Write a paper analyzing how easy it is for miscommunication to take place.
Critical Communication and Leadership – Week 1 Assignment
Miscommunication
Watch the video “Who’s on First” (Abbott and Costello), and review the Abbott and Costello Case Study in our text. Then, write a paper analyzing how easy it is for miscommunication to take place. How is this skit an example of a classic communication trap – the illusion that communication has taken place when, in fact, it hasn’t? Include a discussion of recent miscommunication in the news or in your own life.
The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:
Write 3 – 5 pages using Microsoft Word in APA style.
Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
Include cover page and reference page.
At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
Use an appropriate number of references to support your position, and defend your arguments.
Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.
The following are examples of primary and secondary sources that may be used:
Primary sources such as, government websites (United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Census Bureau, The World Bank, etc.), peer reviewed and scholarly journals in EBSCOhost (Grantham University Online Library) and Google Scholar.
Secondary and credible sources such as, CNN Money, The Wall Street Journal, trade journals, and publications in EBSCOhost (Grantham University Online Library).
The following are examples of non-credible and opinion based sources that may not be used:
Non-credible and opinion based sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc.
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