Assignment: Definitions and Principles of Power

Assignment: Definitions and Principles of Power

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Assignment: Definitions and Principles of Power
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

categorize power relations as positive sum, zero sum, and negative sum;
recognize the “three faces of power”;
identify the close relationship between power and freedom;
compare influence as a quasi-form of power to other forms of power;
recognize power as an instrument versus as an end; and
assess the influence of historical and mythical precedents to power.
DISCUSION QUESTION:

Positive-, Zero-, and Negative-Sum Power Relations

Give examples from the last month or so where you participated in a positive-sum, a zero-sum, and a negative-sum power relation. Describe what motivated you to participate in a negative-sum or a zero-sum relation? Are there factors other than “power” that we should be considering?

Resources & Readings

Textbook

Boulding, K. E. (1989). The nature of power. In K. E. Boulding, Three faces of power (pp. 15-34). Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
Other research information
Final Paper Outline

Before beginning this assignment, review the Document icon Final Paper instructions. You will see that you will be writing a letter of advice for a couple or group of co-workers, using the first five course learning objectives of this course. This assignment is designed to get you to create a plan for doing that final assignment that will be due in Week Five.

The course learning objectives you will need to cover are:

Explain the principles of and barriers to effective interpersonal communications.
Analyze the role of communication in developing and maintaining one’s self-concept, self-image, and self-esteem.
Differentiate appropriate levels of self-disclosure and emotional intelligence in various relationships.
Describe strategies for using communication techniques to resolve interpersonal conflicts.
Analyze the impact of gender and culture on interpersonal communications.
This week, you will write an outline for your Final Paper. You must use the Save icon Outline Template as the basis of your outline.

The outline must contain

An introduction with thesis statement.
All learning objectives, with details about how you plan to address each. Please be sure to explain how you plan to support all of your key claims with evidence. Here, you don not have to write full body paragraphs, but you must give your instructor a sense of how you plan to cover each objective with course materials, independent academic research, and personal experiences that correlate with those key points.
A conclusion. The conclusion should restate the overall perspective offered in the paper, with a restatement of the thesis and the central points outlined in the paper.
A reference page containing at least three academic resources. You should find at least two of these resources independently in the Ashford University Library.