Online Etiquette and Ethics

Operating in a Digital Environment

In this Course, I applied this Act by:

• Making sure the images I formatted in Word were not subject to the Act.

Spreadsheets and Databases

In this Course, I applied this Act by:

• Making sure the images I used in Excel and Access were not subject to the Act.

Web Fundamentals

In this Course, I applied this Act by:

• Making sure the images I used for My Website were not subject to the Act.

Presenting in a Digital Environment

In this Course, I applied this Act by:

• Complying with the Act, as well as organisational and legal regulations on privacy, health and safety, spamming, and software licencing.

Going Mobile

In this Course, I applied this Act by:

• Being cognizant that an educational institution does not infringe this Act if the resource used is for educational purposes.

Operating in a Digital Environment

In this Course, I applied this Act by:

• Refraining from sending messages online that deliberately cause a victim serious emotional distress.

Spreadsheets and Databases

In this Course, I applied this Act by:

• Refraining from inciting someone to commit suicide while communicating to complete the Course, as it is illegal under the Act.

Web Fundamentals

In this Course, I applied this Act by:

• Referring to NetSafe documentation to uphold the Act.

Presenting in a Digital Environment

In this Course, I applied this Act by:

• Being cognizant of the “safe harbour” provision, which limits ARA’s liability for harmful content posted by me.

Going Mobile

In this Course, I applied this Act by:

• Refraining from posting material online that deliberately causes a victim serious emotional distress.

Operating in a Digital Environment

In this Course, I applied this Act by:

• Ensuring I do my bit to keep the study environment safe from potentially hazardous behaviour or obstacles.

Spreadsheets and Databases

In this Course, I applied this Act by:

• Being cognizant of potential risks and behaviour that may lead to detrimental outcomes while working on the Course.

Web Fundamentals

In this Course, I applied this Act by:

• Being alert to any study-related health and safety risks, particularly those that have the potential to cause students and others serious injury or illness while studying the Course.

Presenting in a Digital Environment

In this Course, I applied this Act by:

• Abiding by health and safety practices in place to mitigate an infectious contagion threatening the Public at large.

Going Mobile

In this Course, I applied this Act by:

• Taking into consideration the cost of the mobile device I used during the Course should only take precedence over safety when it is grossly disproportionate to the risk of using it.

Operating in a Digital Environment

In this Course, I applied this Act by:

• Being aware that an updated Privacy Act will take effect this December. It will replace the aforesaid Act.

Spreadsheets and Databases

In this Course, I applied this Act by:

• Being aware that, while working on the Course, if a privacy breach that causes serious harm or is likely to do so occurs, I must notify the people affected and the Privacy Commissioner.

Web Fundamentals

In this Course, I applied this Act by:

• Taking reasonable steps to ensure that personal information sent to servers overseas was protected by a comparable privacy standard

Presenting in a Digital Environment

In this Course, I applied this Act by:

• Committing not to mislead in a way that affects someone else’s private information.

Going Mobile

In this Course, I applied this Act by:

• Being aware that I have the right to access my personal information held by Mobile Application Providers I utilise.

Operating in a Digital Environment

In this Course, I applied this Act by:

• Being aware that, while taking the Course, harvesting email addresses to submit unsolicited commercial messages is prohibited under the Act.

Spreadsheets and Databases

In this Course, I applied this Act by:

• Refraining from illicitly harvesting email addresses using the functionality of the applications used in the Course's Assignments

Web Fundamentals

In this Course, I applied this Act by:

• Being aware that not providing the option to unsubscribe from a subscription I manage for the Course's Project is unacceptable under the Act.

Presenting in a Digital Environment

In this Course, I applied this Act by:

• Being aware that publishing an email address in my presentation does not imply consent to receive unsolicited correspondence

Going Mobile

In this Course, I applied this Act by:

• Being aware that email, instant messaging, SMS, and multimedia messaging services on mobile devices are also covered by the Act.

Operating in a Digital Environment

In this Course, I applied this Code by:

• Using Ara ICT facilities for ethical, authorised, and lawful purposes only while taking the Course.

Spreadsheets and Databases

In this Course, I applied this Code by:

• Accessing the Internet for research or professional and educational development related to my study at Ara while working on the Course.

Web Fundamentals

In this Course, I applied this Code by:

• Respecting copyright and intellectual property rights of all Ara teaching materials while taking the Course.

Presenting in a Digital Environment

In this Course, I applied this Code by:

• Refraining from intentional copyright infringement and plagiarism of content to use in my assignment.

Going Mobile

In this Course, I applied this Code by:

• Refraining from accessing pornographic material or any other objectionable material using any Ara computing system while taking the Course.