Category: Communications

This semester, we are learning about leadership communication from the standpoint of
application and theory. Leadership communication is difficult to define. We know what it is,
have experienced it in real life, but often struggle to come up with one accepted definition that
everyone agrees on. Google the term on the Internet, and you will find a myriad of websites,
blogs, and wikis, devoted to all things leadership and communication. Still, there seems to be no
consensus as to the nature of leadership communication. Catherine Hollyman (2022), a
leadership communication consultant offers this definition. She says she sees leadership
communication as “The development and delivery of messages that inform, inspire, engage and
unite your team behind a common purpose and goal” (para. 3).
Northouse (2015) focuses on the practice of leadership, and while communication is clearly a
component, his emphasis is more on the attitude, beliefs, and behaviors of good leadership. Good
leadership and communication go together — we can all agree. Yet still, there is much
disagreement within the discipline of Leadership studies, and when considered from the position
of applied communication, scholars and business leaders alike are actively working to find new
ways to increase performance, engage workers, and build community.
Instructions
With this introduction in mind, the focus of our second research paper is to explore the nature of
leadership as it intersects with a particular aspect of communication. For example, perhaps you
are interested in the theoretical or philosophical underpinnings of leadership. You might produce
an academic paper that looks at a particular theory (e.g., Transformational Leadership, Theory of
X and Y, etc.) and demonstrate how the theory helps to explain and describe leadership
communication. Likewise, you may be interested in how leaders use technology to communicate,
and your paper might focus on mediated communication as a means for delivering leadership
content. Lastly, your interest area may be focused on the principles of leadership and how crisis
communication shapes and influences a leader’s role and effectiveness. No topic is off-limit;
however, the paper itself should explore leadership and communication and be well-researched
and offer insight and a unique perspective (not something one could easily find on the Internet if
that makes sense).
Step 1: Choose a Topic
Topics may include any aspect of communication as it aligns with leadership theory or
application.
Step 2: Research the Topic
This is a research paper, thus, plan on using journal articles, professional trade magazines, and
other credible sources for your information.
Step 3: Analyze the Topic
Decide how you will present your research to the reader. You may wish to develop this paper as
a scholarly journal article (Ph.D. and DSC students) or as a seminar paper (Master students).
Follow APA style and present a cogent and in-depth discussion of the topic.
Master Paper Requirements
• A well-researched and well-written academic paper on a topic of your choice
• A page length of eight to ten (8-10) pages, not counting title page and references
• A minimum of eight (8) credible sources found in the library or online
• Adherence to APA Style, grammar, punctuation, and style fitting a master or doctoral
student
Decide how you will present your research to the reader. You may wish to develop this paper as
a scholarly journal article (Ph.D. and DSC students) or as a seminar paper (Master students).
Follow APA style and present a cogent and in-depth discussion of the topic.
Master Paper Requirements
• A well-researched and well-written academic paper on a topic of your choice
• A page length of eight to ten (8-10) pages, not counting title page and references
• A minimum of eight (8) credible sources found in the library or online
• Adherence to APA Style, grammar, punctuation, and style fitting a master or doctoral
student

For maximum points you will need to write a short summary of the article, a short summary of the related chapter in the textbook, and you own analysis of how the article relates to the concepts learned in the book. I suggest using a standard 3-5 paragraph structure: Opening paragraph, body paragraph(s) discussing the news article and the book chapter and a closing paragraph.
You may use ANY news source for your current event, but you MUST copy and paste the link at the bottom of your response so that I can read it to confirm facts.
Current event grading rubric: 1 point for choosing a current and relevant article, 1 point for your article summary, 1 point for your chapter summary, 2 points for your analysis of how the chapter relates to the article.
A current event is a news story that has been published, in print or online, that has a theme related to politics. Your current event is meant to be practice for your exam essay writing, therefore, be organized and use the news story and the chapter material to analyze your thoughts. It will be important to follow the grading rubric below.
You may use ANY news source for your current event, but you MUST copy and paste the link at the bottom of your response so that I can read it to confirm facts.
this is the link for the book-https://openstax.org/books/american-government-3e/…

The capstone project provides students with an opportunity to investigate a cyberpsychological topic of interest
in conjunction with faculty guidance and oversight. Through the capstone research sequence (three sections of
PSY 610 followed by three credits of PSY 690), students develop a research topic, secure Institutional Review
Board (IRB) approval (if necessary), collect data and / or secure access to archival data prior to enrollment in
PSY 690, and then finalize, present and defend their research project’s conclusions in PSY 690. Passing
PSY 690, and therefore completing your capstone research represents the culmination of the MS.CYP degree.
Capstone projects may be quantitative or qualitative in nature and may be based on any type of research
endeavor approved by the PSY 610 instructor and/or the Capstone Chairperson. Examples of appropriate
research projects include but are certainly not limited to surveys, focus groups, case studies, experimental
design, use of secondary or archival data, or meta-analysis. Some of these methodologies are generally beyond
the scope of what is typically covered in MS.CYP courses (eg, experimental studies; meta-analysis); however, a
student may conduct such studies with the approval of their Capstone Chairperson.
Special note about literature reviews as a viable capstone project: A literature review is not the same as a
qualitative analysis or a meta-analysis. Conducting a comprehensive literature review on a pre-approved topic
will only be allowed if the following criteria are specifically adhered to:
1. The purpose of your literature review must be to offer some real-world relevance to your topic,
otherwise, it will not rise to the level of rigor required for the degree. Simply summarizing a handful of
research studies, without providing discussion or implications for academic / research / clinical / other
relevant practice will not be acceptable.
2. The beginning of your capstone deliverable must be a statement of purpose highlighting the importance
of your literature review and what reviewing the literature for your specific topic will facilitate for others
who may be interested in your topic. In essence, tell your audience why anyone should be interested in
what you are reviewing—why is it important. This is a required component of the Capstone Proposal.
3. In addition to the purpose statement needed for the Proposal to be approved, the Capstone Manuscript
(the document deliverable upon your defense meeting) must include your comprehensive literature
review, which should be organized in a manner that is logical and coherent based on the stated purpose
of your project. Information must not be presented in a manner similar to an annotated bibliography.
Additionally, you will need to agree upon with your Chairperson a reasonable number of sources you
plan to include in your literature review. The review must be comprehensive, which will dictate how
many references you are likely to need. These are to be peer-reviewed academic articles, although you
are allowed to include non-academic sources to supplement your writing. In general, these additional
sources should be from reputable sources.
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4. Your methodology section should be a detailed account of what you did to search for, and sort through
the sources you used. There should be a detailed account of your keywords and searches, including how
you narrowed your results and chose articles for the review that you did.
5. The results section is going to be the qualitative (or quantitative) themes present (or noticeably absent)
from the articles you reviewed.
6. The discussion portion of the manuscript must demonstrate a synthesis of the information you
summarized from the literature. You will summarize the broader themes and patterns you observed
during your research, make inferences and generalizations (where appropriate) to add relevance to your
review, and provide your perspective on areas for future research that could be based at least in part on
your findings.
Capstone completion requires a written and oral deliverable. The written portion will start with a research
proposal (PSY 610) and end with a finalized capstone manuscript (PSY 690) that will mimic the format and
writing style of a peer reviewed academic journal article in decided upon by the student and the student’s
research Chair. The oral component will mimic the format of a professional presentation delivered to an
academic audience, utilizing web conferencing tools (eg, Zoom, MS Teams, etc). Further guidance, forms, and
required documentation can be found in Appendix H. My subject is Navigating Identity and Self Esteem: The Impact of Social Media on Black Teenage Girls

Professional Appearance Presentation
You will complete a 7- to 10-slide PowerPoint® presentation that explains what are considered professional and unprofessional attire and behaviors for your chosen career. The presentation will also include information regarding best practices for other factors related to physical appearance and behaviors (hairstyles, tattoos, accessories, jewelry, piercings, communication, attitude, etc.). The presentation will demonstrate the importance of managing your professional image for career success. It will cover specific practices regarded as essential for professionals in your career.
The PowerPoint presentation must include:
A title slide that includes the chosen career, your name, and class/section number
5-8 content slides that include:Explanations of 50–100 words in the speaker notes section for all slides
In-text citations, in the current APA format, located in the speaker notes for all slides
Two examples (including two images) of unprofessional attire and reasoning as to why they are unprofessional in your chosen career
Two examples (including two images) of professional attire and reasoning as to the importance of maintaining professional attire in your chosen career
Two examples (including two images) of unprofessional behaviors and reasoning as to why they are unprofessional in your chosen career
Two examples (including two images) of professional behaviors and reasoning as to the importance of maintaining professional behaviors in your chosen career
Two examples (including two images) of best practices for other factors related to appearance and behaviors (such as hairstyles, tattoos, accessories, jewelry, piercings, communication, attitude, etc.) and reasoning as to why they should be best practices in your chosen career
A reference slide with 2–3 references (not including images) in APA format

Learning Goal: I’m working on a law discuss question and need support to help me learn.
Discuss Relation between Law and Morality(0ne page).APA referencing

CD/FS 115 Analysis and Evaluation of Material This is an essay and should be written in paragraph form. Provide detail and depth for each question. Please number each area.
Relationships Today Refer to Text and Personal Experiences
1.There are many certifications or licenses one must have for various reasons. One must have a license to drive a vehicle. Should parents have to obtain a certificate or license to have children? Why or why not? Please give 3 reasons for and 3 reasons against the idea.
After this assignment, please consider what would be the requirements if one had to get a certificate or license to have children. What would be the requirement in order to get the certificate or license?
2.How would you define a” bad “parent? How would you define a “good” parent. Provide four concrete answers for each adjective. 3. What qualities do you look for in a mate? Choose three. Why are these areas important for you? What do you feel are your three best qualities? Share and describe how these qualities would help in a relationship. 4. What areas in a relationship are important to you? What are you willing to compromise on? What areas do you feel strongly about and would have difficulty making a compromise on? These are personal and accepted as a meaningful tool to learn about others feelings and thoughts about the subject. Refer to your text. Reminder…areas can be celebrations, values, traditions, food, beliefs, faith, child rearing,
and other examples shared throughout our text. Choose at least four areas important for you.
5. Refer to your text for supportive references. Has contemporary society or culture gone too far in accepting sex without romantic love? Do you agree? Disagree? Why or why not? Provide answers for both viewpoints.
6.Do you feel people expect too much emotional satisfaction from a cohabitation partner or spouse? Who is responsible for happiness? What should one expect from a partner? How should one prepare for a relationship? There are four parts to this answer.
7.Are benefits such as family leave or tax credits for childcare unfair to workers without children? Pros & Cons Refer to Chapter 14.
8.Would feelings between a couple change based on how they see housework, childcare, and other expectations as well as role changes throughout time? How might these feelings change? Good and bad. What could one do to prepare for these changes in a relationship?
Overall Evaluation: Should couples answer these prior to making a commitment? How early should or at what age should one consider some of these issues? What are your thoughts about these questions? These issues were all addressed in our text. Application and processing of information is critical to any course. It is an honor to learn from others based on experience, gender, age, culture and belief. One does not have to agree or disagree but to learn and understand the values, beliefs and feelings of others in order to gain more insight into personal reasons for how you believe. Take time to prepare your answers. I am looking for detail, depth and supporting material to
support your entries. Thank you

my current workplace and role is branch supervisor at Tinker Federal credit union, feel free to make up a summary of my role and company the textbook is Markel, M., & Selber, S. A. (2019) Practical strategies for technical communication

ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS:
After reading chapter 5 of the textbook, you have learned more about the skill of understanding and managing diversity – what it is, why it is important, and how to improve your skill in these areas. Answer the questions in the template in comprehensive, complete sentences. Do not provide brief answers. Instead, compose at least 4-5 full sentences (i.e., a complete paragraph) that answer each of the posed questions. Please remember that your task is to not only write your own assessment, but to show that you are able to draw connections between your readings and your reflection. Complete this assignment based on your Unit 1 readings. Use concepts and theories from the appropriate chapters, explain your understanding of their application, and show how they help you understand yourself. Do not forget to tie each answer to personal and professional communication effectiveness. At minimum, 2 scholarly sources should be used (, the other could be any course resource or a scholarly resource. All sources should be formatted using APA 7th edition style. ASSIGNMENT PROCESS:
I have provided you with a template where these questions are already entered. All you need to do is enter your own information by typing it right into the template . Please use the template and answer all questions. Assignments that do not answer all required questions or meet the minimum sentence requirement will be rendered incomplete and earn “0” credit. At minimum, each answer should include a reflection on the concept or theory, an example or practical application, and a connection to communication on a professional and/or personal level. ASSIGNMENT RUBRIC:
COM 3131 Assignment Rubric (click to download)
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY NOTICE:
Please note that your submissions are checked through SafeAssign for compliance with academic integrity policies. Reports are available to you immediately upon submission. Please check your outlines for academic integrity. If your work shows any similarity issues, you are responsible for fixing these issues PRIOR to final submission. Submissions that are not accurately cited, or have too high of a similarity index will not be accepted for grading.

Seeing Communication in Movies Assignment Step 1 The first step in this assignment is selecting a movie/film to analyze based on concepts in Interpersonal Communication. One season of a television show will also work for this assignment but going beyond one season is likely too much. Step 2 Once you have your film selected, you should answer the following questions based on that movie. Be sure to completely answer each part of the question. You should explain this well enough that your professor does not even need to watch the film to understand the concepts you are referencing. If you use terms from the text or material from class- and you should! CITE IT You will be using some of the information from this project to complete Speech and Outline Start your Paper with a one-paragraph general overview of the film, then respond to the following: Be sure to list the answers below the questions, so do NOT write this in essay format. 1. You have analyzed the characteristics of a competent communicator. Which character in this film do you think is the most competent communicator based on the traits we discussed? Why? 2. As you learned in this course, culture and gender have a big impact on the way we communicate. What are some of the culture and gender differences that effect interpersonal communication in the movie? Provide at least two for culture and two for gender. 3. Perception influences every aspect of communication. Explain how the main character’s perceptions likely affect their relationships. Then explain how your own perception influences the way you view the movie. 4. As we know, language is a big factor in interpersonal communication. Give at least 3 examples of language use in the movie between some of the main characters. 5. While language is important, we also know that nonverbal communication plays a major role in how we communicate (content vs. relational message). There are likely many facial expressions in the movie, among other nonverbal expressions, that say a lot more than words. Give at least 3 examples of nonverbal communication in the movie. 6. How does listening impact the way the characters in the movie relate to one another? Give at least two examples. 7. How do the main characters portray their emotions? Give three examples. 8. As we know, conflict and power are a big part of our interaction with others. Give two examples of how conflict and/or power were displayed in the movie. 9. The communication climate is another important aspect to consider when analyzing a communication situation. Explain one example of a supportive communication climate in the film. Also describe one example of a defensive climate. 10. Your choice – select any other aspect of Communication that has not already been discussed in the questions above and explain how it relates to the movie. For example, you could talk about some of the later chapters in the text. How is social exchange theory evident in the film? In what ways are Knapp’s Relational Stages portrayed? Pick out anything else you would like to (that hasn’t been mentioned already in the first nine questions). Submission Expectations: Use standard APA formatting for this assignment (12-point, double-spaced, Times New Roman type, one-inch margins, cover page, etc.) There is no required length, but responses need to answer the questions fully, including details/examples from the movie/film and demonstrate that you understand the material covered overall in class and can relate it to the film. NO abstract is required. Be sure to list the answers below the questions, so do NOT write this in essay format.

Students can earn 20 extra credit points by viewing the following video and writing a one-page paper relating the video to the class. Your discussion must be thoughtful and just a summary of the video. The paper must be double spaced, one inch margins, 12 point font, and Time New Roman. If it does not meet the above criteria you will not get credit for it. Your Turnitin Score must be <15% for the paper to be accepted. Corporate Consolidation: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)Links to an external site.