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For Written Assignment #3, please do the following:

1. Review the PPT slides from Friday’s class — Chapter 7 – Blogs.pptxView in a new window

2. Read the following Biz Blog (MU’s HRM Blog) article

http://learn.marymount.edu/hrmblog/vive-la-france?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=43155876&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8rJWpO2wYaCxpJi5gM_88hITkbGTfXFWPxgDnUQFVVGS_tCFSDeUkiAqICtn7UChgWzE9SIYc4M-V7oiWsaRJMTFGIUg&_hsmi=43155876 (Links to an external site.)

  • Be sure to read the Times magazine article that’s contained in the blog

3. Watch the following YouTube video by Simon Sinek on Millennials in the Workplace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hER0Qp6QJNU (Links to an external site.)

4. Your two (2) tasks for the written part of the assignment: On page 1,

  • Identify your:
    • purpose — what are you trying to accomplish/convey to the executive audience?
    • result — what do you want the audience to do as a result of your communication?
  • List four (4) of the audience’s characteristics/motivation that you anticipated when you profiled the audience and will adapt to (steps 2 and 3 in the Pre-writing Phase of the Writing Process) when you write your blog entry (e.g., level of formality, tone, direct or indirect strategy/and why)
    • Helpful Hint: See p 127, Fig. 4.2, in your textbook
  • Use the following information:
    • Your boss is aware of the AMA’s percentages of Internet misuse in the introductory paragraphs and has read/watched the information in MU’s Biz Blog and Simon Sinek’s YouTube video interview (a podcast) and is considering whether to prohibit all personal use of the Internet at your workplace, including IM, texting, visiting shopping websites, viewing YouTube videos, and other forms of social media.
  • Compose a one-page blog entry to your boss.
    • Consider the following questions:
      • How would you justify keeping Internet access open?
      • What arguments would you use for allowing unlimited or partial access to the Web?
    • Follow the 8 Best Practices for Blogs on pp 225 – 227
    • Use the proper blog format (title, headings, list of important points, etc).
      • Helpful Hint: Use the format in Fig. 7.13, p 227 to format your blog entry
  • Limit your assignment to one page!
  • Your blog should NOT be a “rough draft.”
  • Rather, it should be as near to complete as possible and should be a document you would give to your supervisor to review. Make sure to write one page. please answer all of the questions above. Purpose, result, list 4, and ……
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