Write a short essay based on the scenario below. Use course material to build your case and demonstrate critical thinking and well-structured practical steps. Suggested word count: 1,200-1,500 words. (80 pts)

You have been named the leader of a new team within QuantEx Inc., a Canada-based company that develops computer software. You have been given the task to create a new product that will help consumers to have a better overview of their investments and expenses. You are given 12 months by when you are expected to present an MVP (minimum viable product) to the executive board. The organization is providing you with all the necessary resources and support.

And you get to start. Based on the content and resources addressed in class, describe your approach to leading your team to success, from building a highly cohesive team that is capable of achieving its goal to establishing team processes that improve the final outcome.

In this essay, you are to describe the various steps outlined in the book and support your case by providing examples or citing other references. I expect to read your critical thoughts and a well-structured case as evidence that you understand the 1) characteristics of teams (team composition, definition of success), 2) processes of teamwork (team beginnings, basic team processes, cooperation and competition, communication), and 3) the issues teams face (managing conflict, power and social influence, decision-making).

Be practical, creative, assertive, and communicate your personal approach. Enhance your proposal with practical and applicable steps. Write the essay from a First-Person point of view (“As the leader of this team, I would…”), and not from a third-person point of view (“A leader must…”).

ANSWER:

Overview

In Modules One through Seven of this course, you will watch a series of videos from leaders within the SNHU community. The objective of these videos is to share with you some reflections and insights as they pertain to the participants’ identity, advocacy, leadership, and motivation. Watching the videos and reflecting on the content will contribute to the creation of your own social change identity.

Note: As you progress through the video series and the subsequent module reflections, you will synthesize information provided from various concepts discussed within the context of the videos. Pay particular attention to specific conceptual themes that emerge from the videos. You will use the knowledge acquired in all the videos that you’ve viewed so far to complete each module reflection assignment.

Prompt

For this assignment, you will watch the Module Four Video|SNHU Leadership and answer the following in 2 to 4 sentences per question.

Describe a cognitive or social theory that you believe explains the development of the participant’s social change identity.

Describe how you can apply the psychological knowledge that you have acquired within your BA Psychology program experience to effect positive social change.

All sources and ideas requiring attribution must be cited according to APA style.

Guidelines for Submission

Submit your completed Module Four video reflection as a Word document, with sources cited according to APA style.

For this discussion, you will create an initial post that answers all of the following questions:

a. Create a research question that compares the means of any two populations. Write down the research question. For example, a research question might be whether the mean Graduate Record Exam quantitative score for females is significantly less than the mean Graduate Record Exam quantitative score for males.

b. Create the correct Ho (null hypothesis) and Ha (Alternative or research hypothesis) to represent your research question. Include the Ho and Ha here. Why does the Ho always have an equal sign?

c. Suppose you perform the hypothesis test and determine that your p value is NOT less than your alpha value. Given this, write a full conclusion for your research question (assume alpha is .05).

d. If you incorrectly reject your null hypothesis, what error type would this be and in words what error would you be making in your conclusions?

How would this error affect their conclusions?