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COM 200 The Key To Working Together Week 5 Discussion
Week 5 Discussion
As many businesses shift to remote work, there is an increased need to utilize collaboration tools. At the end of this course, you will deliver a presentation trying to persuade your organization to adopt a collaboration tool of your choosing. To prepare for that presentation, think about a tool you regularly use to communicate with others, work collaboratively on a document, or manage a project. If you are not sure, do some research on collaborative tools that look fun and interesting to you.
Step 1: Using the reference table below, state which category you are interested in and explain which tool from that category you feel is the best to use in the workplace.
Step 2: Describe how the collaborative tool you selected can be used to support remote collaborative work.
Step 3: Identify and thoroughly explain two pros and two cons of using this collaborative tool when working remotely. Keep in mind the advantages and disadvantages of using the tool in a workplace setting.
Pick 1 category listed below.
Pick 1 corresponding tool.
Below are examples of collaboration tools for each category (you can use a tool not listed here).
Communication Zoom, Webex, Teams, Google Meet
Document creation and editing Microsoft Word, Google Docs, One Drive
Project management Smartsheets, Asana, Trello
Typically a substantial post consists of 5-7 sentences, and a peer response with 2-4 complete sentences. A substantial discussion forum response should make connections to course content, professional experiences, and personal experiences. In response to a peer, consider whether or not you have heard of this tool before. If not, what curiosities or questions do you have? Maybe you want to share information about your own tool.
Optional: Continue to hone your oral communication skills by submitting your discussion response as a 1-2 minute video or audio recording. Should you choose this option, you will be graded on your responses just as you would if you responded via text only. You will not be graded on your audio or video performance.
Recording and Submitting a Discussion [Video]Links to an external site.
Recording and Submitting a Discussion [PDF]
