Social Media Practices in the Information Age

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Assignment for EMH280: Crisis Communications & Social Media Social Media Best Practices Recommendation Paper Due: Midnight Sunday of Unit 6. Instructions: Choose a local or state agency or company. Identify three social media best practices as per the Community Engagement and Social Media Best Practices article. Explain how they are currently using social media and can improve, or if they are not and could. The body of the paper shall be 3 to 5 pages in length and must be formatted according to APA guidelines (refer to the Course Information link for APA resources). Use at least three references as research sources for your paper (these can be news articles or agency reports and statements). The Emergency Management and Homeland Security program LibGuide, located in the Course Information link is a good place to start your research. Link: Emergency Management and Homeland Security LibGuide h"p://researchhelp.post.edu/emergencymanagement_homelandsecurity Students: Be sure to read the criteria, by which your project will be evaluated, before you start, and again after you done. Evaluation Rubric for Social Media Best Practices Paper CRITERIA Deficient Proficient Exemplary Points Earned 1. Structure: Welldeveloped Paragraphs; complete sentences; title page; references page; body of work meets requirement s Written work inadequate for college-level work; Paragraphing and transitions are inadequate; inappropriate guidelines outlined for paper were not met with several. (0 - 10 Points) Written work is clear and adequate college-level work; Paragraphing and transitions are adequate; appropriate guidelines outlined for paper were met with a few noted. (11-20 Points) Written work is clear and excellent college-level work; Paragraphing and transitions are clear and appropriate; appropriate guidelines outlined for paper were met. (21 - 30 Points) 30 2. Content: Demonstrat es knowledge of topics; thorough discussion of concepts; appropriate integration of topics; scholarly journal use Written work does not cover the assigned topic; assertions are not supported by evidence; paper is seriously lacking in content and detail; scholarly journals were not used or were used improperly. (0 - 16 Points) Written work does not adequately cover the assigned topic; assertions are weakly supported by evidence; paper is does not meet page and content area requirements; less than 3 scholarly journals were used. (17 - 33 Points) The length of the written work provides in-depth coverage of the topic, assertions are clearly supported by evidence; meets required length and content areas; 3 or more scholarly journals used. (34 - 50 Points) 50 3. Mechanics: Good use of standard written English; spelling; grammar; use of APA style Written work had several major errors in word selection and use; inadequate sentence structure, spelling, grammar, punctuation; unacceptable APA style with several errors. (0 - 6 Points) Written work was mostly free of errors in word selection and use; adequate sentence structure, spelling, grammar, punctuation; acceptable APA style with a few errors. (7 - 14 Points) Written work has no major errors in word selection and use; appropriate sentence structure, spelling, grammar, punctuation; acceptable APA style with no errors or minor errors. (15 - 20 Points) 20 Total Points: 100