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2. COM 425 Successful Learning / com425.com COM 425 Entire Course For more course tutorials visit www.com425.com 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 Listening

3. COM 425 Successful Learning / com425.com COM 425 Week 1 Article Critique Does Communication Matter in All Fields For more course tutorials visit www.com425.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.

4. COM 425 Successful Learning / com425.com COM 425 Week 1 DQ 1 Formal vs. Informal Communication For more course tutorials visit www.com425.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.

5. COM 425 Successful Learning / com425.com COM 425 Week 1 DQ 2 Putting Theory into Practice For more course tutorials visit www.com425.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.

6. COM 425 Successful Learning / com425.com • COM 425 Week 2 Article Critique – Dealing with Annoying Co-Workers • For more course tutorials visit • www.com425.com • 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:

7. COM 425 Successful Learning / com425.com COM 425 Week 2 DQ 1 Self-Assessment of Organizational Communication Skills For more course tutorials visit www.com425.com Self-Assessment of Organizational Communication Skills. Many people believe that organizational communication skills should come naturally and are not difficult to obtain. However, this week’s readings might have given you a different perception.

8. COM 425 Successful Learning / com425.com COM 425 Week 2 DQ 2 Using Active Listening For more course tutorials visit www.com425.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 textbook describes as “active listening”.

9. COM 425 Successful Learning / com425.com COM 425 Week 3 DQ 1 Your Culture Creates Organizational Culture For more course tutorials visit www.com425.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 dress,

10. COM 425 Successful Learning / com425.com COM 425 Week 3 DQ 2 Effective Conflict Resolution For more course tutorials visit www.com425.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.

11. COM 425 Successful Learning / com425.com COM 425 Week 3 Final Paper Outline (New Communication Structure) For more course tutorials visit www.com425.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). I

12. COM 425 Successful Learning / com425.com • COM 425 Week 4 Article Critique – Email Etiquette • For more course tutorials visit • www.com425.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:

13. COM 425 Successful Learning / com425.com COM 425 Week 4 DQ 1 Barriers to Organizational Development For more course tutorials visit www.com425.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.

14. COM 425 Successful Learning / com425.com COM 425 Week 4 DQ 2 Mediated Communication in Organizations For more course tutorials visit www.com425.com 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.

15. COM 425 Successful Learning / com425.com COM 425 Week 5 DQ 1 Stability and Innovation For more course tutorials visit www.com425.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.

16. COM 425 Successful Learning / com425.com COM 425 Week 5 DQ 2 Ethical Organizational Communication For more course tutorials visit www.com425.com Ethical Organizational Communication. Explain each of the three principles of ethical organizational communication, as outlined in Chapter Ten of your textbook.

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