Unit 4 Learning Path in Intellipath

Welcome back!  This is the week it all comes together. You will be using the knowledge and skills you have gained in Units 1-3 to create your own research paper on the advantages and disadvantages of social media! Don’t be intimidated, you have everything you need to succeed –just follow the steps below.

• Start with your Unit 4 Learning Path in Intellipath (located in the Assignments List). Here you will get the final tools in your writing toolbelt, instruction on the following:
  • Formal Writing
  • Writing Style
  • Drafts and Editing
• Continue on your assigned readings for this week for a refresher on the following:
  • Steps in the Writing Process
  • Basics of an Essay
  • Using Evidence
• Finally, complete the Unit 4 Individual Project (instructions below).
  • Be sure to read the directions completely before you begin writing.
  • The grading table will give you valuable insight into what your instructor wants you to focus on.
  • Use the grading table as a checklist to make sure you have hit on all the key elements of the assignment before you submit.

For this Individual Project, you will use the research you conducted for your Unit 3 discussion on advantages and disadvantages of social media, focusing on written communication. If you and your instructor have determined it to be credible, you may use the article you read and analyzed in Unit 2 as one of your required sources.

Using your research to support your claims, you will compose an essay that argues whether social media improves or damages communication.

Your essay must contain the following:

1. Introduction: In the first paragraph, state your thesis and provide a summary of your main topics discussing how social media impacts communication. You should consider both the potential positive and negative impact social media engagement can have professionally.
2. Body: In 3-4 paragraphs, discuss your main topics on how social media impacts communication and how its use can positively or negatively impact you professionally. You should include both perspectives in your essay, and support your claims with research (using the information from the 3 articles you chose for Unit 3, ensuring that there is at least one APA style in-text citation for each of those 3 articles throughout your essay).
3. Conclusion: In the final paragraph, conclude your essay by summarizing your main topics.
4. References page: Create a references page following APA formatting to list all references used in this essay. You should have a minimum of 3 references, at least 2 of which must have come from the CTU Library.

Unit 2 Reference—–

Khanna,U.(2018, January 29).The impact of social media marketing today. Social Media Impact. Retrieved from:

http://www.socialmediaimpact.com/impact-social-media-marketing-today/#

Unit 3 Reference—-

Khanna, U. (n.d.). Families Turning to Social Media Public as Brevard agencies work to solve missing person cases. Retrieved September 02, 2020 from

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/crime/2019/02/28/missing-persons-cases/2941703002/.

Miller, W. (2019, March 3). Local hospital using social media influencers to promote healthcare. Retrieved September 02, 2020, from

https://www.kbtx.com/content/news/Local-hospital-using-social-media-influencers-to-promote-healthcare-506639441.html.

Handler, S. C. (2019, January 10). How to get your family off social media and back together. Retrieved September 02, 2020, from

https://www.northjersey.com/story/life/2019/01/10/miss-your-family-because-they-live-social-media-heres-what-do/2462249002/.