Socially Responsible Comm Prac

Competency

In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competency:

· Apply socially responsible practices when responding to various communication problems and scenarios

Scenario

You work at TalkBox, a company that develops and supports software solutions for workforce collaboration. Its vendors include a number of multinational corporations in English-speaking companies. TalkBox is considered a technology, media, and telecom (TMT) sector business, which has just completed its fifth year and is thus barely out of the start-up phase. It recently realized its business practices may not be fully aligned with its ethical and legal vision, given that it had been struggling simply to succeed as a nascent business.

As a candidate for the position of director of social responsibility at TalkBox, you’ve been asked to create a FAQ sheet, fact sheet, or tip sheet that would establish the vision for social responsibility at this blossoming company.

Directions

Your FAQ sheet should include the following:

· Analysis of socially responsible digital communications

· Identify socially responsible practices in the communications profession

· Note the absence or presence of coverage as a function of social responsibility

· Discuss corporations’ motivations in regard to social responsibility

· Explanation of the social responsibility of vetting sources and verifying facts before reporting and publication

· Explain using reputable sources

· Explain checking facts with multiple sources

· Explanation of the repercussions of giving erroneous information

· Explain ethical repercussions, including an example

· Explain legal repercussions, including an example

· Description of the implications of the instantaneous digital environment

· Assess positive impacts

· Assess negative impacts

· Description of practices of communications that show compassion for diverse audiences

· Describe practical guidelines

What to Submit

Every project has a deliverable or deliverables, which are the files that must be submitted before your project can be assessed. For this project, you must submit the following:

FAQ Sheet Submit a 1–2 page FAQ sheet, fact sheet, or tip sheet.

Project Rubric: FAQ Sheet
FAQ Sheet	Which Resources Can Help?
Analyzes socially responsible practices in the communications profession	☐ Mastered ☐ Not Yet	· Unit Resources: Responsible Communication
Explains the social responsibility of vetting sources and verifying facts	☐ Mastered ☐ Not Yet	· Unit Resources: Vetting and Verifying
Explains the ethical and legal repercussions of giving erroneous information	☐ Mastered ☐ Not Yet	· Unit Resources: Vetting and Verifying
Assesses the positive and negative implications of the instantaneous digital environment, supported by an example of each	☐ Mastered ☐ Not Yet	· Unit Resources: Implications of Digital
Describes practices of communications that show compassion for diverse audiences	☐ Mastered ☐ Not Yet	· Unit Resources: Diverse Audiences
General	Which Resources Can Help?
Clearly conveys meaning with correct grammar, sentence structure, and spelling; shows understanding of audience and purpose	☐ Mastered ☐ Not Yet	· Academic Support
Lists sources where needed using citation methods with no major errors	☐ Mastered ☐ Not Yet	· Citation Help