Communication

    Communication       Watch a prime time television show (or rerun) in" rel="nofollow">in which the episode focuses on a group of people who are talkin" rel="nofollow">ing to each other in" rel="nofollow">in formal or in" rel="nofollow">informal meetin" rel="nofollow">ings as the context for the show. You may choose from the followin" rel="nofollow">ing: The Office, Law & Order, the Shield, 24, The Unit, or reruns of shows such as Friends, Sein" rel="nofollow">infeld, or Everyone Loves Raymond- If you would like to use a different show, send a message to your in" rel="nofollow">instructor to get approval for your choice- Take notes while you watch the show so that you can notice and recall who played group task roles, group main" rel="nofollow">intenance roles, and any self-centered roles- Your notes in" rel="nofollow">in Part I should be in" rel="nofollow">integrated in" rel="nofollow">into your answers to the assignment questions in" rel="nofollow">in Part II-   If the show you have selected does not give you an opportunity to observe a small group workin" rel="nofollow">ing together in" rel="nofollow">in the particular episode you have chosen, please choose another episode or show. It will be difficult for you to answer the questions well ifthe show does not match the purpose of this assignment- However, you can discuss poor examples of group communication roles as well as good examples and show your learnin" rel="nofollow">ing- You do not have to fin" rel="nofollow">ind only good examples of group communication roles- If you cannot fin" rel="nofollow">ind a show with a group of people who are very clearly in" rel="nofollow">in a small group communication situation, then you may need to discuss a real-life group of people who are communicatin" rel="nofollow">ing with each other in" rel="nofollow">in a small group situation- Part II- Read the followin" rel="nofollow">ing questions- Write the answers to the questions, review your work, and submit your answers- Integrate the key concepts and key terms from this lesson in" rel="nofollow">into your answers- The answer to each question should be approximately 6 to 10 sentences in" rel="nofollow">in length- You should write your responses in" rel="nofollow">in complete sentences free of spellin" rel="nofollow">ing and grammatical errors- Please type your answers in" rel="nofollow">in a Word document and then paste your answers below each question in" rel="nofollow">in the space provided- Before completin" rel="nofollow">ing this assignment, review the Gradin" rel="nofollow">ing Rubric- 1-List the television show that you watched- Use the communication task roles Chapter 9 and 10 discuss to describe two specific characters and the communication task role(s) they played- How did these roles affect the group communication? Give specific examples- 2-Describe each main" rel="nofollow">intenance/social role in" rel="nofollow">in your own words, and explain" rel="nofollow">in which were present in" rel="nofollow">in the television show you watched- Which main" rel="nofollow">intenance/social roles have you commonly seen happen in" rel="nofollow">in your everyday life? 33er describe a "self-centered role-" How do you thin" rel="nofollow">ink self-centered roles detract the group from its goals? Give specific examples- 4-Usin" rel="nofollow">ing the functional approach to leadership, analyze the leader of the group from the television show you watched- Did this leader perform mostly task functions or process functions? How did the person’s leadership affect the communication of the group? Give specific examsz and in" rel="nofollow">incorporate concepts from the textbook- 5-Of the variables that affect climate (found on page 267), which was the most prevalent in" rel="nofollow">in the group communication that you observed?