UPPER BA374 Business communication Week 4 Discussion

 

Digital Methods and Content

Applying your own thinking, experiences, and application and citation of information from at least one resource (textbook and/or UIU library article), respond to the following Discussion topic(s). Remember, the Discussions are a dialog (conversation) and an opportunity to build community. This is the only Discussion in Week 4. In this Digital Methods and Content Discussion, post your main response on or before Day 4 (Thursday night). Post at least three additional responses (one-two paragraphs each) during Monday through Sunday, all on different days.  It is a UIU requirement for Discussion participation to occur on at least four of the seven days in each Week. With the exception of Week 8, “Weeks” begin on Mondays and end on Sundays. It is assumed in this Business Communication class that all writing will have been thoroughly proofread, grammar and spell-checked and never represent the first draft. Writing is always a process, one which requires more than one draft prior to submitting a final, polished posting. Grading rubrics for the Digital Methods and Content Discussion are included below the Directions.

The Digital Methods and Content Discussion is the place for you to understand, acquire knowledge, practice skills and ultimately consider the implications of using digital methods and content in business.

One important point made in Chapter 7 of our Guffey and Loewy (2018) textbook is how organizations are instituting “detailed digital-age e-policies, offering formal employee training. and using technology tools such as monitoring, filtering, and blocking” (p. 226).

Directions:

Write your response,  at least four paragraphs, using paragraph format (include a topic sentence plus 3-4 additional sentences). Do not use the second-person perspective.  You may use first and/or third-perspective perspective for this “Digital Methods and Content” Discussion response.

In your response, explain your familiarity and experiences with using digital forms of communication i.e. “channels” such as e-mail, texting, instant messaging, video meetings, podcasts, websites, wikis, blogs, social media, web broadcasts, etc. Share your experiences including pros/cons when using these various digital channels. Consider ethical implications. Highlight differences between personal usage and business usage of these communication tools.  Explain the advantages and challenges, best practices, appropriate applications, inappropriate usage and other considerations as related to using digital methods and content.

Somewhere, within the entire main response, include one quote from either our textbook and/or from a UIU library article and use APA formatting for the in-text citation and on a reference page list.

Give yourself the gift of allocating an appropriate amount of time to think, research, and write. Follow the directions. Run spell and grammar check and proofread your crafted response (reading aloud is highly recommended because it slows down the review, indicates where pauses are appropriate, and suggests where editing is beneficial).  Discussion settings allow you to edit an already posted response without any change in date or time.

As noted above, postings should be made on four of seven days during the week.  A main response plus three additional conversational responses to other postings is a requirement.  Main postings should be present on or before Day 4 (Thursday night).

Enjoy the learning journey.  If you have questions or need clarification, send an email to petersonm@uiu.edu.