Communications Question

Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapters 9 and 11
Lesson
Minimum of 1 outside source, the textbook, and the lesson each used at least once in Part 2.
(Must use this template to complete this assignment.)

Heads-up

Two separate assignments are required to be submitted this week. This assignment is Assignment 1, which is the Leading a Virtual Team assignment. It involves choosing a fictional team scenario where you will insert yourself as the team lead. For Assignment 2, you will start on the road to completing your Week 7 PowerPoint presentation by providing some basic information.

Instructions

For this assignment, you will assume the following role: Leader of a Virtual Team.

As the leader, you should be eager to design an A+ team. Earlier in this lesson, you learned the ten strategies needed for designing an A+ team, now you will apply those strategies to one of the scenarios that you selected from below. This fictional virtual team for which you are the leader is in the first stage of group developmentformingwhere orientation is needed.

Review and choose one of the following two scenarios as your focus for Assignment 1.

Scenario 1

A team has been formed at work, and the purpose of the team is to improve the shared workspace experience. Concerns of neatness and collegiality have been identified, and this team is to resolve those issues by implementing a strategic plan of action. This team will be meeting through an online platform. You are the leader of this team.

Scenario 2

Your neighborhood community has been struggling with vandalism and safety issues. A committee has been formed to address these issues. You have been asked to take the lead position. Your committee will be meeting through an online platform.

Part 1: Introduction

In Part 1, you will write an introduction that could serve as a document to be read if you were actually leading this virtual team. It could be a team at work that is meeting through Zoom or WebEx. It could be a team in your neighborhood that meets through FaceTime or WhatsApp. It could be a committee that has been formed within an organization of which you are a part. In this page-long introduction, develop the elements of listening, speaking, being culturally sensitive, and managing conflict.

For Part 1: Introduction, please allow an outside source, the lesson, and the textbook to guide your creation of this introduction that needs to flow smoothly from 1A to 1D.

If this fictional team was formed and you were made the leader, what would you need to say in order for the following elements to be clearly addressed with the other team members?

Listening: The importance of listening as a member of the team.
Speaking: How verbal communication should take place within the virtual meetings.
Culturally Sensitive: The importance of being culturally sensitive while communicating in the team.
Managing Conflict: How conflict will be managed during virtual meetings.

So, what do you want to say? How will you start this teams first virtual gathering so that the tone and expectations are established?

Part 2. Reflection

In your 2A to 2D reflection, you will have the opportunity to explain the reasoning you used for incorporating all four elements of listening, speaking, being culturally sensitive, and managing conflict in your Part 1 introduction.

- You will write a full paragraph under each of the four headings seen below.
- Within each paragraph, you must include either a reference from an outside source, the lesson, or the textbook; all three must be used at least once, and all sections must have at least one source.)
- Please use all headings as found on the required template.

2A. Listening
- In this paragraph, you will explain how you addressed listening within the introduction. Share what guided your strategy and what source you used.
2B. Speaking
- In this second paragraph, you will explain how you addressed speaking within the introduction, what guided your strategy, and what source you used.
2C. Culturally Sensitive
- In this paragraph, you will explain how you addressed the need to be culturally sensitive in the introduction. Share what guided your strategy and what source you used.
2D. Managing Conflict
- In this final paragraph, you will explain how you addressed managing conflict in the introduction. Share what guided your strategy and what source you used.

Use the Required Assignment Template

Submit your assignment using this template: .

Writing Requirements

The integrated template must be used
Length: Minimum 700 – 1000 words (excludes title and reference pages)
1-inch margins
Page numbers
Double-spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Minimum of 1 outside source (in addition to the textbook/lesson)
Title page
References page (textbook, lesson, and outside source citation in APA format)

Grading

This activity will be graded based on the W4 Leading a Virtual Team rubric below.

Course Outcomes

CO 2: Determine which listening strategies are appropriate for specific communication situations.
CO 5: Identify the issues of language in verbal communication.
CO 6: Explain how culture shapes and affects communication.
CO 8: Assess how miscommunication causes conflict within groups.

Due Date

By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday

Rubric

W4 Leading a Virtual Team Assignment Grading Rubric

W4 Leading a Virtual Team Assignment Grading Rubric
Criteria	Ratings	Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLength	5 ptsMeets the minimum length requirement of 500 to 1000 words.0 ptsFalls short of the minimum length requirement (under 500 words).	5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePart 1: Introduction	25 ptsPaper provides a well-written introduction that includes the four elements.20 ptsPaper provides an adequate introduction that includes the four elements. 18 ptsPaper provides an introduction that covers three of the four elements.15 ptsPaper provides an introduction that is poorly written and is missing some of the elements.0 ptsNo effort	25 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePart 2: Reflection: 2A Listening	15 ptsSubmission includes detailed reflection of listening with sources.13 ptsSubmission includes an adequate reflection of listening with sources. 11 ptsSubmission includes an inadequate reflection of listening with missing sources.9 ptsSubmission includes a poor reflection of listening with no sources.0 ptsNo effort	15 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePart 2: Reflection: 2B Speaking	15 ptsSubmission includes detailed reflection of speaking with sources.13 ptsSubmission includes an adequate reflection of speaking with sources. 10 ptsSubmission includes an inadequate reflection of speaking with missing sources.9 ptsSubmission includes a poor reflection of speaking with no sources.0 ptsNo effort	15 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePart 2: Reflection: 2C Culturally Sensitive	15 ptsSubmission includes detailed reflection of being culturally sensitive with sources.13 ptsSubmission includes an adequate reflection being culturally sensitive with sources. 10 ptsSubmission includes an inadequate reflection of being culturally sensitive with missing sources.9 ptsSubmission includes a poor reflection of being culturally sensitive with no sources.0 ptsNo effort	15 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePart 2: Reflection: 2D Managing Conflict	15 ptsSubmission includes detailed reflection of all managing conflict with sources.13 ptsSubmission includes an adequate reflection of managing conflict with sources. 10 ptsSubmission includes an inadequate reflection of managing conflict with missing sources.9 ptsSubmission includes a poor reflection of managing conflict with no sources.0 ptsNo effort	15 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting: Mechanics & Usage	5 ptsThe writing is free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation that would detract from a clear reading of the paper.4 ptsThe writing contains a few errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation, but the errors do not detract from a clear reading of the text. 3 ptsThe writing contains some errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation that need to be addressed for a clearer reading of the paper.2 ptsThe writing contains several errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation that impede a clear reading of the paper.0 ptsNo effort	5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA guidelines are followed, including: Title Page, Headings, Citations, Reference Formatting, Reference page, Page Numbers, Font, and the Template is used.	5 ptsIncludes all of the following: following APA guidelines, such as a title page, headings, citations, reference formatting, a reference page, page numbers, font, and the use of the template.4 ptsIncludes 4 of the following: following APA guidelines, such as a title page, headings, citations, reference formatting, a reference page, page numbers, font, and the use of the template. 3 ptsIncludes 3 of the following: following APA guidelines, such as a title page, headings, citations, reference formatting, a reference page, page numbers, font, and the use of the template.2 ptsIncludes 2 of the following: following APA guidelines, such as a title page, headings, citations, reference formatting, a reference page, page numbers, font, and the use of the template.0 ptsIncludes less than 2 of the following: following APA guidelines, such as a title page, headings, citations, reference formatting, a reference page, page numbers, font, and the use of the template.	5 pts

Total Points: 100

Requirements: provided above but at least 700 words excluding the work cited page

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