Assignment 1 Write a 350- to
700-word evaluation and analysis of your personal communication strengths and
weaknesses, as well as how you communicate within organizations.
Describe the components of
communication, as outlined in this week’s reading. Assess your skills in those
areas.
Discuss three components, skills,
or areas you would like to improve.
Outline an improvement plan.
Format your assignment according
to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.
Assignment 2 Write a 350- to
700-word journal entry in the narrative style.
Describe the flow of information
in your company, or in a company at which you have been employed. In your
journal, discuss the following:
The intrapersonal, interpersonal,
group, organizational, and intercultural levels of communication within your
company
How information travels up, down,
and across your organization, and how it relates to the basic communications
model
The functions of the Y hierarchy
of managerial communications. Does it apply to your organization’s
communication hierarchy?
A comparison of at least three
managerial communication approaches you have observed in your organization
At least three potential barriers
to effective communications that exist in your company
Assignment 3 Write a 700- to
1,050-word journal entry in narrative style describing the role of nonverbal
communications in your workplace.
Describe three situations
involving nonverbal communication that you observed or experienced between a
manager and subordinate. Detail the following for each situation:
The setting, such as a
conversation, presentation, or meeting. Describe the relationship between the
participants, such as the boss and subordinate, peers, speaker, and audience.
The nonverbal communications you
observed and whether they were congruent with the verbal conversation. Where
incongruence occurred, how might the participants have provided effective
feedback to prevent the situation from recurring?
The function or functions of the
non-verbal communication, such as complementing, accenting, contradicting,
repeating, regulating, or substituting. How did your non-verbal communication
examples fulfill these functions?
How unconventional language or
word choice might have hindered the situations observed. Consider
“shoptalk” and denotative versus connotative meanings.
At least one listening technique
the manager used. Was this an appropriate technique for this situation? Why or
why not? What other effective listening techniques would you recommend for the
manager in this situation?
Assignment 4 Create a Mind Map or
infographic that defines at least 7 to 10 characteristics and responsibilities
of at least four potential roles of human resources representatives within an
organization.
Select three of the HR roles and
research potential job requirements for each.
Write a 350-word job description
for each HR role that you have selected.
Cite any sources according to APA
formatting guidelines.
Click on the Assignment Files tab
to submit your Mind Map.
