Category: Communications

Values, Morals, and Ethics in Conflict
[WLOs: 1, 3] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review your notes on Chapters 3 and 4 of the text and read Ethics Explainer: Ethics, Morality, and the LawLinks to an external site.. Additionally, you will read one of the following articles:
Universality and Cultural Diversity in Moral Reasoning and JudgmentLinks to an external site.
Ethics and Morality: What Should Be Taught in Business Law?Links to an external site.
Finally, watch one of the following videos:
Why We Need Core Values | James Franklin | TEDxPSULinks to an external site.
The Moral Roots of Liberals and Conservatives – Jonathan HaidtLinks to an external site.
Why Values Matter | Jan Stassen | TEDxMüchenLinks to an external site.
Ethical frameworks guide our patterns of communication during conflict and competing morals and values can often be the origin of conflict. How can being aware of these differences help us improve how we handle conflict?
In this paper, you must:
Explain the differences between values, ethics, and morals, based on what you have learned from the article(s) and video(s) you selected.
Select a case study from Chapter 4 of the textbook, focusing on facework, high and low context, collectivism or individualism, the Buddhist monk, or the Hindu-Muslim marriage; explain the key details and how it counts as a conflict, based on Jandt’s definition.
Explain how what you have learned about values, morals, and ethics can be applied to how the parties communicated in the dispute.
Describe how things could have been handled differently, using some communication techniques discussed in Jandt (2021) or some other scholarly source.
The Values, Morals, and Ethics in Conflict assignment
Must be 600 to 750 words in length, double-spaced, and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. Be sure to include a title pageLinks to an external site., a references listLinks to an external site., and in-text citationsLinks to an external site..
Must utilize an academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusionLinks to an external site. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statementLinks to an external site. that indicates the purpose of your paper and the conclusion should restate the thesis and explain how it was supported in the paper.
Must use the Ethics Explainer article, and one of two videos, one of two articles, in addition to the course text.Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view this Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial.

As displayed in the image about the scientific method above, there are several steps that go into taking a topic of research interest from the observation stage through experimentation and eventually being able to draw conclusions from your data (i.e., from the study that you intend to conduct). For a brief overview of the scientific method, please review this document:
Scientific Method.pdf
Watch the presentation about this information as well.
Before moving further, it’s important to insure everyone understands the difference between reliability and validity. This is often covered in a undergraduate research methods courses, but as a brief refresher, please review this website, which discusses each. Watch below a presentation that talks through this information as well.
Next, read through this website. This is a bit more technical and longer, but explains several different components of research design that are essential to understand if you’re at the phase of beginning your capstone project.
This document highlights several types of research designs in a fairly understandable way and provides details about the type of data you can expect to collect from each approach.
Major-Types-of-Research-Designs.pdf
This document also provides similar information:
Research Designs-Exploratory.pdf
Watch this presentation talks through this as well. Knowing this will be extremely helpful as you craft a fully developed research proposal.
Sampling is the next area of importance. Before anything else, pleas take a moment to confirm you fully understand the difference between a sample and the larger population from which it is drawn, as well as the relationship between the two (including the limitations of sampling). The image below depicts this relationship and this presentation presentation talks through the topic in more depth.

Take a moment to review the two images below. In the first figure, a normal curve is shown to represent the sum total of any given sample. If you asked 100 people their age and the average age of people from this sample was 50, then this becomes the middle point of the curve, which we’ll refer to as the mean (this is an important distinction since there are multiple ways to measure central tendency, including using the median or mode instead of the average to represent the mean).
Moving along the X axis, you can see the numbers go from -3 through +3. This represents the standard deviation (denoted by “SD” here), which is the distance, or amount, that the individual ages in this example differ from the mean. If the SD is 5, then 55 years old is +1 SD from the mean. If you’re 35 years old in our sample, then you’re -3 SD from the mean. Mathematically, 99.7% of the sample fits under the normal curve (+/- 3 SD). There are always a few people outside of the +/- 3 SD range, such as one (or more) person in our sample who might be 75 (+ 5 SD from the mean), or one (or more) people who are 30 (-4 SD from the mean). Statistically, we might refer to these few people not included in the 99.7% as outliers and as you go through analyzing data from a research study, you will have to decide what to do with the data from these individuals since it may or may not actually represent the larger population from which the sample has been drawn.
As a researcher, you need to determine based on your expertise and what other researchers have already published if your curve is comparable to the larger population. For example, if you wanted to assess what percentage of the US population was African American but you only collected data from a sample of people living in predominantly Caucasian zip codes, you would get a skewed view of what the actual population looks like.

Below is just another way to view the normal curve. The SD numbers are missing, but you already know the middle line is the mean and one line in either direction is +/- 1 SD. This figure breaks down the range that exists within a specific range of SD’s. For example, the range of -1 SD through +1 SD is 68% of the overall sample, 34% in either direction. If you go +- 2 SD’s, you add another 27% (13.5% in either direction), which totals 95% of the population. Simply adding or subtracting one person from your sample, such as an outlier, will not change the percentages under the normal curve, however it will change the mean and SD values.

The image below shows visual representations of positive and negative skew (which does not refer to being good or bad, but rather, the direction of the skew). Going back to the age example, let’s say you have a mean age of 50 but there are a bunch of 45 year olds in your sample but also a handful of 90 year olds. Your average (using the mean) could be 50 but there are many more people who are younger. Even thought it’s not indicated on the image, the Y axis represents the number of people in the whole sample (represented by the letter N), and in this example of positive skew, there will be many more people within this sample (represented by the lowercase letter n, denoting a portion of the sample) clustered at the younger age and a small n at the higher end of the scale, hence the curve is not symmetrical (i.e., “normal”), it’s skewed.

Sometimes skew is expected, such as if you sampled people living in a nursing home where most would be elderly but there might be a few younger people mixed in for various reasons (negative skew). However, sometimes skew can be problematic, such as the example earlier of poor sampling of African Americans. If you know that the percentage of African Americans across the US is about 15% but in your sample it’s only 3%, we can conclude that African Americans are being under-sampled and Caucasians are being over-sampled. You may want to oversample purposefully, however, if it unanticipated, it can be problematic to interpret your data meaningfully.
The final topic we need to cover is research questions and research hypotheses. The first step is to understand what an operational definition means. This simply means that the definition you use to represent something is the standard to be measured in your study. For example, if you give a survey to measure quality of life, the inferences you make when you analyze your data are meaningless without context. You may have great data about quality of life in this example, but what does quality of life represent in your study? What does the phrase mean? Since it could mean something different to different people, you need to operationally define the term first, such as quality of life being a representation of someone’s physical, social, and emotional well-being.
With your operational definition, it still lacks any indication of how it is being measured. In this example, you might note that quality of life is going to be measured by an existing questionnaire that is both valid and reliable, which has already been designed (by someone else) to measure this construct. You will need to identify your dependent and independent variables as well, for example quality of life as being dependent upon something that is otherwise independent, such as age or ethnicity. Because “quality of life” in this example is now specific (by your operational definition) and is both measurable and quantifiable (by using an existing questionnaire, such as one that ranks someone’s opinion–e.g., “on a scale from 1 to 10, how much do you agree with the the following statement…” type questions). This weblink provides a brief overview of independent variables (IV) and dependent variables (DV).
For the purposes of this course, the last step is to generate strong research questions and corresponding hypotheses (in a full research proposal, there would be additional steps to work though subsequent to this). This web article discusses finding inspiration for coming up with your research questions. The handout below provides a brief summary of how to narrow the scope of your topic into appropriate research question format.
Developing a research question.pdf
This PDF helps to work through creating clarity to your research questions.

Research questions.pdf

As this image demonstrates, there is connection between your larger problem statement, your research questions, and the hypotheses. This brief Powerpoint slide presentation talks about research hypotheses in general. Returning to our example of quality of life and age, in such a study our research question might be to examine how age impacts quality of life for a specific group of people in the US and we might hypothesize that as age increases reported quality of life decreases (to connect this with information from earlier in this learning activity, we are hypothesizing a negative correlation between the independent variable of age and the dependent variable of quality of life).
You represent your primary hypothesis as H1. Keep in mind that you are studying social science research, and in social science, you rarely (if ever) can definitively state that you’ve “proven” something. Rather, your research is typically about collecting enough data so that your evidence “suggests” (hopefully strongly suggests) whatever you indicated in your hypothesis, which ultimately speaks to the larger research question, which can then be generalized back up to the original problem statement (so that you wind up adding a specific piece of the puzzle to the larger puzzle, which is the problem you identified in the first place). Therefore, your goal is not to confirm your hypothesis, but rather, it’s to ‘reject’ the null hypothesis (H0). The null hypothesis in this example is that age and quality of life do not have a negative relationship to one another. Keep in mind, that your H1 and H0 are specific to your unique sample, which may or may not generalize to the larger population. After you collect your data and analyze the results, this is where the stats don’t lie, but what they mean in real life (rather than in a lab setting) is up for debate.

For a day, or at least several hours, change something about yourself that will activate
different schema in other people with whom you interact. For example, you might dress
differently, talk differently, or put yourself in a situation where a trait normally of little salience
about yourself takes on much greater salience. Compare and contrast the way people respond
to you during the exercise with how people respond to you doing the very same thing in your
usual situations. Apply social psychology concepts like schema. Consider the experience from
your perspective and from the perspective of those with whom you interact.
The submission should be in APA format and 3-5 pages in length.

Peruse these resources, then answer the questions below.
Social media platforms vary in their types of privacy, parent controls, and other settings. Look into two platforms from the Social Media Security Checklist by Checkify.
In Introduction to Social Media, read the sections “Social Media Marketing, A Brief History”, “Applying Basic Marketing Principles to Social Media Marketing”, and “The ROI of Your Mother.”
Share about one social media platform in the “checklists” above that you looked into and something you learned about it.
Have you ever looked at “analytics” as noted in the ROI chapter above? Personally, you probably have (how many likes a photo got, for example). What role do you think analytics should play in your overall marketing/posting decisions?

Create a sentence outline for your presentation based on the sample provided. You should include your research sources in your outline as well as in an APA style References page. You need at least 3 sources.
OUTLINE SHOULD INCLUDE what it’s like work as a security officer for my company. (North Carolina Protection Group)
Please refer to the attached outline for guidance on completing this assignment. Outline must be the same as the one attached. Just different information. (What’s it’s like to work as a security officer for my company)
I have included information on how to correctly complete a APA style references page.
https://www.scribbr.com/apa-style/apa-reference-page/

1. Interpret the two sample t-test with using the provided output regarding Fear of Missing Out as the Dependent Variable and Ethnicity as the Independent Variable. Use the video provided along with the attached resources to guide you in interpretation of the statistic in SPSS.
2. Write an APA results section of the two sample-test, being careful to frame your results as significant or insignificant using the written resources attached to this assignment. Focus on drafting the written narrative in APA format based on the guidance attached to this assignment. Include a table based on the APA style manual 7th edition if relevant. *Note: SPSS usually does not generate tables in APA format so reformating of your results in Microsoft Word will likely be necessary.
3. Include a copy of the SPSS output as an appendix after writing your results section.Your assignment must be formatted using APA Style (7th ed)–student research paper template.
Independent Samples t test part 1.pdf Independent Samples t test part 1.pdf – Alternative Formats (1.615 MB)
Independent Samples t test part 2.pdf Independent Samples t test part 2.pdf – Alternative Formats (2.004 MB)
Independent Samples t test part 3.pdf Independent Samples t test part 3.pdf – Alternative Formats (1.114 MB)
Module 4 – SPSS Output.docx Module 4 – SPSS Output.docx – Alternative Formats (17.18 KB)
Module 4 – SPSS Output.spv (6.884 KB)
AGuidelinetoReportingStatisticsinAPAStyle.pdf AGuidelinetoReportingStatisticsinAPAStyle.pdf – Alternative Formats (271.009 KB)

1. Interpret the two sample t-test with using the provided output regarding Fear of Missing Out as the Dependent Variable and Ethnicity as the Independent Variable. Use the video provided along with the attached resources to guide you in interpretation of the statistic in SPSS.
2. Write an APA results section of the two sample-test, being careful to frame your results as significant or insignificant using the written resources attached to this assignment. Focus on drafting the written narrative in APA format based on the guidance attached to this assignment. Include a table based on the APA style manual 7th edition if relevant. *Note: SPSS usually does not generate tables in APA format so reformating of your results in Microsoft Word will likely be necessary.
3. Include a copy of the SPSS output as an appendix after writing your results section.Your assignment must be formatted using APA Style (7th ed)–student research paper template.
Independent Samples t test part 1.pdf Independent Samples t test part 1.pdf – Alternative Formats (1.615 MB)
Independent Samples t test part 2.pdf Independent Samples t test part 2.pdf – Alternative Formats (2.004 MB)
Independent Samples t test part 3.pdf Independent Samples t test part 3.pdf – Alternative Formats (1.114 MB)
Module 4 – SPSS Output.docx Module 4 – SPSS Output.docx – Alternative Formats (17.18 KB)
Module 4 – SPSS Output.spv (6.884 KB)
AGuidelinetoReportingStatisticsinAPAStyle.pdf AGuidelinetoReportingStatisticsinAPAStyle.pdf – Alternative Formats (271.009 KB)

Seeing Communication in Movies Assignment Step 1 The first step in this assignment is selecting a movie/film to analyze based on concepts in Interpersonal Communication. One season of a television show will also work for this assignment but going beyond one season is likely too much. Step 2 Once you have your film selected, you should answer the following questions based on that movie. Be sure to completely answer each part of the question. You should explain this well enough that your professor does not even need to watch the film to understand the concepts you are referencing. If you use terms from the text or material from class- and you should! CITE IT You will be using some of the information from this project to complete Speech and Outline Start your Paper with a one-paragraph general overview of the film, then respond to the following: Be sure to list the answers below the questions, so do NOT write this in essay format. 1. You have analyzed the characteristics of a competent communicator. Which character in this film do you think is the most competent communicator based on the traits we discussed? Why? 2. As you learned in this course, culture and gender have a big impact on the way we communicate. What are some of the culture and gender differences that effect interpersonal communication in the movie? Provide at least two for culture and two for gender. 3. Perception influences every aspect of communication. Explain how the main character’s perceptions likely affect their relationships. Then explain how your own perception influences the way you view the movie. 4. As we know, language is a big factor in interpersonal communication. Give at least 3 examples of language use in the movie between some of the main characters. 5. While language is important, we also know that nonverbal communication plays a major role in how we communicate (content vs. relational message). There are likely many facial expressions in the movie, among other nonverbal expressions, that say a lot more than words. Give at least 3 examples of nonverbal communication in the movie. 6. How does listening impact the way the characters in the movie relate to one another? Give at least two examples. 7. How do the main characters portray their emotions? Give three examples. 8. As we know, conflict and power are a big part of our interaction with others. Give two examples of how conflict and/or power were displayed in the movie. 9. The communication climate is another important aspect to consider when analyzing a communication situation. Explain one example of a supportive communication climate in the film. Also describe one example of a defensive climate. 10. Your choice – select any other aspect of Communication that has not already been discussed in the questions above and explain how it relates to the movie. For example, you could talk about some of the later chapters in the text. How is social exchange theory evident in the film? In what ways are Knapp’s Relational Stages portrayed? Pick out anything else you would like to (that hasn’t been mentioned already in the first nine questions). Submission Expectations: Use standard APA formatting for this assignment (12-point, double-spaced, Times New Roman type, one-inch margins, cover page, etc.) There is no required length, but responses need to answer the questions fully, including details/examples from the movie/film and demonstrate that you understand the material covered overall in class and can relate it to the film. NO abstract is required. Be sure to list the answers below the questions, so do NOT write this in essay format.

Purpose:
The purpose of this final project is for you to have an opportunity to reflect upon your therapeutic communication journey throughout this course. The topics covered in this course prepared you to acknowledge and explain many aspects of therapeutic communication in various situations as well as the technical components of communication. In this assignment you will have the opportunity to summarize your key learnings in this course.
Assignment Instructions:
As an individual you will create a reflection on course concepts learned in Modules 1-4.
Choose one or two important course concepts with definitions as learned in all Modules.
Find key terms in your assigned readings and your notes taken during the synchronous classes.
Consider what you have learned about the course concept(s) that you will use in your future health office administration role.
Apply what you are learning so that your reflection is communicated clearly. Apply to your own writing:
The Five C’s of communication, are you clear, concise, cohesive, courteous, and congruent?
The SMRF cycle, you are the sender and I am the receiver. What is the message that you are trying to convey?
Read through all four of your module notes and the course module information and create a final summary of your new learning from this course and what you will take with you in your future HOA career and add in components to improve clarity.
Alternative Mode Presentation Instructions:
In this assignment you must use an alternative way to present the reflection summary.
Choose one of the following modes of presentation.
Duo Video (interview between two classmates – 5 – 10 minutes maximum) Each student will interview the other to tell about their learning. For submission, include link to video, document with questions, script, and references.
Solo Podcast (audio 5-10 mins.) Submit your audio file along with a document with written key points and references.
Solo Book Review – formal book review of our etext. Submission of a written report with citation and references.
Solo Interactive H5P with two or more components (this must be substantial and uses a course presentation format that goes beyond flashcards)
Solo Canva presentation (slide deck minimum 15 slides) Citations and references.
A reference list is required for this assignment. All resources used must be referenced properly following APA 7. Include in-text citations where required.
Artificial intelligence is not allowed in this course and a mark of zero will be given for any AI used in this assignment. This includes use of Grammarly, ChatGPT, bots or any other applications that use AI or predictive text.
Submission Instructions:
Upload your summary in the chosen format to the submission drop box titled Module 4 – Communication in Health Care Summary.
Uploaded to the assignment drop box before the due date
You may use Word grammar and spell check to ensure that your grammar and spelling are at college level.
Follow APA 7th Edition for submission. Click here to be taken to APA @Conestoga
Grading Summary:
Your project will be graded out of 10 and the rubric is aligned with Conestoga College’s grading policy
Please see the rubric for detailed information
Academic Integrity:
This is an individual assignment and you are required to complete your own work.
If you choose the duo option then both participants will upload to the assignment drop box. Both participants will earn the same grade.
Diagrams are not required for this assignment. However, if you choose to include a diagram then all diagrams must follow copyright laws and be credited to the original source.Insert a text box on your diagram crediting the original source. Add the source to your final slide in your APA reference list.
My topic is Therapeutic Communication for HCA:Health Care Interdisciplinary Teams and other topic is Therapeutic Communication in Health Care Interdiscplinary Teams Activities
i want in canva presentation

With all the changes in technology and culture, how can public relations professionals keep up?
If you had advice for a PR professional to make their work better, what would you tell them? When it comes to PR, what bothers you about some of the PR you have seen companies do?