Miss Sally Says...

grades in, miss sally not

noreply@blogger.com (The AntiSocialite) — Wed, 03 May 2006 17:09:00 +0000

to anyone that actually checks this, i am still on the road (visiting a friend, actually) and will check my email on monday. just wanted to leave this here for posterity. your grade is a reflection of your exam scores and your participation. (everyone got their participation scores for every single assignment.) any 'bonus points' during the year were applied to the last question on the final (for example, if it was totally wrong, i may have given you a -4 instead of a -5.). apart from this, there was no extra credit accepted or offered. finally, if you have a problem with your grade (a serious one, not something ridiculous like, 'i got a d, but since i showed up with a smiley face every week, is it possible to get a c? pretty pleaaaase???') then email me at sallysall@aol.com and make sure to put 4445 in the subject, or else i actually won't read it.. i left tallahassee with 755 emails on aol and i have a feeling this has mushroomed in the past week.
happy summer and all the best to you,
miss sally

Kenny's Questions for Chapters 9 and 10

noreply@blogger.com (kheineck) — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 22:07:00 +0000

Chapter 9

1.) How would someone describe a burnout?
Ans: He or she is just putting in their time until retirement.
2.) What is the difference between a Young Hawk and a Buffalo?
Ans: A Young Hawk is constantly seeking ways to improve the group and will talk about work even after work is done; an Old Buffalo puts in his or her 8 hours of work and is done when they leave.
3.) Organization Culture can enhance this type of behavior within groups:
Ans: Risk Taking behavior
4.) Police, Firemen, and high school teachers are all exmaples of this:
Ans: "burnouts"
5.) Company loyalists actively participate in Stage 2 of a CR session: T or F
Ans: False
6.) An extremely dangerous situation in which no communication conflict is taking place is:
Ans: groupthink
7.)Airheading is:
Ans: An attempt by a group member to conceal the fact that they have done very little work
8.) What is an Apology Ritual?
Ans: A rapid unthinking "I'm sorry" or "Pardon Me"

Chapter 10

1.) Monday morning and Decision Making are 2 types of ________?
Ans: business meetings
2.) Create a real agenda and start an end meetings on time are two ways to ______?
Ans: master time
3.) Regulating participation is an example of mastering time T/F?
Ans: True
4.) What are 2 ways to manage information among collaborating groups?
Ans: Information should be strategically managed and the grapevine serves as a supplementary channel of communication
5.) The CEO disseminates the organizational saga to:
Ans: as many members of the company as possible
6.)The integration system is reffered to as a supplementary channel of communication. T/F
Ans: False (grapevine)
7.) What is the number one reason that managers hate meetings?
Ans: Some people kept getting off subject
8.) The groups final face-to-face interaction is an example of ______?
Ans: Gaining Group Concensus

Questions For Ch. 9-10 Heather Brewer

noreply@blogger.com (Heather) — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:45:00 +0000

Chapter Nine: Managing Conflict In Groups
1. What factors influence the level of conflict within a team?
Differences in propensity to take risks, differences in professional consciousness states, cultural differences, personality differences, the push and pull between collaboration and competition, the organization reward and incentive policies, and the propensity of the team to engage in or avoid groupthink.
2. Organizational culture can influence ________ - taking behavior in groups.
Risk.
3. Do all group members have the same level of group consciousness?
No, creating group consciousness for new members and raising the sustaining consciousness of old members provide continual sources of conflict.
4. What is a burnout?
A burnout has no professional consciousness. Usually portrayed as an employee who had fought the good fight at one time but no longer capable of rallying any professional pride to his job.
5. Give an example of two professions that people tend to become “burnouts.”
Police, high school teachers
6. Is a Young Hawk known for his or her chronological age or consciousness?
Consciousness
7. Old Buffalo provides ________ to the consciousness of the group.
Stability
8. Do company loyalists actively participate in Stage Two of the CR session?
NO
Chapter Ten: Facilitating Group Work Within and Between Teams and Organizations
1.Give 3 out of the top ten complaints managers have about meetings.
The meeting started late, No conclusion was reached, and the meeting was disorganized
2. What rules and strategies should be established when planning and calling a meeting?
Advance notice of meeting agenda, Create a realistic agenda, schedule meetings at the best time, start and end meeting on time, regulate participation, get the agenda covered, follow up meeting.
3. What are the four basic kinds of business meetings?
Monday Morning Meetings, Monthly meetings, Decision-Making meetings, Planning meetings.
4. Why is the role of the In-house Communication channels important?
It allows new employees to become acquainted with the company’s history through web pages, Internet, Web magazine or the companies published in house magazine.
5. What do some organizations do to promote informal social interaction within and between groups?
They create social activities such as bowling or baseball leagues.
6. What is the job of the Coordinator?
The job of the coordinator includes managing, integrating, and supporting the interdependent activities among team members.
7. What is the job of a Socio-Net Manager?
The socio-Net manager manages the social fabric of the team, tries to humanize the potentially dehumanizing influence of working with technology, builds interpersonal relationships within the team, and helps to anticipate and manage potential disagreements and conflicts when it arises.
8. What should groups do in order the build relationships when working in virtual team environments?
One should meet face to face, Maintain a web of connection, and adapt to cultural differences.

Miss Sally Says...

Ch 9 & 10

noreply@blogger.com (adunn) — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 02:49:00 +0000

9
1. Which factor does not limit the level of conflict within a team?
a. differeences in risk taking
b. groupthink
c. business meeting *

2.T/F Cross cultural differences are likely to influence the level of conflict within a group?
True

3. What are the 5 classic states of professional consciousness?
- burnout, young hawk, old buffalo, company loyalist, cynic

4. Which state provides stability to the consciousness of the group?
- old buffalo

5. Name 3 symptoms of groupthink:
- rationalization of mistakes, self-censorship, forced conformity

6. Name 3 cures of groupthink:
-reduce leader dominance, keep group pride within limits, use problem solving agenda system

7. Name one way to manage group and organizational conflict:
- build group pride on work behaviors

8. Name one way to manage interpersonal conflict:
- engage in face-saving behavior

10
1. T/F Organizational effectiveness depends on enhancing communication competence in face to face contexts.
True

2. T/F e-mail remains a primary vehicle for intergroup collaboration within organizations
Fakse

3. Name 2 ways to master time:
- create a realistic agenda, start & end meetings on time

4. Name 2 types of business meeting:
-monday morning meetings, decision making meetings

5. What is the goal of any organization that is the same of any living species:
immortality

6. Who attempts to build a consensus on issues such as how, when, & where team members are going to communicate, & who will play the role of implementing the communication plan?
- communication strategist

7. What is the extent to which a medium is perceived as conveying the presence of people involved ina communication encounter?
- social presence

8. Name one way to team build in a virtual team:
- make your team members heroes

Ch 9 and 10

noreply@blogger.com (bdw02) — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:04:00 +0000

Ch. 9
1. The type of conflict which may paralyze teams and adversely influence the chances of building consensus, member satisfaction and productivity.
Answer:Bad Conflict
2. True or False: High Risk takers act this way in all settings and circumstances.
Answer: False
3. ________Produces group pride and identity.
Answer: Consciousness Raising talk
4. True or False: An old buffalo describes a person who has "fought the good fight" and is no longer capable of rallying any professional pride to do the job
Answer:False
5. True or False: A cynic is a person who has a cynical state of consciousness in the group. Distrust of the company
Answer: True
6. ___________ is the type of group member who represents a kind of ideal state of professional contentment in a group.
Answer:Company Loyalist
7. A dangerous phenomenon in which no conflict communication is taking place
Answer: Groupthink
8. One cure for Groupthink
Answer: Keep group pride within limits

Ch. 10
1. True or false: The primary vehicle for intergroup collaboration is email
Answer: False
2. List two ways of mastering time:
Answer: Create a realistic agenda, regulate participation
3. True or false: The group morale is not a concern of the group supervisors
Answer: False
4. True or false:A group leader should not allow members to verbalize all the major issues of a decision before committing to it even if a consensus has been reached
Answer: False
5. ________ type of meetings typically have a great deal of autonomy in structuring their activities and in reaching their final conclusions.
Answer: Planning Meetings
6. ___________is referred to as a supplementary channel of communication?
Answer:Grapevine
7. True or False: the role of the CEO is to disseminate the organizational saga to as many members of the company as possible
Answer: True
8. In the world of virtual teams what role is described as managing, integrating, and supporting the interdependent activities among team members.
Answer:Coodinator

Ch. 9 & 10

noreply@blogger.com (Lena) — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 13:55:00 +0000

Chapter 9

1. An attempt by a group member to conceal the fact that they have done very little work is _________ (airheading)
2. A condition that occurs when all group members display an overabundance of conflict. (The groupthink phenomenon)
3. Monitoring and censoring one's own personal beliefs is ______. (a symptom of groupthink)
4. When groups are competitive with eachother it raises the risk of _____. (groupthink)
5. By playing the central negative role, you are using a strategy for ____ ______. (combating groupthink)
6.Compromising is a style of ______ (conflict resolution)
7. T/F polarizing is a style of conflict resolution (fasle)
8. When a person tries to relieve tension in a group and does it innapporpriately they could be considered to be engaging in the role of playing a ____. (clown)

Chapter 10

1. Crossing territorial boundaries and network with other work groups is an _____ strategy to advance within an organization. (effective)
2. The major purpose in sending out an agenda before a meeting is ________. (to save meeting time)
3. The primary communication function and leadership function of a CEO is to ________. (royally flush out the best members within your organization)
4. T/F A basic principle of intergroup communication within an organization is that the group and the organization engage in a high level of mutual and reciprocal interaction. (True)
5. T/F By telling positive stories about groups within the organization other than your own you are not able to enhance member satisfaction and productivity. (False)
6. Organizational membership satisfaction and productivity are enhanced by intergroup ________. (Cohesion)
7. T/F Grapevine is generally accessible through social settings. (True)
8. T/F Monthly meetings often have guest speakers. (True)

Chapters 9&10

noreply@blogger.com (KaRiN) — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 03:32:00 +0000

Ch 9

Multiple Choice

1.Which factor is likely to influence the level of conflict within a team?
a) Individual differences in propensity to take risks
b) Differences in professional in professional consciousness states
c) Cultural Differences
d) Personality Differences
e) All of the above*

2.What is the first step in the "good conflict" process?
a) Seeking to understand all perspectives
b) Attacking the issue, not each other, and channeling emotion into collaborative problem solving
c) Acknowledging that the conflict exists*
d) Searching for common ground by aligning the conflict with the goals and purpose of the team
e) Developing a plan to describe what each person might do to solve a problem.

3. A _____ _____ is known not by his or her chronological age but by his or her consciousness.
a) Young Hawk*
b) Old Buffalo
c) Company Loyalist
d) Cynic

4. ______ _______ may have operated in the events surround the Challenger disaster.
a) Problem Think
b) Group Think*
c) Company Loyalists
d) Young Hawk

True or False

5. The informal and formal structures of an organization largely determine the degree of conflict that occurs within a work group and among the groups that constitute the organization.
*True

6. Decision-making does no extract a toll on a group's professional identity
*False

Fill in the blank

7. _________ is a noncompetitive and noncollaborative response in the face of the interpersonal and team conflict
*Avoidance

8. One whose characteristic response to conflict is __________ may believe that one should engage in mutual yielding or mutual yielding or mutual concession.
*Compromising

CH 10

Multiple Choice
1. What is the #1 reason why managers hate meetings?
a) The meeting started late
b) The meeting was disorganized
c) There was no agenda
d) Some people kept getting off the subject*

2. Which choice lists the four basic types of business meetings
a) Monday morning meetings, monthly meetings, decision-making meetings, and planning meetings.*
b) Manager meetings, monthly meetings, decision-making meetings, expense meetings.
c) Basic meetings, payroll decisions , problem-making meetings, and organizing meetings.
d) Tuesday morning meetings, monthly meetings, relation-making meetings, and planning meetings.

3. What type of meeting meets only once a month?
a) Monthly meetings*
b) Decision-making meetings
c) Monday morning meetings
d) Planned meetings

True or False

4. According to Theory X, The Corporate hero is a manager who is assertive and task-oriented.
*True

5. Coordination refers to managing , bossing people around, and supporting the interdependent activities among team members.
*False (The bossing people around is false, integrating should be there instead)

6. The socio-Net manager serves much the same function as the socio-emotional leader.
*True
Fill in the blanks

7. One of the first decisions you will make as a new supervisor is whether or not you should call a ________.
*Meeting

8. Communication ________competence depends on effectiveness and appropriateness
*competence

Chapter 9 and 10 questions (8 each)

noreply@blogger.com (Sydney E.) — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 03:12:00 +0000

For some reason the letters are not posting for the 1st 8 questions. Sorry!

This person has no professional conciousness.
Cynic
Burnout**
Young hawk
Old buffalo
Company loyalist

This person is no tknown by his or her chronological age, but by his or her conciousness.
Cynic
Burnout
Young hawk**
Old buffalo
Company loyalist

These type of people provide stability to the consciousness of the group.
Cynic
Burnout
Young hawk
Old buffalo**
Company loyalist

This type of person never ventilates about upward supervisors, competing work groups, or people being served. They embrace an almost static state of group euphoria.
Cynic
Burnout
Young hawk
Old buffalo
Company loyalist**

This person has a “bitter” state of conciousness in the group.
Cynic**
Burnout
Young hawk
Old buffalo
Company loyalist

“I’m sorry…” is an example of…
Tag questions
Disclaimer
Apology ritual**
Trivial adjectives

“Don’t get me wrong, I would never, ever presume to be bossy but…” is an example of…
Tag questions
Disclaimer**
Apology ritual
Trivial adjectives

“Oh phooey – that’s the group’s way of thinking. I like to do my own work and not waste all my time.” Is an example of…
Tag questions
Disclaimer
Apology ritual
Trivial adjectives**

Chapter 10 Questions

1. A routine weekly meeting within a formal organization usually calls for a “tell” leadership style on the part of the supervisor.
a. Decision-making meetings
b. Monthly meetings
c. Monday Morning meetings**
d. Planning Meetings

2. These committees usually have a great deal of autonomy in structuring their activites and in reaching their activities and in reaching their final conclusions.
a. Decision-making meetings
b. Monthly meetings
c. Monday Morning meetings
d. Planning Meetings**

3. These meetings require considerable leadership skills; they also involve distinct risks to the leader.
a. Decision-making meetings**
b. Monthly meetings
c. Monday Morning meetings
d. Planning Meetings

4. Many organizations bring their work groups together in a formal meeting once a month.
a. Decision-making meetings
b. Monthly meetings**
c. Monday Morning meetings
d. Planning Meetings

5. TIP stands for:
a. Team in Progress
b. Team Identity Package**
c. Team Identification Program
d. Team Identification Package

6. A solution to the dominant participants in a meeting is to…
a. Schedule meetings at the best time
b. Get the agenda covered
c. Advance notice of meeting agenda
d. Regulate participation**

7. You should not prepare a schedule that you cannot finish in one scheduled meeting. You’re goal is to…
a. Schedule meetings at the best time
b. Get the agenda covered**
c. Advance notice of meeting agenda
d. Regulate participation

8. Routine business meetings are fixed, often on a yearly basis, so that people can schedule around them. This is a great example of…
a. Schedule meetings at the best time**
b. Get the agenda covered
c. Advance notice of meeting agenda
d. Regulate participation

ch. 6-8

noreply@blogger.com (Lena) — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 19:05:00 +0000

Chapter 6
*According to the author, communication at its basic level is social cognition and goal-directed action.
*Saying “Uh-huh” is an example of _______ (paralanguage)
*Two primary codes used messages are _____ and _____ (nonverbal and verbal)

Chapter 7
*A ______ type of leadership most characteristic of a leader centered leader. (autocratic)
*A ________ is the additive force of all group members who are cooperatively working to achieve a group goal. (cohesion)
*Which DOES NOT fit in the following list: referent, legitimate, expert, conductive, reward. (conductive)

Chapter 8
*T/F- People always play the same roles in a specific group. (true)
*____ is is a negative followership behavior? (help seeking)
*The primary role of the active listener is to ______. (keep the task leader in line)

Ch 6-8

noreply@blogger.com (KaRiN) — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 03:46:00 +0000

Chapter 6
Nonverbal messages not only help us interpret the internal states of others, they can also be used in ones pursuit of one’s communication _______.
a) Goals (answer)
b) Dreams
c) Style
d) Message

2. Regarding space communicates: We are all not affected by where we are in relation to other people and places.
*False

3. In a broad sense, kinesics refers to______.
a) movement
b) talking
c) body language (answer)
d) space

Chapter 7
1. According to Marston, what are the four emotional states that might affect the type of designated leader an individual might become
a) dominance, inducement, submission, and compliance
b) dominance, wisdom, submission, and compliance
c) intelligence, inducement, submission, and advancement
d)dominance, inducement, proximity, and compliance

2. The person-centered leadership style flows from a leader’s ability to adapt communication to the demands of the individual involved and the nature of the situation and communication context.
*True

3. Any volunteer work group needs self-esteem booster shots, positive strokes, and "warm fuzzies" to maintain a high level of participation and involvement
*True

Chapter 8
1. In order to reduce uncertainty and make our communication behavior more predictable and routine, our communication is organized by_______ ________.
a)Social Roles (answer)
b)Tension Releasers
c)Stress Relievers
d)Attitude Adjustments

2. The person who plays this role not only has the ability to be funny but also is aware of the sensibilities of the group in given work environments.
a)Task Leader
b)Social-Emotional Leader
c)Tension Releaser (answer)
d)Questioner

3. How many roles are there in small groups?
a)2
b)5 (answer)
c)6
d)8

Ch. 6-8 Questions

noreply@blogger.com (adunn) — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 23:30:00 +0000

Chapter 6

1. What is the general term we use to describe the sense making process, the process by which people form and use impressions to guide their actions?
a. social cognition*
b. organization
c. expression

2. Which dimension generally indicates the degree to which a culture values behaviors as power seeking, assertiveness, achievement or such factors as caring for others, social support, and nurturance?
a. uncertainty avoidance
b. masculinity- femininity*
c. power distance

3. T/F SYMLOG is a user friendly way for a work group to engage in group perspective taking.
True

Chapter 7

1. Which approach to leadership asks us to look at a composite of desirable qualities that usually distinguish leaders from non leaders?
a. power approach
b. stylistic approach
c. trait approach*

2. Which are emergent leader perspectives?
a. trait, power, stylistic, motivational
b. situational, role-emergence, functional *
c. role & rule, persuasive, person

3. Goal setting, agenda making, clarifying, and summarizing are part of which leadership domain?
a. procedural*
b. task
c. interpersonal

Chapter 8

1. Which is NOT a frequently played role?
a. task leader
b. active listener
c. active releaser*

2. Who is an abrasive & overly dominant person in the group?
a. agressor *
b. doormatter
c. airhead

3. T/F Not all decision making is fraught with conflict.
False

Chapter 6-8 questions

noreply@blogger.com (Sydney E.) — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 14:25:00 +0000

Chapter 6.

1. A reciprocal process in which we use impressions of individuals and situations to construct verbal and nonverbal messages in an attempt to engage in effective and appropriate interaction with other in our social world is:

a. intrapersonal communication
b. interpersonal communication (answer)
c. spatial communication
d. verbal communication

The sounds a person makes that accompany his or her verbal messages are called ___________________. (paralanguage)

Body language is also known as _________________. (kinesics)

Chapter 7

(T/F) Any volunteer work group needs self-esteem booster shots, positive strokes, and “warm fuzzies” to maintain a high level of participation and involvement. (True)

___________________ is grounded in the authority that is granted the leader by the team or organization that furnishes the context for communication.
Person-centered leadership
Power-centered leadership
Role-centered leadership
Position-centered leadership (answer)

_________________ flows from a leader’s ability to adapt communication to the demands of the individual involved and the nature of the situation and communication context..
Person-centered leadership style (answer)
Power-centered leadership style
Role-centered leadership style
Position-centered leadership style

Chapter 8

Conflict and tension are avoidable when working in teams. (False – they are inevitable)

The __________ projects a group personality that would earn a low double-digit I.Q score.
Whining
Eggheading
Airheading (answer)
Doormatting

These people are too submissive for both their and the group’s own good.
Whining
Eggheading
Airheading
Doormatting (answer)

Chapter 4

noreply@blogger.com (The AntiSocialite) — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 18:29:00 +0000

Chapter 4 Powerpoint

Page with resources

Ch. 4 & 5 Questions

noreply@blogger.com (Lena) — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:18:00 +0000

Chapter 4

Nominal group discussion, the Delphi technique, brainstorming, buzz groups, single-question form, ideal solution form PERT, and focus groups are types of _________________. (Decision making techniques)

______ ______ occur when larger groups are broken into small groups to facilitate participation and idea exchange. (buzz groups)

__________________________ are important tools for group decision making (problem-solving agenda systems)

T/F The problem-solving agenda systems that are receiving increasing attention in the 2000s are group decision support systems (True)

_________ is to promote equality of participation and spontaneous conversation (roundtable)

T/F Symposium is used to present different viewpoints using a series of short preplanned speeches of equal length. (True)

___________ is a specialized format in which group members interact among themselves and with an audience on a controversial question. (Panel Discussion)

T/F Extemporaneous speeches and panel discussions require no planning and is completely spontaneous. (False)

T/F The name Delphi technique stems from the story of the oracles at Delphi who foretold the future for the Greeks (True)

Name the six unique features of problem-solving agenda systems. (Dewey:McBrney & Hance, Ross, Wright, Brilhart-Jochem, Functional, and Cyborg)

Chapter 5

The best possible product with the least amount of resources is defined as ________ (efficiency)

T/F Groups never struggle with defining their purpose, they always know the goals they want to reach. (False)

Three general types of questions are: _____, ________, ________ (Question of fact, question of value, and question of policy)

T/F Questions of value are easier to answer than questions of fact because it’s easier to frame the question. (False)

After selecting and narrowing your topic, the next step is to do _________ (research)

Libraries of the future are called ________________ (informational retrieval systems)

T/F If a team relies solely on the internet, quality and productivity can suffer. (True)

Almost 3 quarters of the US college students use _____________ for research saying it is an asset to their education (the internet)

Problems with using the internet are: ______, _______, _______ (information overload, lack of context, and lack of credibility)

______ and ______ are two types of organizing schemes based on time. (procedural organizing and story organizing)

Ch 4 &5 Questions

noreply@blogger.com (adunn) — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:05:00 +0000

Ali's questions
Ch. 4

1. What has become the most customary way for private discussions to take place?
a. Roundtable *
b. Panel Discussion
c. Forum Types

2. Which type of discussion's objective is to present different view points using a series of short preplanned speeches of equal length?
a. Colloquy
b. Roundatble
c. Symposium *

3. The ________ technique is a method for generating group interaction on a discussion topic with the potential for reaching a decision with out the group ever meeting face to face.
a. Nominal
b. Buzz
c. Delphi *

4. _________ have long been used by market researchers as a means for gathering qualitative data about products.
a. Delphi
b. Focus Group *
c. Brainstorm

5. What are the 4 steps in the Ross Four- Step Agenda?
a. definition & limitation, analysis, establishment of criteria, & solution *
b. ventilation, clarification, suggestion of solutions, implementation
c. definition, analysis, understanding of problem, decision

Ch. 5

1. Empirically verifiable and usually requires little group discussion if facts are verifiable are charachteristics of which discussion quetions?
a. Question of Policy
b. Question of Value
c. Question of Fact *

2. T/F Almost three- quarters of US college students now use the internet more than the library. (True)

3. What are the 2 types of organzing schemes based on time?
a. narrative & story
b. preocedural & story
c. narrative & procedural *

4. Which of the following is not an organizational scheme?
a. classification
b. observational *
c. hierarchal

5. Which of the following is not a type of evidence?
a. factual
b. statistical
c. solutional *

Chapter 4 & 5 Questions

noreply@blogger.com (Jonathan) — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 02:25:00 +0000

Chapter 4
1) What is the purpose of having a roundtable format?
Answer: To promote equality of participation and spontaneous conversation.
2) True or False: There are more than 300 parliamentary procedures.
Answer: True
3) A _________ is a 4 step process that seperates idea generation from idea evaluation, with emphasis on guranteeing euqal partcipation among all group members.
Answer: Nominal group
4) True or False: John Dewey popularized the brainstorming technique in his book called Applied Imagination.
Answer: False, Alex Osborn

Chapter 5
1) True or False: Working alone is always more time-intensive than teamwork.
Answer: False
2) What are the 3 type of discussion questions?
Answer: Question of fact, Question of value and Question of policy.
3) __________ is the process of sorting information in terms of the steps or stages that must be performed in a particular sequence if the chronology is to be meaningful.
Answer: Procedural organizing.
4) True or False: Finding and testing evidence occurs simultaneously during the research process.
Answer: True

Live 8

noreply@blogger.com (Midgei) — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 23:13:00 +0000

Live 8:
I worked in the group who chose Live 8 as their project idea. I enjoyed working with all of my group members. They were all equally cooperative and efficient. We ended up with an ad that said exactley what Live 8 was all about while displaying the harmful effects of giving these celebrities something they don't even need. Our project was advocating against the fact that celebrities are capitalizing off of these charity events. Live 8 is a charitable event that raises money for the children of Africa who are diagnosed with Aids. Celebrities are capatilizing off of this event because they receive lavish gifts just for attending. Not many people know how much money they are being given and the amount of gifts they get. They claim that they do all of these good deeds, but in fact it is only for a hefty reward. They don't want to admit to this sort of behavior, but it is definately going on. It is interesting and saddening at the same time that these celebrites recieve gift bags that total over 25,000 dollars in merchandise for attending these events. They could feed a third world country if they just gave up that goody bag just one time. Celebrities should in fact be trying to raise money for these events without receiving any payment for showing their face. That is the meaning behind charity. Not just showing up expecting a ridiculous reward. I enjoyed participating in the organization of the ad, and learned that I really cannot stand that celebrities feel good about themselves when people around the world are starving. Nicole.

Chapter 4 and 5 Questions

noreply@blogger.com (Midgei) — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 23:12:00 +0000

Chapter 4:
What type of systems are important tools for group decision making?
-Problem solving agenda systems

What type of discussion has become the most customary way for private discussions to take place?
-Roundtable Discussions

A _________ is a series of short speeches that present various aspects of a topic, or the pro and con positions on a controversial issue. within a prescribed disucssion format.
-Symposium

This type of discussion is a specialized format in which group members interact among themselves and with an audience on a controversial question.
-Panel Discussion

This type of method is used for generating group interaction on a discussion topic with the potential for reaching a decision without the group ever meeting face-to-face.
-The Delphi Technique

Chapter 5:
T/F
Questions of value are even more difficult to answer than questions of fact?
-True

The _____________ contains resources that can often not be retrieved by general search engines.
-"Invisible Web"

The process of sorting information in terms of steps or stages that must be performed in a particular sequence if the chronology is to be meaningful.
-Procedural Organizing

A ____________ organizing scheme is based on the principle that certain events, or phenomena, naturally precede and have a direct effect on other events.
-Causal

T/F
Finding and testing evidence occurs simultaneously during the research process.
-True

Live 8

noreply@blogger.com (Corey) — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 22:25:00 +0000

Live 8 is supposed to be a charitable event to raise money for poor children and people with AIDs in Africa. Many celebrity's "donated" their time to perform or attend the events. The celebrity in exchange were given gift baskets full of swag that was worth over $12,000. For many events celebrities receive swag in exchange for their time. But in the case of Live 8, which is a 100% charitable event to raise money for people who are starving the celebrities walk away with things that they do not need or things they can purchase themselves.

In other circumstances I think it is ok for celebs to get swag, but not for an event like Live 8. I think that advertisers could advertise in other ways than giving celebs free gifts. Personally I think that a company that would rather donate items to celebrities than donate money to a really good cause, I would not even want their product. The celebrities should have donated their gifts to the charity instead of taking them home.

People are crazy about celebrities now and everything they say and do is all over magazines around the world. They figure that any publicity is good publicity. Many people see the celebrities at events like Live 8 and think that they are doing a good deed, but little do they know that most celebrities would not give the time a day to any event that does not offer some form of compensation. It is a terrible thing what the advertisers are doing and even worse that the celebrities are accepting the swag.

The Effects Mass Media Has On Body Image By: Heather Brewer

noreply@blogger.com (Heather) — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 14:57:00 +0000

Over the years the themes in teen magazines have become more and more about body image and looks rather than education and self awareness. This epidemic has raised eyebrows on the effect it is having on our youth. A 1997 analysis of articles in leading teen magazines Seventeen, YM, and Teen found that 37% of the magazine focused on appearance, 35% of the magazine articles focused on dating and 32% of the articles in the magazine focused on fashion. These themes were most prevalent in the most popular teen magazines today which is a clear indication that young females are constantly being exposed to artificial information. Advertisements emphasize thinness as a standard for female beauty, and the bodies idealized in the media are frequently a typical of normal, healthy woman. In fact, today's fashion models weigh 23% less than the average female.

The media portrays thin models and TV stars. The images of women in ads today do not promote self esteem or positive self image. Resulting in many teenage girls intensely disliking their bodies. These ads are intended to sell products. The message "thin is in" is sold thousands of times a day through TV, movies, magazines, billboards, newspapers and songs. Most teens watch an average of 22 hours of TV a week and are overloaded with images of fat-free bodies in the pages of health, fashion and teen magazines. The "standard" is impossible to achieve. There has been a lot of famous faces who have come out in the open to bring awareness to the epidemic of the pressure in Hollywood to be thin. Awareness of eating disorders got a big boost in 1995 when Princess Diana began talking openly about her struggles with bulimia. Actresses Tracy Gold, Joan Rivers, Courtney Thorne-Smith and Oprah have all revealed the pressure to be thin has led them to have eating disorders in the past.

Images of female bodies are everywhere in the media. The female sex appeal sells everything from soap to imported cars. Women in the media are becoming younger, taller and thinner. It is time to put a stop to this unattainable standard of beauty being imposed on our youth. By raising awareness in schools and organizing campaigns to educate young women of the media's negative effects we can make a diffrence.

Miss Sally Says...

Ali's Antisocialite Blog

noreply@blogger.com (adunn) — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 03:36:00 +0000

The ACLU is a powerful organization whose mission is advocating individual rights by litigating, legislating, and educating the public on a broad array of issues affecting individual freedom. One of their main goals is to protect freedom of speech.

Unfortunately, the ACLU chooses to not represent all speech and all individuals. Any case involving the freedom of religious speech is apparently not included in the first amendment according to the ACLU. The ACLU chooses instead to represent anything that is not main stream.

The ACLU does not believe that mangers should be displayed anywhere in public, it may offend other religions. The ACLU defended a school when they fired a teacher for wearing a cross. The ACLU supports the National Man Boy Love Association and their right to solicit sex from young boys. The ACLU also supports the Ku Klux Klan. Simply stunning.

Everyday Americans should be concerned about such extremism. Fighting for the first amendment is important, but the ACLU has gone entirely too far.

This is a very powerful organization that continues to win court cases. Luckily, they are starting to be challenged.

Chrysanthia's antisocialite blog

noreply@blogger.com (Chrysanthia) — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 03:17:00 +0000

Athletes being held to an academic standard
I. Athletic dominance
A. Athlete perception
1. Good/Positive
2. Negative
3. The middle ground
B. Athletic Support
1. Teamates
2. Student Body
3. Coaches
4. Parents/Family
C. Media/ Business Dominance
1. NFL/NBA
2. Endorsements
3. Publicity Negative/ Positive
II. Conclusion
A. Some athletes have a backup plan
B. Stereotype (Dumb Jock)
C. Athletes alone when all the camera's are gone
D. Overall, you achieve and set your personal standards
Athletes being held to a higher academic standard was the topic for my group. We went over many different topics before we settled on atletes and academics. Emily did the photography and put things together. Everyone else in the group helped by going to meetings and being involved in the photos. My position was mainly the flexible group member. I contributed wherever it was needed. Whether it was an helpful suggestion or my participation in the photos. I did not agree with the antisocialite topic, due to the fact I did not want to fall into believing the stereotype of 'The Dumb Jock". I was able to overcome the difficulty of the topic by being supportive and doing more research on atlethes that have reached high academic achievements. Overall I enjoyed this project for the technology I was able to use and also making me more adaptable to different situations.

Julonette's Antisocialite: Athletes

noreply@blogger.com (KoolCadet) — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 02:37:00 +0000

Julonette

ANTISOCIALITE PROJECT: ATHLETES NEED A PLAN B

I. Introduction: Many athletes do not have a plan B

A. Athletic dominance

B. Athletic perception

1. Positive

2. Negative

C. Athletic education

1. On-the-field and off the field

2. Dumb jock stereotype

3. Benefits

II. Athletic support

A. Teammates

B. Student body

C. Coaches/faculty

D. Parents/family

III. Media/Business dominance

A. NFL/NBA

B. Endorsements

C. Publicity

1. Positive

2. Negative

IV. Conclusion: Athletes need a plan B

A. Some athletes have a plan B, but all athletes need a plan B

B. Stereotypes (the Dumb jocks) is not necessarily true

C. Athletes essentially set their own goals and standards.

The Antisocialite assignment was used for the class to look at several issues that occurred or are occurring currently. My group chose to look at the idea of many athletes not having a plan B. Many athletes, the group assumed, did not have a plan B. We looked at several variables, such as athletic dominance, athlete support, and media/business dominance. We came to the decision that many athletes rely on their talent alone and do not look at other possibilities, such as getting injured before they succeeded or not being chosen to engage in the game of their choice (football, basketball, etc). The group felt as if athletes, primarily in the college environment, received many advantages that regular students did not receive. This, the group decided, could have negative or positive outcomes. A negative is that it would make some athletes feel superior towards other students and even faculty. Some examples are the extensions many athletes receive on test and assignments or the building (University Center Building D) that caters towards them. It is apparent that athletes represent many universities and colleges, such as our university, but some of the advantages can be argued as positive or negative towards these athletes’ lives.

Furthermore, I do not necessarily agree with the idea that many athletes do not have a backup plan, because the ones that I interact with are in my same intelligence bracket or higher (and I am somewhat high). I look at individuals such as Garret Johnson, a Roads Scholar and an athlete (track), and see success in both arenas. Morover, this assignment really made me look at the issue of athletes and their backup plans. It, also, gave me more experience in the small group arena. I learned more about several ideas that we touched on in class, such as compromising and group cohesion. This was definitely a learning experience.

Yakkity Yak

noreply@blogger.com (Lena) — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 22:27:00 +0000

Our assignment was to create a PSA on something that could have opposing opinions. Being that it is the technology era, our group found it fitting to use cell phones and ettiquite.

The pros of having a cell phone is reliability, easy communication, portability, etc. However the cons are constant accessibilty by the world, car accidents, and rude behvior. My perspective on this issue is to use your phone when appropriate. This means obeying certain policies in places such as movie theaters to turn off your phone. I agreed with our groups perception and execution of the PSA.

Our company's name was Yakkity Yak because it seemed suitable and humorous for cell phone users. The video was created on my computer with a voice over the picture slideshow. We also created a print ad to go along with the video.

Overall I enjoyed this assignment and hope Miss Sally continues to use it with her curriculum. It not only helped us engage in group communication, but also research something we cared about and learn about other things going on in the world. Thanks Sally! :-)

Body and the Media

noreply@blogger.com (casey) — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 21:27:00 +0000

Media such as movies, television, and magazines are considered to be among the most influential promoters of the "thin standard", given their popularity and accessibility to the American people. Exposure to various types of media promote an extreme ideal body image creating body dissatisfaction that can lead to eating disorder symptomatology.
Though not socially desirable due to the detrimental consequences on the self-esteem and body image of consumers, the use of slim models is an effective method for motivating young women to exercise. Despite an American public with increasing body weights, Playboy magazine increased the promotion of slimness over the period from 1959 to 1978; Miss America Pageant contestants were also found to be thinner over time, and winners of the pageant since 1970 consistently weighed less than the other contestants. This turn toward a slim, unrealistic body image led to a major problem for young women; anorexia and bulemia.
TV adds to this deterioation of the body image. Shows such as Extream makeover and "the Swan" captivate audiences, by turning "ugly people" to "beautiful." And is it jsut a coincidence that everyone on "reality TV" has amazing body's? What ever happend to beauty is only skin deep? and "Love who you are." The modern madia is constantly sending messages that our body's arn't good enough.