NHS 8002 Unit 3 Discussion DQ1 The Power of Effective Communication
NHS 8002 Unit 3 Discussion DQ1 The Power of Effective Communication
Discussion Preparation
To prepare for this discussion, make sure you have done the following:
Viewed the Professional Communication faculty presentation, accessed from the NHS Learner Success Lab.
Completed the Personal Writing Assessment.
Participated in the Communicating as a Leader interactive multimedia piece.
Completed the readings for this unit.
Instructions
After completing your studies for this unit, write an initial post addressing the following:
What insights have you gained that will support and aid your development as an effective communicator?
How will developing strong communication skills help you become a leader in your chosen professional field?
What information from the unit readings or the journal article you located might help you develop better communication skills? How might you use this information in practice?
Response Guidelines
One benefit of a course with learners of diverse professional backgrounds and aspirations is that each discussion offers a chance to engage with varying perspectives.
Read the posts of your peers. Please choose posts that have had few responses thus far and refer to the Faculty Expectations for Response Guidelines. Try to respond to someone from a different professional background. Address the following in your response:
How are your thoughts similar to or different from those of your peers in areas of health care?
Can you share any personal experiences with them to support those thoughts?
DQ2 Evaluating Peer-Reviewed Resources
Discussion Preparation
In your first study for this unit, you were directed to use the research guide for your specialization in the NHS Learner Success Lab to locate a peer-reviewed journal article that addresses some aspect of leadership and professional communication. Alternatively, you may have chosen an article from the Capella library that pertains to your area of specialization. Examine the article to prepare for this discussion.
Instructions
In your initial discussion post, address the following:
Briefly summarize the main points of your chosen article.
Explain how you determined the credibility of the information presented in the article.
Describe how you might use this article in your professional work. Give an example to illustrate this point.
Response Guidelines
Read the posts of your peers. Please choose posts that have had few responses thus far and refer to the Faculty Expectations for Response Guidelines. If you were reading a professional document that used the information in the article as support, what questions about the article or author would you have? Are there any points from the summary that require clarification?
APA Writing Checklist
Use this document as a checklist for each paper you will write throughout your GCU graduate program. Follow specific instructions indicated in the assignment and use this checklist to help ensure correct grammar and APA formatting. Refer to the APA resources available in the GCU Library and Student Success Center.
☐ APA paper template (located in the Student Success Center/Writing Center) is utilized for the correct format of the paper. APA style is applied, and format is correct throughout.
☐ The title page is present. APA format is applied correctly. There are no errors.
☐ The introduction is present. APA format is applied correctly. There are no errors.
☐ Topic is well defined.
☐ Strong thesis statement is included in the introduction of the paper.
☐ The thesis statement is consistently threaded throughout the paper and included in the conclusion.
☐ Paragraph development: Each paragraph has an introductory statement, two or three sentences as the body of the paragraph, and a transition sentence to facilitate the flow of information. The sections of the main body are organized to reflect the main points of the author. APA format is applied correctly. There are no errors.
☐ All sources are cited. APA style and format are correctly applied and are free from error.
☐ Sources are completely and correctly documented on a References page, as appropriate to assignment and APA style, and format is free of error.
Scholarly Resources: Scholarly resources are written with a focus on a specific subject discipline and usually written by an expert in the same subject field. Scholarly resources are written for an academic audience.
Examples of Scholarly Resources include: Academic journals, books written by experts in a field, and formally published encyclopedias and dictionaries.
Peer-Reviewed Journals: Peer-reviewed journals are evaluated prior to publication by experts in the journal’s subject discipline. This process ensures that the articles published within the journal are academically rigorous and meet the required expectations of an article in that subject discipline.
Empirical Journal Article: This type of scholarly resource is a subset of scholarly articles that reports the original finding of an observational or experimental research study. Common aspects found within an empirical article include: literature review, methodology, results, and discussion.
Adapted from “Evaluating Resources: Defining Scholarly Resources,” located in Research Guides in the GCU Library.
☐ The writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. Utilize writing resources such as Grammarly, LopesWrite report, and ThinkingStorm to check your writing.
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