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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 COM 350 Week 2 DQ 3 COM 350
Week 2 DQ 4
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COM 350 Week 1 DQ 1   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)
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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? What can an
employee do to open up communication? Will you do
anything differently in the future? (Ch.1)
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COM 350 Week 1 Individual Assignment Three
Communication Problems Consequences and
Solutions   Complete the University of Phoenix
Material Organizational Orientations Worksheet
located on the Week One of the student website.
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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? What must
leaders do, communication-wise, when working with
people of that communication style? When
responding to others postings offer additional
actions leaders can take based on your experience
in organizations. (Ch. 7)
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COM 350 Week 2 DQ 2   Considering Tannenbaum and
Schmidts 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? How might the Seven Step Continuum be used
to improve communication? (Ch. 10)
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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)
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COM 350 Week 2 DQ 4   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)
where effective communication was essential for
the success of the event and reducing the
resistance of the employees. 2) Fill in the
Communication Plan identifying the audiences, key
messages, vehicles, timing and identification of
who delivered the information. 3) Feel free to
talk with others to collect information about the
communication process. 4) As the last step,
describe what worked well and what did not.
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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.
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COM 350 Week 3 DQ 1   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
communication actions can be taken for each of
the situations? (Ch. 1)
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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 structure of that organization?
How are leaders and employees affected? What
communication would you recommend to ensure the
advances are effective? (Ch. 2)
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COM 350 Week 3 DQ 3   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? What topics are presented more
effectively in a decentralized mode? What
communication tools/vehicles would be used in
each case? (Ch. 3)
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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.
Specifically, ask how these breakdowns influenced
the managers ability to function effectively in
the job. Communication breakdowns in internal
politics Communication breakdowns in decision
making Communication breakdowns in leadership
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COM 350 Week 3 Learning Team Summary and
Reference List   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.
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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?
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COM 350 Week 4 DQ 2   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? Which style is LEAST familiar to you and
what new communication skills or behaviors would
you have to develop to be effective in that style?
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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,
b) define the best communication opportunities
and vehicles for the organization you selected.
Next, c) evaluate the effectiveness of the
communication strategy in that organization and
d) what should be improved and how? (Ch. 4-6)
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COM 350 Week 4 Individual Assignment
Organizational Strategies Case Study   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 - What does strategic
organizational communication mean?
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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.
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COM 350 Week 5 Final Learning Team Paper and
Presentation   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.
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COM 350 Week 5 Individual Assignment Change
Communication Plan Proposal Matrix   Resources
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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