Onward to Quinnipiac!

Onward to Quinnipiac

For quite a while now, as I have searched for work, I have been dismayed at not only issues with networking, but also with the need to make myself stand out from the pack.

I believe that education will do this. However, most social media educational opportunities are with what seem to be more like fly by night operations.

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When I learned that Quinnipiac University had a graduate and certificate program in social media, I decided to give it a whirl.

Currently, I am taking one class, ICM 522.

ICM 522, Social Media Techniques and Practices, 3 graduate credits
Spring 2014, Summer 2014 – 12 weeks

The proliferation of social media in society has created a new communications environment built on platforms that encourage contribution and collaboration through user-created media and interaction. This course explores the underlying theoretical concepts, development and management of social media platforms as well as the creation of effective strategies to facilitate a viable social media presence. Covered will be:

Content creation and interactions from semester-long blog postings
Establishment and maintenance of credible social media presence on multiple platforms
Demonstration and understanding of platform usage and capabilities
Written analysis and review of notable social media practitioners or brands
Overall growth, and effectiveness of student’s semester-long social media presence

So I guess it’s back to school for me.