9-1 Discussion: Breaking News! The Need to Be FirstDiscussion Topic Available on Jul 6, 2024 11:59 PM. Submission restricted before availability starts.

Review the resources from your readings in this module. After reviewing the resources, select one of them and create a thread (include the event name in the thread title) and discuss the following points:

• The overall impact of media transmissions and their capacity to create public influence
• The opposing pressures of the media reporting news in an ethical manner and the drive to be first in sharing breaking news, even if it goes against their obligation to confirm news facts prior to reporting
• The instantaneous influence of media (Cite examples from your chosen breaking news example.)

In your responses to your peers, choose posts outside of your thread. Discuss your peers' posts and the ethical obligations of communicators. Explain the reasons why these ethical obligations are significant.

To complete this assignment, review the Discussion Rubric.

 9-2 Final Project Presentation and Speaker Notes SubmissionAssignment

Submit the final draft of your interview presentation and corresponding speaker notes. They should be complete, polished artifacts containing all of the critical elements of the final product. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course.

Submit your assignment here. Make sure you’ve included all the required elements by reviewing the guidelines and rubric.

 10-1 Discussion: Looking Back, Looking AheadDiscussion Topic Available on Jul 6, 2024 11:59 PM. Submission restricted before availability starts.

As you advance in your career as a communications professional, it will become more and more important to develop a sense of brand identity. In this course, you have worked on establishing a brand identity as a purveyor of valid and reliable information. Take a look at the list of this week's resources and choose two that look interesting to you. After reviewing those two resources, discuss your opportunities to renovate and refine your online brand identity. Be sure to address any necessary changes, revisions, and additions you may want to make to your existing online presence. Discuss how these changes will allow you to continue on in your graduate degree by positioning your identity in a constructive manner and branding yourself as a knowledgeable communication professional.

In response to your fellow classmates, share a helpful tip for strong engagement in the classroom or success in refining their online brand identity.

To complete this assignment, review the Discussion Rubric.

What is the role of assessment in leadership? How should a leader use data to make decisions? In this discussion, you will share ideas about how data can be used for decision making and influence how you lead. You will also share suggestions with classmates for how they can use data to enhance leadership effectiveness based on research.

In your initial discussion post

• describe how data can be interpreted (and/or misinterpreted) and used for decision making, and
• discuss how the use of data will influence the way you lead.

In your response posts, provide insight and examples that would assist your classmates to enhance the effectiveness of their leadership style and strategy based on research and performance metrics data. Include the following:

• Relate your suggestions to the example your classmate provided.
• Describe specific performance data and/or research you would use.
• Recommend leadership style and/or strategy changes to improve the situation.

To complete this assignment, review the Discussion Rubric.

For this milestone, submit a paper that describes your assessment plan based on the leadership strategies that have been employed as well as any additional strategies you have recommended be employed. Be sure to include employee feedback and performance metrics data. What should be measured? How should it be measured to ensure validity and reliability? How should that data be interpreted and acted upon? The format should be a Word document, written in APA style and cited appropriately. The feedback provided by the instructor should be applied to your final professional presentation.

For additional details, please refer to the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric and the Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric.

 9-1 Discussion: How Power Can Change the LeaderDiscussion Topic Available on Jul 6, 2024 11:59 PM. Submission restricted before availability starts.

Consider and explain how power can change the psychological functioning of a leader. Engage your peers with questions. In your response posts, comment on how an effective leader handles power.

To complete this assignment, review the Discussion Rubric.