A new start | Final Assessment Post

To be perfectly honest, I didn’t think my online identity, regardless professional or personal, could one day be the deciding factor in job hunting journey. The module has helped reshape my understanding of the importance of maintaining a professional online profile. let’s take a look at what I’ve learned Self-assessment Test Rating at  start of …

Topic 5: Reflection

I came in with the mindset that academic information should be freely available.  I couldn’t wrap my head around why publishers introduce high cost for journal subscriptions. It comes off as though the spread of information is seen as a form of business. Divulging more into the topic gave me a clearer understanding of the …

Topic 5: Sustainable to go “free”?

In my previous post on internet censorship, I mentioned that I am a believer of protecting people’s access to information on the web. I am also a believer in the concept of open access to information and in particularly, academic research. Advantages for content producers The main goal of this module was to build our …

Topic 4: Reflection

Where does one draw the line between ethical and unethical practices? In the current digital environment, businesses have taken their practices online to take advantage of the technological boom. By doing so, raised an assortment of ethical issues that businesses battle on a daily basis. Charissa mentioned on her blog the need for businesses to …

Topic 4: Censorship of information

Delivery of information in the digital age I have mentioned previously that the ability to voice our opinion online was one of benefits of the internet. Access to available information is another important aspect that is often overlooked. Internet uses have been on the rise since the beginning of the new millennium. It is an …

Topic 3: Reflection

Authenticity has been a recurring theme from our previous topic on multiple online identities. With the internet’ ability to keep us anonymous and tailor our profiles to suit the needs of who we seek the attract, the question of authenticity will always be present. Reading Zaidhan's’s blog provided a perspective that I overlooked. He mentions …

Topic 3: Building a Professional Digital Profile

A shift in paradigm Before sites like LinkedIn existed, one-way advertising (newspaper and advertising agencies) of job openings were the main methods in attracting potential new hires. (Don T, 2012) These methods are becoming obsolete. The advent of social media provides researchers with a new and rich source of easily accessible data about individuals, society …

Topic 2: Reflection

I went into the topic with a very strong opinion that having multiple identities online was not being true to yourself. I believed that having multiple identities online equated to a “lack of integrity”, as mentioned by Mark Zuckerberg (thegurdian.com, 2012). I still do feel that who you are online should be who you are …

How many of “you” are there online?

What does facebook, Instagram and Twitter all have in common? It is what the user decides to post and their interaction with other people on the relevant platforms that defines who they are online. But is this online persona a true representation of who they are offline? Or have we entered an era where the …

Topic 1 Reflection #MANG2049

Digital residents and digital visitors, never would I have thought of categorising people accordingly to their habits on the web. Maybe it is because I was born and grew up with the rise of the internet and saw it as a natural way of life, compared to my parents who viewed it as a revolutionary …