PHL 320 Complete Course

PHL 320 Week 1 Critical Analysis Worksheet

Read “Common Core” and “The Battle Against Common Core Standards.”

 Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Critical Analysis Worksheet.

1)     Define the term conclusion.

2)     What is the conclusion of each article?

3)     Define the term premises.

4)     What premises support the conclusions in each article?

5)     How convincing is the conclusion of each article? Explain your answer.

6)     Define the term biases.

7)     What biases did you observe in each article? Why do you think they are biases?

8)     What might be the sources of the biases in each article?

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.