Passaic County Community College Master Syllabus ACADEMIC YEAR:__2014-2015_______ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Course Code: CIS 101 Department/Program: CIS/Information Technology Course Title: Computer Concepts & Applications Semester Offered: Fall‚ Spring and Summer Catalog Description/Course: This course provides the knowledge necessary to function as a fluent computer user in today’s technological society. Topics include computer
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points‚ but in several of those points overlooked a crucial aspect. What was overlooked was that in several of the groups talked about the leader of the group had unquestionable power. The question I would pose is how groups would overcome the groupthink mentality when they have to please appease the ideas of a single individual. In the reading the examples that were used involved the President of the United States and his cabinet members or advisors. In these situations the group seems to consist
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Q.2 . What is groupthink. Explain. [10] According to Irving Janis(1972) ‚ groupthink is "a deterioration of mental efficiency‚ reality testing‚ and moral judgment resulting from in-group pressures". Thus‚ the overemphasis on consensus and agreement leads members to be unwilling to evaluate group members’ ideas critically. This hinders decision-making and becomes an obstacle to group productivity. Certain conditions favour the development of groupthink. i) The first condition is high cohesiveness
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that.Then you should change your mindset.“People with all levels of ability can hold either mindset‚ but over time those with the growth mindset appear to gain the advantage and begin to outperform their peers with a fixed mindset “(Dweck).This quotation proves that playing football with a growth mindset is good for you.With a growth mindset you think anything is possible.Athletes need to understand the importance of mindset in their sport by having a growth mindset‚being successful‚ and playing multiple
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the right mindset can make a big difference in person’s life because it can either inspire the individual to keep going or give up completely. In her book‚ “Mindest: The New Psychology of Success”‚ Carol S. Dweck argues that growth mindsets are individuals who love challenges and are not afraid of failures‚ they believe in their learned abilities over talents. On the other hand‚ fixed mindset people focus on the results only. One person can alternate from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset with the
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Groupthink Groupthink is a practice of making decisions within a group that values unity rather than accuracy and discourages personal responsibility. In other words‚ groupthink is agreeing with a group out loud‚ although you may not agree with the group inside your mind. There are eight different symptoms that are involved with groupthink. The symptoms include the illusion of invulnerability‚ rationalization‚ inherent morality‚ stereotyped views‚ direct pressure‚ self-censorship‚ the illusion of
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"Group Decision Fiascoes Continue: Space Shuttle Challenger and a Revised Groupthink Framework" is a review of the tragedy that took place on January 28‚ 1986 when the space shuttle‚ Challenger‚ exploded shortly after launch. This review tells of how "groupthink" was the likely cause of the accident. The fact that we as a society so easily succumb to groupthink says a lot about us. First‚ it shows how we are a very conformist society. Peer pressure is still very difficult for us to resist even
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Global Mindset Student: Althea A. Tulloch althea_tulloch@ymail.com Program: Bachelors in Organizational Management Nyack College November 30‚ 2011 Introduction What does it mean to have a global mindset? . Advancements in technology‚ especially the Internet for e-commerce‚ have led to globalization‚ where different economies‚ societies and cultures of the world are integrated through a global network . It is the capability to operate a business within various cultures
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CHAPTER 9: THE VERDICT ON GROUPTHINK 1. In my experience‚ I found that decision-making groups do not tend toward groupthink. Groupthink is a mode of thinking that people engage in when they are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group‚ when the members’ striving for unanimity override their motivation to realistically appraise alternative courses of action. Groups displaying most of the symptoms of groupthink are more likely to display symptoms ofdefective decision making‚ resulting in poor policy
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Steps To Change Mental Model and Mindsets Arley Ellsworth‚ Fernando Hurtado‚ University of Phoenix January 17‚ 2011 Introduction Wal-Mart has been in business for many years and are showing no signs of slowing down. The advantage of being in business for that period of time is building a reputation rather it be good or bad. Overall for the most part it has been good‚ thereason for the company have good success is being open to change. Wal-Mart cannot continue success if they were not open
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