Topic 5: Online behaviour

Online Presence

online presence simply means that you can find yourself and anything closely related to you on some of the well known sites out there today such as Google, Facebook, Twitter and any other site where you may be virtually present, so it is essential to have a positive presence online to preserve future career and references.

 How to ensure positive online presence

• Post positive information on your social media websites
• Always publish professional articles online
• Delete any photos of you that might send the wrong message
• Keep everything you do up-to-date
• Only interact with the people you know
• Avoid using bad language

 

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Topic 4: E-commerce

E-commerce

E-commerce is the buying and selling of products and services by businesses and consumers through the internet, without using any paper documents

 E-commerce diagram

This process refers to the direct trade between sellers and end customers/buyers (selling goods direct to customer and anyone can buy any products from the website).

http://www.gnetrading.com/php/eng/ecommerce-introduction.php#slide3

Topic 3: Managing Digital information on a computer

Why you need to back-up your information

Information is a very important aspect of your computer. It is essential to backup information regularly because data may be corrupted or wiped out by a hardware problem or the system can be crashed. Personal and critical files should be backed up on a regular basis, this means copying your files over to a protected system that you can access when those files are needed.

How to back-up your information

BASICS BACKUPS
 

 You can save your backup nearly anywhere: CDs, DVDs, USB drives, portable hard drives

 ONLINE BACKUPS

Data is backed up onto a remote server. Online backup is offered by companies that specialise in the service or by Internet service providers as part of their service package.

 http://askleo.com/how_do_i_backup_my_computer/

 

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Topic 2: Using references

Referencing

It is a basic academic requirement to show details of the sources of your information, ideas and arguments. Doing so means that you cannot be accused of plagiarism, i.e. stealing from another person‟s work.

When to reference?

Whenever you quote someone else‟s work. This does not just include words but also tables, charts, pictures, music, etc...when you rewrite or summarise someone else‟s work in your own words

Referencing online 

It should show: Author or corporate author,year, title of document or page, additional date information, including the web site address and the date on which it was accessed.

library.bcu.ac.uk/references.pdf

Topic 1: Learning possibilities supported by the internet

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In the area of education, internet is yet again of great benefit to society in many ways.The internet is a vast source of information that is accessible almost globally.

• It helps to organise and provide structure for material to students
• It helps students and teachers to interact, anytime and anywhere
• It helps in learning history and depicting future trends

Creative Common Licence

Creative Common is a nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools

http://creativecommons.org/about

How can CC be incorporated into training institutions in South Africa

• Textbooks and courses can be shared among student at 0 cost
• Students can find and incorporate free materials for reports and presentations
• Lecturers can customize textbooks and lesson plans for better understanding
• Institutions can distribute video lectures to students
• Publishers can adapt materials and develop services for an enhanced learning experience

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 suggestions to improve the website

1.Accuracy of Web Documents

What is the purpose of the document and why was it produced?,make sure author provides e-mail

or a contact address/phone number

 

2.Authority of Web Documents

Who published the document and is it separate from the Webmaster?,what credentials are listed for the authors

 

3.Objectivity of Web Documents

How detailed is the information?,determine if page is a mask for advertising, if so information might be biased.

 

4.Currency of Web Documents

When was it produced,when was it updated

 

5.Coverage of the Web Documents

Is it all images or a balance of text and images?,is the information presented cited correctly?