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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to use social media tools and applications
   • Establish social media requirements according to business specifications
   • Identify and analyse characteristics of social media platforms, tools and applications
   • Identify issues associated with social media tools and applications according to organisational guidelines and policies
   • Compare and discuss purpose and effect of social media platforms, tools and applications with required personnel
   • Compare and review tools and features of different social media platforms, tools and applications
2. Set up and use social media tools and applications
   • Identify social media tools and applications according to business specifications
   • Initiate and configure preferred social media tools and applications for use
   • Establish social media interface, using text and file content
   • Set up accounts for required users according to organisational procedures
   • Initiate social networking interaction and confirm security of collaboration
   • Link social media and web presence and create content as required
3. Review use of social media tools and application in developing web presence
   • Test and evaluate tools and applications according to organisational procedures
   • Test and fix errors and confirm website security according to organisational procedures
   • Determine whether use of social media tools is effective in developing web presence according to results
   • Review social media work and apply required changes according to organisational procedures
   • Confirm work performed with required personnel

Performance Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:

develop social networking presence and upload and link at least three different file types using social media platforms, tools and applications.

In the course of the above, the candidate must:

evaluate use of social media tools and application and action required changes

confirm security of social media interactions according to cyber security procedures and protocols

seek review from required personnel.

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:

basic technical terminology in relation to social networking, social media applications and tools

basic methods of uploading images, text files, portable document format (PDF) files, audio files, video files and linking associated files

features and functions of social media applications

import and export software functions

different types of social media tools and applications, benefits and issues associated with their use

tagging process and facilitating collaborative folksonomy

social media applications

organisational procedures applicable to developing web presence through social media

cyber security procedures and protocols.

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