Discussion Question Examples

From ORG300

A leader must develop and outline the organization's mission, vision, strategies, and goals and communicate these to employees, stakeholders, the public, regulatory agencies, etc. Use a Web search to research organizations and their missions, visions, etc. Select an organization with a mission and vision that is meaningful to you, share this mission and vision with your classmates, and explain why you believe the mission, vision, strategies, and goals contribute to the success of the organization. As an example of mission, vision, strategy, and goals consider your mission, vision, strategies, and goals as a student. The mission may be to get a degree; the vision may be to graduate and receive a diploma; and the strategies may include utilizing the resources available via the library, the academic catalog, the Honor code, and tutorials as well as setting aside weekly study times. Your goals might include learning APA formatting and referencing techniques, getting good grades, and taking advantage of all opportunities.

From LIB300

In our daily lives, we are bombarded with information. As consumers of media, news, and other information, we must discern the credible information from the sensational. Read the four news articles listed below, which are all based on the same topic – the email leak involving climatologist Phil Jones.  Fox News: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,576009,00.html  NBC News: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/36104206/ns/us_news- environment/t/inquiry-climate-data-not-manipulated/#.Uf1kAW3Awhk  The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ 2011/11/23/climatologist-phil- jones- speaks_n_1110389.html  The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/21/science/earth/21climate.html

Apply the skills you have learned throughout the last few weeks regarding the identification of credible information. Which of the three articles presents the least biased approach to the story? Why do you feel that way? What evidence of bias do you note in each of the articles? How will you apply the skills of information discernment in your daily lives?

From ITS400 What are some of the typical challenges project teams face during each of the five process groups? You can frame your discussion based on a project described in one of the feature boxes in Chapter 3 of the text (for example, the What Went Right? or What Went Wrong? feature). You can also frame your discussion on one of PMI’s Project of the Year Award winners, or on a well-known project failure like the Denver International Airport baggage handling system of this chapter.