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UNIT UPU0002 Academic Writing	NAME OF STUDENT (Print clearly) SINGH Nripjit	STUDENT ID NO. 10374820
NAME OF LECTURER Lisa Duffy	DUE DATE 28/08/14
Topic of assignment Preliminary Plan
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ECU English Language Proficiency Measure(Feb 2014)

Levels of proficiency Aspects of writing (Indicate with an X main area(s) needing improvement)	Low proficiency Incorrect or inappropriate aspects of writing obscure meaning in many places. Significant editing needed to clarify the meaning, along with extensive proofreading to correct technical errors.	Developing proficiency Incorrect or inappropriate aspects of writing obscure meaning in some places. Some editing needed to clarify the meaning, along with extensive proofreading to correct technical errors.	Moderate proficiency Aspects of writing are mostly accurate. Mistakes rarely affect clarity of meaning. Minor editing needed to clarify the meaning, along with careful proofreading to correct technical errors.	High proficiency Aspects of writing are appropriate and optimally constructed, allowing clarity of meaning. Meaning is clear and needs only a light proofread to correct technical errors.
Sentence structure 1.sentence completeness 2.sentence length 3.phrase/clause order 4.use of conjunctions 5.word order 6.punctuation
Word use 7. word choice 8. word form 9. word omission/redundancy 10. verb tense/agreement 11. spelling 12. apostrophes

Sentence
Structure

1. Sentence completeness: sentence includes
subject, verb and complete thought.

2. Sentence length: length is appropriate to
context or discipline.

3. Phrase/clause order: parts of the
sentence (phrases and clauses) are ordered logically.

4. Use of conjunctions: linking words are
used correctly to show the relationship between ideas.

5. Word order: words are ordered correctly
in a sentence.

6. Punctuation: the correct use of full
stops, commas, semicolons, colons and capitals.

Word Use

7. Word choice: words are correct and
appropriate for the context.

8. Word form: correct part of speech is
used, e.g., [to] affect / [the] effect.

9. Word omission/redundancy: words should
not be missing or be unnecessarily repetitive.

UPU0002 Essay Plan

Essay question: Social Networking Sites (SNS’s), such as Facebook and
Twitter, are valuable tools to build career profiles and
discover job opportunities. However, evidence suggests that employers also use these
sites to assist with HR decisions, including the evaluation and
screening of job candidates. Are employers justified in using SNSs to make such
decisions or is this simply an invasion of privacy?

Opening paragraph

Whittaker,
L., & Gillespie, A Suggests that social networking gives people an
opportunity to examine the relationship between citizens and the community
(2013). Examples of these sites include Facebook, Google+, MySpace and Twitter.
A more in depth definition of social networking is a measure of exposing
relationships and events to the community and receiving feedback via “comments” (Boyd & Ellison, 2008). Social networking sites have
been a very dominant development in todays society Bergeson,P. (2011). Facebook
was founded to interact with fellow college year, currently its utility now is
much more for instance the events in the Middle East demonstrates a huge social
media involvement that brought down governments. (Bergeson, 2011,pg46) business uses social
media as source of communication and gathering information and do background
check about the potential job candidates Clark, L. A., & Roberts, S. J.
(2010). The privacy laws are depicting that no one should invade someone’s privacy. A person should
never attempt to misuse social media to
secretly examine the underlying nature of an individual. This essay
will outline the advantages of employers and employees using social media and
risks associated with it.

Topic sentences:

1. Social media is used to interact
with people around the world but is often misused by individuals for various
purposes.

2. Employees privacy rights are invaded
due to their job application.

3. Employers uses social to gather
particular information about individuals

Academic References

1. Whittaker, L., & Gillespie, A.
(2013). Social Networking Sites: Mediating the Self and its Communities.
Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 23(6), 492-504.

The articles in this section address a
variety of social network sites—BlackPlanet,
Cyworld, Dodgeball, Facebook, MySpace, and YouTube. discussing the relationship
maintenance and issues of identity, performance, privacy, self-presentation,
and civic engagement.

2. Clark, L. A., & Roberts, S. J.
(2010). Employer’s use of social networking sites: A socially irresponsible
practice. Journal of Business Ethics, 95(4), 507-525.

The article outlines problems with
using social networking that relates to
identity and adolescents that put employees in risk of getting employed.

3. Bergeson, P. (2011). How Social
Networking Sites Affect Your Employment: Interface with Facebook and other
social media sites may have legal consequences. Journal Of Physician Assistant
Education, 22(1), 46-47.

This article explores how social
networks can affect employees to get a job and how do employers use social
media to gather information about the potential job candidates.