Social Dynamics & Communication Skills

Questions about Systemarchitecture

Questions about Systemarchitecture

Briefly respond to the following questions. Use facts and examples to support your answers. Use APA style for any references.

System architecture is the descriptive representation of the system’s component functions and the communication flows between those components.

This definition raises some important questions:

  1. What are components?
  2. Which functions are relevant to systems architecture?
  3. What is a communication flow?

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Position Essay

Position Essay

I attached the guide below.

Requirements:

Students compose an essay outlining their position, attitude or intention towards the specified topic. The student’s position must be clearly identified, discussed and supported with evidence from reliable sources.

Once you accept the question, I will attach 7 pics you might use for the essay.

 

The quotes you will use are written on the word doc I attached, and they have to be those

the first rule is from the first book, the second rule from the second book, and the third rule from the third book

All the books references are on the word doc. You can see them there

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What are the privacyissues with datamining? Doyouthinkthey are substantiated?

What are the privacyissues with datamining? Doyouthinkthey are substantiated?

What are the privacy issues with data mining? Do you think they are substantiated?.

Your response should be 250-300 words. Respond to two postings provided by your classmates.
There must be at least one APA formatted reference (and APA in-text citation) to support the thoughts in the post. Do not use direct quotes, rather rephrase the author’s words and continue to use in-text citations.

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Read Chapter 4 in Interpersonal Communication by Kory Floyd.

Read Chapter 4 in Interpersonal Communication by Kory Floyd.

Discussion

This week we are talking about and learning about perception and how it influences our communication.

Read Chapter 4 in Interpersonal Communication by Kory Floyd.

Discussion questions for the week:

Watch this video and respond to a question below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=59&v=F-TyPfYMDK8&feature=emb_logo (Links to an external site.)

 

  • After watching the video above, how do you think the idea that the photographers were given shaped their pictures? What are the differences between the photographs?
  • What inaccurate perceptions do people often have of you? Why are people prone to making these perceptual mistakes? What perceptual mistakes concerning other people do you find yourself making?
  • Read “Prejudiced thoughts run through all our minds — the key is what we do with them” and reflect on your bias. How can we do to improve our perceptions? How can we make our bias less limited?

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Social Media Need by Sunday 9/20

Social Media Need by Sunday 9/20

After reading about social media use and job satisfaction, reflect on how social media has become an integral part of employees personal and company’s professional lives. Within the context of the complex issues that employees and employers face, how do you think social media could or should be used to meet both employee and employer needs? This journal entry will prepare you to discuss the importance of social networks and social support for entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in Week 6.

Hello here are some resources for you.

Charoensukmongkol, P. (2014, July 01). Effects of support and job demands on social media use and work outcomes. Computers in Human Behavior, 36(71), 340-349. Retrieved from http://www.looooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Effects-of-support-and-job-demands-on-social-media-use-and-work-outcomes.pdf (Links to an external site.)

Hargittai, E. (2003). The digital divide and what to do about it. In D. C. Jones (Eds.), New Economy Handbook (822-841). San Diego, CA: Academic Press. 2003.

Offer, S. (2014). The Costs of Thinking About Work and Family: Mental Labor, Work-Family Spillover, and Gender Inequality Among Parents in Dual-Earner Families. Sociological Forum, 29(4), 916-936. doi:10.1111/socf.12126 Available in Academic Search Premier

Noonan, M. C., & Glass, J. L. (June 01, 2012). The hard truth about telecommuting. Monthly Labor Review, 135(6), 38-45. Retrieved from http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2012/06/art3full.pdf

TEDx Talks. (2010, May 25). TEDxDesMoines – Christian Renaud – Future of the workplace and workforce [Video file]. Retrieved fromTEDxDesMoines – Christian Renaud – Future of the Workplace and Workforce (Links to an external site.)TEDxDesMoines -  Christian Renaud - Future of the Workplace and Workforce

Thomas, K. J. (2014, January 1). Workplace technology and the creation of boundaries: The role of VHRD in a 24/7 work environment. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 16(3), 281-295.

The textbook:

Alonso-Villar, O., Del Rio, C., & Gradin, C. (2012). The extent of occupational segregation in the United States: Differences by race, ethnicity, and gender. Industrial Relations: A Journal Of Economy & Society, 51(2), 179-212. doi:10.1111/j.1468-232X.2012.00674.x

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