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The cyberethics reader.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: McGraw-Hill, 1997.ISBN:
  • 0070703183
DDC classification:
  • 174.90904 20
Contents:
Just because you can, doesn't make it right -- Those are real people out there -- Speak responsibly -- Look your best -- Respect the privacy of others -- Remain cool under fire -- We all begin as clueless newbies -- Tread carefully -- Play by the rules of the house -- Don't make noise -- Respect resource limits -- Ensure the integrity of the system -- Don't go where you don't belong -- Don't pollute -- Watch where you are looking -- When someone tells you to stop, stop -- If it's not true, don't say it -- Don't take candy from strangers -- Read between the lines -- If it seems too good to be true, it probably is -- Credit the source -- Don't take without permission -- Speak up for your rights -- Get a life -- Expand your mind -- Read with your eyes open -- Share your expertise -- Lend a helping hand -- Feel the funk, but do it anyway -- We are one world -- Net Communication Conventions.
Summary: Want to be a good Internet citizen? The Cyberethics Reader offers a thought-provoking collection of readings relevant to anyone who has surfed the Net or plans to. Each section features succinct, straight-forward delivery of ethical or moral issues and ways to approach them. Case studies appear in the text and on a Web site: http://mgh.willamette.edu/mgh/willard/. The Web site includes exercises, projects, and suggested research activities. Links to a wide range of documents presenting many different viewpoints on social issues, controversies, or events are available and provide a wide variety of discussion topics. The Web site also features an interactive forum where readers can debate issues and share ideas.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Just because you can, doesn't make it right -- Those are real people out there -- Speak responsibly -- Look your best -- Respect the privacy of others -- Remain cool under fire -- We all begin as clueless newbies -- Tread carefully -- Play by the rules of the house -- Don't make noise -- Respect resource limits -- Ensure the integrity of the system -- Don't go where you don't belong -- Don't pollute -- Watch where you are looking -- When someone tells you to stop, stop -- If it's not true, don't say it -- Don't take candy from strangers -- Read between the lines -- If it seems too good to be true, it probably is -- Credit the source -- Don't take without permission -- Speak up for your rights -- Get a life -- Expand your mind -- Read with your eyes open -- Share your expertise -- Lend a helping hand -- Feel the funk, but do it anyway -- We are one world -- Net Communication Conventions.

Want to be a good Internet citizen? The Cyberethics Reader offers a thought-provoking collection of readings relevant to anyone who has surfed the Net or plans to. Each section features succinct, straight-forward delivery of ethical or moral issues and ways to approach them. Case studies appear in the text and on a Web site: http://mgh.willamette.edu/mgh/willard/. The Web site includes exercises, projects, and suggested research activities. Links to a wide range of documents presenting many different viewpoints on social issues, controversies, or events are available and provide a wide variety of discussion topics. The Web site also features an interactive forum where readers can debate issues and share ideas.