Assignment 1: facebook live killings

  

Assignment 1: Facebook Live Killings

Due Week 4 and worth 280 points
 

Read the article Cleveland Shooting Highlight’s Facebook’s Responsibility in Policing Depraved Videos found at: http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/cleveland-shooting-highlights-facebook-s-responsibility-policing-depraved-videos-n747306

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

1. Discuss      whether or not you believe that Facebook has a legal or ethical duty to      rescue a crime victim.
2. Suggest      and elaborate on three (3) ways that social media platforms can be more      proactive and thorough with their review of the types of content that      appear on their sites.
3. Propose      two (2) safeguards that Facebook and other social media platforms should      put into place to help prevent acts of violence from being broadcasted.
4. Conduct      some research to determine whether or not Facebook has an Ethics Officer      or Oversight Committee. If so, discuss the key functions of these      positions. If not, debate on whether or not they should create these      roles.
5. Propose      two (2) changes Facebook should adopt to encourage ethical use of their      platform.
6. Use      at least two (2) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia is not an acceptable      reference and proprietary Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

rubric

  

 Points: 280

Assignment 1: Facebook Live Killings

 

Criteria

Unacceptable
Below 70% F

Fair
70-79% C

Proficient
80-89% B

Exemplary
90-100% A

 

1. Discuss whether or   not you believe that Facebook has a legal or ethical duty to rescue a crime   victim.
  Weight: 15%

Did not submit or   incompletely discussed whether or not you believe that Facebook has a legal   or ethical duty to rescue a crime victim.

Partially discussed   whether or not you believe that Facebook has a legal or ethical duty to   rescue a crime victim.

Satisfactorily discussed   whether or not you believe that Facebook has a legal or ethical duty to   rescue a crime victim.

Thoroughly discussed   whether or not you believe that Facebook has a legal or ethical duty to   rescue a crime victim.

 

2. Suggest and   elaborate on three (3) ways that social media platforms can be more proactive   and thorough with their review of the types of content that appear on their   sites..
  Weight: 20%

Did not submit or   incompletely suggested and elaborated on three (3) ways that social media   platforms can be more proactive and thorough with their review of the types   of content that appear on their sites.

Partially suggested   and elaborated on three (3) ways that social media platforms can be more   proactive and thorough with their review of the types of content that appear   on their sites.

Satisfactorily   suggested and elaborated on three (3) ways that social media platforms can be   more proactive and thorough with their review of the types of content that   appear on their sites.

Thoroughly suggested   and elaborated on three (3) ways that social media platforms can be more   proactive and thorough with their review of the types of content that appear   on their sites.

 

3. Propose two (2)   safeguards that Facebook and other social media platforms should put into   place to help prevent acts of violence from being broadcasted.
  Weight: 20%

Did not submit or   incompletely proposed two (2) safeguards that Facebook and other social media   platforms should put into place to help prevent acts of violence from being   broadcasted.

Partially proposed two   (2) safeguards that Facebook and other social media platforms should put into   place to help prevent acts of violence from being broadcasted.

Satisfactorily   proposed two (2) safeguards that Facebook and other social media platforms   should put into place to help prevent acts of violence from being   broadcasted.

Thoroughly proposed   two (2) safeguards that Facebook and other social media platforms should put   into place to help prevent acts of violence from being broadcasted.

 

4. Conduct some   research to determine whether or not Facebook has an Ethics Officer or   Oversight Committee. If so, discuss the key functions of these positions. If   not, debate on whether or not they should create these roles.
  Weight: 15%

Did not submit or   incompletely determined whether or not Facebook has an Ethics Officer or   Oversight Committee. If so, they did not submit or incompletely discussed the   key functions of these positions. If not, they did not submit or incompletely   debated on whether or not they should create these roles.

Partially determined   whether or not Facebook has an Ethics Officer or Oversight Committee. If so,   they partially discussed the key functions of these positions. If not, they   partially debated on whether or not they should create these roles.

Satisfactorily   determined whether or not Facebook has an Ethics Officer or Oversight   Committee. If so, they satisfactorily discussed the key functions of these   positions. If not, they satisfactorily debated on whether or not they should   create these roles.

Thoroughly determined   whether or not Facebook has an Ethics Officer or Oversight Committee. If so,   they thoroughly discussed the key functions of these positions. If not, they   thoroughly debated on whether or not they should create these roles.

 

5. Propose two (2)   changes Facebook should adopt to encourage ethical use of their platform.
  Weight: 15%

Did not submit or   incompletely proposed two (2) changes Facebook should adopt to encourage   ethical use of their platform.

Partially proposed two   (2) changes Facebook should adopt to encourage ethical use of their platform.

Satisfactorily   proposed two (2) changes Facebook should adopt to encourage ethical use of   their platform.

Thoroughly proposed   two (2) changes Facebook should adopt to encourage ethical use of their   platform.

 

6. 2 references
  Weight: 5%

No references provided

Does not meet the   required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.

Meets number of   required references; all references high quality choices.

Exceeds number of   required references; all references high quality choices.

 

6. Clarity, writing   mechanics, and formatting requirements
  Weight: 10%

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