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2. BCOM 230 UOP Tutorial • BCOM 230 Week 1 Individual Assignment Behavior and Communication PaperBCOM 230 Week 1 DQ 1BCOM 230 Week 1 DQ 2BCOM 230 Week 1 DQ 3BCOM 230 Week 2 Individual Assignment Memo ReviewBCOM 230 Week 2 DQ 1BCOM 230 Week 2 DQ 2 • Which tools available to University students may you use throughout your program? How may these tools help you develop communication skills? BCOM 230 Entire Course BCOM 230 Week 1 DQ 1

3. BCOM 230 UOP Tutorial • In what ways might the tools available to University students help you in your day-to-day life? Provide an example of how this might influence a personal or professional undertaking. • How are organizational culture and organizational communication related? Provide examples of this relationship to support your answer. BCOM 230 Week 1 DQ 2 BCOM 230 Week 1 DQ 3

4. BCOM 230 UOP Tutorial • Individual Assignment: Behavior and Communication Paper • Select one of the following organizations: • Walt Disney • Cisco Systems, Inc • Apple • Macy’s • Starbucks • Google • IBM • 3M • Southwest Airlines • Consider a recent group activity at your work or in your personal life. What issues arose that disrupted effective communication with the group members? Provide examples to illustrate your point. BCOM 230 Week 1 Individual Assignment Behavior and Communication Paper BCOM 230 Week 2 DQ 1

5. BCOM 230 UOP Tutorial • You are part of a team working on a project. One team member consistently disrupts the group and blocks communication in the group. What are some ways of dealing with this team member? • What is the meaning of the term group think? What are some ways to reduce or avoid group think in group communication? BCOM 230 Week 2 DQ 2 BCOM 230 Week 2 DQ 3

6. BCOM 230 UOP Tutorial • Individual Assignment: Memo Review • Resource: University of Phoenix Material:Accounting memo • Review the Accounting Memo, which is an informal memo sent to you and your peers. You must now send an accounting memo to the executive vice president. • Consider the following statement: An effective leader is always in control of the group process. Is this an accurate statement? Why? BCOM 230 Week 2 Individual Assignment Memo Review BCOM 230 Week 3 DQ 1

7. BCOM 230 UOP Tutorial • In what way is power different from leadership? What are some sources of power? • How might you describe your leadership style? In what way does this affect the way you communicate with others? Provide examples. BCOM 230 Week 3 DQ 2 BCOM 230 Week 3 DQ 3

8. BCOM 230 UOP Tutorial • Learning Team Assignment: Group Communication Paper • You are a manager responsible for introducing new employees to their teammates. Having recently accepted a promotion, you have decided to write a three-page memo for the new manager who will replace you. The new manager is an accountant with limited background in group communication. • What is the most common report written by accounting firms? Who is the audience for this report? Would you send this same report to the CEO of the firm’s client? Why? BCOM 230 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Group Communication Paper BCOM 230 Week 4 DQ 1

9. BCOM 230 UOP Tutorial • What are some examples of long format reports? When might an accounting department or accounting firm use these reports? • As an accountant, how might you ensure you are providing your audience with the appropriate amount of information in the most appropriate ways? BCOM 230 Week 4 DQ 2 BCOM 230 Week 4 DQ 3

10. BCOM 230 UOP Tutorial • Individual Assignment: Influencing Group Communication • Consider the organization where you work or an organization with which you are familiar. Reflect on your professional experiences or possible professional experiences within this organization. Consider how these experiences relate to the five bases of power, which are coercive power, reward power, legitimate power, expert power, and referent power. • Learning Team Assignment: Communication and the Audience • Resources: University of Phoenix Material: Accounting Scenario • Assign each team member a different audience from the following list: • Marketing manager • Sales manager • Accountant-peer • Chief executive officer BCOM 230 Week 4 Individual Assignment Influencing Group Communication Paper BCOM 230 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Communication and the Audience

11. BCOM 230 UOP Tutorial • Why is it important to use words or language that is politically or culturally correct when writing business communication? How might this influence your choice of communication? • Do ethics play a role in your choice of communication format when discussing negative news with other employees in your organization? Why? BCOM 230 Week 5 DQ 1 BCOM 230 Week 5 DQ 2

12. BCOM 230 UOP Tutorial • What are some of the formats used when conducting a business meeting over long distances? How effective are these formats? Are they different than face-to-face meetings? In what ways are they different? • Individual Assignment: Evaluating Business Communication • Resources: Communiqués from the Week Four Learning Team assignment • Review the communiqués from the Week Four Learning Team assignment. • Evaluate each communication to determine its effectiveness. • Write a 350- to 700-word summary in which you address the following questions: • How well did the communication convey the intended message? BCOM 230 Week 5 DQ 3 BCOM 230 Week 5 Individual Assignment Evaluating Business Communication

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