Gen-ST-Com

Strategic communication course

Note: do all discussion 1.1 up to 1; 4 priority for this week due on Friday

Discussion 1.1: Diversity in the Workplace ( ONE PAGE)

Please use the class discussion forum titled "Week One Discussion" to answer the questions:

1. What advantages has diversity brought to your workplace?

2. What kind of challenges has diversity brought to your workplace?

3. Have you ever worked in a corporate situation where workplace diversity was an issue (such as having lunch with a vegetarian, a member of the opposite gender, or a person whose primary language was foreign)?

Discussion 1.2: Idiomatic Expressions (ONE PAGE)

Please use the class discussion forum titled "Week One Discussion" to answer the questions:

1. Share your favorite idioms and idiomatic expressions that you use commonly.

Research the following link for more information:

· http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/

2. In the Filipino culture, people purse their lips together toward an object to point instead of using their fingers. Share a nonverbal element (related to greeting, touching, personal space, facial expressions, eye contact, posture, and formality) from your culture.

Discussion 1.3: Ethical Choices (ONE PAGE)

Please use the class discussion forum titled "Week One Discussion" to answer the questions:

Because of your excellent communication skills, your boss always asks you to write his reports for him. When you overhear the CEO complimenting him on his logical organization and clear writing style, your boss responds as if he had written all those reports himself.

1. What kind of ethical choice does your boss's response represent?

2. What can you do in this situation? Explain your solution and your reasoning.

Discussion 1.4: Teamwork Dilemma (ONE PAGE)

Please use the class discussion forum titled "Week One Discussion" to answer the questions:

You head up the interdepartmental design review team for a manufacturer of high-performance motorcycles, and things are not going well at the moment. The design engineers and marketing strategists keep arguing about which should be a high priority, performance or aesthetics, and the accountants say both groups are driving the cost of the new model "through the roof" by adding too many new features. Everyone has valid points to make, but the team is bogging down in conflict. Based on your understanding of teamwork, how could you go about resolving the stalemate?

Journals: you can get some info as well.

Business Communication Quarterly

The Journal of Business Communication

The Journal of Business and Technical Communication

Journal of Strategic Business Communication

Journal of Communication

Howard Journal of Communication

Communication Theory

Communication, Culture & Critique

Critical Studies in Media Studies