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Module 4: Critical Thinking & Application Prompts (Sp25)

· Due Feb 16 at 11:59pm

· Points 50

· Questions 3

Instructions

Instructions for Critical Thinking & Application Prompts:

Each week, you will be presented with a series of critical thinking and application prompts.

You will be directed to the applicable set of prompts by clicking the "Take the Quiz" button below. Prior to starting this assignment, be sure you have carefully reviewed all of the content referenced on the Learning Materials page (and any other pages associated with the module).

Each prompt is generally worthy of at least 250 words (2 - 3 well-written paragraphs) in response. Be sure to connect with (and informally cite in-text) the applicable readings / videos from the module's learning materials.

A note on in-text citing and connecting with the learning materials: As a graduate student in a Master of Science degree program, it's very important that you offer perspectives and arguments that are grounded in theory and the scientific literature - NOT personal opinion or anecdotal evidence. I don't want a works-cited page, but I do want you to clearly cite your sources in-text for the various connections you'll be making between the learning materials and your application thereof. For example, one might write, "While I marveled at the uncanny ability of the psychic to tap into my true personality, the Barnum Effect (Aronson, Chapter 2) could have well explained my feelings..." Be sure to use these informal in-text citations to make your arguments and support your perspectives.

ProTip: You may want to copy the essay questions into a Word doc (or similar), and compose your responses to the worksheet prompts offline. Then you can return to the quiz submission page to "copy and paste" your previously composed responses into the text box associated with each of the prompts. Once you have done that, you can click the "Submit the Quiz" button near the bottom of the screen in order to submit your essay questions for grading. The Critical Thinking & Application essay-based quizzes are set to "single attempt" which means you cannot return to the quiz page to make revisions - so please keep that in mind and only "submit" your quiz when you are satisfied with your work!

ModuleFourCriticalThinkingPrompts.docx

Module Four Critical Thinking & Application Prompts

(Three Prompts) Prompt 1: Based on the series of studies you read about in Influence: Science and Practice (Chapter 5) regarding the creation and reduction of hostility between groups at boy’s summer camps – after hostility was generated, which procedures successfully reduced the hostility? Which were unsuccessful? What project leadership strategies can you glean from these experiments that would be useful in the contemporary workplace?

Prompt 2: What role do you think similarities among team members play in the successes or failures of work teams? If a fellow team member were to change his or her mind on some of issue on which your views agree, do you think it would affect your relationship and your feelings for that person? If so, what kinds of issues would have the greatest impact on your relationship? If a fellow team member’s attitudes are somewhat or highly dissimilar to your own, what other characteristics of your relationship do you think might compensate for this fact? Finally, as a hiring manager, what are the pros and cons of using your sense of "liking" or perceived similarities with interviewees as key factors in your decision to hire someone for a new position in your organization?

Prompt 3: (This will take a little advance planning.) Consider a specific colleague (who you see regularly) who you would like to connect with in a more effective and meaningful way. Sketch out a plan for how you will accomplish that goal this week, employing strategies associated with the two criteria mentioned below. Execute your plan and report on your results. First, using the factors discussed in the Module 4 textbook chapters, describe some strategies you might use to accomplish your goal. Second, how might your understanding of the Big 5 personality model help you meet this goal more effectively? Comment on your colleague's observable personality traits (using the Big 5 dimensions) and how the notion of "style flexing" might be applied in this case to help facilitate the achievement of your goal.

Module4CriticalThinkingApplication.docx

Module 4: Critical Thinking & Application Prompts (Sp25)

· Due Feb 16 at 11:59pm

· Points 50

· Questions 3

Instructions

Instructions for Critical Thinking & Application Prompts:

Each week, you will be presented with a series of critical thinking and application prompts.

You will be directed to the applicable set of prompts by clicking the "Take the Quiz" button below. Prior to starting this assignment, be sure you have carefully reviewed all of the content referenced on the Learning Materials page (and any other pages associated with the module).

Each prompt is generally worthy of at least 250 words (2 - 3 well-written paragraphs) in response. Be sure to connect with (and informally cite in-text) the applicable readings / videos from the module's learning materials.

A note on in-text citing and connecting with the learning materials: As a graduate student in a Master of Science degree program, it's very important that you offer perspectives and arguments that are grounded in theory and the scientific literature - NOT personal opinion or anecdotal evidence. I don't want a works-cited page, but I do want you to clearly cite your sources in-text for the various connections you'll be making between the learning materials and your application thereof. For example, one might write, "While I marveled at the uncanny ability of the psychic to tap into my true personality, the Barnum Effect (Aronson, Chapter 2) could have well explained my feelings..." Be sure to use these informal in-text citations to make your arguments and support your perspectives.

ProTip: You may want to copy the essay questions into a Word doc (or similar), and compose your responses to the worksheet prompts offline. Then you can return to the quiz submission page to "copy and paste" your previously composed responses into the text box associated with each of the prompts. Once you have done that, you can click the "Submit the Quiz" button near the bottom of the screen in order to submit your essay questions for grading. The Critical Thinking & Application essay-based quizzes are set to "single attempt" which means you cannot return to the quiz page to make revisions - so please keep that in mind and only "submit" your quiz when you are satisfied with your work!

ModuleFourCriticalThinkingPrompts.docx

Module Four Critical Thinking & Application Prompts

(Three Prompts) Prompt 1: Based on the series of studies you read about in Influence: Science and Practice (Chapter 5) regarding the creation and reduction of hostility between groups at boy’s summer camps – after hostility was generated, which procedures successfully reduced the hostility? Which were unsuccessful? What project leadership strategies can you glean from these experiments that would be useful in the contemporary workplace?

Prompt 2: What role do you think similarities among team members play in the successes or failures of work teams? If a fellow team member were to change his or her mind on some of issue on which your views agree, do you think it would affect your relationship and your feelings for that person? If so, what kinds of issues would have the greatest impact on your relationship? If a fellow team member’s attitudes are somewhat or highly dissimilar to your own, what other characteristics of your relationship do you think might compensate for this fact? Finally, as a hiring manager, what are the pros and cons of using your sense of "liking" or perceived similarities with interviewees as key factors in your decision to hire someone for a new position in your organization?

Prompt 3: (This will take a little advance planning.) Consider a specific colleague (who you see regularly) who you would like to connect with in a more effective and meaningful way. Sketch out a plan for how you will accomplish that goal this week, employing strategies associated with the two criteria mentioned below. Execute your plan and report on your results. First, using the factors discussed in the Module 4 textbook chapters, describe some strategies you might use to accomplish your goal. Second, how might your understanding of the Big 5 personality model help you meet this goal more effectively? Comment on your colleague's observable personality traits (using the Big 5 dimensions) and how the notion of "style flexing" might be applied in this case to help facilitate the achievement of your goal.

Module4CriticalThinkingApplication.docx

Module 4: Critical Thinking & Application Prompts (Sp25)

· Due Feb 16 at 11:59pm

· Points 50

· Questions 3

Instructions

Instructions for Critical Thinking & Application Prompts:

Each week, you will be presented with a series of critical thinking and application prompts.

You will be directed to the applicable set of prompts by clicking the "Take the Quiz" button below. Prior to starting this assignment, be sure you have carefully reviewed all of the content referenced on the Learning Materials page (and any other pages associated with the module).

Each prompt is generally worthy of at least 250 words (2 - 3 well-written paragraphs) in response. Be sure to connect with (and informally cite in-text) the applicable readings / videos from the module's learning materials.

A note on in-text citing and connecting with the learning materials: As a graduate student in a Master of Science degree program, it's very important that you offer perspectives and arguments that are grounded in theory and the scientific literature - NOT personal opinion or anecdotal evidence. I don't want a works-cited page, but I do want you to clearly cite your sources in-text for the various connections you'll be making between the learning materials and your application thereof. For example, one might write, "While I marveled at the uncanny ability of the psychic to tap into my true personality, the Barnum Effect (Aronson, Chapter 2) could have well explained my feelings..." Be sure to use these informal in-text citations to make your arguments and support your perspectives.

ProTip: You may want to copy the essay questions into a Word doc (or similar), and compose your responses to the worksheet prompts offline. Then you can return to the quiz submission page to "copy and paste" your previously composed responses into the text box associated with each of the prompts. Once you have done that, you can click the "Submit the Quiz" button near the bottom of the screen in order to submit your essay questions for grading. The Critical Thinking & Application essay-based quizzes are set to "single attempt" which means you cannot return to the quiz page to make revisions - so please keep that in mind and only "submit" your quiz when you are satisfied with your work!

ModuleFourCriticalThinkingPrompts.docx

Module4CriticalThinkingApplication.docx

ModuleFourCriticalThinkingPrompts.docx

Module4CriticalThinkingApplication.docx

ModuleFourCriticalThinkingPrompts.docx

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