Talk:Living in a Connected World 2018/In what ways do social platforms like Twitter impact on user emotional intelligence?

have created an essay page (with template) and started this discussion page for you. This discussion page is where the majority of your future discussion work will sit. Don't forget to use the 4 ~s when contributing to discussion Just to note: you should work on the essay page when drafting the essay itself. This is because, among other things, the platform lends itself to drafting and reworking, and you shouldn't hold off publishing work until the deadline - it should be a work-in-progress. Also note that when working on the essay page itself, there's no need to use the 4 ~s. Good luck!GregXenon01 (discuss • contribs) 13:35, 2 November 2018 (UTC)

Now that we have decided that we are going to draw from the MeToo movement as our main case study, how about we talk about how quickly it spread on Twitter from a single tweet to a social movement with various cultural and localised versions (e.g. the current breakthrough of sexual misconduct allegations in India's entertainment industry)? Let me know what you think and how you want to proceed with the discussion. Dmedia14 (discuss • contribs) 15:39, 3 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Hi Guys. Just a quick note here - I've noticed that there's not much in the way of activity on this discussion page, and nothing on the essay page yet. I'm wondering what you are waiting for? Just go for it! A good place to start would be working on the discussion page and registering all of the reading you've done so far this term and discussing between you what you think is relevant to your essay question. From there, you can start reviewing the relevant scholarship in more depth and drafting the essay on the essay page. It's really up to you, but I would have expected to see lots more content and discussion by now.
 * Hi Guys. Just a quick note here - I've noticed that there's not much in the way of activity on this discussion page, and nothing on the essay page yet. I'm wondering what you are waiting for? Just go for it! A good place to start would be working on the discussion page and registering all of the reading you've done so far this term and discussing between you what you think is relevant to your essay question. From there, you can start reviewing the relevant scholarship in more depth and drafting the essay on the essay page. It's really up to you, but I would have expected to see lots more content and discussion by now.


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 * GregXenon01 (discuss • contribs) 08:51, 15 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Hi Greg, sorry we had major submission this week so we were occupied on that. However, we have started researching and working on the essay. You'll now get daily updates from here! Thanks for the reminder.

Hi Erin, just got through this article. I think it's useful for our research essay. Let me know if you can access it. I have the printout as well. Let's touch base after today's lab after 3 in library. http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.stir.ac.uk/eds/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=0bb6a293-5e01-4a3e-96a2-433f51fc731f%40sessionmgr102&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=edsarx.1803.08022&db=edsarx Awesooome92 (discuss • contribs)

Hi Laila. I can't seem to access that article but we can discuss it and other relevant readings we have found today after class! I also read this news article and think it has some useful points that may be helpful when we are writing our essay. https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/tony-robbins-apology-to-metoo-movement-is-a-brilliant-lesson-in-emotional-intelligence.html. Dmedia14 (discuss • contribs) 13:24, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

Just go the portal > Resources > Information Services > Search the Library Collections and just type this under the article category - #HowIWillChange: Engaging Men and Boys in the #MeToo Movement. Authors: PettyJohn, M.E., Muzzey, F.K., Maas, M.K., McCauley, H.L (Psychology of Men and Masculinity, In Press, September 13, 2018). Awesooome92 (discuss • contribs) 14:22, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

I've got it now, thank you! I think this article is particularly interesting in how it is focused on male perspectives of the MeToo movement which is a viewpoint I haven't encountered so far in my research so I think we should definitely reference this somehow in our essay if possible. Dmedia14 (discuss • contribs) 15:58, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

I also added a Conclusion subheading to our essay page as I thought this would make it easier for us to summarise our main ideas once our essay is completed. Dmedia14 (discuss • contribs) 16:12, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

Found another one. https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.01012 Awesooome92 (discuss • contribs) 17:58, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

ohk, so let's get Started. Do you think we should discuss self awareness, social awareness, self management and relationship management under emotional intelligence and draw a case study around it? Awesooome92 (discuss • contribs) 15:15, 17 November 2018 (UTC)

Those sound like a great range of subtopics to cover under emotional intelligence. A case study would also pull all of this information together and further demonstrate our main points I think so lets go with that. Do you think we should proceed with the MeToo movement or do you have any other ideas? Dmedia14 (discuss • contribs) 15:22, 17 November 2018 (UTC)

Hi Laila! Following on from our discussion in class yesterday, do you think we should start implementing our ideas on the main essay page? And do you think we should delegate (e.g. you introduce the concept of emotional intelligence and I focus on the platform of Twitter) or simply follow up with what each other has said? Dmedia14 (discuss • contribs) 15:10, 18 November 2018 (UTC)

Hi guys! and I have been working on our essay and were both wondering if anyone had any comments (good or bad) regarding our content so far and would be willing to share with us ahead of our next class on Friday so as to give us enough time to implement any changes. We look forward to hearing from you and hope you are well! Dmedia14 (discuss • contribs) 21:35, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

Hello girls, I had the time to read your essay project about an hour ago and I find it REALLY good, I didn't know anything about the emotional intelligence before, so yes, I found it very useful. I also liked that you brought up many examples to support your notion, likewise the Microsoft and its employees, the Movember movement as well as Donald trump which it was very smart of you two because I think Donald trump is a perfect candidate when you guys are representing a brilliant subject like the emotional intelligence, from my own and many other perspectives, Donald trump is the biggest emotional intelligent manipulator in the recent history! and I hate it! ;p Keep up the good work girls <3 Zam (discuss • contribs)

No hate speech here! Jk! Thank you for taking out time for us. We still have to work on the the structure, connections and conclusion. But hey! Look who's birthday today? Happy Birthday! Thank you for teaching us stuff and always been there for any kind of help, on this platform to be particular. You're a great learner. I look forward to work with you on future projects. Keep contributing, cheers! Awesooome92 (discuss • contribs) 18:18, 29 November 2018 (UTC)

Hahahaha... Awwww Laila, thank you so much my dearest! Firstly, Yes, I realized that you needed to work more on the structure, especially after that awesome video call which I received from you earlier today to wish me a Happy birthday! Laila.. '''literally.. YOU MADE MY DAY thank you for being always there for me in person''' <3. Finally, I can't thank you enough for everything you did so far and I will definitely, absolutely will be more than happy working with you on any future projects :) Good luck and stay awesome. Zam (discuss • contribs)

Thank you for taking the time to read and give us feedback on our essay, I'm so glad you enjoyed what we have written so far! As Laila said, we still need to work on our structure and conclusion amongst other things but hopefully those final touches will be added today. PS I hope you had a great birthday! Dmedia14 (discuss • contribs) 15:43, 2 December 2018 (UTC)

Following on from our class discussion of each group's essay in class on Friday, do you think we should add some subheadings within our essay to seperate our discussion and make it clearer for the reader or do you think it looks fine as it is? Dmedia14 (discuss • contribs) 15:43, 2 December 2018 (UTC)

You are welcome Erin! oh definitely, I had a wonderful birthday because all of you guys! Thank you so much and best of luck with your assignment! Xxx  Zam (discuss • contribs)

Hi Laila! I'm just letting you know that I have read over the essay and made a few grammatical/referencing edits just to ensure it flows better and complies with set APA standards ahead of our submission later today. I also found out how to link certain words within the text to existing Wikipedia articles using the following format: E.g.:  in case you would like to do the same. Dmedia14 (discuss • contribs) 06:00, 3 December 2018 (UTC)

Hey, thank you so much. I saw, it looks great! Yaaaay! We are done, Good job, partner!Awesooome92 (discuss • contribs) 10:31, 3 December 2018 (UTC)

Hello girls, I can see that you've put so much effort!! lots of changes since last time! what a great essay ;) Best of luck, happy holidays, merry x-mass and happy new year!! :D

I think our finished product looks great! Good job, partner! Dmedia14 (discuss • contribs) 11:55, 3 December 2018 (UTC)

Thank you so much! I had a look at your essay page earlier too and it looks so inviting with all of your images just making me want to read on. Good luck with the rest of your submissions today and I hope you have a great holiday! Dmedia14 (discuss • contribs) 11:55, 3 December 2018 (UTC)

That is so reassuring! yes, please do read it and tell me what do you think :) Thank you and same to you! Xxx Zam (discuss • contribs)

Emotional Intelligence
I thought this book, and the first chapter in particular, could be helpful in helping us further refine our definition of emotional intelligence and how we could then apply it to social platforms like Twitter: Chakraborty A., Konar A. (2009). Emotional Intelligence: A Cybernetic Approach. Berlin: Springer. (https://link-springer-com.ezproxy.stir.ac.uk/chapter/10.1007/978-3-540-68609-5_1#citeas) Dmedia14 (discuss • contribs) 15:41, 17 November 2018 (UTC)

Yup, I gave it a read and I am using it. I have researched more and will take care of it. Initially, I have started with how important emotional intelligence is and then defining and discussing about its importance, I will then link it with social media/digital to smoothly divert the readers to next part that is Twitter. Awesooome92 (discuss • contribs) 16:46, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

I'm glad you found the book helpful! I think introducing the topic of emotional intelligence before linking it with Twitter is a great way to introduce the reader to our topic and also how both are linked in the context of our essay. I'll continue to research emotional intelligence and its relationship to social media and keep you updated if I find any more relevant sources. Dmedia14 (discuss • contribs) 16:54, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

Emotional intelligence (EQ or EI) is a new discipline of knowledge. It refers to the competence to identify, understand, express and assimilate emotions in thought and regulate them in the self and in others. (Chakraborty A., Konar A. 2009)

Emotional intelligence (EQ or EI) is a new discipline of knowledge. It refers to the competence to identify, understand, express and assimilate emotions in thought and regulate them in the self and in others. (Chakraborty A., Konar A. 2009)

Emotional intelligence (EQ or EI) is the recognition and acquisition of one’s own and others emotions along with the capability to employ this emotional information in the thinking process and in taking appropriate steps. Individuals, groups or organizations with superior emotional cognizance are assumed to be superior in guiding emotions in dealing with environmental disputes. (Sparrow, T., & Knight, A., 2006) Awesooome92 (discuss • contribs) 21:03, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

I think the second definition explains emotional intelligence in greater detail and also mentions possible applications which I think is important in our summary of it! Dmedia14 (discuss • contribs) 21:08, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

Even I think that one is better but needed your opinion. It is done, mate. Great minds think alike! :D Awesooome92 (discuss • contribs) 21:55, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

Twitter
I found this book quite helpful in researching how social platforms like Twitter can alter the way people communicate with each other and thought it could maybe be useful if we were able to relate it to emotional intelligence: Zappavigna, M., Hyland, K. (2012). Discourse of Twitter and Social Media: How We Use Language to Create Affiliation on the Web. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. (https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/stir/detail.action?docID=1222437) Dmedia14 (discuss • contribs) 15:48, 17 November 2018 (UTC)

Great! If you find it useful then go ahead. I trust you, since you're doing this part! I'll read the abstract and your work for better understanding! Cheers! Awesooome92 (discuss • contribs) 16:52, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

Sounds good! I think it will be especially helpful when I write about how Twitter is linked with emotional intelligence but if you find any more resources on Twitter in particular just post them here and I'll be sure to have a look. Dmedia14 (discuss • contribs) 16:58, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

Hey read about Malcolm Gladwell’s “Tipping Point” theory. Basically in that theory he challenged people to think of trends and memes as infectious diseases that literally go viral, infecting each new person with ideas or beliefs. I think this might help us to build connections between Twitter and EQ. Awesooome92 (discuss • contribs) 17:27, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

Wow that sounds interesting! I'll definitely give that a read and more than likely incorporate that into my discussion of Twitter and how it links with EI, thanks for the recommendation. Dmedia14 (discuss • contribs) 17:48, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

Case Studies
This book discusses the ways in which the reporting of and public discussion of sexual harassment has changed in recent years due to technological advancements which may be helpful in our discussion of the proliferation of the MeToo movement on Twitter: Powell, A., Henry, N. (2017). Sexual Violence in a Digital Age. London: Palgrave Macmillan. (https://link-springer-com.ezproxy.stir.ac.uk/book/10.1057%2F978-1-137-58047-4#toc) Dmedia14 (discuss • contribs) 16:12, 17 November 2018 (UTC)

Hey, is our essay based on one case study or we are doing multiple case studies to show different perspectives? Awesooome92 (discuss • contribs) 16:48, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

I personally think we should talk about a few case studies to explain our point a bit more instead of focusing on just one throughout. What do you think? Dmedia14 (discuss • contribs) 16:59, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

Done! Thank you for making my life easy! :D Also, which movements should we go for? I think we have done enough research on #Metoo so that is sorted. I was thinking we should cover Movemeber also? What do you say? So we have different perspectives in terms of gender as well! has written pretty good about this movement on his discussion page for the social movement assignment. We can get some lead from there and do further research! Just give it a read if that interests you, we can do it! Awesooome92 (discuss • contribs) 17:18, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

Great! I'm glad you agree. Movember is another great example and it would be interesting to incorporate gender into our discussion too so I'll definitely read what has written and go from there! Dmedia14 (discuss • contribs) 17:46, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

Hi, another case study could be when Microsoft launched a Twitter bot by the name of Tay (officially, Tay.ai) to engage Millennials online. Things gone worst when it got hacked and started to spill racist and random comments. Like Although Tay was shut down just 16 hours but made enough damage to Microsoft. And interesting thing about this case is the Mircosoft's apology and the CEO's email to their employees. All the three segments will backup our arguments. What do you say? Awesooome92 (discuss • contribs) 20:38, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

That sounds really interesting so I think we should definitely include that as one of our main concepts. We could also talk about how despite the fact the tweets were produced by a bot, they still affected users on a personal level and enough for the account to be shut down just 16 hours later like you said. Dmedia14 (discuss • contribs) 20:51, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

Read the abstract! https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.01012 Awesooome92 (discuss • contribs) 22:05, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

It has some great points relating to why women don't speak up about sexual assault which could definitely be useful for our conclusion! Dmedia14 (discuss • contribs) 22:11, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

Good Morning! Yes, we need a good conclusion and let's wait for Greg's feedback as well! Awesooome92 (discuss • contribs) 10:41, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Thats a good idea. I'm really happy with our progress and our content so far so lets just wait for feedback first! Dmedia14 (discuss • contribs) 13:29, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Questions
Hi Greg, just wanted to know do we have to contrib and help with our class fellows' project only or we can also do that across the platform? Awesooome92 (discuss • contribs) 14:32, 21 November 2018 (UTC) Hi - you are free to contribute across the platform. Obviously, both yourself and your fellow researchers will benefit directly from your discussion and review process on here, and as part of a knowledge-building community (like wikis generally, or a class wiki more specifically) this idea of peer-review might be useful for thinking about what wikis are for, their purpose, and what they are which may be important in your assessments...?. But yes, absolutely do explore, and edit where you feel the need to. You can also ask questions in the Reading Room about technical issues, hints and tips and editing advice (and bring back what you've learned to share with the others).GregXenon01 (discuss • contribs) 15:58, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Greg. That's helpful! Awesooome92 (discuss • contribs) 13:59, 22 November 2018 (UTC)

Hi ! How are you getting on with the research? Is there anything specific you're looking into that you need help with? I'm free in the afternoon so I'm happy to help with doing research! Also if I come across anything relevant to your essay I'll post it in here if that's okay? Just improvise mate (discuss • contribs) 12:06, 22 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Thank you for asking! So we are starting with the definition of emotional intelligence and then how factors like self awareness and self management impact our presence on social media specifically Twitter. We are going to explain and draw arguments with various case studies like #metoo movement and others. We are still looking for various case studies from both negative and positive viewpoints so that we have a broaden perspective in the essay. If you could help us with finding or already know case studies that would be interesting for the argument then that would be great! And yea sure, please feel free to post anything here! It is an open platform, cheers!Awesooome92 (discuss • contribs) 13:55, 22 November 2018 (UTC)

Hey hey! Nice progress with the essay! How are you getting on? Just improvise mate (discuss • contribs) 01:22, 3 December 2018 (UTC)

Conclusion
hi, I am taking we should add graph or table to conclude instead of just writing? What do you say? I am exploring the table session. You go to edit where Bold, heading format are written and see on the extreme right. That's table, see if you come with something. Also, let's search for interesting pictures to game up the overall feel to make it look catchy. Awesooome92 (discuss • contribs) 11:33, 2 December 2018 (UTC)

Hi! I think a table would look great, what do you think we should include in it? And the essay definitely needs something visual to break up the text a little bit, I'll have a look on WikiCommons and see if I can find some relevant images that would accomodate the text nicely. Dmedia14 (discuss • contribs) 13:35, 2 December 2018 (UTC)

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 * Excellent. Among other things, this work demonstrates a complex, critical understanding of the themes of the module. Excellent range and depth of attainment of the module’s intended learning outcomes, secured by discriminating command of a comprehensive range of relevant materials and analyses, and by deployment of considered judgement relating to key issues, concepts or procedures. It will communicate very effectively, making excellent and creative use of the possibilities of the form (including links, as well as perhaps copyright-free videos and images, linked to from Wiki Commons), and will be written with some skill and flair. It will make insightful connections between original examples and relevant concepts. It will be informed by serious reading and reflection, is likely to demonstrate originality of thought, and will be rewarding and informative for the reader. The wiki markup formatting will be impeccable.

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 * You have submitted a very well written, well-structured response to the brief. Here you outline a number of arguments that specifically address the theme of emotional intelligence and social media (microblogging and Twitter, in particular), and your discussion of the research evidences an excellent working knowledge of a wide range of scholarship on your chosen topic. The examples that you have chosen to discuss your theme are very well-judged because they enable you to illustrate your argument in a concise and easily understandable way, particularly to a non-specialist graduate audience.


 * Some very good theory work here which shows not only a wide reading and deep understanding, but also a commitment to learning aspects of digital media ads a subject area that are new or unfamiliar to you. This is something that you should consider for future assessment – that, when you are confronted with new material and subject matter like this, often it leads to the most challenging AND rewarding work. I would have liked to have seen a deeper engagement with the Tay controversy – what is this case telling us and what can we learn about AI as a concept, about human-machine interactions, and about ethics in AI research? What does it tell us about the technological determinist biases of corporate press releases on their research and development (forever improving; always progressing; supersession etc.)? I would have also liked a little more (a paragraph, no more) explicitly linking Tay with emotion – because presumably, Tay interactions were based upon sentiment observation and simulation. Overall though, I feel that, after reading this I know a lot more about emotional intelligence and how it operates in microblogging contexts.


 * The essay is written in an accessible, but fairly mature style, and your argument is well structured, is critically engaged. You make really good use of the wiki platform too – breaking up chunks of text into smaller, accessible sections, using captioned images, tables and formatting to deliver an aesthetically-pleasing and easy-to-read essay. There are a small number of typos and other little details that, whilst few enough not to detract from the quality of thinking, nevertheless prevented you from attaining the highest marks. This is something to take forward: attention to detail is an absolute baseline at this level. You have demonstrated awareness of some of the complex underlying issues inherent in the theme itself. This is really good work, and I enjoyed reading it.

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