PHL
320 Entire Course Critical Thinking and Decision Making in Business
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PHL 320 Entire Course Critical
Thinking and Decision Making in Business
PHL 320 Week 1 Critical Thinking
Discussion and Summary
Participate in a class discussion by responding to the following
questions:
- How would you define critical thinking? What makes a person a critical thinker?
- Why is critical thinking important? Provide an example of how critical thinking has helped you in your life.
- What do you expect to learn from this course?
Write a paragraph summarizing the discussion.
PHL 320 Week 1 Knowledge Check
PHL 320 Week 2 Globalization
Argumentative Paper
Review the Writing Argumentative Essays section in Ch. 3 of Critical
Thinking
Write an argumentative paper of no more than 750 words that
demonstrates why globalization is good or not good for a business. The paper
should define the term good, and should identify the premises and
conclusions.
Identify the premise and conclusion by placing a number in bold
at the beginning of the sentence with the word premise or conclusion.
For example: (1, Premise), (2, Premise), (1, Conclusion), (2,
Conclusion), and so on.
- Sentences labeled as “1, premise” are premises for the sentence labeled as “1, conclusion.”
- All premises should be labeled for each conclusion in the article. If a sentence is a conclusion and a premise for another conclusion, place two labels.
- At the end of the paper, identify one example of how you used deductive reasoning and one example of how you used inductive reasoning.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
PHL 320 Week 2 Re-organization and
Layoff Team Discussion & Summary
Review the linked articles and select one to review as a team.
Post responses to the following questions for the selected
article. Each team member should answer all of the questions:
- What is the problem presented in the article?
- Why do you think it is the problem?
- What are some possible solutions?
Discuss as a team, responding to your teammates’ posts.
Write a 3-paragraph synopsis that summarizes the team’s
discussion.
PHL 320 Week 2 Week 2 Knowledge
Check
PHL 320 Week 3 Rhetorical Strategies
and Fallacies Worksheet
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Rhetorical Strategies
and Fallacies Worksheet.
PHL 320 Week 3 Re-organization and
Layoff: Issue and Problem Identification Paper
Review the discussion from Week 2.
Write a paper of no more than 1,050 words that incorporates
ideas from the discussion. The paper should do the following:
- Summarize the issue.
- Identify the problem.
- Explain why this is the underlying problem.
- Reflect on the group collaboration process in defining the problem.
- Explain how a clearly defined problem could help you find the solutions.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
PHL 320 Week 3 Knowledge Check
PHL 320 Week 4 SWOT and Strategy
Evaluation Paper
Select an industry, such as the gambling industry, to
complete a SWOT analysis.
Access the profile overview for the
selected industry:
- In the University Library, click Company Directory and Financials.
- Click Hoover’s First Research.
- Click Continue.
- Click Submit.
- Type gambling (or your selected industry) in the search box, and click to continue.
- Gambling (or the selected industry of choice) should be first in the list.
Read the industry profile overview, including the website
links, on the page.
Complete a SWOT analysis for the selected industry. The SWOT
analysis allows a business to understand how a competitor is positioned in the
environment by assessing its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
An understanding of a competitor’s position can be a key for a business to
determine where funding and resources should be allotted to create new products
or services.
Use information in the industry profile overview and other
scholarly sources as needed. The SWOT analysis should include each of the
following:
- Strengths
- Weaknesses
- Opportunities
- Threats
Write a 1,050- to 1,500-word paper, including the following
attributes:
- SWOT analysis, including a SWOT chart
- Identify opportunities (either product or service) that could improve the customer experience.
- Strategy evaluation
- Define strategic tasks.
- Assess the industry’s capabilities.
- Identify the barriers to strategy implementation.
- A response to the following:
- Based on the SWOT analysis and strategy evaluation, what are some creative actions the industry can pursue to include innovation as a component of their strategy?
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
PHL 320 Week 4 Re-Organization and
Layoff: Solutions Paper
Select two potential creative solutions for the problems you
identified in the Re-organization and Layoff assignment in Week 2.
Write a paper of no more than 1,050 words to present the
solutions and explain why each will work.
Include a summary of methods your teams utilized to develop
the creative solution.
Describe how your team overcame barriers to deciding on the
solutions.
PHL 320 Week 5 Labor Practices Paper
A clothing company uses sweatshop
labor to manufacture clothing products that contribute to low pricing, which is
a consumer want.
Many companies have engaged in
sweatshop labor. Did the clothing company engage in unethical labor practices
by utilizing sweatshop labor?
Research sweatshop labor.
Write a paper of no more than 750 words to present your
position on sweatshop labor and provide justification. Include the following:
- How consumer demands affect a company’s business decision
- How different ethical perspectives guide ethical decision making
- How a company influences their ethical environment
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
PHL 320 Week 5 Re-organization and
Layoff: Decision Making Evaluation Paper
Write a paper of no more than 750 words to include the
following elements:
- Select a recommendation from the two creative solutions identified in Week 4 for solving the problem.
- Explain why the solution would help the middle-income customer. Provide credible sources to support your decision.
- Explain what business decision an organization should make based on the solution.
- For the business decision chosen, explain the resources an organization would need to implement that decision and factors that might affect the implementation.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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