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XCOM 100 In order to succeed, you must
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XCOM 100 Capstone Discussion Question

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• We are always communicating with others. As
  technology expands, our world becomes
  increasingly global, providing us with the
  opportunity to interact with people of all ages,
  ethnicities, and religions. Select a magazine
  advertisement, a television commercial, and a Web
  site selling a product. Discuss truth in
  advertising and taste and decency in all three
  mediums. What steps can you take to ensure that a
  communication environment addresses any negative
  biases against any culture? Is it possible to
  communicate in such a generic manner that no one
  will be offended? Explain your answer.

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XCOM 100 Capstone Ethics in Communications Paper

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• Advances in technology such as personal digital
  assistants, e-mail, and laptops make many
  employees accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a
  week.
• Discuss in a 200- to 300- word paper the role
  ethics and diversity play in the development of
  policies related to e-mail and text messages and
  use of company equipment, including 
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XCOM 100 Entire Course

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• XCOM 100 Week 1 DQs
• XCOM 100 Week 2 CheckPoint Stereotypes Paper
• XCOM 100 Week 2 Assignment Self-Esteem Worksheet
  and Response Paper
• XCOM 100 Week 3 DQs
• XCOM 100 Week 4 CheckPoint Interpersonal
  Communication Worksheet
• XCOM 100 Week 5 CheckPoint Group Member
  Worksheet
• XCOM 100 Week 5 DQs
• XCOM 100 Week 6 Assignment Conflict Management
  Worksheet
• XCOM 100 Week 6 CheckPoint Conflict Paper

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XCOM 100 Week 1 DQs

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• How have advances in technology, from computers
  to cell phones to the Internet, changed your
  lifestyle and communication with others? Describe
  the effect that technology has had on your
  communication with friends, business associates,
  and others.
• Summarize the three communication models
  discussed in Ch. 1.1 of the text. What do they
  teach you about communication? How have you used
  each of these models in your personal life to
  communicate with others?

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XCOM 100 Week 2 Assignment Self-Esteem Worksheet
and Response Paper

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• Self-esteem is awareness of who you are and how
  you see yourself through internal and external
  communication. Your self-concept is influenced by
  factors such as values, abilities, goals, and
  actions of other people.
• Part One
• Fill in your response to scenarios shown in the
  Appendix B Worksheet. Next to each one, write how
  you would respond to the scenario. If your
  initial reaction is positive, fill in the
  Positive Response column if it is a negative
  reaction, fill in the Negative Response column.
• Fill in the remaining column to show how you
  might handle the situation from the opposite
  perspective. You must be able to predict
  different outcomes by looking at the same
  scenario two different ways. Is there a right or
  wrong way to respond to every situation?

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XCOM 100 Week 2 CheckPoint Stereotypes Paper

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• Write a 200- to 300-word paper about the
  following
• List two to three negative and positive
  stereotypes you have heard about a particular
  group of people. Some examples include athletes,
  women, Arab Americans, Christians, or other
  groups.
• How does your perception of this group affect the
  way you communicate and interact with individuals
  who are members of this group?
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XCOM 100 Week 3 DQs

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• List and describe the four listening styles
  mentioned in Chapter 1.5 of the text. Which style
  do you use the most? What are some techniques you
  can use to improve your listening skills?
• How does bias affect word selection? How can you
  avoid bias in language? Describe a situation
  where communication taken out of context caused a
  cultural misunderstanding. Explain the
  ramifications of those effects in both business
  and personal areas

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XCOM 100 Week 4 CheckPoint Interpersonal
Communication Worksheet

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• Fill in your opinions to the following questions
  on Appendix C Worksheet
• What is interpersonal communication?
• What types of communication, such as written,
  electronic, and face-to-face, do you use most
  often?
• Which type of communication do you consider most
  effective with friends, family members, and
  coworkers?
• Do you think technology helps or hinders our
  ability to communicate with others?
• Provide specific examples in the worksheet to
  illustrate your opinions

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XCOM 100 Week 5 CheckPoint Group Member Worksheet

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• Fill in your response to the followingConsider
  your family or another group or team of which you
  are a member. In Appendix D Worksheet, answer
  questions regarding dynamics you have experienced
  in your group.

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XCOM 100 Week 5 DQs

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• What are some of the advantages and disadvantages
  of working in virtual teams? How can you use
  technology to make your meetings and other
  interactions effective? What strategies can you
  use to promote a sense of community, cohesion,
  communication, and concentrated focus within the
  online learning or other virtual environments?
• Think of a problem you had while on a team. What
  was the problem and what caused it? Which steps
  mentioned in Ch. 3.2 of your text did your team
  take to solve the problem? How would an effective
  team have prevented the problem in the first
  place?

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XCOM 100 Week 6 Assignment Conflict Management
Worksheet

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• Describe how you would  use assertive
  communication to handle the conflict in each
  situation found in Appendix E. Identify the
  conflict management style you believe would be
  most effective in resolving the issue and explain
  why.
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XCOM 100 Week 6 CheckPoint Conflict Paper

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• Unless you are alone on a deserted island, you
  will have interactions and conversations with
  other people. These conversations can occur in
  relationships, teams or groups, interviews, and
  work and recreational situations. Any form of
  verbal or nonverbal communication can result in
  conflict. Part of being an effective communicator
  involves learning how to handle conflict
  appropriately.
• Write a 300- to 350-word paper describing a
  conflict that you experienced in a team, small
  group, personal relationship, or workplace
  setting. Identify the reason the conflict began
  and analyze the situation, including answers to
  the following questions
• Was the conflict constructive or destructive?
  Explain

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XCOM 100 Week 7 CheckPoint Infomercial
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• infomercial on television is like two
  presentations in one, containing both informative
  and persuasive elements.
• Watch an infomercial about a specific product.
• Identify the informative and persuasive elements
  used.
• What techniques make the presentation clear,
  interesting, and memorable?
• How did the presenter try to motivate the
  audience?
• What techniques were used to establish
  credibility?
• What organizational pattern was used to persuade?
• Prepare a brief, four- to six-slide Microsoft
  PowerPoint presentation as your response.
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XCOM 100 Week 7 DQs

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• According to the text, what are four methods of
  presentation delivery? Identify the one you would
  prefer to use as a presenter and explain why.
  What are the strengths and weaknesses of that
  particular style?
• In your opinion, what are the four most important
  guidelines for preparing a presentation? Based on
  the criteria you have selected, describe the last
  presentation you gave and analyze its
  effectiveness. Be sure to assess the following
  aspects
• Purpose
• Content
• Organization
• Physical, verbal, nonverbal and vocal delivery
• Audiovisual elements
• What you did well and what you could have done
  better.

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XCOM 100 Week 8 Assignment Advertising in
Society Paper

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• a paper about the following scenario
• You are an account executive at an advertising
  agency. In an effort to identify potential new
  business, your boss has asked you to prepare a
  700- to 1,050-word summary about an existing
  consumer product, such as sports drink, household
  product, car, computer, or shoes, you believe is
  not being marketed effectively. In your summary,
  be sure to do the following
• Analyze the role of advertising in society.
  Explain how media literacy is important when
  selling a product.
• Describe the product and the medium, such as
  television, radio, magazines and or the Internet,
  currently being used to advertise the product.

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XCOM 100 Week 8 CheckPoint Mass Communication
Paper

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• Write a 200- to 300-word paper on the following
• What forms of mass communication, such as print,
  radio, television, or the Internet, do you use
  most often to obtain information about local and
  national news stories?
• Why do you use these over other media options?
• Provide examples that describe how each form of
  mass communication influences societys opinions
  about a specific person, event, or place.
• How have advances in technology affected the
  delivery of news?
• What criteria do you use to determine the
  credibility and accuracy of your news sources?

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XCOM 100 In order to succeed, you must
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