Assignment

1. How do the concepts of "culture" and "climate" compare?  Give an example of how the two concepts manifest themselves in an organization.  How have you expereinced culture and climate in a job you have had, a school you have attended, or a volunteer/community role you have played?

2.Consider the meaning of skepticism. In a Microsoft Word document:

1. Explain the role that skepticism plays in the search for scientific knowledge.

Describe the value that skepticism has in the search for scientific knowledge.

1. Describe a situtation in your personal or professional experience (not previously discussed in class) when skepticism helped you arrive at a conclusion about a specific claim that you have encountered. Here are a few examples to get you thinking:
   1. A full moon affects human behavior. 
   2. Psychics can foretell the future. 
   3. The 1969 moon landing was fabricated. 
   4. 3. Read Chapters 8 and 9 inCommunicating in small groupsand then respond to the items below. Each response should be one to two paragraphs long.
   5. How would you use facts, examples, opinions, and statistics in group discussions?
   6. What are the elements of group decision making? Give a brief description of each.
   7. What is the difference between group decision making and group problem solving? Offer an example of one or the other and explain why you believe it to be an example of either decision making or problem solving.