Constructive Conflict Communication

Describe in depth the difference between unproductive conflict communication and constructive conflict communication. Give an example of a response you might make during a conflict in order to help make an unproductive situation flip to be more constructive. (Length 2-3 paragraphs)

ASSIGNMENT 2
Watch the video ‘Most Evil Children in History”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQj1S0lcP64&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Choose a case from the video and research it. In a 1-2 page paper, share your thoughts on the case. Was the sentence fair? Should the parents be held responsible?

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In a 1-2 page paper discuss the following case study by applying the knowledge you gained through this week's studies. If necessary, you can conduct outside research to locate information that supports your decisions.


Gordan, who had been unhappily married and had two children who greatly disappointed him, wanted to make his will. He did not want either his wife or children to get any of his property. Can he make such a disposition of his property by will?
Remember to cite any sources using APA format.

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Consider Your Audience
"For your beginning research, you really want to change a small piece of the world."
�Nina Nabors, PhD (Citation from Course DVD)

When you expand upon the body of knowledge in your field, the findings that you present may influence one reader, who may in turn influence others. How to present your research findings appropriately to your audience�and knowing who your audience is�require a thoughtful strategy. In this week's Discussion, you will consider the members of that "small piece of the world" about which Dr. Nabors speaks, and the potential for social change.

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Required Resources (Use the Qualitative Abbreviated Research)
Web Site: NEDARC: "Utilizing Data for Communication "http://www.nedarc.org/tutorials/utilizingData/index.html
This site discusses writing for different audiences and the importance of your findings being understood. Although the site is directed toward a health care audience, its principles can be applied to any discipline.
Review the resources, suggested by your Instructor, that detail your field's best practices for the dissemination of research findings.
� Review the NEDARC Web site,"Utilizing Data for Communication."
� For your focus in this Discussion, choose one of the abbreviated research plans that you have drafted.
� Identify the potential audiences for the research proposed in the plan.
� Select three potential audiences to whom you could potentially present your research findings.
� Suggest strategies for presenting your findings to these three audiences in a way that makes the most sense to the audience.

Assignment
Post by Day 3, 2- to 3-paragraphs with your strategies for presenting your research findings to your three selected audiences. Justify why those strategies would be most effective for those audiences.
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the reading(s) and/or media segment(s) and use APA format

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CSR

Describe the five areas of CSR that you would deem important to change in any organization in order to create an emerging paradigm with regard to social responsibility. Why did you select these five elements? Provide examples and research to support your thinking.

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The United States has several laws that are intended to further fair, balanced, and competitive business practices?

Research Paper

The United States has several laws that are intended to further fair, balanced, and competitive business practices. Do you think that such laws are effective? If so, why? If not, why not? Be sure to provide evidence to support your position one way or the other.

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My successful leaders/ Role model

Assignment: To formally begin the project, conduct some research on successful leaders in your field and decide on one person who could serve as a role model for you. This person should:
• be widely recognized (so you can find sources of information on him or her)
• demonstrate the traits of good leadership, personal accountability and responsibility
• be someone you admire and would like to have as a mentor or role model
Then write a research proposal. A research proposal clarifies—for your instructor, your classmates, and for you—why you intend to research a specific topic, how you intend to research it, and what purpose your work will serve or outcome you hope to achieve. Though you may be required to do much more detailed proposals in later classes, this one can be completed in two paragraphs.
Paragraph 1:
• Your selected leader’s name and career field
• Your reasons for selecting this leader as your personal role model (this will become the central thesis of your whole project).
• A list of questions about this person and other topics that you hope to answer through your research.

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Paragraph 2:
• A summary of the research and information you have already found.
• An overview of your plan to complete your research and presentation.
• A list of any problems you are having or expect to have along the way.
Your proposal should begin with a heading and opening lines similar to this:

Joe Student
COLL148
Professor Jones
Course Project Proposal
My Plan for Achieving Personal Success
in the Footsteps of my Role Model, Jane Leader


I admire Jane Leader, who is a successful leader in the field of widget design. As I complete my academic program, I intend to develop the success skills and abilities that will enable me to achieve my dreams on the cutting edge of widget design. Ms. Leader is the perfect role model for me because…

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Research Design: Quantitative Research Design and Methods

Resources
Course Text: Research Design: Qualitative,Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches

Chapter 8, "Quantitative Methods"Creswell guides the reader through quantitative methods and plans. Use thischapter for the Discussion.

Media:"Quantitative Methods: An Example" (12:51). Dr. George Smeaton discusses a representative quantitative research design.

Measurement of Variables
One of the important aspects of conducting quantitative research is deciding how you will measure your variables. If you are not clear about what a variable is (e.g., gender) as opposed to a value of a
variable (e.g., female, male) or the difference between an operational definition of a variable (i.e., how you will measure and code a variable) and a conceptual definition of a variable (i.e., an explanation of the construct in plain English) please see chapters 5 and 6 in Babbie (2002). If you do not know the different types of measurement reliability (e.g., test-retest, internal consistency), measurement validity (e.g., predictive, construct), or levels of measurement (i.e., nominal, ,ordinal, interval, and ratio) please see chapters 1- 3 in Walsh and Betz (2001) or chapters 1-5 in Thorndike (2005). 

 
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The first three chapters in Walsh and Betz (2001) cover 144 pages and do a good job of covering the basics of measurement including levels of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio), reliability (e.g., test-retest, internal consistency), validity (e.g., predictive, concurrent), types of scores (e.g., standard scores, percentiles), norms, and cultural issues. Chapters 1 - 5 of Thorndike cover 217 pages and go into more detail than Walsh and Betz. In addition, it includes other chapters on measuring attitudes and using
rating scales (Chapter 12) and instrument development (Chapter 15).

You do not have to become an expert on these topics for the assignments in this course; however, you will need to know the basics when you work on the assignments that involve quantitative research.

References
Babbie, E. (2002). The basics of social research (2nd ed.).Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. 

Thorndike, R.M. (2005). Measurement and evaluation in psychology and education. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Walsh, W.B. & Betz, N.E. (2001). Tests and assessment (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Threats to Internal Validity (Shadish, Cook & Campbell, 2002


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1. Ambiguous temporal precedence.
Based on the design, unable to determine with certainty which variable occurred first or which variable caused the other. Thus, unable to conclude with certainty cause-effect relationship. Correlation of two variables does not prove causation.

2. Selection.
The procedures for selecting participants (e.g., self-selection or researcher sampling and assignment procedures) result in systematic differences across conditions (e.g., experimental-control). Thus, unable to conclude with certainty that the intervention caused the effect; could be due to way in which participants are
selected.

3. History. 

Other events occur during the course of treatment that can interfere with treatment effects, and could account for outcomes. Thus, unable to conclude with certainty that the intervention caused the effect; could be due to some other event to which the participants were exposed.

4. Maturation.

Natural changes that participants experience (e.g., grow older, get tired) during the course of the intervention could account for the outcomes. Thus, unable to conclude with certainty that the �intervention� caused the effect; could be due to the natural change/maturation of the participants.

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5. Regression artifacts. 

Participants who are at extreme ends of the measure (score higher or lower than average) are likely to regress toward the mean (scores get lower or higher, respectively) on other measures or retest on same measure. Thus, regression can be confused with treatment effect.

6. Attrition (mortality).

Refers to drop out or failure to complete the treatment/study activities. If differential drop out across groups (e.g., experimental-control) occurs, could confound the results. Thus, effects may be due to drop out rather than treatment.

7. Testing.
Experience with test/measure influences scores on retest. For example, familiarity with testing procedures, practice effects, or reactivity can influence subsequent performance on the same test.

8. Instrumentation. The measure changes over time (e.g., from pretest to posttest) thus making it difficult to determine if effects or outcomes are due to instrument vs. treatment. For example, observers change definitions of behaviors they are tracking, or the researcher alters administration of test items from pretest to posttest.

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9. Additive and interactive effects of threats to validity.Single threats interact, such that the occurrence of multiple threats has an additive effect. For example, selection can interact with history, maturation,or instrumentation.

Reference

Shadish, W. R., Cook, T. D.,& Campbell, D. T. (2002). Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for generalized causal inference. Boston: Houghton- Mifflin

The assignment
Quantitative Research Design and Methods
To prepare for this Discussion: Review Chapter 8 in the course text, Research Design, and the "Quantitative Methods: Examples" media segment.

Explain how survey and experimental methods---including components, terminology, elements, statistics,
etc.are similar and different.

Determine which kinds of research questions would be served by a survey or an experimental method.

Examine the reasons why reliability and validity are important in research.

Generalize about how popular quantitative methods are in your discipline.

With these thoughts in mind:
Post, 2 3 paragraphs that compare survey strategies of inquiry with experimental strategies of inquiry.

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An APA-formatted reference list/ Annotated Bibliography

Prepare the following for this part of the assignment.

An APA-formatted reference list entry for each of the eight articles that you have found.

A one-paragraph summary, following Creswell's guidelines, of each article that you have found.

A brief rationale for the selection of each item. Within each rationale, identify any gaps in the knowledge or deficiencies that justify your research and whether not the article supports or detracts from existing research.

When you go through your introduction check on the follwing:

Make sure it is brief, direct and clearly stated. Don't try to get too much inoformation in the Introduction.

EXAMPLE: The importance of this study is to . . . ."

"The purpose of this study is to . . . ."

Does the Introduction identify a specfic problem.

Is the importance of the study stated directly?

Are underlying theories established?

Are logical transitions?

Are key terms defined?

Is a brief purpose statement given that clearly is derived from the background information?

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: Article Critique: Research Design

Analyzing and Evaluating Research Questions and Hypotheses
Creswell points out that "[I]nvestigators place sign posts to carry the reader through a plan for a study" (p. 129). If the introduction and purpose statement tell where you want to go, the research question or questions are the routes for getting there. In this Discussion, you will work with research questions and hypotheses and examine how they relate to the purpose statement.

To prepare for this Discussion:

· Review your assigned article—either Article A or Article B, as described above.

· Review Chapter 7 of the course text, Research Design.

· Review the book excerpt "A Typology of Research Purposes and Its Relationship to Mixed Methods

· For those students assigned to the quantitative article, critique the research questions and testable hypothesis. Identify and describe the variables and describe what type of hypothesis it is according to Creswell's criteria.

· Look to the Research Questions and Hypotheses Checklist for more guidance in analyzing and evaluating the research questions and hypotheses in your assigned article.

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With these thoughts in mind:
Post a 3-paragraph evaluation of your assigned article according to the criteria below:
-For the quantitative article, the research questions and testable hypotheses. Also identify the variables and the type of hypothesis that is present.

Resources to use:

Required Resources

Course Text: Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches

Chapter 7, "Research Questions and Hypotheses"

In this chapter that will be used in the Application and Discussion, Creswell presents the research questions and hypotheses as the means by which to attain sharper focus for the research study.

Book Excerpt: "A typology of Research Purposes and Its Relationship to Mixed Methods, from the Handbook of Mixed methods in Social and Behavioral Research

Handout: Research Questions and Hypotheses Checklist (Word document)

This handout will be used in Discussion and the Application.

Handout: Article Critique Checklist (Word document)

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Sony Ericsson Analysis

Assignment: Powerpoint

presentation (Must be done in Microsoft Powerpoint)

Format: Produce a presentation. The presentation must be

written in a professional manner and correctly referenced. The presentation

must be designed for 20 slides

(Maximum). You should use tables and

diagrams to support your presentation and to illustrate your text. 

Read the following introduction on Sony Ericsson.

Sony Ericsson is one of the world�s leading providers for

mobiles multimedia devices including phones accessories and PC cards.

Established in 2001 as a 50:50 joint venture of Japanese company Sony, a

leading consumer electronics supplier, and a Swedish company Ericsson,

market-leader in network infrastructure and telecoms, Sony Ericsson is a global

company having their global management based in London and R&D in Sweden,

uk, France, Netherlands, India, Japan, china and the US.

Sony Ericsson has a key presence in both development and

developing markets and is the world�s fourth-largest maker of handsets.

Employing over 7,500 employees over 40 countries, the management team is led by

President Hideki Komiyama, a former senior executive of Sony Europe and

executive vice president of Ericsson Brazil (Sonyericsson.com).

The main competitors of Sony Ericsson are Motorola, Inc.

Nokia and Samsung. This is an industry depending on purchases, telephone and

cable companies, data communication providers and broadcasters. Sony Ericsson

sales in Q3 2008 is �2,808m and this is a 10% decline from Q3 2007 results

which was �3,108m. Their gross profit has dropped by 35% from 2007 to 2008 (Sony

press release 17/10/2008).

The above is Sony Ericsson�s position in year 2008. Carry out

an extensive research and analysis on Sony Ericsson and produce a presentation

on below points.

Explain the context of Business Strategy. Using Sony Ericsson�s

as an example explain, what missions, visions, objectives, goals and core

competencies of an organisation (LO 1.1)

Identify and explain Sony Ericsson stake holders and explain

the importance of stake holder analysis (LO

2.3)

Conduct an environmental and organisational audit on Sony Ericsson.

As a minimum requirement you must carry out a PESTLE analysis, Porter 5 Force

analysis and an internal audit. (LO 2.1,

2.2)

Review the issues involved in strategic planning and explain

the different planning techniques available (LO 1.2, 1.3)

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