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Assignment 3 – Social Media Transformation

Student Instructions

This assignment is designed as an opportunity to practice creating a professional social media identity.. The assignment culminates with a written reflection where you provide arguments for why these two profiles are un/professional. Your claims must be supported by the readings we have covered to date in class.

Learning Outcomes Covered in Assignment

  • Examine the impact of social media and digital spaces on the concept and expression of identity.

  • Discuss ways to protect privacy and maintain control over personal information.

  • Create a digital identity that is authentic and professional.

Assignment

Using the offline Facebook template provided. The first version of the Facebook profile should be “unprofessional”. The second version should be re-designed to be “professional”. You will submit a short written summary explaining what specifically about the profiles makes them un/professional. This explanation must be supported by evidence taken from at least three course readings.

What is to be submitted:

Your completed submission will include the following components:

A written reflection (1000 words max) addressing the following:

    1. What, in your opinion, makes the first profile unprofessional. Be as specific as possible.

    2. What, in your opinion, makes the second, redesigned profile professional. Be as specific as possible.

    3. How at least three readings covered in this course to date support your arguments about the profiles being professional and/or unprofessional.

    4. A works cited/reference page that is formatted according to APA or MLA guidelines.

Plagiarism:

Plagiarized assignments will receive a mark of zero on the assignment and a failing grade on the course you may also receive a permanent note of plagiarism on your academic record. Please note: even you use work you previously wrote yourself, it is still considered plagiarism if you do not cite it properly in your paper.

Assignment Rubric

Criteria

Points

Comments

Mark

Reflection

Explanation of unprofessional profile:

Clear and convincing explanation of why the profile is “unprofessional”. Makes specific reference to elements of the profile and describes why they are unprofessional.

40

Explanation of professional profile:

Clear and convincing explanation of why the redesigned profile is “professional”. Makes specific reference to changes made to the profile that makes it more professional than the previous version.

40

Relationship to course readings:

Includes proper works cited page that is properly formatted in APA or MLA style.

Style: Proper grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and paragraph structure used throughout entire document. Uses proper APA or MLA citations.

15

Total

100