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CJA 444 Week 1 Organizational Behavior Paper

Review the assignment examples and the Grading Rubric in the Week 1 Recommended Reading and Handouts stream.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word Microsoft® Word® paper describing the forces of change and approaches to managing organizational change in criminal justice agencies, including identifying observable aspects of organizational cultures.

Answer the following questions:

  • What social, political, and organizational behavior can influence change in criminal justice agencies?
  • What is the relationship between organizational behavior and organizational systems?
  • How can the perceptions of organizational stakeholders be managed? What techniques might we use?
  • What are some observable aspects of the organizational culture of criminal justice agencies?
  • How can change management strategies benefit criminal justice agencies and the criminal justice system?

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. 400 Level Courses should include Level 1 and Level 2 Headings.

Include at least two peer-reviewed references from the University Library.

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CJA 444 Week 2 Decision Making/Theories of Motivation Assignment

Review the PowerPoint example in the Week 1 Recommended Reading and Handouts thread

Prepare a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation on Decision Making and Theories of Motivation. In your presentation, include the following:

  • Explain the rational decision-making model
  • Discuss dealing with biases and errors in decision making
  • Analyze how individual differences and organizational constraints affect decision making
  • Identify ethical considerations in decision making
  • Explain how job redesigns, alternative work arrangements, and other motivational initiatives would be manifested by application of theories
  • Describe the main causes and outcomes of job satisfaction related to motivational theories

Provide examples to support your points in the presentation.

List major points in the slides using “bullet points,” keeping text to a minimum. Include detailed explanations in the speaker notes section of each slide. Speaker notes should contain approximately 100 words with research followed by a citation (exception Title Slide and Reference Slide)

Include videos, audio, photos, diagrams, or graphs as appropriate.

Include at least two peer-reviewed references from the University Library.

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CJA 444 Week 3 Qualities of Effective Teams – Learning Team Research Paper or PowerPoint Presentation Assignment

Resource: Ch. 10 of Organizational Behavior

As a Learning Team:

Discuss, Pepare, and Submit (Team Leader) a 1,050- to 1,400-word Microsoft® Word® paper in which your team discussed:

  • Contrast groups and teams.
  • Describe the five types of teams.
  • Analyze the characteristics of effective teams.
  • Contrast strengths and weaknesses of group decision making.
  • How a team’s composition impacts its effectiveness.

Format the team paper consistent with APA guidelines. 400 Level Courses should include Level 1 and Level 2 Headings.

Review the assignment example in the Week 1 Recommended Reading and Handouts thread.

Include at least four peer-reviewed references from the University Library.

Each Team Member must provide to the team at least one paragraph of research with a in-text citation and APA reference.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit the team assignment.

OR

Resource: Ch. 10 of Organizational Behavior

As a Learning Team:

Discuss, Prepare, and Submit (Team Leader) a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation describing in which your team discussed:

  • Contrast groups and teams.
  • Describe the five types of teams.
  • Analyze the characteristics of effective teams.
  • Contrast strengths and weaknesses of group decision making.
  • How a team’s composition impacts its effectiveness.

Format the team presentation consistent with APA guidelines (Each member of the team must develop and submit to the team at least one PowerPoint slide with research).

Speaker Notes should include at least 100 words with research and a citation (exception Title and Reference Slide)

Include at least four peer-reviewed references from the University Library.

Review the PowerPoint example in the Week 1 Recommended Reading and Handouts thread

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit the team assignment.

CJA 444 Week 4 Issues Affecting Communication

Resource: Issues Affecting Communication document.

Review the directions in the Affecting Communication document.

Complete the Issues Affecting Communication Matrix.

Support each solution with research.

Include at least two peer-reviewed references from the University Library.

Format your citations and references consistent with APA guidelines.

Please use the Issues Affecting Communiciation Microsoft® Word® matrix as your template.

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Issues Affecting Communication

 

Complete the matrix with at least twenty communication issues.  In the first column, identify the communication concept. You may select from the many concepts discussed in the assigned readings.  For example, “upward communication,” “filtering,” “noise in the communication process,” “message decoding,” “email,” “social media,” etc.

 

In the second column, create a brief scenario that illustrates ineffective communication regarding that concept.

 

In the third column, give a remedy that could have prevented the ineffective communication or could correct it. This should reflect a “best practice,” a technique or strategy accepted in a profession as superior to alternatives because it produces better results.  Cite your source supporting this solution in this column and add your references in APA format below the list.

 

Your completed assignment should be between 700 and 1,050 words.

 

Communication ConceptScenario Illustrating Ineffective CommunicationSolution for Effective Communication

 

sample Downward communicationIn a meeting with some but not all employees, the chief orally announced immediate changes in procedures. The presentation was confusing and left more questions than answers and employees not in attendance did not receive the information.Best practice: “Written communication is generally the most reliable mode for complex communication” (Robbins & Judge, 2017). A detailed addition to the operating procedure manual was prepared before the changes took effect. The chief provided training to supervisors to prepare them for fielding questions and ensuring adherence to the policy
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CJA 444 Week 5 Learning Team Leadership Exercise – Research Paper or PowerPoint Presentation

Read the Electronic Reserve Reading articles “Boston marathon: a case study in lessons learned following last year’s bombing tragedy” and the Executive Summary (pp. 3-11) within the “After-Action Report for the Response to the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings.”

Discuss the issues within the report that relate to topics covered in this course, such as leadership, decision making, organizational culture, communication, politics and power, employee training, teams, etc.

Include at least four peer-reviewed references from the University Library.

Submit (Team Leader) a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation describing how these topics were analyzed as they pertain to the Boston Marathon Bombing.  Describe how these factors played into the level of effectiveness in law enforcement’s response to the disaster (Each member of the team must develop and submit to the team at least one PowerPoint slide with research).

Speaker Notes should include at least 100 words with research and a citation (exception Title and Reference Slide. Each member of the team must develop and submit to the team at least one PowerPoint slide with research).

Format the team presentation according to APA standards.

Review the presentation example in the Week 1 Recommended Reading and Handouts thread.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

OR

Read the Electronic Reserve Reading articles “Boston marathon: a case study in lessons learned following last year’s bombing tragedy” and the Executive Summary (pp. 3-11) within the “After-Action Report for the Response to the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings.”

Discuss the issues within the report that relate to topics covered in this course, such as leadership, decision making, organizational culture, communication, politics and power, employee training, teams, etc.

Include at least four peer-reviewed references from the University Library.

Submit (Team Leader) a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper describing how these topics were analyzed as they pertain to the Boston Marathon Bombing.  Describe how these factors played into the level of effectiveness in law enforcement’s response to the disaster.

Format the team paper according to APA standards. 400 Level Courses should include Level 1 and Level 2 Headings.

Review the assignment example in the Week 1 Recommended Reading and Handouts thread.

Each Team Member must provide to the team at least one paragraph of research with a in-text citation and APA reference.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.