Week 1 Quiz >> Teamwork Skills: Communicating Effectively in Groups
TOTAL POINTS 15
1.What is a theory of communication?
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2.You are the head of the board of directors for a local nonprofit organization. Next week you are having an important meeting to decide whether or not to continue your partnership with another organization. Members of the board have very different opinions about this issue, but it is essential that the board is unified in its decision and the direction it provides for your nonprofit organization. Therefore, the board wants consensus on this decision, not just a majority vote. Your job as head is to facilitate a meeting that helps the board achieve consensus in their deliberations about this issue.
According to our lesson on Interaction Design, which design issue is most directly addressed with the plan to achieve a consensus decision?
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Preferred modes of talk
3Which concept involves creating our world through communications?
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4.The idea that there are many social worlds is referred to as ______________.
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5.Your company is having a big meeting next week where different project teams will present their ideas for the next innovative product the company should develop. The meeting is organized so that project teams will make persuasive appeals to the company executives, who will then ask difficult and adversarial questions about the presentations. Project teams are expected to engage the executives in intense deliberation and defend their ideas. The executive will decide on the best idea and provide additional funding to support the winning project.
According to our lesson on Interaction Design, which design issue is most clearly evident in the way this meeting is organized?
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6.Which model or theory of communication sees communication as a linear process of sending and receiving messages from one person to another?
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7.Our criminal justice system consists of various professionals, such as police, lawyers, and judges. The overall goals of the system are to ensure public safety and administer justice. The police, lawyers, and judges all interact to accomplish these goals. The criminal justice system is supported through local and state taxes, as well as federal funding. It is very clear who is (and is not) a part of the criminal justice system—there are very specific professional requirements to police, lawyers, and judges.
According to our lesson on Systems and Institutions, who or what are the inputs in this system?
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8.The Boulder City Council is planning a public meeting to discuss how to manage and develop a new parcel of open space land that the City of Boulder recently acquired. This is an important public issue and many people have strong opinions about what to do–or not do–with the land. The City Council wants citizen input, but there are so many people interested in this issue that it will be impossible to involve everyone at a public meeting. So the City Council creates a “citizen’s input panel” made up of ten Boulder residents who will gather input from the entire community and represent these interests to the City Council in a report to be presented at the upcoming public meeting.
According to our lesson on Interaction Design, which design issue is the City Council most directly addressing with the citizens input panel?
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9.Our healthcare system consists of various healthcare professionals, such as doctors and nurses. The overall goal of the system is to ensure personal well-being and recovery from illness. Our healthcare system is supported through individual and employer contributions, as well as state and federal government funding. The system involves numerous interactions between doctors, patients, administrators, regulators, and insurance companies. There are relatively clear lines that distinguish what is in or outside of our healthcare system, such as laws that dictate what kinds of medicines and procedures are legal, and who is allowed to practice medicine.
According to our lesson on Systems and Institutions, who or what are the agents in this system?
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10.According to our lesson on the Hidden Forces of Systems and Institutions, which of the following statements best describes the relationship between systems and institutions?
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11.You are the president of your local homeowners association, which consists of all volunteer members who are residents in your neighborhood. At a recent meeting you delegated a substantial amount of work to some of the other members. “I know these are difficult tasks, but you’re part of this team and you need to get this work done”, you told them. But at your next monthly meeting you were surprised that those association members weren’t there…they simply decided to quit because they had better things to do with their time.
Which aspect of civic groups is most evident in this example?
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12.Which term best describes the circumstances that form the setting for group communication?
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13.According to our lesson on Theories of Communication, which of the following best represents the relationship level of communication?
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14.According to our lesson on Theories of Communication, a good analogy is to understand theories as _______________.
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15.According to our lesson on the Hidden Force of Context, which of the following best represents a civic context of group communication?
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