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It was ironic to begin researching this topic, only to find that most of the relevant articles I needed were not accessible for free. Such articles were only available if I searched through the university VPN, as Southampton University has paid for access to academic journals. As demonstrated in this video, Nick Shockey and Jonathan Eisen explain some of the issues surrounding open and closed access. Continue reading →

This week (months) topic was a lot broader than some of the other topics that we had faced in the previous weeks, allowing us to choose a specific area to target our answers. Since we had a lot more choice in the presentation of our answers, there were a lot of different conclusions that the class made on this subject. I personally focused my answer around social media being used socially and professionally by teachers in schools, colleges or Universities. Continue reading →

The Ethics surrounding Social Media for Marketing from the perspective of a Business remains a grey area. Previous to this topic I hadn’t considered the implications, or the use of Social Media in regards to Education, but to avoid this post being an explanation of how this works I will instead focus on its use by Businesses. Namat shows the problems that arise for a company when a fake account is set up. Continue reading →

Topic 4 definitely showed the most varied collection of posts to date. From the ethics behind celebrity endorsements to the relentlessness of social media, this topic proved to be tightly packed with a wealth of different concepts. Social media offers some incredibly powerful tools – we know this after completing all of the previous topics. Continue reading →

This topic was ostensibly about the ethical issues that are attached to business and educational use of social media. Oddly, at the end of the exercise, I’ve concluded that it is we, as individuals, who have the critical role in ensuring companies, individuals and educational establishments act appropriately. Continue reading →

I thought that the nature of the question asked prepared me for the wave of different issues and viewpoints presented by students, but the variety of posts surprised me once again. At that point during the module everyone seems to have a deeper awareness of the issues and possibilities created by massive use of the Internet. However, the way in which one used this information in order to identify and describe ethical issues surprised me. Continue reading →