Jeffrey sacksner

Instructors: Raghid All Hajj, Michael Beigleman Brinda Bissoonauth, Simon Blanchette, Tracy Hecht (Course Coordinator), Shaun Lynch, Michael Masters, Barbara Reda, Jeffrey Sacksner,

Maya Sharma, Alexander Yuriev This take-home final exam replaces the on-site final exam that was originally planned for this course. This assignment is worth 25% of your final grade in the course. DUE DATE Your final exam must be submitted by April 21, 2020 at 14:00pm. Late submissions will NOT be accepted. The time allotted already accounts for all necessary accommodations, including those for religious reasons and those for which students registered at the access center. If you are ill or unable to complete the exam for another legitimate reason, you must request a deferral through the proper University channel (follow the link below for more information or to complete the deferral request form). Do not ask your instructor to grant you a deferral. Also, please remember that the University does NOT grant deferrals after a student has submitted their work. https://www.concordia.ca/students/exams/accommodations/def-note.html REQUIRED SUBMISSION FORMAT You must submit your completed exam using the the link “Upload Take Home”. This link can be found in the “Take Home Final Exam” section, accessible through the “Assessments” section of the course website. Should you have any difficulty submitting through the eConcordia website, you may email your file (see specifications below) directly to comm222ec@econcordia.com

Your submission must adhere to the following format requirements:

1. The name of your file must have the following form: COMM222finalexam_NameSurname (e.g., COMM222finalexam_TracyHecht)

2. The first line inside your file must include your name, surname and student number. 3. The file must have a footer with your name. 4. The file must have page numbers. 5. The text should be double-spaced with 12-pt font. 6. Your file must be submitted in PDF format

NOTE: You may only make one submission. Before submitting your exam, please double-check to make sure that you attached the correct file. No amendments to your responses will be accepted, even if you decide to submit your work before the deadline.

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ACADEMIC CODE OF CONDUCT Please remember that the Academic Code of Conduct remains in effect and violations will be reported. This as an exam and you must submit your own work. Note that:

• Sharing your work with other students in any section of COMM222 is not permitted • Collaborating with other students in any section of COMM222 is not permitted • Copying from other students in any section of COMM222 is not permitted • Soliciting help from any other students, including but not limited to those who have

previously taken COMM222, is not permitted. • Purchasing a completed assignment from any service is not permitted • Plagiarizing from a published or unpublished source is not permitted

It is everyone’s responsibility to maintain the academic integrity of our institution. Do your part and act with honesty. EVALUATION CRITERIA AND WORD LIMITS There are word limits for each question on this exam. Please respect these limits. Communicating in a concise manner is part of demonstrating your mastery of the material. Point form is permitted, but please be coherent and communicate your ideas clearly. Your answers will be evaluated on the extent to which they:

• Use appropriate OB terms correctly • Apply OB concepts and theories correctly • Discuss all the relevant concepts to completely answer the questions posed • Respect the word limits that have been provided

This is an individual, open-book exam. This means that your answers should reflect your own individual work, but you can use your textbook, the instructor’s PowerPoint slides, and your notes when writing your answers. Note that, because this is an open-book exam, you are not required to provide definitions of the terms being used, or to copy theoretical explanations from your textbook or the PowerPoint slides, but you do need to use appropriate OB terminology.

• If you copy the exact words from the textbook or any other source, make sure that you cite the source properly.