Choose 5 of the 10 questions below and provide a thoughtful response (at least one paragraph) that includes your position. Be sure to include examples, where appropriate, to support your response. Each question will be worth 20 points. The best answers for full credit will combine these three elements: (1) your position, (2) your defense of your position/response, and (3) clear examples and be as free of writing/grammar/usage errors as possible.

1. While some people think that social media use hampers productivity, others believe that spending time on social media actually makes you more productive. What are your thoughts on this? Does social media make “us” more productive? Offer examples to support your position.
2. We have repeatedly mentioned in class that today’s media audiences receive in excess of 2200 messages per day, including those in both traditional and social media platforms. What are the positive and negative consequences of this abundant flow of information? Do you feel that you are getting too much or too little of the type of information you need?
3. We have noted that in today’s world, simply digitizing old business models doesn’t work; businesses must fully transform to properly address the impact and demands of social media – leaving them “no choice” in the matter. Do you agree with this premise? Why or why not? Provide examples of how businesses are conforming to this expectation.

1. One reported outcome of the information-laden society we live in is that “we no longer look for the news; the news finds us.” Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not? Provide at least 3 examples of where the “news” has “found” you – whether you were interested in it or not. What did you do with that information? How did you react?

1. Explain your views on the value/benefit of reading others’ comments about a product or service. Has this by-product of social media helped or hurt the consumer process? How often do you look for advice from friends and peers when making purchase decisions? Give an example of when advice from someone affected your decision to buy.
2. Social media enables customers to instantly post what they like and don’t like about anything from products to government and this has implications for communication, including the importance of accuracy, privacy, and the need for a precise definition of censorship. Under what circumstances do you think that companies must delete comments made by the public? Do you consider this a form of acceptable censorship? Are there times when companies should allow those negative comments to remain in view? Explain.
3. If done properly, one can use social media to get hired versus fired. Provide at least two examples of how social media might help someone and two examples of how social media might hurt someone as he/she pursued a job opportunity (internship, grad school, are also acceptable). Do you think that this use of social media as a screening tool is appropriate? Why or why not?
4. One attribute of the people in Generations Y and Z is that they have a desire to contribute to the greater world around them and leverage social media for social and charitable causes. How might access to social media has contributed to this social phenomenon?
5. Explain the concept of “information overload” as it relates to communication in general and social media in particular. What type of information is now readily available to you that you might otherwise have not had access to in a pre-digital age? Do you think this is helpful or not?
6. Today’s marketing professionals spend much more time listening, engaging, and reacting to potential and current customer needs, suggesting that the two way symmetric model of communication is becoming the standard for many companies. Do you agree that companies, who do have more information about consumers, are actually listening? Why or why not? Provide an example that supports your opinion.

10 Pages, answer all questions, 5 references. APA format. Find attached grading rubric

Assignment 2: Evidence-Based Pharmacology Paper

The purpose of this assignment is to provide an opportunity for you to review an area of interest and apply the concepts you have learned in this course to a patient situation. In clinical decision making, you must combine knowledge and evidence to make a good decision. Using critical thinking and reading skills, you will meet multiple objectives for this assignment.

Criteria

1. Synthesize relevant information, including research related to the diagnosis and treatment of the selected disorder.
2. Recognize the assumptions inherent in the current literature and identify any unstated or missing information.
3. Develop and justify various approaches to the stated problem, including nonpharmacological and pharmacological treatment.
4. Clearly articulate at least two approaches to the treatment of the condition.
5. Defend the choice of the treatment option. This must include a reflection on the availability of peer-reviewed information and your analysis of the credibility of that information.
6. Create a plan for follow-up and referral if needed.

The following are examples of disease states that you might want to study. These are just examples. You can select whatever area is of interest to you.

• Hypertension

Submit your answers in a Microsoft Word document of 10–15 pages. Include peer-reviewed references in APA format. Be sure to review the directions and grading criteria to assure that you will cover the content well.

American Born Chinese shares several themes with In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse and The House on Mango Street. Choose one theme that you think Yang’s story has in common with one of those books and write a discussion post that identifies the theme, and explains what each book has to say about that theme, and how they are similar or different. You should use 2-3 quotations in your post, and may include descriptions of Yang’s artwork as well, as relevant.

At the end of your post, ask a question that you have about something in the first 5 chapters of the book. Try to think of a question that can’t be answered by a simple “yes” or “no”.

After you have submitted your discussion post, read through the posts by your classmates and choose one of their questions to answer. Make your answer thorough, and include reasons or an explanation.

The discussion boards are not busy work, but

are designed for you to critically eval

uate and

apply course content. It is a place for you to expan

d on what you have learned from reading

the text, to applying the content, finding examples, expanding on the content, and much more.

You are expected to use critical thinking skills

.

It is critical to note that you may not just copy

blocks of informati

on from a website, even if you do cite it. One of the purposes of the

discussion board is to work on your writing skills. It is important that you paraphrase what

you have read.

You

will be required to

engage in

a discussion

thread each week

. You cannot

enter the

discussion after the time period has ended and get points. Essentially you would be entering an

empty classroom because all your classmates have moved onto the next week.

Initial Post:

You are required to have one posting where you address the

question or ques

tions

p

osed by

the instructor.

A good response would include a well thought response

, that directly answers

all

the questions posed. You are expected to

pull in other sources, which

may

include the

textbook. Be sure to cite your sources

in APA format.