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IFL eText: Network Basics

How can email help you in your profession?

How can subscribing to a Newsgroup help you in your profession?

How can subscribing to a Newsgroup help you in school?

Discuss inappropriate uses of email, e.g. chain letters, spamming, or forwarding without permission.

Is it ever  acceptable to play with your identity in electronic communication?  If so, when is it acceptable?  When is it not?
 

Online Communication

Online Etiquette

Guidelines

1. Netiquette Home Page -- Arlene H. Rinaldi
2. Dear Emily Postnews -- Brad Templeton
3. "Core Rules of Netiquette."  Educom Review 29.5 (1994)

Email & Online Discussion Groups

Getting Started with Email

1. Obtain a Network Account at the IT Helpdesk
2. Changing Your Network Password
3. Forwarding your YCP Email to Another Provider
4. Guidelines for Writing and Using Email- U of Washington
5. Email Privacy - Nolo

1. Connect to YCP WebMail

Spam

1. What is Spam? -- internet.com
2. You've Got Spam -- Nolo

Social Networking Websites

1. Thoughts on Facebook, Myspace, etc. - Fitchburg State Coll

Campus Inbox

Getting Started with the Inbox

1. YCP Campus Inbox -- Student instructions for using the YCP digital drop box
2. Connect to YCP Campus Inbox

Manage and communicate information professionally

Demonstrate an understanding of the legal, ethical and security implications of creating, sharing and using information

"In Career Services we interact with employers daily and they consistently state that candidates and employees with strong verbal, written and electronic communication skills get hired and excel in their organizations. The transition from student to professional includes appropriate email correspondence as well as overall communication skills, work ethic, teamwork and appearance. It’s a total package, and employers look for it.

Inappropriate correspondence, misspelled words and unprofessional conduct is just as likely to be in electronic form as hard copy or in person these days! Most employers post their openings on-line, and most students first contact with a potential employer is electronic. Therefore it is essential that students learn and implement appropriate e-communication skills if they want to land their dream internship or job."