COMM 470 Week 1

COMM 470
COMM 470 Week 1
Individual Analyzing Messages
Resource: University of Phoenix Material: Appendix A
Select three business-related messages you have sent or received.
Analyze these messages using the communication process. The analysis should include the following:

·         Descriptions of the purpose, sender, receiver, message, environment, technology, noise, and feedback
·         Explanations of whether the message and technology were appropriate given the environment and purpose

Respond to one of these messages. Use direct, effective writing techniques.
Explain how the content, media, and technology of the feedback are appropriate for the purpose and audience.
Compose a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that includes your messages, analyses, response, and rationale.
Format your paper according to APA standards.
COMM 470 Discussion Questions
As Chapter 2 of Electronic Commerce 2008 indicates, one element defining e-commerce is increased flexibility. In what communication-specific ways might this increased flexibility be negative?

How might the communications needs of a virtual worker differ from those of a more traditional office worker? Based on these needs, how would you structure various types of communications (memo, voice mail message, and so forth) for a virtual worker? Discuss how a manager’s style might need to change if he or she supervises a virtual staff.
Chapter 1 of Electronic Commerce 2008 describes a number of forces driving e-commerce. How do these different forces relate to each other?