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2. COM 350 Entire Course COM 350 Week 1 DQ 1 COM 350 Week 1 DQ 2 COM 350 Week 1 Individual Assignment Three Communication Problems – Consequences and Solutions COM 350 Week 2 DQ 1 COM 350 Week 2 DQ 2 What communication duties should be done by supervisors and employees to ensure an effectively operating organization? From your experience, how consistently are these duties being completed? Why or why not? What are the barriers to good communication leadership? (Ch. 4) COM 350 Week 1 DQ 1

3. COM 350 Week 1 DQ 2 What are your reactions to the Principles of Peons? How have you seen these principles in operation in your work experience? If these principles are true, what are their effects on communication? What must a leader do to foster open communication? Complete the University of Phoenix Material Organizational Orientations Worksheet located on the Week One of the student website. COM 350 Week 1 Individual Assignment Three Communication Problems - Consequences and Solutions

4. COM 350 Week 2 DQ 1 Complete the Organizational Orientations Worksheet. Answer the questions in Part B and post in your Individual forum. Next, select the orientation you are least familiar with. What information, and in what form, do people of that orientation want? Considering Tannenbaum and Schmidt’s Seven Step Continuum of Leadership Orientations, what decision step(s) have you seen used most often by leaders in organizations? Based on your experience about what helps organizations be successful, what specific decisions would you recommend be made at each step? COM 350 Week 2 DQ 2

5. COM 350 Week 2 DQ 3 What changes is your organization experiencing? Are people resisting these changes? Why are they resisting? How are they demonstrating their resistance? What do they want to know before they can “buy in”? What communication steps could a leader use to reduce resistance? (Chap. 13) Communicating effectively inside organizations takes planning and follow through. Attached you will find a Communication Plan. 1) Think about a recent important event in your company (or an experience from the past) COM 350 Week 2 DQ 4

6. COM 350 Week 2 Individual Assignment Characteristics that are Common to Organizations Paper Resources: The Research Process Choose an organization with which you are familiar. Prepare a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper that describes the culture and common characteristics of the organization you have chosen, given your current understanding of the common characteristics of organizations presented in your readings from Week One and Two. The text lists: a) needs that people have as members of organizations to be productive and satisfied and b) needs that organizations have for people to fulfill the goals. Which “people needs” are not being met by your organization? Which “organization needs” are people not providing? How do you find out what needs are not being met? What 2-3 specific COM 350 Week 3 DQ 1

7. COM 350 Week 3 DQ 2 With a familiar organization in mind, identify key information technology and globalization-related advances that are being implemented or will soon be implemented. Are the changes more “automation” or “infomation” oriented? What impact are those advances having on the communication processes and organization Most of us have experience in traditional organizations. Based on your experience and the text, answer the following questions: What makes organizational communication effective in traditional organizations? How can leaders and employees use informal and formal communication to further the goals of the organization? What topics are presented more effectively when communicated in a centralized mode? COM 350 Week 3 DQ 3

8. COM 350 Week 3 Individual Assignment Managerial Communication Interview Paper Select a manager within an organization to interview. When interviewing the individual, obtain information regarding specific communication breakdowns. Refer to the University of Phoenix Material Final Learning Team Paper and Presentation located in Week One of the COM/350 student website. Instructions and details of the assignment are included. COM 350 Week 3 Learning Team Summary and Reference List

9. COM 350 Week 4 DQ 1 What is your experience with PDM (participative decision making)? What specific conditions make it the “right” management approach? When should it be avoided? What steps can a leader take to ensure that PDM works? What formal and informal communication activities and ICT tools/ methods are used by leaders in each of the four styles: traditional, transactional, transformational and network? COM 350 Week 4 DQ 2

10. COM 350 Week 4 DQ 3 Describe the structure of your current (or a recent) organization (traditional, relational, cultural, network or a combination). Based on the text and your experience, a) describe what is required for communication to be effective in each structure, Resources: Strategic Organizational Communication in a Global Economy Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word case study analysis of “The Power of Rewards at Industry International” located in Ch. 3 of Strategic Organizational Communication in a Global Economy. Answer the following questions in your analysis: COM 350 Week 4 Individual Assignment Organizational Strategies Case Study

11. COM 350 Week 4 Learning Team Post Paper Outline and 1 PowerPoint slide Refer to the University of Phoenix Material Final Learning Team Paper and Presentation located in Week One of the COM/350 student website. Instructions and details of the assignment are included. COM 350 Week 5 Final Learning Team Paper and Presentation

12. COM 350 Week 5 Individual Assignment Change Communication Plan Proposal & Matrix Communication Themes Matrix Complete the University of Phoenix Material Communication Themes Matrix located on the Week Five of the student website...

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