For this Individual Project, you will use the research you conductedfor your Unit 3 discussion on advantages and disadvantages of socialmedia (SEE BOTTOM FOR RESEARCH), focusing on written communication

Using your research to support your claims, discuss whether social media improves or damages communication.

Unit 4 Individual Project Template, complete the following for this assignment:

1. Introduction: In the first paragraph, state yourthesis and provide a summary of your main topics discussing how socialmedia impacts communication. You should consider both the potentialpositive and negative impact social media engagement can haveprofessionally.
2. Body: In 3-4 paragraphs, discuss your maintopics on how social media impacts communication and how its use canpositively or negatively impact you professionally. You should includeboth perspectives in your essay, and support your claims with research(using the information from the 4 articles you chose for Unit 3,ensuring that there is at least one APA style in-text citation for eachof those 4 articles throughout your essay).
3. Conclusion: In the final paragraph, conclude your essay by summarizing your main topics.
4. References page: Create a references pagefollowing APA formatting to list all references used in this essay. Youshould have a minimum of 4 references, at least 2 of which must havecome from the CTU Library. For help with formatting your referencespage, check out the Introductory APA Writing Style Guide.

Be sure to remove the instructions from the template prior to submission.

RESEARCH FOR THE ESSAY:

Social Media

Socialmedia is one of the trending ICT solutions in the modern societythat have a large impact on the people. In the late 21st century,there has been a rapid growth and exposure of social media platformsthat have both advantages and disadvantages in the public domain.According to Dean and Platt (2016), there are various advantages ofsocial media to the public, they include; connectivity, education,help, information and updates, promotion, awareness, fight againstcrime, improve business reputation amongst others. On the otherhand, cyberbullying, hacking, addition, bad reputation, cheating andrelationship issues, health issue, security issues are among thedisadvantages of social media in the society.

Socialmedia helps to connect people across the globe and interact based onour experience, exposure, religion, culture amongst others. Throughthis, it also enhances educational platform through social media bya provision of the educational tools to learn new things by sharingand accessing information easily. In addition, social media helpspeople to seek information through advice on a particular problemsuch as financial turmoil (Dean & Platt, 2016). It also updatespeople on the current news and information across the globe likeTwitter and Facebook platforms. Corporate worlds use social media tocreate awareness, promote their services and products, and build agood reputation. For the security agencies, social media helps outby creating awareness and tracking criminals on their activities.

There

are also some demerits observed with the use of social media such as

hacking which is a cybersecurity issue. Personal privacy may be

infringed by hackers and use it against and individual for selfish

gain. Furthermore, various social media platforms such as Twitter

and Facebook users undergo cyberbullying especially to the children

who use the platform (Partridge, 2011). These acts may traumatize

and intimidate kids exposed to such crimes. Another aspect of social

media in addition which influences human lifestyle and waste a lot

of time. It also portrays some threats of health issues when used

too much or frequently such vision from brightness and cancer from

radioactive emission. The bad reputation could be advocated

insecurity issues since one nay use to advertise false information

or hack and access personal information.

REFERENCES

Dean,H. & Platt, L. (2016). Social advantage and disadvantage.Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.

Partridge,K. (2011). Social networking. New York: H.W. Wilson.