Sole to overcome the communication apprehension.
- Discuss the role of communication in a professional setting.
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ased on course materials and your own reflections, address the following:
- Describe a time you found yourself in a situation where you faced a specific form of communication apprehension in the workplace. Be sure to explain the apprehension itself and how you experienced it. If your work experience is limited, consider a time when you were working with others in a different context, such as school or a club.
- Based on advice from Bevan and Sole (2014), explain some specific strategies you can use to overcome the communication apprehension(s) you listed and make yourself a more competent communicator.
- Read and formally cite Bevan and Sole to discuss the role of communication in being a professional.
Thoroughly address all three elements of this prompt by writing at least two to three sentences on each element. Use the course readings at least once to help you make your points. Consider copying and pasting these tasks into a word file and addressing each of them separately.
Your initial response should be 200 to 300 words in length and is due by Thursday, Day 3.
DISCUSSION TWO
Self-disclosure is a crucial element of building trust and becoming close to others. However, do we gain the same benefits when we do so online? In this assignment, you will first watch this lecture by Psychologist Sherry Turkle: Connected, but alone? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Then, you will relate some key points from that video to what Bevan and Sole (2014), had to say about the importance of self-disclosure in relationship formation and psychological health discussed in Chapter 7. You will discuss the importance of disclosing information and some of the general concerns Turkle raises about being both “connected” and “isolated” in our computer-mediated communication.
- Watch the video Connected, but alone (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..https://www.ted.com/talks/sherry_turkle_alone_together?language=en
- Read Chapter 7 in the course text. Focus especially on section 7.4.
- Based on what you’ve learned in these readings and videos, consider the importance self-disclosure in connecting with others and psychological health.
- Read the writing prompt below in its entirety. Notice that there are three tasks to complete:
- Define self-disclosure and explain its importance.
- Think about how computer mediated communication has influenced patterns of self-disclosure and connecting with others
- Make connections between the themes of computer-mediated communication (CMC), isolation, and psychological health.
Based on what you have learned in Chapter 7 of Bevan and Sole (2014) and the video by Sherry Turkle (2012), address the following:
- What is self-disclosure and how does it allow us to form bonds with others and become more self-aware?
- How has computer-mediated communication (and social media specifically) influenced patterns of self-disclosure and connecting with others?
- Why is self-disclosure and “connecting” with others important in psychological health?
Thoroughly address all three elements of this prompt by writing at least two to three sentences on each element. Use the course readings at least once to help you make your points. Consider copying and pasting these tasks into a word file and addressing each of them separately.
Your initial response should be 200 to 300 words in length and is due by Thursday, Day 3.
ASSIGNMENT
- ead this sample of an exemplary outline from a previous class. Please note that at that time students were required to cover different learning objectives. You are only required to make a plan for the three listed below.
- Do the “week two training quiz”.
- Use this outline template as a model for doing this assignment. ATTACHED
Before you begin your paper, you must review the Final Paper instructions in Week Five. You will see that you will be writing a letter of advice for a couple or group of co-workers, using the first five course learning objectives of this course. This assignment is designed to get you to create a preliminary plan for doing that final assignment that will be due in Week Five. For this week’s outline assignment you will focus only on the three learning objectives we’ve already covered in the first two weeks (listed below). Remember though that in the final draft you will be required to cover all five course learning objectives. Here are the learning objectives you must cover in this outline, and some advice for adequately addressing each:
- Explain the principles of and barriers to effective interpersonal communications. Be sure to address the significance of each principle in being an effective communicator. The best papers will list at least two barriers and provide advice for overcoming each of them.
- Analyze the role of communication in developing and maintaining one’s self-concept, self-image, and self-esteem. Be sure to define each term and directly connect each to communication. The best papers will address the relationship between psychology and communication and the importance of the relationship.
- Analyze the impact of gender and culture on interpersonal communications. Explain the relationship between gender, culture and communication and how acknowledging these elements is central to becoming an effective communicator. Consider the pros and cons of what are often deemed more “masculine” versus “feminine” forms of communication and how various styles can help us in particular contexts.
Remember, an outline is not full paragraphs. Instead, it is in bullet point form. However, you must provide a preliminary introduction and conclusion so we can see that you are on the right track. Those are the only places where paragraphs are appropriate. For more help on outlining, please review this information on outlining https://awc.ashford.edu/writing-tools-outline.html) Outline (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. created by the Ashford Writing Center.
The outline must contain
- An introduction with thesis statement. For help with the thesis statement specifically, please click here:
- All learning objectives, with details about how you plan to address each. Please be sure to explain how you plan to support all of your key claims from expert sources. For more information about how to do this, watch this video: Integrating Research (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Though you will not be writing full body paragraphs, with the exception of your introduction and conclusion, you still must give your instructor a sense of how you plan to cover each objective with course materials, independent academic research, and personal experiences that correlate with those key points.
- A conclusion. The conclusion should restate the overall perspective offered in the paper, with a restatement of the thesis and the central points outlined in the paper.
- A reference page containing at least three academic resources.
