Small Group Communication
MODULE 3
PART A
TOPIC: NONVERBAL LANGUAGE
Nonverbal language can sometimes be even more powerful than the verbal language of a person. Have you ever been listening to a speaker making positive comments but shaking their head no? What does this tell the listener about the speaker’s message? Does the speaker believe what they are saying? This assignment will give you an opportunity to determine what a person’s nonverbal language might be saying about them within the context of their office environment.
Visit someone’s office? a professor, a professional person? and observe the office carefully.
Create a 250-500-word verbal sketch of the room’s layout. (This could be a bullet list, table, or any creative way of presenting the sketch of the room).
1. Notice the placement of the desk to the door.
2. Notice the placement of artifacts such as photos, paintings, tools, paper, and equipment.
3. Notice the general tidiness of the room.
4. Notice the choice of colors and textures and the kinds and quality of objects in the room.
5. Notice whether there is a view.
6. Notice the size of the room and the amount and kind of lighting in the room.
Write a 500-750-word paper to discuss the nonverbal language presented in the office. Include the following:
1. What conclusions can you draw about this person, based on your perception of their office?
2. Support your perceptions with information gleaned from your reading.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.
PART B
PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHMENT
CLC – Selecting a Scholarship Recipient
This is a Collaborative Learning Community assignment.
You are a member of a special awards committee at Grand Canyon University. A special trust fund has been established by an anonymous donor to award one full-tuition scholarship to a person who has a demonstrated need for financial assistance, has a reasonable expectation of success as a student, and is unlikely to attend college if not granted some form of aid.
Use the file titled Selecting a Scholarship Recipient to complete the following:
1. In the CLC Discussion Forum, present how you individually ranked the applicants in order from 1-4, with 1 being the lowest and 4 the highest.
2. Provide a two-to-three-sentence justification for why you ranked the applicants this way.
3. Again, using your CLC group discussion forum, discuss the reasons for each applicant’s ranking.
4. Come to a group consensus as to the ranking of the applicants.
Selecting a Scholarship Recipient
You are a member of a special awards committee at Grand Canyon University. A special trust fund has been established by an anonymous donor to award one full-tuition scholarship to a person with demonstrated need for financial assistance, a reasonable expectation of success as a student, and who is unlikely to attend college if not granted some form of aid. There are no other conditions attached to the award except that a student committee must select the winner from a list of applicants.
Duane age 18, finished high school in three years. He says he rushed through because he could not have tolerated another year of the bull. His mother, a widow with two younger children to support, can only work part-time in her field as a registered nurse. Duanes high school grade point average was 3.0 University tests predict a 2.6 college grade point average in a science curriculum and 3.1 in nonscience. His mother is determined that Duane should be a physician. Duane says he is not sure of what job or profession he wants. He has some emotional problems; a psychiatrist he has seen recommends college because he thinks Duane needs an intellectual challenge.
Carla age 17, has very high recommendations from the small town high school where she earned a 3.8 GPA. In her senior year, she became engaged to a driver from a feed mill, who wants to get married at once and forget college. She is known to have spent a few nights with him on a cross-country trip to haul grain. Your university predicts she will earn a 2.6 in science and a 3.3 in a nonscience program. She says she wants to become a social worker to help the poor in some big city. The minister where she attends church says she has a fine mind, but he predicts she will marry and drop out even if she starts college. Her parents are uneducated (less than high school), hardworking, law-abiding, and very poor.
Melissa age 26, is a divorcee with a seven-year old son. She made a 2.8 GPA in high school because I goofed around, but tests predict a 2.9 in science and a 3.6 in nonscience at our university. She says she wants to become an English instructor, in college if I get lucky, or at least in high school. She was a beauty contest winner at 18 but says she is bitter toward men and will never remarry. She gets no child support or other family assistance. Her present boss, a dress shop owner, gives a good character reference but predicts she will not likely finish college.
Sam age 19, was offered several football scholarships, but they were withdrawn when an auto accident injured his legs. He can get around well but cannot compete in athletics. His high school grade average was barely passing but entrance test scores predict a 2.5 average in science and 3.0 in a nonscience curriculum. His father, a day laborer, says he cannot contribute toward a college education for Sam. Sam says he is determined to become a football coach, though he has been advised that it may be difficult without a college playing record.
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