Category: Communications and Media

The usefulness of gossip within a workspace. 
Research Storm — 20 points 
Produce a References/Works Cited list of 7-10 sources from a variety of reliable, credible sources
Include at least 3 peer reviewed journal articles
Please use edited, proper APA or MLA style
Sources should be in alphabetical order by the author’s last name
No summary or annotation of source content is required 
Paper OR Presentation (NOT BOTH! JUST ONE!!!) — 150 points 
Paper
5 pages double spaced, 1 inch margins, 12 point font
Using at least 5 sources
Using least 2 peer reviewed journal articles

What did your results reveal about your personality type assessment?
Did taking the test provide you with any new insight?
How might considering the personalities of those you interact with support interpersonal communication? When possible, provide examples from your own experience.
Discuss strategies for resolving disagreements and conflicts.
Describe a time you have professionally dealt with a conflict or disagreement and how you handled the situation.
Could it have been handled better if you were in the same situation again?

This is what I was able to come up with so far, dont need to use it but its just to see an example. 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jsEdXpUxH0aGabFfPVv629Mf_z5T0GX7xVhiNV7bCho/edit?usp=sharing 
This link here is the actual rubric/prompt 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yMFm62Tzf6ARLQd_a4XyNNYw5USGcF6fPxJXGao0dFw/edit?usp=sharing
A few of the sources I used:

A Guide to California’s Student Press Freedom Laws

Under threat? Concerns swirl about student journalism’s future at Mountain View High after teacher is abruptly reassigned

Under threat? Concerns swirl about student journalism’s future at Mountain View High after teacher is abruptly reassigned

“I just felt like nobody cared”: Students open up about their experiences with sexual harassment

read the file carefully. for part two instead of choosing one case study do two or more case studies

his assignment will ask you to compare and contrast the various applied approaches
taken by the authors in Part II of your text book (Matsumoto, Frank, & Hwang, 2013).
This paper should be 4 double spaced pages or 2 single spaced pages. You are required
to work on your paper independently of your classmates (i.e., no collaborations).
The basic task is to compare and contrast the approaches taken by one author in chapters
Chapter 7 through Chapter 17, to a different author within those same Chapters. We’re
seeing how two different practitioners use and think about nonverbal communication.
Focus your compare and contrast around these issues below, and you MUST USE these
underlined headings and page numbers (you lose a point if you don’t) to help organize your
paper. I have included approximate page length guidelines for each section of this assignment
to give you a sense of what each section requires (based on a double spaced paper). You may
go under or over a bit on these length suggestions without losing any points. Here are the 4
sections:
1. Intro: (appx. 1/2 page). Tell me the two Chapters you chose, and, describe which
issue or fact or element of each author’s approach to nonverbal communication you
found most interesting or novel. Be specific; don’t only state “I like his approach”
or “his approach was most scientific.” You need to explain why. Thus “His
approach was most scientific because he…” or “I like his approach because he …”
2. Commonalities: (appx. 1 page). Describe 2 guiding principles or other aspects of
nonverbal communication that each of your two author’s chapters have in common
with each other. Be specific here too, and keep it focused on the nonverbal stuff. Are
there assumptions they share? How do they assess or prove things?
3. Differences: (appx. 1 page). Describe 2 guiding principles or other aspects of
nonverbal communication that each of your author’s chapters differ from each other.
Be specific…different assumptions? Models of human nature? Situational factors?
4. Contemporary synthesis: (appx. 1 page). Describe which of the two chapter authors
you selected had the most effective application of nonverbal communication. Why do
you think that is so? And finally: How might that author be helped or hindered by
advances in Artificial Intelligence? Give one reason how AI might help them, and one
reason why it might hinder their work. (e.g., written accounts, nonverbal behavior
analysis, faking investigations, identifying killers, product marketing, diagnosing
patients, or whatever -ANYTHING you can think of even if tangentially related).
Make sure to back up your reason with at least one fact from either the text / book of
readings / lectures from our Nonverbal Communication course. Also make sure that
you keep the focus on nonverbal communication aspects, and the science of it all, as
they apply to the practical issue. If you use material from Chapter 18 of the text (the
synthesis chapter) make sure to cite that as the place where you got the insight;
however, you need to come up with your own insights too.

a poster regarding Azerbaijan since it asks about specific countries u have to add like a specific cultural context dish, singer, manument etc, use the last Azerbaijan image and make it as the example pictures

I
have applied for the UCLA as a transfer student from Irvine Valley College with
communication as declared major. However, I was not admitted. Instead, I was
selected as waitlist student. Besides the updated grades, I can also provide
some additional information to the school (like loveletter). I have some
information so please help me write a short essay to fill in this additional
information text box. The word limit for this short essay is 3500 characters!!!!!
“I hope this letter finds you well. My name is Chenlinyang
Wang,and I am writing to express my sincere gratitude for the opportunity to be
considered for the communication major at University of California, Los
Angeles.  I recently received notice that
I have been placed on the waitlist for the Fall Term 2024,and I wanted to
reiterate my strong interest in joining the Bruin’s family.
When I first came to the U.S., I saw the importance of
verbal communication in an unfamiliar environment where we understood each
other even though we were from different countries.  In high school, I was immersed in a variety
of courses that dealt with media studies, interpersonal communication, and
organizational communication.  I was
particularly fascinated with how the media shapes culture and with influencing
public opinion, so I worked on a project specifically to study how the media in
Asia influences people, which gave me the ability to critically analyze and
interpret different forms of media for the first time in my life.  In my spare time, I also love to go out on
the streets and interview people to hear their own stories and absorb the
diversity of information.  I believe that
the transformative energy of effective communication can bridge the gap and
that the power of media is limitless.  I
especially aspire to communication studies at ucla, which is simultaneously a
vibrant and thought provoking community that far surpasses other schools in
media expression and cultural studies. 
When I watch the official account of ucla, the videos always make me
very excited, and the look of ucla students working hard for their dreams is
exactly the kind of community I have and am looking forward to joining, the sun
of Southern California and the passion of ucla are the place where dreams
begin,  and I am eager to make my own
contribution to the vibrant communication community of ucla and continue my
personal I am eager to contribute to the vibrant communications community at
UCLA and to continue my personal growth here.”

You will be writing a trend feature story, structured in the Wall Street Journal
Method, about the use of ChatGPT among college students. Use the words
“Taylor’s Version” in the story.
This assignment will challenge you to apply the skills we’ve worked on
throughout this class.
You will be using the following skills:
 Interviewing
 Feature lead writing
 Wall Street Journal Method Structure
 Proper quote structure and punctuation
 Clear, concise writing
Connection to Course Objectives
This assignment aligns with the following course objectives:
 Build awareness and understanding of professional writing
standards on matters such as truth, accuracy, fairness, objectivity
and meeting deadlines.
 Learn critical thinking and evaluation skills in topic/story
development, information gathering, content development, writing
and editing in a multimedia environment.
 Be able to adapt writing techniques to mass media fields such as
journalism, public relations, and advertising.
 Develop a clear, concise writing style with an emphasis on the story
organization, correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
 Develop a sensitivity to the diversity of audiences through writing
and research activities
 Know how to conduct an effective interview including taking
accurate notes.
1.    Find one person to center your project around. 
a.    This should be someone who is aware of ChatGPT and all of its uses. It could be someone who uses it for reasons other than getting it to do their class assignments, although you could use that person as well.
b.    Interview your subject 
i.     Remember that you need to use direct quotes. It might be easier to record the interview—make sure you get permission to record  
ii.     Try to get details that you can use in your anecdotal lead.
2.    I will provide an interview with an expert to validate the trend and talk about how professors are using ChatGPT in class and/or how they are discouraging its use. 
3.    Find one other person to interview who has something to offer about the trend. Do they use it? Do they know people who do? What do they think about it?
a.     Write your story in the WSJ method. It may be easiest to first outline it and then begin writing.
4.   You must turn in contact information for all the sources you used. If you used a website, you should turn in the URL/link to the website.
5.    Your story should be at least 750 words.
Write This in the Wall Street Journal Method and The quotes method I will provide files to help you. 
USE THE NOTES PROVIDED TO QUOTE THE STUDENTS AND THE PROFESSOR FROM THE notes provied 

Our last major speech asks you to practice a complex communicative interaction, where you respond to a personnel issue in a corporate setting. Acting as a first-line manager, you will prepare a 3-minute chat with an employee you supervise (played in this speech by a classmate) about an issue touching on corporate policy, ethics, or performance. You will prepare a 3-minute statement that is the bulk of the chat, simulating the initial stage of a difficult conversation at work.  
The specifics of what people say will vary from situation to situation, but in general your prepared statement should 1) briefly summarize the incident/issue, 2) explain and inform your employee about the relevant corporate policies or best practices, and 3) outline guidelines for future action and persuade/motivate the audience to adhere to these practices as part of future success. You want your audience to understand and be able to act in accordance with what you’re telling them. At the same time, you do not want to attack or shame your direct report. It might help to think of this as a “teachable moment” rather than a mistake that’s being corrected.
Scenario: 
You’re the crew leader at Prometheus Transportation solutions, where you manage a staff of 6 hourly employees. While you help out with different tasks, they are responsible for staffing the front desk, completing rental contracts, servicing and inspecting vehicles, and interfacing with customers. One of your employees, Jason, who has been on the team for 2 months, has started to arrive late. At first, it was just a minute or two and was barely noticeable. However, over the last two weeks, they’ve arrived late 8 different times, including showing up 20 minutes late today. They are always very apologetic and provide some kind of reason, e.g. bad traffic, issue with their alarm clock, long line at the coffee drive through, but it has become a problem. It is time to sit this employee down and have an honest talk. You may wish to consult the company’s attendance policy and think about what to do if the employee cannot follow through on promised changes.
Attendance policy:     https://www.dropbox.com/s/kh1crg646e3zmxw/Sample%20Workplace%20Attendance%20Policy.docx?e=1&dl=0
Please be professional and careful when creating the dialogue, on the other hand avoid using strange words.
(Please prepare the statement following the instructions and do not use external sources.)
USE THE ATTENDANCE POLICY AS A REFERENCE AND INCLUDE IT IN THE STATEMENT.
do not write the employee responses, just the first-line manager statement

Follow this format for defining terms.
Define (always do first) the concept.
Here’s an example: Concept as defined by Adler, R.B., Rosenfeld, L.B., & Proctor, R.F.
(2018) noted that “direct cite” (p. number).
Explain how the concept (use some wording from the concept) is demonstrated in the
context descriptions (behaviors and messages)
Part II of the self-assessment: Now that we are at the end of the semester, reanalyze your
interpersonal communication strength, weakness, goal, and tactic. Use specific terms with
examples.
Think about the communication skills you have obtained over the course of the semester. You
might, for example, consider your general communication skills (such as expressing yourself
clearly, thinking before you speak, making up your mind firmly, saying “no” without feeling
guilty), your self-awareness skills (such as understanding your own strengths and weaknesses,
being able to identify your values, recognizing the impact of your behavior on others, setting
realistic goals), and your interpersonal skills (such as listening with an open mind, being a good
“people reader,” expressing feelings appropriately), and so on. Use concrete writing. Refer to
the syllabus. Answer these questions in ALL writing assignments: who said what? To
whom? In what way? How? How often? Why? When? Where? Answering these questions
help to shape communication encounters and term applications.
Assignment details:
1. Cover page needed
2. Approximately 2 pages
3. Double-spaced typed pages
4. 1 inch margins
5. Times New Roman 12 point font
6. Keep strength, weakness, goal, and tactic all one paragraph each. Be concise
In narrative (essay) form, respond by typing the following questions:
How have you applied what you have learned about your strength, weakness, goal, and tactic in
your daily life? Illustrate with a specific personal example.
How much progress have you made toward your strength, weakness, goal, and tactic? Illustrate
with a specific personal example.