Written and Oral Communication Skills

Directions:  Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double-spaced pages; refer to the “Assignment Format” page located on the Course Home page for specific format requirements.   Part A: Written and Oral Communication Skills   Locate a website for an organization that hires graduates in your major. Besides technical skills, what writing and communication skills does this organization seek in a job candidate? Write a one-page essay on what they say directly on this subject. Include reasons why each skill is important, and any additional written/spoken skills that you believe would give a candidate a competitive advantage.   Part B: Effective Writing Teams   a.       What types of projects require collaboration?   b.      What are four primary attributes of an effective writing team? Provide an example for each.   Part C: Internet Source Distortion/Misrepresentation   From media, personal experience, or the Internet, identify an example of each of the following sources of distortion (faulty causal and/or statistical inference) for the following:   a.       A study with questionable sponsorship or motives b.      Reliance on insufficient evidence/hasty generalization c.       Unbalanced or biased presentation d.      Unexamined assumptions e.       Faulty causal reasoning