Outline the scenario you are planning on writing for the workplace conflict case study. Include: -Setting: Current or recent workplace. Who has privilege in this space? Who makes decisions? Were you comfortable or uncomfortable?  What is the atmosphere like? -Characters: What are the perspectives in this situation? Who is the conflict amongst or between? What are some examples of these characters’ values that are not explicit? -Situation: What are the compounding factors of the conflict? e.g. relevant history, project expectations, management expectations? -Questions: What do yo hope your audience recognizes in this case?  

Short Essay. Choose ONE of the topics below and develop an essay of several paragraphs on that topic. (The more carefully and in detail you can develop your essay the better.) (30 points)   According to Aristotle, what is eudaimonia? (Explain his substantive account of it, not just the translation.) What is it not? (That is, what accounts of eudaimonia does he consider and reject?) How does he defend his account—especially by appealing to the function of human beings?   Explain Aristotle’s conception of continence and incontinence, and their relation to temperance and intemperance.  How does he characterize each of these states?  How are they similar to, how different from each other?  What does Aristotle think are the best and worst of these states, and why?

Which of the following is true of Media Multiplexity Theory?

When someone comes to a pre-determined conclusion, or uses top-down thinking, it is known as __________ within the Elaboration Likelihood Model.

Monty has a post-doctoral fellowship. He decides to use this time to get a job at Nike for a year to conduct a study on workplace culture. To get a better understanding of the culture, he conducts research with the employees and observes their habits. Does Monty’s research qualify as an ethnography?

Compare and contrast male and female reproductive systems.   List at least two ways they are anatomically or physiologically similar and two ways in which they differ.  

Diego tells Kara that he plans to propose to his girlfriend, Erin. He needs Kara’s help planning the proposal. Diego emphasizes to Kara that she can’t tell anyone about this plan because it will be a surprise. Kara agrees. Which of the following concepts is illustrated by this agreement according to Communication Privacy Management Theory?

According to Leon Festinger’s Cognitive Dissonance Theory, the worst way to change attitudes long-term is to . . . 

Which of the following is a proposition, or important/key aspect, of the social penetration process of Social Penetration Theory, as outlined by its authors Altman and Taylor?

Janae is a member of AAUP—the American Association of University Professors—an organization that advocates for issues pertaining to academic freedom and faculty rights. According to Social Judgement Theory, Janae likely has __________ with regards to AARP.