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This video is a short summary of what I have learnt from this module. Enjoy! :)   Initially, the score for my digital self profile test was 14/35. Today, I am proud to say that it has increased to 26/35. Rating (Start) Comments Rating (End) Comments Accessing, managing and evaluating online information 2/5 Accessing and looking for information is an easy task but not managing and evaluating information. It is hard to determine if information is reliable and credible. Continue reading →

Topic 5 – Reflective Summary

Source: Giphy Are you in favour of an open or closed access? I believe that it solely depends on the interest and intention of the individual himself/herself. If the objective is to gain publicity, he/she should go for open access. However, if it is to generate revenue, closed access may be a wiser option. While reading different viewpoints, I came across an interesting point from Anna Kent-Muller’s blog. Open access reduces piracy issues in the music industry. Continue reading →

Immoral to hide your research?

“Hiding your research behind a paywall is immoral
If you are a scientist, your job is to bring new knowledge into the world. And if you bring new knowledge into the world, it’s immoral to hide it. I heartily wish I’d never done it, and I won’t do it again,” (Taylor, 2013). Source Doesn’t this look familiar? Sourcing for articles online to support an argument in a research paper is familiar for many individuals, especially students. Continue reading →

Topic 4 – Reflective Summary

               Source Indeed, there are many ethical issues being raised on social media today. In Silviana’s post, she questioned if firing employees because of an unfavourable comment, even though policies concerning social media platforms were not being brought up in the workplace, is ethical. Majority will argue that it is not ethical as the employees were not well-informed beforehand. However, many failed to recognise the consequences (e.g. Continue reading →

Criticising about your company via social media sites, ethical?

Source: Giphy Social media is a powerful marketing tool but it can be threatening if not used and managed wisely. What can we post/cannot post on social media? Is it ethical to disclose confidential information, tweet negatively about a company or share how you feel with your current job via social media? This chart indicates the percentage of Millennials who consider certain behaviours in the workplace to be ethical (Curtis C. Verschoor, 2013). Source: Curtis C. Continue reading →

Remove your Mask(s)! Reflection

Source: Giphy In today’s society, developing an online professional profile is essential. I am glad that majority of my colleagues share similar views on the importance of being authentic, consistent and creative. Jun Ning mentioned that searching and managing one’s online identity will certainly be helpful. First impression matters. As such, inappropriate content should be removed. Continue reading →

How to develop an authentic online professional profile?

If companies advertise on newspaper classified ads, will millennials be attracted? According to Tapscott, it is a ‘waste of time and money’. Today, recruiting talents via social media platforms is the norm. Why Social Media? Through social media platforms, companies will have the opportunity to engage and determine potential talents whom may fit in with the culture of the organisation. Continue reading →

Topic 2 – Reflective Summary

Coming across Hui Min’s blog, I thought the idea of searching one’s online identity was interesting. Being curious, I’ve decided to search for my own online identity as well. This was what I found. Being concerned with privacy issues, I ensure that my social media accounts are private. However, despite them being private, images of my family, friends and myself can be found on Google. Take a look at these social experiments too. Continue reading →

Better to have Multiple Online Identities?

Should one have multiple online identities? Is there a need for more than one identity? Before expressing my views, let us first understand the meaning of online identity. To put it simply, online identity is defined as the reflection of an individual’s personality in the digital world. During an interview with David Kirkpatrick, Zuckerberg mentioned that ‘having two identities for yourself is an example of a lack of integrity,’ (Network World, 2014). Continue reading →

Reflection on Topic 1

After reading and reviewing blogs written by my classmates, I realised that majority of them, including myself, are neither “Visitors” nor “Residents”, but “In-betweens”. There are also a handful who are Digital Residents and a small number that claimed to be Digital Visitors. Marc Prensky’s ‘Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants’ categorises individuals based on their age. Continue reading →