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  • SP310: Theories of Communication: Interpersonal Theories paper

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    Purpose: to demonstrate that you have determined what is significant/useful about the selected theory.To show that you can use the theoretical approaches to understand particular situations and to generalize from what you observe.To evaluate the selected theory.

    Assignment:

    Select a particular application situation where you can sit for a time and observe the interactions.

    ·Do not attempt to analyze a situation you have been in before from memory; you must observe the situation with this analysis is mind.

    ·Also, it should not be an interaction you are part of; your role should be one of impartial observer.

    You may select any type of situation, but it is preferable that your situation contain many different elements.For example, a restaurant, a family gathering, a day at the library, a classroom, a doctor’s waiting room, a church service, etc.You should focus on a particular interaction—for example, you don’t observe every patron in the restaurant or several groups of patrons, but a particular group of five or a couple (two people) having dinner.

    Write your paper analyzing that situation.

    1.In the introduction, include a brief description of your location site (location, time of day, persons present, any specific factors that may affect communication—loud music, crowded conditions, etc.).

    2. Use one (and only one) theory of interpersonal communication to analyze an application situation.Make sure to apply your theory in explaining and analyzing what was happening in that situation.Address both what you are observing and how you determine what is taking place.That is, what cues are you reading that tell you what is happening?

    Be specific in your analysis in two ways:

    1) provide specific examples and instance from your observation (e.g. what words were used, whatnonverbals, how were those specifically responded to); and

    2) apply particular aspects of the theory to each instance of observation.

    After this, I would expect you to have some overall comments about the communication situation you observed—perhaps generalized communication rules for this type of situation given the theory that you are applying.

    3. The final portion of the paper should be an evaluation of the theory using the appropriate criteria as outlined byGriffin in chapter 3.That evaluation should be based on your application of the theory.So whether you like the theory or not isn’t as important, as whether it was useful to understanding the communication situation you observed, for instance.This portion of the paper is more significant than a couple of sentences in the conclusion of your paper.I also expect your comments here to be thoughtful and well-developed (“it worked really well and helped me explain what happened” is not a thoughtful and well-developed remark).

    While this assignment requires you to be descriptive in terms of what you saw and heard, the goal of the paper is not a descriptive one.Your goal should be to analyze what happened.I will be looking for demonstrations of your understanding of the theory and your ability to apply it to interpersonal communication.

    [You may go into the observation thinking you’re going to apply a particular theory.After observing the situation, you may find that that theory isn’t relevant to what you observed.Keep in mind that not all theories apply to all communication interactions.]

    Guidelines:

    1. About 4-5 pages, double-spaced, 1-inch margins, 12-inch font.

    2. When talking about aspects of theory, you’ll need to cite where explanations, definitions, etc. of the theory come from—the text. See “Plagiarism and Documentation”. You should cite the text rather than the PowerPoint slides, except when the slides provided additional material beyond what is contained in the text.

    3. Make sure to have a thesis—an overall claim about what you saw and the theory you used.Remember a thesis is not descriptive.It’s an argument.If you’re unclear what this means, make sure to read that section of the “Writing Expectations” handout.”

    A NOTE ABOUT RESEARCH ETHICS:As an academic researcher you have certain ethical responsibilities regarding observing and reporting human behavior.In general, whatever can be seen or heard in public can be used for research purposes.DO NOT report on anything you have to strain to hear.DO NOT use hidden recorders or video cameras.Make sure that what you observe comes your way in the regular course of events (hanging out at a mall, restaurant, etc.).

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  • Issues Facing Independent School Districts in Texas

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    Topic: Issues Facing Independent School Districts in Texas

    Prompt: Define and discuss the “Robin Hood” school finance reform plan using quality sources from an academic database. How does this plan impact the school district in your locality (use current events or news sources for this information)? What role has county and state government played in funding your local ISD (go to the TEA website)? What alternatives would you suggest to reform the crisis in educational funding in Texas?
    Remember: Always identify your sources. An in-text citation requires a parenthetical citation, for example: (Smith). Then, provide a formal citation at the end of your posting.

     250 words not including the formal citation page

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  • Enhancing Instruct with Technology

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    Enhancing Instruct with Technology

    What does “KWHL” stands for? List 3-5 new ideas you gained from the readings and reflect on how you can integrate them in your teaching to enhance student learning.

    Please answer questions in about 200-300 words.

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  • Personal Ethical Framework Paper

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    Last week you learnt about how to develop a personal ethical framework and this week you learnt about work and cultural issues. Understanding who you are and how you relate to others in both your personal and work life can make you aware of the values that are important to you as well as the values that you may need to work on to improve.

    Create a document called ‘Personal Ethical Framework’ in MS Word and write a 500 word reflection on how to build a reputation as a good professional and how to work with others from different cultural backgrounds. This document should include statements about your work ethic, values that are important to you and how you relate to and communicate with others around you. In addition, it should contain your views on working with diversity in the workplace and how to be sensitive to the people who have been brought up in cultures different to your own.

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  • Role of the local public library

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    2- to 3-page Profile essay written to your local community on a local person, place, or event. Your profile essay should take a specific angle that represents a significant issue, important contribution, or surprising quality of your chosen subject. This essay will ask you to rely on skills of close observation, detail, and description to leave readers with a dominant impression of your subject. This week, however, your task is to analyze the rhetorical situation for the Profile essay. You will establish your topic, create a clear angle, define your audience, and reflect upon your personal relationship to the subject. This assignment not only asks you to begin the writing process, but it also helps you think through the components of the rhetorical situation.

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  • How do people use language to style themselves

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    TMA Question:

    How do people use language to “style” themselves – to take on a particular persona or juggle between personae in interaction with others?

    You are encouraged to reflect on your own experience, use your own examples, report views and cite examples from both the course material and other sources.

    Student notes:

    • This TMA is to be written in between 1400 – 1500 words.
    • The main source of study material for this TMA topic is Chapter 3 of the textbook The Art of English: literary creativity and Readings A and B in the same chapter.
    • There is also relevant material in the E301A Study Guide (Unit 3, pp. 29-41).
    • The accompanying CD-Rom Bands: 7 (Messing with style), 8 (Language crossing) & 10 (Performance and performativeity) are useful too.
    • Any other external resources you find relevant.
    • Students are welcome to provide views and examples from their own cultural/linguistic background. These will be considered as an added asset.

    Bibliography

    Suggested Resources:

    1. Goffman, E. (1981) Forms of Talk, Oxford, Blackwell.
    2. Hebdige, D. (1984) Subculture: The meaning of style, New York, Methuen.
    3. Hewitt, R. (1986) White Talk Black Talk, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
    4. Rampton, B. (2005) Crossing: Language and Ethnicity Among Adolescents, Manchester, St. Jerome Press; 1st ed. London, Longman.
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  • Identify two or three online channels and two or three offline channels in which sales leads can be generated

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    Requirements:

    1. Content of the paper should be 3-4 pages, not include the information page and references page.
    2. The paper should be using 12-point font Times New Roman with double-spaced.
    3. This research paper should take at lease 3 sources (Articles, journals, PDF articles and research papers).
    4. This is a research paper that means you need have work cited. (You need to show the links)
    5. This is a term paper, which you CAN NOT use bullet points
    6. Those references should cited URL in APA format
    7. In the content of the paper, you also NEED to show where you quote. For example: online display advertising is defined as an ad that can include images and text in any channel, and movement and interactivity in channels that offer that functionality (Roberts, Mary-Lou & Debra Zahay, 2013).

    Topic: Identify two or three online channels and two or three offline channels in which sales leads can be generated. Which channels do you think are likely to be most effective in generating leads? Which are likely to be the most expensive to use?

    You must write this paper in a regular term paper format. You must write your sound analysis of the subject matter. And use others’ point of view that you found from articles/journals/research papers to support this paper.

    This is a term paper for graduate school in database and Internet marketing course. Please take it seriously.

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  • DISCUSSION BOARD FORUM: Marking Systems

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    Discussion Board Forum 3

    Topic: Marking Systems

    These 6 scenarios comprise a list of 6 different teachers and the marking system each employs. Choose any 2 of the scenarios and list the advantages and disadvantages of each. Also, identify the approximate weight that is to be placed on each part of the system.

    The 6 scenarios below are taken directly from the instructor’s manual of the Kubiszyn and Borich textbook (2013):

    1. Mr. Smith, a ninth grade teacher, has had a personal animosity towards grades ever since he unjustly received a “C” in one of his college courses. After this experience, he swore he would always be a fair grader and has therefore devised an extensive set of criteria for determining a student’s grade. These criteria and the percent of the student’s final grade they comprise are the following:
    2. Has work in on time (15%)
    3. Completes all homework assignments (15%)
    4. Participates in class (20%)
    5. Helps other students learn (5%)
    6. Volunteers for extra work (8%)
    7. Shows good study habits (10%)
    8. Has a good attitude toward school (2%)
    9. Conveys a proper attitude towards the subject matter (5%)
    10. Does well on tests (20%)
    1. Mr. Williams is a sixth grade teacher who is known as a strict grader. 100% of a student’s grades is based upon his or her weekly classroom tests, with only one exception: the student who improves the most in each subject during the grading period automatically receives an “A” for that subject.
    1. Ms. White believes the only humanitarian way to grade is to take into consideration the student’s aptitude for learning along with his or her actual performance. To do this, she has written each student’s IQ score next to his name in the grade book. This way, she can make warm and encouraging comments to those students with low IQ’s and critical and stimulating comments to those students with high IQ’s.
    1. Mr. Bell has always believed to be successful in life, you must learn to compete. To help each of his students in this regard, he ranks each of his pupils at the end of each six-week grading period according to their (a) test scores, (b) class participation, and (c) homework assignments. He then places these ranks on the bulletin board. To those students who have moved up one or more ranks in any area, he gives special prizes, such as colored pencils, erasers, pads of drawing paper, etc.
    1. Ms. Wallace believes that every grade should reflect precisely what a student does or does not know. Therefore, her testing strategy is to administer criterion-referenced tests exclusively, in which the grade given reflects the number and type of concepts mastered. She then uses these grades to provide either remedial or advanced work to those who need it.
    1. Mr. Wiggleroom cannot resist any opportunity to remind to remind anyone who will listen that he is an unrecognized visionary because “I have been using authentic (i.e. performance) assessment for the last 15 years, long before these ivory tower types discovered that this is the only fair way to test.” He assigns grades based on global perceptions of the notebooks, folders, and projects his students complete. To support his case, he reports that no student of his has ever repeated his class. (ch. 12)

    References

    Kubiszyn, T., & Borich, G., D. (2013). Educational testing & measurement: Classroom applications and practice (10th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

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  • Thelen’s theory- Dynamic human development Systems

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    1. The analysis should include the background, main idea of the theory (be very specific), published empirical studies based on the theories, pro (influences) & cons (criticism), and implications.
    1. The presentation should have the following three parts:

    Part I (Main Theory): 1-Background, 2-main idea of the theory, 3-pro (influences) & 4-cons (criticism) of the theory

    Part II (Two Empirical Studies): Find two empirical (research based) studies that utilized the theory you choose. -1-Describe their conceptual & 2-theoretical framework,3- research methodology, and 4-interesting findings. 5-Compare and 6-contrast those findings.

    Part III (Discussion): 1-add implications & 2-future direction, and 3-generate a discussion question

    SA # 1 Grading Rubric

    Student Name: ________________________

    Grading Criteria
    Sources: Appropriate citations & references (APA referencing style). Provided published sources. /5
    Oral Presentation and Structure: Well organized, clear, and well informed presentation. /5
    Background of the Theory (Part I): Provided background, main ideas, the influences, and the criticism of the theory/ies. /15
    Main Idea and Content Analysis (Part II): The content analysis on theories and the developmental factors was appropriate, well informed and discussed in-depth. Included research findings. /15
    Implication (Part III): Implication and future direction of the theories were discussed in-depth. Posed well-thought discussion questions. /10
    TOTAL /50
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