Communication

The purpose of this essay is to analyze a subculture with a social, economic, and/or political disparity within US American Culture. You will identify the following aspects of this culture: symbols and meanings, norms, and what type of culture this subculture identifies as (see pages 53-55 for more information) In addition, Choose 2-4 concepts (i.e. language, verbal and nonverbal communication, etc.) to research and explain communicative behaviors of this subculture. Content Requirements: Introduction (no more than on paragraph) A Brief/history of the culture you have selected An introductory explanation of the concepts you have chosen to discuss in the paper Body Describe Cultural symbols, meanings, and what type of culture this subculture identifies with. Explain the concepts you will be asserting and provide your evidence. Be sure to clearly and briefly define each concept (2-4 required) Explain (with research/evidence) how these concepts affect the communicative behaviors of this subculture when communicating with the dominant culture or other subcultures. And the communicative behaviors within the subculture itself (how do they communicate with one another, how do they reinforce norms within the subculture for example). Do not use lengthy quotes or use lengthy scene descriptions to fill space. Conclusion A clear summary of the main points of your analysis. The following content is partner provided

After reviewing the eight guidelines for safe social networking (below)Why should you be concerned for safety in using social media? Support your response with a specific example.What additional tips can you share to make social media use safer?Eight Guidelines for Safe Social NetworkingMore and more people are becoming accustomed to communicating and sharing information, both business and personal, on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, and countless other social media sites. As the popularity of these social networks grows, so do the risks. Savvy business communicators can protect themselves by employing smart practices, such as the following:• Beware of privacy settings. Many sites increasingly give users more control over their settings. Don’t assume you must use the default settings. Read the site’s privacy policy and use its settings to control who sees your basic information, personal information, photos, friends, and postings. However, sites can change settings anytime without notice. Don’t rely solely on privacy settings. Always use discretion in what you post.• Check it before you click it. A sophisticated scam known as spear phishing is ensnaring unsuspecting users. Even if a strange message looks as if it’s from a friend, remember that hackers may have broken into that person’s account. Use an alternate method to reach your friend to confirm the message.• Remember that Big Data is watching you. Whether you are making business contacts or visiting fun sites, you are leaving a digital trail practically forever when you browse the Internet—even in incognito mode! Be mindful of the trail you are leaving when you search and roam.• Beware of oversharing. If your employer visits your Facebook page and notices a flurry of activity while you should be working, you might land in the hot seat. If you report that you’re sick and then your Facebook location shows you posting from the local movie theater, this could reveal that you’re playing hooky. Additionally, never give details of upcoming holidays nor post-holiday snaps while you’re away. Criminals scour social networks to find empty houses to burgle.• Think twice before “friending.” Don’t reject friend request from some coworkers while accepting them from others. Snubbed workers may harbor ill feelings. Don’t friend your boss unless he or she friends you first. Send friend requests only once. On the flip side, don’t accept every friend or follower request you receive. Connect only with people you know in real life. Criminals create fake online accounts to befriend others and harvest personal information.• Be careful of third-party apps. Polls, quizzes, and games often look innocuous, but signing up for them may be giving scammers permission to access your profile. And if you decide to pay for admission or added perks, you may be providing your credit card and private information to cyber criminals.• Limit your LinkedIn info. Think carefully before posting your full résumé at LinkedIn. Yes, you do want to include enough information to help in a job search, but don’t make it easy for identity thieves to use that information, for instance, to fill out a loan application.• Don’t link accounts. Many websites and apps allow you to log in with Facebook, rather than creating a separate account. Doing so enables the social network to share all the information it holds about you, including the date and place of your birth and other personal information. Is the temporary convenience worth the risk?

COMSTD 4 Self-Assessment Summative Paper Self-Assessment Self-assessment is a critical element in the interpersonal communication course as well as in our daily communication interactions. It is important for students to assess their skills and weaknesses at the outset of the course and to set semester goals. These goals should be revisited at the end of the semester when students assess their personal successes (and failures). Think about your current communication skills. You might 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. In narrative (essay) form, respond to the following questions in well-developed, DETAILED, thorough paragraphs: Paragraphs 1 and 2: What do you identify as your two or three most significant strengths in the area of communication? Name a specific concept we have discussed throughout the semester (example: listening skills, perspective taking, awareness and appropriate application of conflict styles, etc.). Provide a definition of the concept in your own words. Illustrate each of these strengths by a specific personal example for each. When discussing your examples, provide specific nonverbal and verbal details of your communication interactions. Paragraphs 3 and 4: What do you identify as two of your most significant weaknesses? Again, name a specific concept we have discussed throughout the semester. Provide a definition of the concept in your own words Illustrate (specifically) why you feel these are problem areas by providing an example/scenario for each. When discussing your examples, provide specific nonverbal and verbal details of your communication interactions. Paragraph 5: Lastly, assess how competent of a communicator you feel you are as of this moment – where do you feel you lie on the continuum of competency and why? Now determine three to five goals (in the area of interpersonal communication) you would like to set for yourself moving forward. Connect these goals to at least two strengths and two weaknesses you have named. How will you build on your strengths and improve your weaknesses? Type your essay in Times New Roman, 12 pt font, double-spaced, with one-inch margins.

Identify one popular social media platform and select a company that utilizes it on a regular basis to interact with its customers. Then, write a 1-2 page paper that addresses the following: 1. Review the company’s social media page and explain how they use the site to provide customer service, respond to customer concerns, and highlight customer satisfaction. 2. Based on your review, provide an example of one situation where the company used the site to address a customer concern or complaint. 3. Finally, describe some specific ways that you would use social media to enhance customer service and improve communication with customers if you were in charge of customer service for the company.

As you have now learned, distribution was always the biggest advantage of traditional publishers. Ebooks and audio books have been challenging that advantage as more and more smaller companies offer electronic distribution services. These companies have also increased market access to self-published titles, which have been exploding in number. With the increase in numbers of books and the varied formats for sale, discoverability of any title has become an even bigger challenge for publishers. Address the following in essay format and submit your answer. As a reader, how do you find new titles? If you read fiction, how do you discover new authors? What is the key indicator that helps you decide to buy a book? Do you use online sites such as Goodreads to find reviews and/or recommendations? What advice would you offer a publisher looking for new ways to better reach their audience? Do you have an example of finding and buying a book which you had never thought you would be interested in?

Topic: Hydroxychloroquine and Covid 19 General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: By the end of my speech, the audience will be able to explain the basics of the drug hydroxychloroquine and how it is helping with Covid 19. Thesis Statement: Hydroxychloroquine is a drug that reduces fever and inflammation and scientists are hoping that it can inhibit the virus that causes Covid 19.

Discussion: Plagiarism The examples below draw upon the same passage from the 1985 book Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by media critic Neil Postman. Respond to the following two prompts/questions: 1. When people plagiarize, they present someone else’s words or ideas as if they were their own. Which of the examples below would be considered plagiarism? Which would not be considered plagiarism? Explain. (If you’re not sure, that’s fine. Just explain why you’re uncertain.) * Note that we are not concerning ourselves with APA or MLA in this discussion. Pretend you are encountering the examples in a newspaper or magazine, where academic citation style isn’t even used. 2. This set of examples has been used by many different instructors. Teachers (both K-12 and higher ed) participate in a culture of sharing that is intended to benefit students and normally isn’t considered plagiarism. Politicians, too, often present words that they did not themselves author. Everyone is aware of the role of political speech writers, and thus this practice is not considered plagiarism. Can you think of other situations where one person presents the words of another without citation, and the practice is not considered plagiarism? What is the difference between the situation you have in mind, or the situations described above, and that of plagiarism that appears in the work of an individual author (whether a student or professional author)? * If you can’t think of a response to #2, or it seems to you that your example has already been well-covered by your peers, then you can respond to the following prompt instead: Do a little web surfing to learn about a public official or some other prominent person who confronted charges of plagiarism. Summarize the incident and describe any debate surrounding it. This week, please write a subject line for your discussion contribution following the guidelines in this reading on “microstyle.”Original passage as it appears in Postman’s book: “television has achieved the power to define the form in which news must come, and it has also defined how we shall respond to it. In presenting news to us packaged as vaudeville, television induces other media to do the same, so that the total information environment begins to mirror television.” Example 1: Television has achieved the power to define the form in which news must come, and it has also defined how we shall respond to it. In presenting news to us packaged as vaudeville, television induces other media to do the same, so that the total information environment begins to mirror television. Example 2: According to media critic Neil Postman, television has achieved the power to define the form in which news must come, and it has also defined how we shall respond to it. In presenting news to us packaged as vaudeville, television induces other media to do the same, so that the total information environment begins to mirror television. Example 3: According to media critic Neil Postman, “television has achieved the power to define the form in which news must come, and it has also defined how we shall respond to it. In presenting news to us packaged as vaudeville, television induces other media to do the same, so that the total information environment begins to mirror television.” Example 4: According to media critic Neil Postman, television has achieved such dominance as to dictate the form in which news comes, and it also dictates how we respond to it. In delivering news as vaudeville, television causes other media to follow suit, so that all information begins to resemble television. Example 5: Television has achieved such dominance as to dictate the form in which news comes, and it also dictates how we respond to it. In delivering news as vaudeville, television causes other media to follow suit, so that all information begins to resemble television. Example 6: According to media critic Neil Postman, television now determines the way in which news is delivered and received, with the result that all news media have increasingly come to emphasize entertainment over depth and substance.

Many of us spend hours in front of our computers and communicate more by e-mail or instant messaging than person. some people believe that this is good because it helps people communicate more openly with others. Others believe that computer communication prevents us from developing interpersonal skills and limits our ability to have meaningful relationships with others. How do you feel about this ??

https://www.ted.com/talks/reggie_watts_beats_that_defy_boxes?language=en You may already have been told on more than one occasion that employers are looking for people who have good communication skills. What does this mean, exactly? When signing up for this class, what did you think was meant by the communication piece? Do you consider yourself a good communicator? Students often tell me they’ve given “lots of presentations,” so they feel comfortable communicating. Really? What, exactly, were you communicating? Who were you communicating to? What was the objective of your communication? Was your communication effective? The purpose of this assignment is to introduce you to common assumptions we make when communicating with each other. Keep in mind that there is both explicit (obvious) and implicit (not obvious) components to communicating. I challenge you to identify these different components within this assignment. THE ASSIGNMENT Complete the entire assignment before posting your initial response in the Discussion forum. Part I: Please watch the ~10 minute TED Talk video below, and address the following while watching: 1. Before you begin, explain whether or not the simple fact of watching a TED Talk imparts a bias on your perception of the information you are going to hear. 2. Monitor your reaction to the speaker throughout the presentation. Make sure to pay attention to your reaction before the presentation begins (when the speaker appears) as well as during the presentation. Describe your reactions and explain why you reacted in this manner. You may want/need to watch the video more than once. 3. Finally, how do you interpret the purpose and effectiveness of this presentation? Explain, keeping in mind the purpose of this assignment. TED Talk Part II: The following link will take you to the Gender Action Portal (GAP), which is “a collection of research evaluating the impact of specific policies, strategies, and organizational practices to advance gender equity.” Read the Introduction (and other components if you like). Then, scroll down to the bottom of the page to see Related GAP Studies. I suggest viewing the STEM or Bias categories. Choose one additional topic to read about. https://gap.hks.harvard.edu/how-gender-and-race-stereotypes-impact-advancement-scholars-stem-professors-biased-evaluations 1. Comment on one fact you read from the website that surprised you. Alternatively, you may comment on one fact you read that you may have experienced personally. 2. While focus is often placed on written or spoken communication skills, it is important to understand the unintentional means by which communication occurs and the significant ramifications that can result. Why do you think I have chosen this website for you to examine as part of this assignment? In other words, what do the articles on this website have to do with communication?

Briefly respond to all the following questions. Make sure to explain and back up your responses with facts and examples. This assignment should be in APA format and have to include at least two references. The system architecture is the descriptive representation of the system’s component functions and the communication flows between those components. My definition immediately raises some important questions.• What are “components”?• Which functions are relevant?• What is communication flow? Course:   Security Architecture and Design  Length: Minimum of 600 words due: September 5, 2020