UMUC Week 3 Communication Theory Potential Workplace Communication Problems Discussion For this exercise, you will tell your classmates what you learned ab

UMUC Week 3 Communication Theory Potential Workplace Communication Problems Discussion For this exercise, you will tell your classmates what you learned about the communication theory you researched and why you think it’s the right one for your final project. You should be able to use the material that you develop here in your final project. Before you tackle this exercise, please make sure you have read the Week 3 course materials. Respond: Week 3, Discussion 3.1 – Understanding
Communication Theories
Participation in this learning activity is worth 2.5% if your final
grade.
For this exercise, you will tell your classmates what you learned
about the communication theory you researched and why you
think it’s the right one for your final project. You should be able to
use the material that you develop here in your final project. Before
you tackle this exercise, please make sure you have read the Week
3 course materials.
(*Remember, if you are not employed or cannot discuss your
workplace, you should be using a communication problem from
another organizational setting in which you are involved for your
final project, such as school, church, or a community group.)
Objective: This activity is designed to help you synthesize and
begin applying what you are learning to your final project. You
should be able to use material from your response to help you
develop the research question for your final project.
Background: Please begin this exercise by reading the following
information carefully.
Activity:
Answer the following questions.
1. What is the workplace* communication problem that you’re
analyzing in your final project? Briefly describe it.
2. What is the name of the communication theory that you think
applies to your workplace communication problem and what is its
goal (to predict, explain, change, or understand a phenomenon)?
3. To which of the seven communication traditions does this theory’s
field of study belong? Explain the tradition and why this theory
belongs in that category.
4. Which of the communication contexts does the theory address?
Explain the context and why this theory belongs in that category.
5. Does the theory seek to answer questions of ontology,
epistemology, or axiology about the nature of reality? Define the
term as part of your answer.
6. In your own words, summarize your theory. Make sure to include
an explanation of its assumptions (primary axioms).
7. What kinds of communication problems can this theory be used to
investigate? Explain and provide examples that will show us why
this theory is relevant to your workplace communication problem.
Make sure to connect your ideas to course content, using
American Psychological Association-style references. If you are
unfamiliar with that reference style, you can find examples at the
following
link: http://sites.umuc.edu/library/libhow/apa_examples.cfm
Respond: Week 3, Discussion 3.2 – Applying Our Understanding to Research
Journal Articles
Participation in this learning activity is worth 2.5% of your final grade.
For this exercise, you will practice how to read a research study in a peerreviewed journal so that you can apply relevant communication research
studies to resolving your workplace problem.* You should be able to use
the material that you develop here in your analytical annotated
bibliography. Before you tackle this exercise, please make sure you have
read the Week 3 course materials.
(*Remember, if you are not employed or cannot discuss your workplace,
you should be using a communication problem from another organizational
setting in which you are involved for your final project, such as school,
church, or a community group.)
Objective: Completing this activity will help you be a competent
researcher by giving you experience with finding and reading research
studies published in peer-reviewed, scholarly journals in a library’s
database. You will be able to use your information in your final project’s
annotated bibliography. The journal articles you find and the notes you
take will help justify your analysis and conclusions in your final paper.
Background: Please begin this exercise by reading the following
information carefully.
Activity:
This week you must report on the research that you have been doing for
your final project. The paper’s argument must be supported by relevant
evidence from at least five authoritative sources, at least three of which
must be peer-reviewed journals. For this exercise, you will analyze one
research study on your communication theory and your workplace
communication problem* from a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal.
Steps:
1. Your first step must be to come up with search terms.
a. Think about your workplace problem. * Which communication context did
you decide the problem involves?
b. Next, look at the list of communication theories in the Week 1 materials
again. Does your chosen theory address issues in the same communication
context as your problem?
c. If your theory reflects the right communication context for your project,
start your search for academic journals by pairing its name with words that
describe your workplace issue.
2. Once you have figured out your search terms, use them in the UMGC
library’s One Search tool at the following
link: http://sites.umuc.edu/library/index.cfm#databases . Search its
database of peer-reviewed journals for articles about research studies
done on the communication theory that you would like to apply to your
workplace communication problem. Make sure to check the box next to
“scholarly journals only” at the start of your search!
3. When you find a published research study that seems relevant to your
project, use the “Worksheet for Reading a Research Study Article in a
Scholarly Journal” in the Week 3 learning resources to guide you through
its contents. You will need to download the worksheet to type your
answers directly into it.
4. Copy and paste or attach your completed worksheet to a reply to this
prompt.
Due Dates: Please post your response by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
on . You will not see any of your classmates’ posts until you
post your own. Once you have replied, please help your classmates to
develop their ideas by sharing your knowledge, expertise, and resources
on their topics. Post at least two substantive comments on your
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classmates’ responses by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday. You also
will be working on Discussion 3.1 this week.
Resources:
If you need more help with your research, click on the following links for
resources that will provide you with guidance on how to find, analyze, and
write about a research study published in a peer-reviewed journal.
“Locate and Evaluate Scholarly Articles”
at http://sites.umuc.edu/library/libhow/articles.cfm
“Secrets of My Research Success: Article Selection”
at http://sites.umuc.edu/library/libhow/research_tutorial_articleselection.c
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“Is My Source Credible?”
at http://sites.umuc.edu/library/libhow/credibility.cfm
“How to Read a Research Study Article in a Scholarly Journal” by UMGC
Faculty, in the Week 3 learning resources
“Worksheet for Reading a Research Study Article in a Scholarly Journal” by
UMGC Faculty, in the Week 3 learning resources
APA reference citation examples
at http://sites.umuc.edu/library/libhow/apa_examples.cfm
APA style guide to electronic reference citations
at http://ezproxy.umuc.edu/login?url=http://contentdm.umuc.edu/cdm/re
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