COMM 150 Week 2 Weekly Matinee 2 | Discussion 2 | Communication Assignment Help | Franklin University
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COMM 150 Week 2 Weekly Matinee 2 | Discussion 2 | Communication Assignment Help | Franklin University
Weekly
Matinee 2
Purpose
To assess your ability to analyze a new
external environment for language.
Action Items
1.
Watch the film clip
from Office Space found in Reading &
Preparation.
Film Summary: Peter Gibbons hates his job – with good reason. He works
for a computer firm that treats its employees like cogs in a machine. The
company is top-heavy with impersonal managers who bombard their employees with
memos and pounce on the smallest infractions of office policy. As a result, the
employees lack motivation and feel little commitment to the organization. They
also feel defensive any time that they are approached by a manager.
2.
Answer each of these
questions:
a.
In what ways does
Peter Gibbons exhibit the skill of perception?
b.
Do the managers show
emotion? If so, which emotions? Are they appropriate?
c.
If you found yourself
in this situation, how would you respond?
3.
Read Discuss tool
comments and respond to two postings.
Submission
Instructions
Post your responses to the Discuss tool
topic, "Matinee 2", and respond to two other postings.
Grading Rubric
·
Content - relevance,
accuracy, depth: 12 points
Effectiveness - writing style, appropriateness to purpose and audience, tone,
flow/readability, clarity, organization, progression: 8 points
Note that points will be deducted for failing to meet the requirements of
error-free mechanics and format criteria.