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COM 425 Entire Course   For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   COM 425 Week 1 DQ 1
Formal vs. Informal Communication COM 425 Week 1
DQ 2 Putting Theory into Practice COM 425 Week 1
Article Critique Does Communication Matter in All
Fields COM 425 Week 2 DQ 1 Self-Assessment of
Organizational Communication Skills
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COM 425 Week 1 Article Critique Does
Communication Matter in All Fields For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   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
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COM 425 Week 1 DQ 1 Formal vs. Informal
Communication   For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   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   For more classes visit www.snaptutorial
.com   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   For more classes
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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
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COM 425 Week 2 DQ 1 Self-Assessment of
Organizational Communication Skills   For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Self-Assessme
nt 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   For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   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
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COM 425 Week 3 DQ 1 Your Culture Creates
Organizational Culture   For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   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
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COM 425 Week 3 DQ 2 Effective Conflict
Resolution   For more classes visit www.snaptutori
al.com   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) For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   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 l
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COM 425 Week 4 Article Critique Email
Etiquette   For more classes visit www.snaptutoria
l.com   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
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COM 425 Week 4 DQ 1 Barriers to Organizational
Development   For more classes visit www.snaptutor
ial.com   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?
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COM 425 Week 4 DQ 2 Mediated Communication in
Organizations   For more classes
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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
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COM 425 Week 5 DQ 1 Stability and
Innovation   For more classes visit www.snaptutori
al.com   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   For more classes
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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)   For more classes visit www.snaptutori
al.com   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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