LEG500 -Assignment 1: Week 4

 Assignment 1: Facebook Live Killings

PLEASE FOLLOW THE RUBRICS ATTACHED AND DIRECTIONS BELOW!!!

Read the article Cleveland Shooting Highlight’s Facebook’s Responsibility in Policing Depraved Videos found at:

http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/cleveland-shooting-highlights-facebook-s-responsibility-policing-depraved-videos-n747306

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

1. Discuss whether or not you believe that Facebook has a legal or ethical duty to rescue a crime victim.
2. Suggest and elaborate on three (3) ways that social media platforms can be more proactive and thorough with their review of the types of content that appear on their sites.
3. Propose two (2) safeguards that Facebook and other social media platforms should put into place to help prevent acts of violence from being broadcasted.
4. Conduct some research to determine whether or not Facebook has an Ethics Officer or Oversight Committee. If so, discuss the key functions of these positions. If not, debate on whether or not they should create these roles.
5. Propose two (2) changes Facebook should adopt to encourage ethical use of their platform.
6. Use at least two (2) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia is not an acceptable reference and proprietary Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze and apply the concepts of ethical decision-making, corporate governance, and corporate social responsibility
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in law, ethics, and corporate governance.
• Write clearly and concisely about law, ethics, and corporate governance using proper writing mechanics.

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Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and
writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 280 Assignment 1: Facebook Live Killings

Criteria Unacceptable Below 70% F
Fair

70-79% C
Proficient

80-89% B
Exemplary

90-100% A

1. Discuss whether or
not you believe that
Facebook has a legal
or ethical duty to
rescue a crime victim.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or
incompletely
discussed whether
or not you believe
that Facebook has
a legal or ethical
duty to rescue a
crime victim.

Partially discussed
whether or not
you believe that
Facebook has a
legal or ethical
duty to rescue a
crime victim.

Satisfactorily
discussed whether
or not you believe
that Facebook has
a legal or ethical
duty to rescue a
crime victim.

Thoroughly
discussed whether
or not you believe
that Facebook has
a legal or ethical
duty to rescue a
crime victim.

2. Suggest and
elaborate on three (3)
ways that social media
platforms can be more
proactive and
thorough with their
review of the types of
content that appear on
their sites..

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or
incompletely
suggested and
elaborated on
three (3) ways that
social media
platforms can be
more proactive
and thorough with
their review of the
types of content
that appear on
their sites.

Partially
suggested and
elaborated on
three (3) ways that
social media
platforms can be
more proactive
and thorough with
their review of the
types of content
that appear on
their sites.

Satisfactorily
suggested and
elaborated on
three (3) ways that
social media
platforms can be
more proactive
and thorough with
their review of the
types of content
that appear on
their sites.

Thoroughly
suggested and
elaborated on
three (3) ways that
social media
platforms can be
more proactive
and thorough with
their review of the
types of content
that appear on
their sites.

3. Propose two (2)
safeguards that
Facebook and other
social media platforms
should put into place
to help prevent acts of
violence from being
broadcasted.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or
incompletely
proposed two (2)
safeguards that
Facebook and
other social media
platforms should
put into place to
help prevent acts
of violence from
being broadcasted.

Partially proposed
two (2) safeguards
that Facebook and
other social media
platforms should
put into place to
help prevent acts
of violence from
being broadcasted.

Satisfactorily
proposed two (2)
safeguards that
Facebook and
other social media
platforms should
put into place to
help prevent acts
of violence from
being broadcasted.

Thoroughly
proposed two (2)
safeguards that
Facebook and
other social media
platforms should
put into place to
help prevent acts
of violence from
being broadcasted.

4. Conduct some
research to determine
whether or not
Facebook has an
Ethics Officer or

Did not submit or
incompletely
determined
whether or not
Facebook has an

Partially
determined
whether or not
Facebook has an
Ethics Officer or

Satisfactorily
determined
whether or not
Facebook has an
Ethics Officer or

Thoroughly
determined
whether or not
Facebook has an
Ethics Officer or

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Oversight Committee.
If so, discuss the key
functions of these
positions. If not,
debate on whether or
not they should create
these roles.

Weight: 15%

Ethics Officer or
Oversight
Committee. If so,
they did not
submit or
incompletely
discussed the key
functions of these
positions. If not,
they did not
submit or
incompletely
debated on
whether or not
they should create
these roles.

Oversight
Committee. If so,
they partially
discussed the key
functions of these
positions. If not,
they partially
debated on
whether or not
they should create
these roles.

Oversight
Committee. If so,
they satisfactorily
discussed the key
functions of these
positions. If not,
they satisfactorily
debated on
whether or not
they should create
these roles.

Oversight
Committee. If so,
they thoroughly
discussed the key
functions of these
positions. If not,
they thoroughly
debated on
whether or not
they should create
these roles.

5. Propose two (2)
changes Facebook
should adopt to
encourage ethical use
of their platform.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or
incompletely
proposed two (2)
changes Facebook
should adopt to
encourage ethical
use of their
platform.

Partially proposed
two (2) changes
Facebook should
adopt to
encourage ethical
use of their
platform.

Satisfactorily
proposed two (2)
changes Facebook
should adopt to
encourage ethical
use of their
platform.

Thoroughly
proposed two (2)
changes Facebook
should adopt to
encourage ethical
use of their
platform.

6. 2 references
Weight: 5%

No references
provided

Does not meet the
required number
of references;
some or all
references poor
quality choices.

Meets number of
required
references; all
references high
quality choices.

Exceeds number
of required
references; all
references high
quality choices.

6. Clarity, writing
mechanics, and
formatting
requirements

Weight: 10%

More than 6 errors
present

5-6 errors present 3-4 errors present 0-2 errors present