02 Jan After seeing what

Week 1 learning activity

Please read the “Instructor Notes” prior to attempting any Learning Activities. Post initial responses to all learning activities for the week in one post to make it easier for classmates to respond to your posts. You must provide your initial response by Thursday night, and provide responses to more than two classmates by Sunday night for full credit. All responses are to be substantive, showing critical thinking. They must also be free from grammatical and spelling errors (there is a spell check readily available in the response box to assist you). Here are the guidelines:

– Responses must be in paragraph format and be interactive to promote further discussion unless the activity requires otherwise;

– Respond to at least two other class members using these same requirements (full credit will only be issued for more than two responses to other class members);

– Responses must demonstrate critical thinking and be fully justified;

-Use resources from any assigned course material or your own research;

-Use APA formatting for any in-text citations and references. Any information that was not personally researched and originated by you (i.e. surveys you conducted, interviews, observances, etc.) or is ‘common knowledge’ should have in-text citations and references.

Please see our syllabus for a participation rubric, participation instructions, and the “Learning to Use APA” directions for our course (especially for the “How to cite the ebook for this course”).

Learning Activity #1

Please think about the best and worst jobs you have ever had. If you have never had a job, think of a school project instead. What made the job or project great or horrible?

After seeing what other students have posted (go back and edit your response after your initial post), what do you think are the most common features of the best jobs? What are the most common features of the worst jobs?

Learning Activity #2

Often our own stereotypes get in the way when opening our minds to new and creative ideas. So, for this learning activity, please state one stereotype you believe exists towards yourself (cultural, religious, or other) and two stereotypes that exists towards people whom are different from you. Why do you think the stereotypes exist? Do you feel these stereotypes should be changed? If so, how would you change them in a workplace?

Learning Activity #3

Do you think younger and older people are similar in what makes them happier at work and committed to their companies? Do you think there are male and female differences? Research this using our course materials and explain your answers. Remember to cite and reference using APA format. Please reference at the end of the post, rather than attaching a separate reference page.