The Ultimate Guide to Ergonomics: 50 Tips & Tricks for Serious Students. You might think that just because you’re still in college, you don’t have to worry about the physical stresses and strains that 8-plus-hour work days put on your body.
But as a student, you put in a lot of hours studying and working, too. Besides getting regular exercise and trying to eat as healthfully as you can, you need to monitor your posture, especially at the computer and when you study. This is especially important for students enrolled in online graphic design programs or online IT programs as they will spend even more hours staring at the screen. Here are 50 tips and tricks for serious students. Think of it as your ultimate guide to ergonomics. General Posture Make sure you adopt these good posture habits whether you’re sitting in the cafeteria or at your desk.
Computer and Keyboard When you’re researching, writing papers, or playing on Facebook, be aware of how your body should be aligned to prevent injury and strain. Sleeping Studying Exercises Identifying Risks and Injury. The Tech Terms Computer Dictionary. Ethics in Computing. Computer Ethics Definition. Ethics is a set of moral principles that govern the behavior of a group or individual.
Therefore, computer ethics is set of moral principles that regulate the use of computers. Some common issues of computer ethics include intellectual property rights (such as copyrighted electronic content), privacy concerns, and how computers affect society. For example, while it is easy to duplicate copyrighted electronic (or digital) content, computer ethics would suggest that it is wrong to do so without the author's approval. And while it may be possible to access someone's personal information on a computer system, computer ethics would advise that such an action is unethical.
As technology advances, computers continue to have a greater impact on society. Category: Technical Terms. The Ethics of Computing - Free Analytics & Website Counter. History How do you decide if something is morally right or wrong?
People grow up with basic ethics instilled in them in that they understand when things are right and wrong, even if they ignore it. Is it possible for a computer to understand the difference between right and wrong? How can it learn to judge right and wrong when it has no intuition at all? Humans know that snooping into another person’s computer files is inherently wrong, but the computer has no concept of this. Over the past 30 years, computers have become an integral part of life. Commandments Written by the Computer Ethics Institute: Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people.
The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics are very similar to the Biblical commandments. Computer Ethics in Laymens Terms So what exactly do “computer ethics” refer to? Computer ethics encompasses business, speech privacy, criminality, privacy, and intellectual property issues. Laws, Rights and Privileges, and Further Resources. Evaluating Internet Resources. How do I evaluate the quality of websites?
How can I teach students to evaluate websites? Where can I find checklists for evaluation? Evaluating Internet Resources There's lots of good information on the Internet, but you will also find opinions, misconceptions, and inaccurate information. How do you judge the quality of Internet resources? Read Evaluating Information: An Information Literacy Challenge by MaryAnn Fitzgerald. Do you believe everything you read? Look for what Wikipedia calls the "verifiability" of information. Read Wicked or Wonderful: Revisiting Wikipedia by Annette Lamb. Misleading Websites Some websites were designed to be intentionally misleading. Read How to Spot a Fake Website by Garen Arnold (2009). Use the following websites to explore the issue of Internet content.
Fake news has become a popular form of satire. The Onion The Daily Show from Comedy Central Colbert Report from Comedy Central A few websites are addressing the issue of misleading information. Try it! Copyright and Creative Commons. Lesson Plan Electronic Communication. How Can I Tell if a Website is Reliable.