Assignment: Computer Mediated Communication
Write a 500 words blog entry that includes the following:
• A definition of computer mediated communication based on your own experience; write at least three ways your daily communication is mediated through the use of technology, such as cell phones, tablets, laptops, and desktop computers to access messages and social networks.
• Your opinion on whether or not these forms of communication enhance a sense of community and why
• How privacy is challenged by computer mediated communication and researched examples of how to counteract this
• Positive examples of how computer mediated communication may be leveraged in the future
• Your thoughts on how computer mediated communication has affected your face-to-face communication
Write a 500 words blog entry discussing the relation of mass media and computer mediated communication.
• Whether the communication between people using technology was successful or unsuccessful in relation to the desired action
• How mobile tools affected communication
• Whether the action was a part of a larger movement or agenda and how this agenda was affected
• How the collective action was reported in three different types of mass media; what changed from type to type
• A description of how you personally consume news online and how you first hear of a news story
• A description of how consuming news online differs from reading a newspaper, watching TV, or listening to the radio
• A summary of how computer-mediated communication has affected information exchange that considers the following:
• What has been lost and gained in the shift away from old media, such as newspapers
• How mobile technology has affected your consumption of news
• How not being able to get away from mobile news sources is changing human communication--consider attention spans, boundaries between work and life, and communication that relies on visuals
Write a 500 words blog exploring how social media has impacted society. Consider race, gender, class, and other demographic factors.
Include responses to the following questions in your blog entry:
• How is used social media used professionally?
• How is social media used personally?
• How do these communications differ?
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the assignment, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.