Apply the principles in Exhibit 1-4 to the research scenario in question 8.

• How do emotions positively and negatively influence critical thinking?
• Describe how you balance your emotion and reason when making decisions. Include an example of when you had to use both.
• Ch. 3 of THiNK: Critical Thinking and Logic Skills for Everyday Life covers the topic of language and communication, which also play a role in critical thinking. Explain the role of communication in critical thinking and provide an example of when and how language or communication influenced your critical thinking.
• Reflect on the learning activities, concepts, ideas, and topics covered this week. Discuss the most interesting activity or concept you learned this week and mention any concepts that are still a bit confusing to you or that you have questions about.

 ( THE CLASS IS CRITICAL THINKING ) 

During your working career, have you had a supervisor who was amazing (or not so amazing) at listening to concerns and following up with ‘good’ questions when needed?  

Let us know if you are an Introvert or an Extrovert, then describe your preferred ‘Communication Style’ as described in the article. 

Have you been a part of a team that requires the use of a ‘B.L.U.F.’ statement (normally email) before any real details are provided? — Do you feel that this is an effective way to communicate or do you find this method more of a ‘cold shoulder way of communicating’?

Do you believe in an appropriate level of ‘Encouraging Failure’? — Do you feel that this ‘Encouraging Failure’ is a waste of valuable time and resources? — Have you had any positive or negative experiences with this type of methodology in your life?

What are your thoughts when it comes to ‘Mandatory Fun-Time’? — Is it a valuable activity that leads to possible increases in employee engagement and team collaboration; or is it a waste of your working/personal time? — Have you had any positive or negative experiences with this type of methodology in your life?

Perception, Cognition and Emotion are considered building blocks of social encounters. How do they relate to the movie clip in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PpQk63iIWw? Examine and Discuss. 

Tip: Among areas to consider in relation to the clip may (not exhaustive) include; Why are mismatches in frames between party’s sources of conflicts? What does it mean to have an, “irrational escalation of commitment.”? What can help prevent errors of anchoring and adjustment? What is the best remedy for the winner’s curse? Can it happen in this clip? Should the double-edged effect of overconfidence be considered?

The length of the assignment will not be more than 1800 words excluding references. References should ideally be the latest (year 2010 and onwards) and use the American Psychological Association (APA) or Harvard format.

Prepare a negotiation strategy in a report format for a company or government or other legal entity on a project or undertaking of your own choosing. Be sure to clearly describe the nature of that project or under taking. You will need to establish a plan for negotiations that will permit negotiators to maximize the ability to obtain best value, based on the requirement and established evaluation factors. In that regard you will need to determine an overall negotiation approach. This would include;

•Selecting the strategy and tactics that are likely to be most effective in accomplishing the priorities and objectives for the negotiation.

•Planning the order in which issues will be addressed during negotiations. 

•Identifying potential concessions, including:-

– Potential concessions that the entity would be willing to make in response to projected offeror concessions.

– Concessions that the entity would expect from the offeror in response to potential concessions.

•Planning bargaining tactics suited to the negotiator’s personality and the tactics that will probably be used by the offeror’s negotiator.

•Examine the likely impact and outcomes of the strategy applied.

The length of the report will not be more than 2500 words excluding references. References should ideally be the latest (year 2010 and onwards) and use the American Psychological Association (APA) or Harvard format.