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COM 425 In order to succeed, you must
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COM 425 Entire Course (Ash Course)

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• COM 425 Week 1 DQ 1 Formal vs. Informal
  CommunicationCOM 425 Week 1 DQ 2 Putting Theory
  into PracticeCOM 425 Week 1 Article Critique
  Does Communication Matter in All FieldsCOM 425
  Week 2 DQ 1 Self-Assessment of Organizational
  Communication SkillsCOM 425 Week 2 DQ 2 Using
  Active ListeningCOM 425 Week 2 Article Critique
  Dealing with Annoying Co-WorkersCOM 425 Week 3
  DQ 1 Your Culture Creates Organizational
  CultureCOM 425 Week 3 DQ 2 Effective Conflict
  ResolutionCOM 425 Week 3 Final Paper Outline
  (New Communication Structure)

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COM 425 Week 1 Article Critique Does
Communication Matter in All Fields

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• Article Critique Does Communication Matter in
  ALL Fields? Read the article, A tool kit for the
  real world. In this article, the author discusses
  the importance of communication skills within a
  field that many people may not believe strong
  communication skills are necessary. Write a paper
  about your thoughts on this article. In your
  paper, be sure to also address the following
• a. Do you believe that strong communication
  skills are necessary in every type of
  organization?
• b. What type of organization do you want to work
  for in the future?
• c. How will having strong communication skills
  help you within that field?

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COM 425 Week 1 DQ 1 Formal vs. Informal
Communication (Ash Course)

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• Formal vs. Informal Communication
• Organizational communication can flow in many
  different directions and can take on various ways
  of being communicated through formal or informal
  channels. To illustrate this further, Chapter One
  of your textbook discusses formal and informal
  channels of communication. Provide an example of
  formal communication and an example of informal
  communication. Which type of communication do
  your prefer in a work environment? Why?

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COM 425 Week 1 DQ 2 Putting Theory into Practice
(Ash Course)

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• Putting Theory into Practice. In Chapter Two of
  your textbook, the author discusses four
  different communication principles. Choose one
  principle and briefly explain it in your own
  words. Summarize what the principle is about and
  share an example from your own life that
  illustrates it. How do you believe this
  communication principle can help us understand
  organizational communication?

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COM 425 Week 2 Article Critique Dealing with
Annoying Co-Workers

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• Article Critique Dealing with Annoying
  Co-Workers
• Read the article entitled, How to deal with
  annoying co-workers. Write a paper about your
  thoughts on this article. Additionally, in your
  paper, be sure to address the following
• a. Share a time when you have encountered one of
  the six types of people described in the article
• b. Describe the situation and how you dealt with
  him or her
• c. Using the advice given by the author of the
  article, what can you do the next time you
  encounter a person of this type?

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COM 425 Week 2 DQ 1 Self-Assessment of
Organizational Communication Skills

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• Self-Assessment of Organizational Communication
  Skills
• Many people believe that organizational
  communication skills should come naturally and
  are not difficult to obtain. However, this weeks
  readings might have given you a different
  perception. Effective organizational
  communication skills actually require a lot of
  time and practice. Complete a self-assessment of
  your organizational communication skills by
  answering the following questions

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COM 425 Week 2 DQ 2 Using Active Listening

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• Using Active Listening
• One of the most effective ways that we can
  improve our communication within the
  organizational context is through adapting the
  language that we use. A simple, yet effective way
  to do this is through the method that your
  textbook describes as active listening. This
  strategy is explained in Chapter Four of your
  textbook. Describe a time when you were trying to
  communicate with another person and active
  listening would have been helpful. What was the
  situation? How did he/she respond? How did you
  respond? What could you have done to improve the
  communication?

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COM 425 Week 3 DQ 1 Your Culture Creates
Organizational Culture

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• Your Culture Creates Organizational Culture.
• Some students think that they do not have much of
  a culture at their organization. The truth is
  that every organization has a culture! Your
  organizational culture can be related to the way
  that employees dress, the way that they
  communicate, or even how they decorate their work
  environment. An organizational culture is often
  formed through the many different people that
  make up the company. These diverse traits may be
  your race, ethnicity, gender, age, nationality,
  religion, sexual orientation, ability, etc. Take
  some time to think about your own cultural
  background and how this can add to your work
  culture.

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COM 425 Week 3 DQ 2 Effective Conflict Resolution

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• Effective Conflict Resolution.
• For this multi-media assignment, watch the Tim
  Scudder Interview. Write a discussion response
  about a specific conflict you have experienced
  with someone else. Although preferred, the
  conflict does not have to be work-related.
  Discuss why the conflict was not handled
  effectively and what could have been done
  differently

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COM 425 Week 3 Final Paper Outline (New
Communication Structure)

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• Final Paper Outline.
• Read the Assignment Instructions for the Final
  Paper. Write a full sentence outline of your
  final paper (12 point font, Times New Roman font,
  double spaced). In your outline, create at least
  one section for each of the five concepts that
  you will use in your final paper. Be sure to
  include a bibliography with at least two of the
  sources that you will use for your final paper.
  Please make sure that the sources that you use
  are listed in the APA format. Cite your resources
  in text and on the reference page. For
  information regarding APA samples and tutorials,
  visit the Ashford Writing Center, within the
  Learning Resources tab on the left navigation
  toolbar, in your online course.

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COM 425 Week 4 Article Critique Email Etiquette

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• Article Critique Email Etiquette.
• Chapter Eight discusses the role of mediated
  communication in the workplace. Read the article
  entitled, Email etiquette Tips for professional
  email, then write a paper about your thoughts on
  this article. In your paper, be sure to also
  address the following
• a. Do you find these tips to be helpful or do you
  think that they are too obvious and should be
  common sense?
• b. Were there any tips that made you disagree
  with the author?

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COM 425 Week 4 DQ 1 Barriers to Organizational
Development

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• Barriers to Organizational Development. In
  Chapter Nine of your textbook, the author
  discusses the concept of organizational
  development. Although organizational development
  can be an effective way for companies to remain
  competitive, only about two-thirds of change
  efforts are actually successful. Why do you
  believe organizational development is so
  difficult? Think of a barrier to organizational
  development that you have personally experienced
  as an employee or that stands out to you as being
  common. Explain why you believe this barrier is
  challenging for organizations as well as what you
  would do to overcome it, if you were faced with
  change in your organization.
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COM 425 Week 4 DQ 2 Mediated Communication in
Organizations

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• Mediated Communication in Organizations.
• Mediated communication and social media (e.g.,
  email, blogs, Facebook, Skype, and Twitter) have
  played a major role in changing the way that
  organizations engage in communication with their
  customers and with employees internally. As we
  have learned this week, communicating through
  electronic media is referred to as mediated
  communication. There are pros and cons to using
  mediated communication in the work environment.
  How do you believe mediated communication has
  improved organizational communication? How has it
  hurt organizational communication? Provide
  examples to illustrate your point.

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COM 425 Week 5 DQ 1 Stability and Innovation

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• Stability and Innovation. Describe the concepts
  of organizational stability and organizational
  innovation. Provide a real-life example of how an
  organization has maintained stability and
  promoted innovation. You can use an example from
  your personal experiences in the workplace or an
  example that is discussed in Chapter Nine of your
  textbook.

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COM 425 Week 5 DQ 2 Ethical Organizational
Communication

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• Ethical Organizational Communication. Explain
  each of the three principles of ethical
  organizational communication, as outlined in
  Chapter Ten of your textbook. Then, describe how
  these principles are important during external
  organizational communication, such as lobbying,
  marketing or advertising.

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COM 425 Week 5 Final Paper (New Communication
Structure)

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• The purpose of the COM 425 Final Paper is to
  provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate
  your knowledge of the organizational
  communication concepts and skills that you have
  learned throughout this course.
• Imagine that you are proposing a new
  communication structure for an organization.
  Write a formal proposal in which you discuss at
  least five concepts that you feel are most
  important for successful communication within an
  organizational setting. Address why these
  concepts are necessary for successful
  communication and how best to implement them
  within an organization.

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COM 425 In order to succeed, you must
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