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Read and respond to a case study to demonstrate your understanding of, and ability to apply, the most important concepts of the module, especially regarding the potential pitfalls of communication media.

review a case study of Twitter in the 9th edition of the course textbook.

In an integrated essay, analyze the case from the perspective of a business organization, providing support for your analysis by replying to each of the following questions:

What are the advantages and drawbacks for organizations using social media to communicate with various employees, customers, or the global communities?
How do communication barriers surface when using social media versus using traditional media?
What specific steps should managers take to be sure they communicate effectively when using social media?
What, if any, rules or policies should business organizations implement for employees using social media after office hours? What types of rules or policies do you think would be necessary? Be as specific as possible.
What communication barriers might a manager encounter when using social media to create an organizational internship program? From your recent readings and experiences, what guidelines could you suggest for managers and organizations?

This assignment is not an essay but an exercise that helps build toward your Final Paper for the course. Your task in this assignment is to construct the best argument you can for a position on a controversial topic. Your argument should be your own creation. You may take inspiration from other arguments, but the formulation of the argument you present should be original to you.

To prepare to write this paper,

Begin by choosing a topic from the list.
• Under what circumstances (if any) it permissible to use capital punishment on persons convicted of certain crimes?
• Should legal marriage be available to couples of the same sex?
• How does the stage of pregnancy affect the morality of abortion?
• Should marijuana be legal for recreational use?
• Under what conditions is physician-assisted suicide morally acceptable?
• Is it ethically acceptable to raise animals for food on factory farms?
• What kinds of restrictions on gun ownership (if any) would be beneficial to society?
• Should it be legal for employers to discipline or fire employees on the basis of their content aired in social networks, even if this activity was not done on the job?
Construct an argument for a position on the topic. This is the position that you will defend in your Final Paper. Make your argument as good as possible: In particular, make sure that all of your premises are true and that the truth of the conclusion is demonstrated by your premises.
Consider possible objections to your argument, and revise it several times until you have an argument that is as strong as possible.
Search in the Ashford University Library for quality academic sources that support some aspect of your argument.
Constructing quality arguments is harder than it sounds; you may find that your first few attempts have problems and that it takes quite a bit of time and effort to revise an argument to a point that the premises adequately support the conclusion. You will be revising this argument for each of the remaining assignments in this course.

Review the Jedd article from your assigned readings and write a 2 to 4 page (not including title and reference pages), APA style paper. Use contextual (Level One) headings to organize your paper and your thoughts.

In your paper, discuss the following:

How has PMMM brought success to both SAP and Petrotrin’s overall enterprise? Use current financial, operational, and strategic news to support the article details for either SAP or Petrotrin to describe their recent results.
Are the organizations continuing to improve their project management maturity levels?
Do you believe their focus on Project Management has made them successful? Validate your beliefs.

Read the Porsche case provided in the course materials section and describe the company’s history, products, and major competitors in a paragraph or two. Assess the financial performance and condition of the organization. Then, conduct a SWOT analysis detailing the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that may affect the organization. Finally, assess the quality of the decisions made by the company and provide recommendations for improvement. (NOTE: This will become part of your final paper).

Read the following case study and answer the questions below in a 2-3 page paper:

Larsen, M. M., Pedersen, T., & Slepniov, D. (November 2010). Lego Group: An Outsourcing Journey. Retrieved from Harvard Business School Publishing.

Link to Article

What did the LEGO Group learn about outsourcing from the Flextronics collaboration?
How could the company use this knowledge constructively in the future?
What recommendations would you make each company?

Unfair Treatment in the work place and how employees have a different opinion of what that is then what the law states

The Final Research Project will present research relating the responsibilities of a critical thinker to contemporary society. In this assignment, you will do the following:

Research one aspect of a contemporary social problem.
Define the problem.
Propose a possible solution for the problem.
Create an argument that supports your thesis position. You should take on the perspective of a critically thinking researcher. The argument must present a thesis statement and evidence to support the thesis statement.
Evaluate the ethical outcomes that result from the position you take on the issue and explain how those outcomes would influence society and culture.
Interpret statistical data from at least two peer-reviewed scholarly sources.
Evaluate evidence using the following standards: validity, reliability, and bias related to the chosen topic and accurately identify strengths and weaknesses.

Consumer Protection Groups:

1. Consider the role of entities such as consumer protection groups and examine the role they play in protecting the interest of consumers.

2. Determine if advocacy of more legislation to protect consumer interests is needed and provide support for your response.

3. Discuss the implications of your position on the public and business.

Shock Advertising:

4. Consider the elements that work in shock advertising.

5. Describe a shock advertisement that advocates something that matters to you, or post a video of the commercial. Be sure to be tactful and respectful for the class.

6. Describe why this commercial works.

Please answer the following questions in an essay. Please read all the questions before writing; consider all the areas covered in the course. Remember to cite specific examples to illustrate your statements.

What were your communication challenges at the start of class?

In what ways do you think you have progressed in your interpersonal communication abilities? What do you want to keep working on?

In what ways do you think you have progressed in your small group communication abilities? What do you want to keep working on?

You will write a 600–1000 word essay addressing the following topic:

Foundational to the Christian faith is the belief that people are made in the image of God (Gen 1:26–27). Explain how this belief affects the way you interact with people within a chosen vocation?

The following points of clarification may be helpful:

1. The word belief in this assignment is essentially synonymous with the word doctrine.

2. It would be wise to select the chosen vocation that you intend to pursue upon graduation.

Vocation : counseling

“Reflection” Please respond to the following:

Reflect upon all the activities you engaged in this class and identify which one was the most meaningful for you.
Discuss one or two things you learned in this course that changes the way you interpret advertisements.