CMP105: Week 7 Assignment Page 1

Case Study: Social Media in Education and Healthcare

Assignment Overview
This assignment is intended to demonstrate your comprehension of the primary applications of health
informatics in healthcare organizations as well as the ethical and legal issues involved in the
healthcare informatics field.
For this assignment, you will read a case study that examines the use of social media in education
and healthcare. Based on the scenario described in the case study, you will answer questions related
to the various ways social media might be used in these settings.

Assignment Details:
Perform the following tasks:
 Complete the reading assignment and the interactive lesson before attempting this
assignment.
 Read the case study located in the Assignment Worksheet section below and answer the
questions that follow
 Ensure that your responses are free of spelling and grammar errors.
 Cite all sources used to support your responses in APA format.
 Submit the Week 7 Assignment.
 Include the proper file naming convention:
o CMP105_wk7_assn_jsmith_mmddyyyy.

Grading:

Points Points
Grading Criteria
Possible Earned
Question 1
 Selects social media tool; includes website 10
 Provides rationale for selecting social media tool 10
Question 2
 Develops set of instructions for accessing social media tool 10
Question 3
 Creates a set of appropriate “ground rules” 10
 Provides thoughtful rationale for created ground rules 10
Question 4
 Provides response that addresses criteria of question. 10
Adheres to the Writing Conventions (APA); responses are free of 10
grammar and spelling errors.
Total Points 70

Assignment Worksheet:
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 Case Study
Read the following case study and answer the questions that follow:
Grace Speak is a fourth-year student at Best University. She and her fellow classmates are working
hard in their final courses and preparing for exams. Inspired by the teamwork that the healthcare
profession espouses, Grace gets an idea for a study group. She thinks it will really help to share case
experiences, course notes, and study tips. Unfortunately, several members of her peer group live out
of town, which makes it difficult for them to participate fully. Grace is torn, as she does not want to
exclude them from the study group. When she voices her concerns to a classmate, her friend
suggests using social media tools as the primary medium for sharing information.
Questions
1. Two required elements that a single social media site must have to meet the needs of her study
group are the ability to share ideas and experiences (chat), and share information (store
documents). Research several social media sites that meet both of the required elements for
Grace’s group. Select one social media tool, include its website, and explain your rationale for
selecting that tool.
Selected Social Media Tool (and website)
[Write your response here.]

Rationale
[Write your response here.]

2. Grace discovers that not all of the members of the group use the social media tool she selected.
In your own words, create a set of simple instructions that other members of the group could
follow to ensure full group participation.
[Write your response here.]

3. Grace decides to establish a set of “ground rules” from the outset when she forms the study
group. Create a set of “ground rules” that will help to create a group with full participation by all
members and that will not place members of the group at risk, for either privacy or academic
(plagiarism) concerns. Provide your reasoning for the “ground rules” you established.
Ground Rules
[Write your response here.]

Rationale
[Write your response here.]
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4. In a specific week, the assignment is particularly challenging. One of the students in the study
group offers to post the “answers” he received from a student who completed this same
assignment last year from the same instructor. Grace knows that one of her close friends in the
study group is at risk of failing if she does not do well on this assignment. Describe how Grace
might handle this situation to reduce the academic risk of plagiarism for herself, her friend, and
other members of the study group.
[Write your response here.]