BCOM/275

BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS AND CRITICAL THINKING

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BCOM 275 Week 1 Assignment 1.1

Complete Assignment 1.1 from Ch. 1 of Communicating in the Workplace.

Choose two misunderstandings you experienced and fill out the chart for these.

Respond to questions 1 and 2 shown under the chart for each example of a misunderstanding. In your response, include the following:

• Cite a meaningful misunderstanding rather than a general or less material misunderstanding.
• Use business- or work-related examples rather than personal ones.
• Identify the roles of the sender and receiver, such as manager, peer, subordinate, client, vendor, and so forth.

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BCOM 275 Week 2 Debate Topic Discussion Summary

Review your learning team’s discussion regarding the selected topic for the upcoming debate.

Write a 500- to 700-word summary of your learning team discussion and the rationale for choosing the selected topic.

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BCOM 275 Week 2 Career Exploration

By completing the Career Exploration in this course, you are taking some of the first steps to creating a career plan that will help you reach your career goals.

Access Career Exploration.

Complete the following:

• 1.1: Chart your career path
• 1.2: Set your career goals

You may have already completed the Career Interests Profiler during enrollment. Your results will be saved if this is the case. For assistance with content in the Phoenix Career Plan, contact University of Phoenix Technical Support.

Write a paper of no more than 350 words discussing the results of your Career Exploration.

• Do these results fit in with your desired career path?  Why or Why not?
• Were you surprised by the results? Why or Why not?

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BCOM 275 Week 2 Demonstrative Communication Paper

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper describing demonstrative communication. Demonstrative communication includes nonverbal and unwritten communication and involves such things as facial expressions, tone of voice, body language, and so forth. Include the following elements in your paper:

• Provide examples showing how demonstrative communication can be effective and ineffective, positive and negative, for the sender and receiver.
• Explain how demonstrative communication involves listening and responding.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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BCOM 275 Week 3 Article Rebuttal

Locate an article on a controversial subject where the author makes an argument you do not agree with.

Write a 350- to 700-word rebuttal to the article using valid arguments and supporting data. In the rebuttal, offer an analysis in which you do the following:

• Analyze the reliability, credibility, and validity of the data used by the author.
• Identify any logical fallacies in the argument.

Note:

I am not looking for your opinion on a topic.  What I am looking for is your thoughts on how the author made the article credible or non-credible.  Did the author provide enough data to make his or her points?  If so, what was it?  If not, what was missing and what needed to be included?

Format your rebuttal consistent with APA guidelines.

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BCOM 275 Week 3 Pro Side of Debate Summary

Review the Learning Team’s discussion from Week Three.

Write a 350- to 700-word summary of the discussion including the key points for the pro side of the debate and the supporting arguments.

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BCOM 275 Week 4 Knowing Your Audience Paper and Communication Release

Resource: “Over 30 Workers Trapped After Chilean Copper Mine Collapse” article found in the Electronic Reserve Readings

Research additional articles and information about the Chilean mine collapse.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper using this and other articles as a resource. Because communications must be designed with the audience in mind, answer the following questions:

• What are some considerations to remember given the different roles and people in the audience?

  • What would be the potential needs of the families of the miners in receiving a message about this incident?
  • What would be the potential needs of the company’s employees when receiving a message about this incident?

• What actions must you take before and after the message is delivered to ensure that it was received as intended?

Format the paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Draft two communications from the mining company announcing the accident, using what you have learned about the audience and effective messages. One communication should be directed to the families of the trapped miners and the other as an internal news release to employees in the company. For both, identify the most appropriate channel—face-to-face, e-mail, video, memo, and so on.

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BCOM 275 Week 4 Con Side of Debate Summary

Review the Learning Team’s discussion from Week Four.

Write a 350- to 700-word summary of the discussion including the key points for the con side of the debate and the supporting arguments.

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BCOM 275 Week 5 Career Exploration Reflection Paper

Write a reflection paper of no more than 350 words, based on the Career Exploration, describing how this course applies to your career plan.

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BCOM 275 Week 5 Debate Winners Summary

Review the Learning Team’s discussion from Week Five.

Write a 350- to 700-word summary of the discussion including which was the winning side of argument. Explain your rationale for make this decision.

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