For this Discussion, you draw on your workplace experiences to define professionalism and how you exhibit this quality in your interactions with others.

Week 2 Discussion: Professional Behavior and Communication

“Professionalism” is a word that is used frequently in both academic and career contexts, to describe a desired quality. But what does it mean exactly? How do you know a behavior is professional? And what are the effects of unprofessional communication?

For this Discussion, you draw on your workplace experiences to define professionalism and how you exhibit this quality in your interactions with others.

To Prepare

• Review your course announcements for possible information related to this week’s Discussion and Assignment.
• Consider your recent professional experiences, and recall a time when an individual you were working with demonstrated professional or unprofessional actions.

Resources

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources. 

WEEKLY RESOURCES

• OASIS (n.d.). Evaluate resourcesLinks to an external site. [Interactive guide]. Walden University. https://academics.waldenu.edu/library/evaluate-resources
• OASIS (n.d.). Break a topic into keywordsLinks to an external site. [Interactive guide]. Walden University. https://academics.waldenu.edu/library/topic-into-keywords
• OASIS (n.d.). Read criticallyLinks to an external site. [Interactive guide]. Walden University. https://academics.waldenu.edu/oasis/critical-reading

• OASIS (n.d.). Paraphrase and summarize informationLinks to an external site. [Interactive guide]. Walden University. https://academics.waldenu.edu/writing/paraphrase-summarize
• Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.-l). Using evidence: Paraphrase.Links to an external site. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/evidence/paraphrase
• Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.-e). Effective paraphrasing strategies.Links to an external site. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/evidence/paraphrase/effective
• Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.-f). Examples of paraphrasing.Links to an external site. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/evidence/paraphrase/examplesLinks to an external site.
• Turnitin. (2016). The plagiarism spectrum.Links to an external site. https://www.turnitin.com/static/plagiarism-spectrum/?_ga=2.9224956.836553138.1566400896-494575115.1560265321
• Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.-g). Plagiarism detection & revision skills: Ineffective paraphrasing video playlistLinks to an external site. [Videos]. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/evidence/paraphrase/ineffective#s-lg-box-22570168

By Day 4

Post an explanation of how you, as a professional, communicate your frustration in a manner that people can hear, understand, and appreciate. Additionally, describe an incident in your professional experience where a colleague exhibited a behavior or communication that had a positive or a negative effect. How has the incident informed your understanding of professionalism?

By Day 6