– Ethics in Social & Digital Communities
Portfolio Project Directions and Rubric
This Portfolio Project is worth 30% of your overall grade.
Outcomes
Completing this Assessment will help you to meet the following outcomes:
Course Outcomes
• Analyze major ethical issues in social and mass media.
• Evaluate the impact of day-to-day social media and mass media exposure on interpersonal relationships.
• Examine the potential of social media and mass media as forces for social change.
Institutional Outcomes
• Information Literacy and Communication – Utilize current technology and resources to locate and evaluate information needed to accomplish a goal, and then communicate findings in visual, written and/or oral formats.
• Relational Learning – Transfer knowledge, skills, and behaviors acquired through formal and informal learning and life experiences to new situations.
• Thinking Abilities – Employ strategies for reflection on learning and practice in order to adjust learning processes for continual improvement.
Scenario
For your Portfolio Project, you will demonstrate your comprehension of social media and mass media ethics and issues. Through this project, you will analyze major ethical issues in social and mass media; evaluate the impact of day-to-day social media and mass media exposure on interpersonal relationships; and examine the potential of social media and mass media as a force for social change. This includes describing one social media platform’s major ethical violation; outlining how day-to-day social media and mass media exposure impacts interpersonal relationships; and examining the potential of ‘cancel culture’ as a tool for social change.
You are a recent Bryant & Stratton College graduate and are actively seeking employment. Your project is to show potential employers that you comprehend social media and mass media ethics and issues. Employees participating in mass media and social media could potentially create social and legal liability for employers. Your project will show potential employers that you understand social and mass media ethics and issues and what steps to take that can reduce potential liability.
Directions
For your project, thoroughly describe each of the points below.
Requirements and Formatting
Your Portfolio Project must be formatted as follows:
• APA formatting
• Title Page
• Times New Roman or Arial 12-point font
• 1-inch margins
• Page numbers in the top right corner
• 550-word count
• Double-spaced Word document
• APA formatting required for the in-text citations and reference page
Deadline
Deliverable items for the Portfolio Project will be required at different points during the course. Details for each submission are included below in the Deliverable Descriptions.
Deliverable Descriptions
Week 3: Major Ethical Issues
• Due by the end of Week 3 at 11:59 pm, ET.
You will be analyzing major ethical issues in social and mass media.
Select one of the articles to read (linked below). After you are done analyzing what you read, in at least 180 words, respond to the following prompts in a double-spaced Word document.
• Describe in your own words the major ethical issue that the social media platform is accused of violating.
• Identify evidence that the user’s digital privacy was violated?
• Determine the motive(s) for violating the user’s digital privacy?
o Facebook Pays $643,000 Fine For Role In Cambridge Analytica Scandal
o Is TikTok safe? Here’s what you need to know
Week 5: Impact on Relationships
• Due by the end of Week 5 at 11:59 pm, ET.
You will be evaluating the impact of day-to-day social and mass media exposure on interpersonal relationships.
Select one of the articles to read (linked below). After you are done assessing what you read, respond to the following prompts in at least 180 words.
• Outline your thoughts on how day-to-day social media and mass media exposure impacts interpersonal relationships.
• Discuss how social media use is related to social alienation.
• Create at least two questions relevant to interpersonal relationships that you would ask the inventors of social media when they were in the processing of creating it. Explain why you would ask each question.
o 12 Ways Social Media Affects Relationships, From Research & Experts
o Social Media and Its Impact on Interpersonal Relationships
Week 6: Potential for Change
• Due by the end of Week 6 at 11:59 pm, ET.
You will be submitting an assignment summarizing the potential of social and mass media as forces for social change.
Select one of the articles to read (linked below). After you are done reading the article, in at least 180 words, respond to the following prompt.
• Summarize your thoughts on the potential of ‘cancel culture’ as a force for social change.
• Explain motives for using cancel culture as a tool for social change?
o Is Gina Carano A Victim Of Social Media Cancel Culture – As Hasbro Cancels Action Figure
o Chris Harrison briefly ‘stepping aside’ from ‘The Bachelor’ in wake of racist controversy
• Information Literacy & Communication – Utilize appropriate current technology and resources to locate and evaluate information needed to accomplish a goal, and then communicate findings in visual, written, and/or oral formats.
For directions on how to upload your project to your ePortfolio, please see Student Resources in Blackboard on the navigation pane.
Week 7.5: Reflection
• Due by the end of Week 7.5 at 11:59 pm, ET.
For the final piece of your Portfolio Project, you will reflect upon the course and how it directly relates to your future workplace. This reflection will be delivered as a Word document 1-2 pages in length.
For this reflection:
a. Analyze the importance of this project to your future career.
b. In your own words, reflect on how this project meets the Program and Institutional outcomes as stated on the first page
Upload and submit your final reflection.
Reflection Grading Criteria
For specific grading information, please refer to the Portfolio Project Grading Rubric.
SOSC118 – Portfolio Project Grading Rubric
Criteria Exceeds Expectations Meets Expectations Needs Improvement Points
Introduction and Major Ethical Issue
40 points 36 – 40 points
Accurately paraphrases a major ethical issue, identifies evidence that the user’s digital privacy was violated, and determines the motive for violating the user’s privacy from a selected article. 28 – 35 points
Accurately paraphrases a major ethical issue, identifies evidence that the user’s digital privacy was violated, and determines the motive for violating the user’s privacy from a selected article; however, these areas could use greater depth or development. 0 – 27 points
May or may not have accurately paraphrased a major ethical issue, identified evidence that the user’s digital privacy was violated, and determined the motive for violating the user’s privacy from a selected article.
Impact on Relationships and Potential for Change
40 points 36 – 40 points
Outlined their thoughts on how day-to-day social media and mass media exposure impacts interpersonal relationships and summarized their thoughts on the potential of ‘cancel culture’ as a force for social change. 28 – 35 points
Outlined their thoughts on how day-to-day social media and mass media exposure impacts interpersonal relationships and summarized their thoughts on the potential of ‘cancel culture’ as a force for social change. Further depth or development could be applied. 0 – 27 points
May or may not have completed an outline of their thoughts on how day-to-day social media and mass media exposure impacts interpersonal relationships and summarized their thoughts on the potential of ‘cancel culture’ as a force for social change.
Concluding Reflections
10 points 9-10 points
Clearly explains how what they learned in the Portfolio Project relates to the future workplace. 7-8 points
Clearly explains how what they learned in the Portfolio Project relates to the future workplace; however, further depth or greater clarity may be needed. 0-6 points
Did not clearly explain how what they learned in the Portfolio Project relates to the future workplace.
Mechanics
10 points 9 – 10 points
In-text citations appear where necessary and are in proper APA format. Spelling, grammar, verb form, punctuation, and capitalization are nearly free from error (6 or fewer errors). 7 – 8 points
In-text citations contain minor formatting errors but do not inhibit identification of the source. 7 – 12 errors in spelling, grammar, verb form, punctuation, and capitalization. 0 – 6 points
No reference page or other serious errors that make it difficult to identify source material. Errors hinder the readability of paper. 13 or more errors in spelling, grammar, verb form, punctuation, and capitalization.
Instructor Comments: Total Points:
SOSC118 – Portfolio Project Reflection Grading Rubric
Criteria Exceeds Expectations Meets Expectations Needs Improvement Points
Articulation
80 points 72 – 80 points
Reflection addresses the assigned Bryant & Stratton College Program and Institutional Outcomes in detail. Provides a deep, thoughtful reflection on how knowledge gained from the project will be relevant to their personal or professional life. 56 – 71 points
Reflection briefly addresses the assigned Bryant & Stratton College Program and Institutional Outcomes. Provides a reflection on how knowledge gained from the project will be relevant to their personal or professional life. 0 – 55 points
Reflection does not address all the required elements. The assigned Bryant & Stratton College Program and Institutional Outcomes may be missing or lacking significant detail. Does not make clear connections between the project and their personal or professional life.
Delivery
20 points 18 – 20 points
Writes in complete sentences and well-developed paragraphs with 0 or 1 errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. The reflection flows and transitions naturally between ideas. Meaning is clear, and the reflection is easy to read. 14 – 17 points
Writes in complete sentences but makes 2 to 4 errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Reflection is generally easy to read and understand. 0 – 13 points
Writes in incomplete sentences or uses list/bullet format. Makes 5 or more errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Errors distract the reader. The writer’s meaning is unclear.
Instructor Feedback Total Points:
