ENG 315 Week 3 Quiz | Assignment Help | Ashford University

ENG 315 Week 3 Quiz | Assignment Help | Ashford University 



Question 1

A problem statement

a)      outlines all the potential drawbacks of your research.

b)      defines the purpose of your research.

c)      is an unsupportable claim or assertion.

d)      should be long and complex.

 

Question 2

At the beginning of a research project, you need to

  develop a formal outline that you plan to stick to throughout your researching and writing.

a)      Correct!

b)      familiarize yourself with the subject.

c)      just jump in by finding resources on the Internet and taking notes from them.

d)      develop the conclusion you want to reach and start looking for evidence that supports thatconclusion.

 

Question 3

In evaluating material you have gathered for a report, you should

 

a)      assume that those who've written the material are credible.

b)      shun information with any hint of bias because such information is inherently unethical.Correct!

c)      check to make sure you're using the most current information available.

d)      avoid using government documents.

 

Question 4

When writing for multicultural audiences, it's important to

 

a)      be brief.          

b)      be direct and assertive.

c)      address international correspondence exactly as you would in the U.S.

d)      explain that you aren't sure about what they expect.

 

Question 5

After you've developed a problem statement to define the problem or purpose of your research, your next step will involve

 

a)      evaluating sources of information.

b)      analyzing numerical data and textual information.

c)      creating a knowledge manipulation system to categorize your research.

d)      discovering the specific information gaps that your research must fill.

 

 Question 6

As a key business skill, visual literacy involves

 

a)      being conversant with the latest image-editing software.

b)      understanding how visual representations have evolved over the ages.or

c)      the ability to create effective visuals and interpret them correctly.

d)      sharing smartphone photos on social media.

 

 

 

Question 7

Use the concept of ________ to help you design visuals that are consistent from one page of a document to the next.

 

a)      data visualization.

b)      visual parallelism

c)      graphical enrichment

d)      visual enhancement

 

Question 8

All of the following except ________ can help you to overcome ethnocentrism and stereotyping.

 

a)      advocating preconceptions

b)      avoiding assumptions

c)      accepting differences

d)      avoiding judgments

 

Question 9

All of the following guidelines except ________ will help you avoid ethical lapses when you're creating visual support for a business message.

 

a)      aggregating data carefully

b)      oversimplifying complex situations. Answered

c)      providing background information

d)      avoiding emotional manipulation

 

 

Question 10

As it pertains to communication, culture influences the

a)      meanings of words.

b)      importance of nonverbal signals.

c)      use of time and space. Correct!

d)      all of the above.

 

 

Culture influences everything about communication, including language, nonverbal signals, word meanings, time and space issues, and rules of human relationships. From the earliest age, cultures help human beings make sense of their environment, helping them interpret forms of communication that are both verbal and nonverbal. The language a person speaks is obviously dependent on culture. Not so obvious are more subtle things, such as the way various nonverbal gestures and clues are transmitted and interpreted.  See Chapter 3.

 

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