Recalling and applying facts and information from the readings, videos, and class discussions
Information about how what is learned in the classroom applies to real-world contexts
Knowledge of the interconnectedness of work life
Knowledge of the crucial role of leadership and management behaviors in affecting employee morale and productivity
Task: All student must provide one response to the posting. Remember, analysis is more than just summary (i.e., describing). Analysis involves breaking down ideas into smaller parts, synthesis involves assembling and arranging ideas, and evaluation involves making and defending judgments based on evidence. The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your ability to explain and apply the topics being discussed in class.
Read the article
Then read it again
Did you understand what you read? Try reading it one more time
Take notes…make sure that you’ve got a handle on what the basic ideas are of the article
Identify the key pieces of information…how are they related to each other?
Identify some theory or idea from the reading that connects to other ideas we’ve discussed in class.
Does it support or contradict the idea?
Not everything we read and learn about can be easily applied
What are some of the problems and solutions?
Do you all agree with the solutions, explain yourself
More importantly, your discussion response will need to focus on four skills:
Analyzing can involve some or all of the following
Identifying the most important information in the article (facts, experiences, data the author(s) used to support their conclusions).
Identifying the key conclusions and inferences presented by the author.
Identifying the key concepts needed to understand the article (figuring out the most important ideas needed to understand the author’s line of reasoning).
Identifying assumptions underlying the author’s thinking (what’s been taken for granted).
Identifying the implications of the author’s line of reasoning (consequences of findings).
Synthesizing is the process of putting all those elements of the analysis together with other ideas and thoughts
It’s okay if you go outside of the article
What other information, ideas, findings, are relevant to understanding the current article?
Synthesizing involves integrating various facts and pieces of information.
Evaluating is the process of decisions using evidence
Based on what has been analyzed and synthesized, what is your evaluation?
Are there any other implications the article may have missed? If so, what are they and why are they important?
Why are the findings of the article important? What consequences (seen or unforeseen) might they have?
What is an unanswered question that came to you from having analyzed and synthesized this article?
Application involves thinking about how the information presented can be used and implemented and in many ways is a part of Evaluating
If you were in a leadership position and found yourself in this predicament, what would you do?
How would you apply (use) what you’ve learned from this class given what the article is about or discusses?
Use your own personal work experience, give examples, or use examples of others (if you don’t have much work experience)
In addition, you will need to comment on the responses of at least two others (three postings minimum).
