300-500 word proposal writting

TASK3: critical discussion on the internet

Purpose: Writing a critical discussion

Due Date: Week 9, Friday 5 pm

Length: 400 words approx. (min 300 words – max 500 words, excluding references)

Value: 5%

Brief

Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place using electronic technology. Thousands of young people are targets of bullying and cyberbullying every day, putting many at risk for outcomes such as depression or school absenteeism. Working with kids to create ways to address these issues is an important responsibility for adults. In the world of social media and online networking, the issue of safety continuously arises, particularly among teenagers.  Cyberbullying, bullying that takes place using electronic technology, has unique challenges when compared to more traditional forms of bullying.

List some examples of cyberbullying that you can think of and do you know any one, or have heard about anyone who has been cyber-bullied. Critically analyse the responsibilities of social networking sites to stop cyberbullying.

Requirements

• Take a position about the statement above

• Read at least 5 reputable resources (professional & peer reviewed) on this topic.

• Write a short critical discussion on your stance either supporting or denying the statement.

• Use sources to support your position

• Note the resources used for your review as they will be needed in the reference list

• A reference list will be required for the sources using Harvard style ( see Lib Guide in Resources section in Learnline)

Recommended Starting point

Barry M. Leiner, Vinton G. Cerf, David D. Clark, Robert E. Kahn, Leonard Kleinrock, Daniel C. Lynch, Jon Postel, Larry G. Roberts, Stephen Wolff. 2012 Brief History of the Internet

Last viewed November 15, 2014, http://www.internetsociety.org/sites/default/files/Brief_History_of_the_Internet.pdf

Submission guidelines

• The writing response should be written directly into the appropriate Learnline Discussion Board forum.

• Provide evidence to support your arguments (i.e. you should reference your work using Harvard

author, date style).

• DO NOT attach a separate word document (these will not be marked - they will receive 0)

• Posts made after submission date will not be marked – they will receive 0

Criteria

CONTENT	· Appropriate Topic chosen (1) · A position is taken and argued convincingly (4) · Arguments are supported by appropriate evidence (3)	/8
WRITING	· Writing has an appropriate structure (2) · Writing uses appropriate paraphrasing from source materials (1) · Paragraph structure includes a topic sentence, supporting sentences & concluding sentence (2)	/5
REFERENCES	· In text references are used to support arguments (1) · In text references are listed in the reference list (1) · Reference list is formatted in the appropriate style (1) · At least 5 sources are included (2)	/5
ORIGINALITY	· Some evidence of original thinking is obvious in the submission	/2