BUS600: Management Communications with Technology Tools Ashford University
Discussion Question Week 1 to Week 6
Week 1 – Discussion 1
Importance of Communication
In a 250-300 word response, discuss why communication skills are important to organizational success and why recruiters focus so much on finding leads with good communication skills. What happens when there are problems with communications in the workplace (re-work, low morale, product delays, dissatisfied customers, etc.)? Use at least one resource to support your key points. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts.
Week 1 – Discussion 2
Ashford Learning Resources
Review the Learning Resources materials under the Course Resources tab in the left navigation of the course. Explore the resources available, view demos/tutorials and read the guides. In a 250-300 word response, discuss how these resources will be of value to you in your program at Ashford. Use at least one resource to support your key points. Respond to at least two of our fellow students’ posts and offer suggestions on how they could increase the value of the resources they identified.
Week 2 – Discussion 2
Reducing Communication Barriers
In a 250-300 word response, identify what techniques you can implement to improve the likelihood that your communications will be received and understood as you intended. Can you identify and reduce the likelihood of barriers interfering with the communication? Give examples. Use at least one resource to support your key points. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts with your response to some of the examples they offer along with any ideas or suggestions to improve communication
Week 2 – Discussion 2
Intercultural Communication Competence
In a 250-300 word response, critically examine your personal level of intercultural communication competence. Is it important for you to achieve a certain level of intercultural communication competence? Would enhanced intercultural communication competence help you personally? Professionally? Academically? Include examples in your submission and use at least one resource to support your key points. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts.
Week 3 – Discussion 1
Technology and Communication
In a 250-300 word response, analyze how the use of technology has impacted organizational communication both positively and negatively. How has technology impacted the verbal and nonverbal cues used in interpreting messages? Provide examples to support your position. Use at least one resource to support your key points. Offer some additional ideas to others in this class by responding to at least two of your fellow students’ posts.
Week 3 – Discussion 2
Visual Presentations
In a 250-300 word response, describe a work report that you are required (or have been required) to complete on a regular basis. How would you present the information related to this report in a visual manner? Would a visual presentation enhance its effectiveness? Why or why not? Use at least one resource to support your key points. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts.
Week 4 – Discussion 1
Internal Communication
Internally, it may be necessary to communicate persuasively to a boss, peer, or subordinate. In a 250-300 word response, evaluate how or if your communication would differ in each situation. Would there be differences in the decision making process when involving these individuals? Use at least one resource to support your key points. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts.
Week 4 – Discussion 2
Listening
In a 250-300 word response, answer the following question: Do you believe most people are poor listeners or good listeners? What can organizations do to improve listening skills of employees? How can you improve your personal listening skills? Use at least one resource to support your key points. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts.
Week 5 – Discussion 1
Conflict
In a 250-300 word response, describe a conflict situation you have experienced in the workplace. Explain the impact that the communication process played in resolving or escalating the conflict? What was the resolution? If positive, how could you incorporate that conflict resolution style in your communications? If a negative result, what recommendation could you make to improve the communication process Use references to support your findings. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts with some suggestions or ideas of your own.
Week 5 – Discussion 2
Ethical Behavior
In a 250-300 word response, relate an organizational example of the use or lack of use of ethical standards in management communications. The example may be from your own workplace or from a business situation with which you are familiar. Support your answer by indicating why you believe it is an example of communicating in an ethical manner and why you believe the decision was made to communicate in the particular manner. Use references to validate your analysis. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts by commenting on the examples they have given.
Week 6 – Discussion 1
Group Communication
In a 250-300 word response, analyze how communication in groups differs from individual communication. Are there unique challenges to communicating with groups? Provide examples. Use at least one resource to support your key points. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts.
Week 6 – Discussion 2
Business Presentations
In a 250-300 word response, describe how you would build rapport with your audience in a business presentation. What motivational strategies have you used in the past that were successful or what strategies have you seen speakers use that were effective? Use at least one resource to support your key points. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts.
