DIGITAL ETIQUETTE

QUESTION 4:

Digital Code of Conduct

 

Examples of Netiquette:
(Anon, 2014)

1. Do not seek unauthorized access to the internet.
2. Do not use abusive and threatening language on the internet.
3. Do not post racist sexist homophobic and offensive remarks on the internet.
4. Do not do anything virtually and you will not do in reality.
5. Do not refer to people in a derogatory manner.
6. Do not share someone else's personal information online without their consent.
7. Do not waste resources on the internet.
8. Do not compromise the privacy of other internet users.
9. Do not destroy the integrity of internet based information.
10. Do not use bad grammar and spelling on purpose.
11. Do not post content that is insulating, unlawful, threatening, obsence, harmful, abusive or effects another person's privacy.

 

Methods to enforce Netiquette in a Business Environment (Anon, 2014):

1. Have a paper trail, make hardcopies of all transactions made.
2. To prove legitimacy of all documents, make sure they are signed by all parties it concerns.
3. Avoid miscommunication by asking for clarification on all instructions that have been delivered.
4. Do not use acronyms, you are in a professional environment not a social one.
5. Make use of headings.
6. Cross - Reference all information that has been used.
7. Install spyware on all company devices to ensure that the employees are using the internet to benefit the business.

Failure to meet these requirements will result in the following:

1. First timing offenders of Digital Netiquette will be issued with written warnings in the form of an email. 
2. If users continue to commit these offenses and not following the stipulations of Digital Netiquette, the next step would to limit the internet access, and will receive a second warning.
3. If offenses are still committed users will have to attend a disciplinary hearing.
4. If these offenses are further committed after the disciplinary hearing, users will be banned from having internet access and legal action will be taken form this point.

 

 (Anon,2013)

 

Anon, (2014). Netiquette Guide. [online] Internet-guide.co.uk. Available at: http://www.internet-guide.co.uk/netiquette-guide.html [Accessed 27 May 2016].

 

Anon, (2013). Digital Code of Conduct. [online] John Oliver Secondary School. Available at: http://go.vsb.bc.ca/schools/johnoliver/About/Pages/Digital-Code-of-Conduct.aspx [Accessed 27 May 2016].