Social media policy report assignment

Introduction of Social media policy report assignment

“To educate persuade director to adopt policy on CMU, student use of social media/ social networking.”

Use of social media within campus premises can be problematic. Students use internet for educational purpose as well as for personal use. The availability of laptops, smartphones means students have access to internet. Having access to smart phone means easy access to social media. Social media improves communication, easy sharing of pictures and information so when one has easy access to internet he can misuse the technology and violate someone’s privacy by leaking their pictures, or confidential information, location can be tracked, anonymous conversation can be initiated causing big troubles.

So I propose that use of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any other social media platform should be banned within campus in order to respect people’s privacy and pay respect to educational institute like CMU. If internet is used it should be limited to academics and research purposes and campus should not promote use of social media in any way within institute. This will keep students more focused in studies and less connected to delusional world which really does not exist beyond mobile or laptop screens. [1]

I will convince my fellows and my friends to limit the use of social media and save themselves from posting unnecessary things on internet and stay more focused on their studies and research if they are serious about their careers.

The purpose of this proposal is to direct the attention of director towards unnecessary use of social media in institute and how it is violating privacy, forming unanimous and unnecessary contacts causing stress and depression in students.

Body of Social media policy report assignment

Social media is a platform where people connect to know each other and make new friends. Social media was created to improve psychosocial well-being and improve social skills. But when technology is used in wrong way it should be stopped. Students use social media for surfing internet, waste time, watch videos, comment unnecessarily, and share their interests with each other. These activities within campus can lead to lower focus towards studies and it can affect social and mental health of an individual due to procrastination, wasting time using social media one he should be studying, and elevates measures of loneliness, anxiety, stress, depression and will result in lower self-esteem and self-confidence. [2]

Some proposed solutions are stated:

·         Installation of CCTV, so if someone is caught recording and posting stuff which goes on in campus should be strictly punished.

·         If someone does something to and then uses social media to violate person’s privacy should be punished for interfering in someone’s privacy.

·         Internet access should be limited within classes and all students should be allowed to use department’s Wi-Fi for academic research and purposes.

·         Arranging workshop and seminar on ill use of social media so people can understand the bitter truth and focus on their studies more than they do on social media.

 STEP I  

A seminar on “negative effects of social media” should be arranged.

STEP II

As director is the main person of an institution, he will be the speaker who will educate his students about the negative impacts of social media.

STEP III

Acknowledgement from students will be taken in order to restrict the use of social media within campus; if anyone is caught violating the rule should be punished by the authority.

Conclusion on Social media policy report assignment

Social media is a source of distraction and relaxation which has nothing to do in your educational or professional life so the unnecessary use of it should be avoided. Main focus should academics when one is in the institution. A clear line between social, personal and professional life should be drawn to understand the importance of each. Too much use of something is harmful. Unnecessary use of social media is harmful, ethically wrong and unacceptable on many grounds if one is inside an educational institute. [3]

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