W1_HRMT601_Practice video

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practice activity for MGMT601: Organizational Behavior.

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This week invited you to step into the role of an academic thinker and professional researcher. You explored how strong academic communication supports credibility, how ethical scholarship shapes the integrity of your work, and how research—quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods—helps us understand organizational behavior more deeply. You also examined how to engage responsibly with AI tools, evaluate sources, avoid bias, and apply academic writing standards such as APA.

This practice activity is designed to help you apply those foundational skills to realistic situations. Instead of recalling definitions, you’ll navigate detailed scenarios involving research design, communication choices, academic integrity, and the responsible use of technology. As you work through each situation, think carefully about how scholarly standards guide decisions in professional contexts.

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A graduate student is preparing a research proposal on employee motivation. They gather articles from blogs, social media posts, and opinion pieces because they are “easy to read.” Their supervisor expresses concern that the sources lack academic rigor but the student argues that “information is information.” The proposal is due in two days, and the student wants guidance on how to move forward.

Academic research requires credible, peer-reviewed sources and rigorous evidence—not informal or opinion-based content.

A team must prepare a written analysis comparing qualitative and quantitative research methods. During the planning meeting, the team disagrees about which method is more “accurate.” One team member insists qualitative methods are “too subjective,” while another claims quantitative data “misses real meaning.” The group has difficulty moving forward.

Each method has strengths depending on the purpose; understanding those distinctions supports strong research design.

A student writing a research paper uses AI-generated summaries of academic articles and plans to submit the paper without verifying the accuracy of those summaries or citing the original sources. They argue that AI “makes research faster” and that checking the information is unnecessary.

Responsible use of AI requires verification, citation of original sources, and maintaining academic integrity.

A working professional taking the course submits a discussion post that includes large sections of uncited text copied from a company report. They believe this is acceptable because the report “belongs to the company” and they helped write parts of it. Other classmates notice the issue and feel uncomfortable about the academic integrity implications.

Academic writing requires acknowledgment of all sources, including workplace materials.

Your program wants to strengthen academic communication skills across all graduate courses.

Strong academic communication requires training, consistency, and adherence to scholarly standards.

Well done. This first activity focused on the academic skills you’ll rely on throughout the course: critical evaluation of information, responsible use of technology, ethical citation, research design, and scholarly communication. These skills form the foundation for understanding organizational behavior at a graduate level.

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