Category: Writing Styles


  • MGT 420 Module 3 Discussion Question 1: If you, as a manager, had to help change an employee’s behavior to make him or her more productive, what course of action would you take? How might you use both positive and negative reinforcement?   ADDITIONAL DETAILS  Positive and negative reinforcements Introduction Operant conditioning is a type of…

  • MGT 420 Module 2 Discussion Question 2: For your organization, or for one with which you are familiar, identify the factors that operate in its general and specific environments. How does this understanding influence the effectiveness of an organization? ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The general and specific environments of an organization Introduction The environment of an organization is…

  • MGT 420 Module 1 Discussion Question 2: What are the six challenges facing managers in the workplace today? Each student is expected to discuss one of the major challenges, highlighting its importance in the 21st century workplace and how it affects the behavior of people within organizations.   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  challenges facing managers in the workplace…

  • MGT 420 Module 1 Discussion Question 1: How does an understanding of management and organizational behavior lead to organizational effectiveness and efficiency? Why is the study of historical management theories important today?   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  Importance of historical management theories Introduction Management has a rich history of developing and encouraging new ways to manage people.…

  • PCN 520 Grand Canyon Week 8 Discussion 1 Latest July 2016 When developing and implementing an adult support group, the following important guidelines should be considered: how the group is organized, how the format of each group session is structured, and what the short- and long-term outcomes of the group are. Consider the following three…

  • PCN 500 Discussion 1 What are your personal assumptions about: How do people develop the kinds of psychological distress that bring them to counseling? What constitutes “good mental health” or “a good life?” How do people change, grow emotionally, develop better coping mechanisms, or change destructive behaviors?   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  What constitutes “good mental health”…

  • PCN 520 Grand Canyon Week 5 Discussion 2 Latest July 2016 You are leading a group of adolescents referred because of school, behavior, and/or substance use. Describe an opening exercise and a trust-building exercise you might use with this group. Explain your choice.   ADDITIONAL DETAILS  Trust-building exercise in a group Introduction Trust is an…

  • PCN 520 Grand Canyon Week 6 Discussion 1 Latest July 2016 What form of resistive behavior (or difficult behavior displayed by a group member) would you find most problematic in one of your groups? Why? How might you work in a therapeutic way with such a member’s behavior?   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  Resistive behaviors in a…

  • PCN 520 Grand Canyon Week 5 Discussion 1 Latest July 2016 Consider the videotape of the Corey’s counseling group. How would the Corey’s group have been different if they had incorporated more exercises? Why do you think they did not? What guidelines does this suggest to you for decisions about whether and when to use…

  • PCN 520 Grand Canyon Week 3 Discussion 2 Latest July 2016 How could the use of role plays among group members facilitate the goals of early and transition stage groups? What purpose could role plays serve for individual members and for the group as a whole?   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  Role plays in early and transition…