1. Discuss the benefits of
Electronic Communication:
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I am
fortunate to be born on a millennia where the metamorphosis of electronic
communication has transverse right before my eyes. From simple handwritten snail mails, to
pagers and beepers, to mobile phones as gigantic as a block of solid wood, to
palm size mobile phones, and now to the highly technically motivated
smartphones.
Peter Day
(1997) clearly identifies the breadth where electronic communication networks
may help support human network and battle social exclusion in the provision
that there is enough access and support from the government.
Community development
Today's
commercial organisations harness networked electronic communication technology
to improve business efficiency and effectiveness. Likewise, modern networks of
electronic community provide both community information and a medium of
electronic communication between and within communities.
Community information needs and social exclusion
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Avenue to
the appropriate information at the appropriate time and in a user friendly and
easy to understand format, together with the capacity to communicate with right
organisations should be a basic right in today's electronic communication
society. It is important for those suffering from social exclusion.
Social
exclusion can affect the unemployed or the homeless, the elderly or the
disabled. It can include those on low-incomes, single-parents ethnic
minorities, or members of other minority groups. Nevertheless, the phrase
social exclusion can be likewise applied to those residing in rural and peripheral
communities who for certain reason are deprived of important support services.
A
community-based information resource through electronic communication which
supplies local people with local information amongst the widest possible
spectrum can go some way to dealing the problem of social exclusion through
information deprivation.
Community information resources
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For a
community information resource to be significant to a community, it must likewise
be accessible. Many
people today still do not have access to computers in their homes, and even
fewer have modems which enable connection to online information resources. This
goes to show that a mechanism must be found that enables people to 'drop-in' to
sites situated throughout the community.
Public
connectivity points which encourage the 'drop-in' visitor can be located in
areas such as community centres, schools, libraries, health centres. Even
supermarkets and pubs might be considered appropriate locations.
All the
same, access is not simply an argument of public access points and their
geographic location per se. Citizens must be able to utilise the electronic
communication technology and have the ability to use the information. Because
these are skills that many people still do not possess, the issue of
connectivity should be linked to education, training and learning.
Education and Training
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If
electronic communication network fail to persuade learning throughout the
community through the supply of education courses and training then there is a
danger of them augmenting existing electronic communication elitism.
Physical
accessibility alone is worth nothing if people can neither exploit nor use
either the technology or electronic communication information. Education and
training in developing information management and technical knowledge are
therefore also concerns of access, and must be fitted to suit needs of users.
Jobs
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Facilitating
community approach to the Electronic Communication Society through training,
permits individual and groups to advantage the electronic communication technology
for social purposes. However, it also actualizes a local skills-base that can
be controlled by public and private sector alike for economic development
reasons.
Electronic
communication community networks therefore, by addressing training and
educational needs, can strengthen local people's employability by developing
much in-demand skills.
Electronic democracy
Electronic
community networks are not simply about conceiving an empowered citizenship
through civic cooperation. They can also author an open space for social
communications. E-mail, discussion groups, bulletin boards, etc. can all be
utilised to build communities of interest both beyond and within the geographic
boundaries of the local community.
Social responsibility of community networks
Electronic
communication networks can facilitate the exchange of information between organisations,
and thereby promotes collaboration and cooperation amongst them. This approach
can be specifically beneficial to the voluntary sector, by gathering resources
in this medium, organisations can prevent duplication of effort; put clients in
touch with other right organisations and agencies; and meet the requirements of
their client groups more efficiently and effectively.
It is a
privilege to have witnessed and experienced the usage of all such amazing
evolution and innovation of electronic communication, and I am more than elated
to what lies ahead for us.
2. Choose Three Netiquettes, search cases that give attention on your chosen netiquettes:
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We expect other drivers to comply to
the rules of the road. The same is true as we immerse through cyberspace. That's where netiquette, a word assertedly
coined from either Internet etiquette or network etiquette comes in handy (Etiquette).
1. Use Computer Courtesy
As an Open University student, we often conduct our
discussions and insights through an online forum created by our
professors. Within this medium, we are
unrestrained to voice our opinions and beliefs in different breadth of issues
enmeshed to our topic course. In most
cases, it is inevitable to vent-out our well-kept disgust especially on issues
that directly affect us, such as social arguments and everything that encompass
within this element. However, it is our
responsibility to remain ‘respectful’ of the readers’ perspective and be
‘considerate’ on the selection of words that will come out in the exchange of
our thoughts. Furthermore, in some
instances that fellow students went off to slightly negating views in
comparison to our own, it is essential that ‘courtesy’ is likewise observed. Ultimately, it is our responsibility in
re-reading the message before clicking the send button and reading it from the
perspective of the recipient.
2. Think Before
Posting
On a reaction made by Holley on an online article (Null), he clearly
expressed that unauthorized tagging of a photo by a friend in Facebook is more
than inappropriate:
“When you
have a family member or friend that took a bunch of photos at a party and they post
and tag YOUR NAME on a REALLY HORRIBLE unflattering photo of you then what???
It can be a very mortifying experience..... especially if they do not have the
privacy settings in place!! Then its out there for GOD & EVERYONE to see!!!
What can you do when you DO NOT want your picture posted on Facebook by others
or get the message across to have some common sense to get your permission
before they post it???”
Curb the temptation to post every single photo from your birthday party on
Facebook, images that may cast your guests in particular in an unflattering
situation. If you are in doubt, ask the person of any iffy photos in advance
whether they wouldn’t mind you posting the shots; then stand for their wishes. (Null)
3. Obey Copyright Laws
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Being a student, online portals are our modern digital library of our
researches and studies. However, it has
to be made aware to everyone, that everything that is written on the internet
or any other sources that is not properly cited is considered a crime of
“Plagiarism”.
Hence, plagiarism is a parallel crime against Copyright Laws, according to
Secretary of Department of Justice:
"If an act of plagiarism amounts to a copyright
infringement under the Intellectual Property Code, a special law, then the violator
may likewise be held liable under the Cybercrime Prevention Act if he/she used
information and communications technology (ICT) for its commission,"
she said in her 10-page opinion.
Another incident that created noise among the netizens and social media, was
when Sen. Tito Sotto's chief of staff Hector Villanueva conceded in August that
one of the senator's speeches had derived from an American blogger but asserted
that it was not disobeying the law.
Secretary De Lima prompted the public that while plagiarism per se is not
expressed as a crime, a person can still be charged and fined if the act flocks
to copyright infringement. She mentioned
the most important part that is applicable to all the writers and students out
there, that, “When in doubt, cite.” (Mark D. Meruenas, 2012)
3. Discuss new Development you want to contribute under technology medium
REAL-TIME 3D VIRTUAL COMMUNICATION
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PAST:
Before direct distance dial (first introduced in a
handful of markets in 1951), all long-distance calls were operator assisted by a special long-distance operator even in exchanges
where calls within the local exchange were direct dial. Completion of intercity
calls was time-consuming and costly as each call was handled by multiple
operators in multiple cities. Record keeping was also more complex, as the
duration of every toll call had to be manually recorded for billing purposes (Long-distance Calling)
PRESENT:
Email, skype, video chat, viber, and messenger, are only few of the widely
used media platforms in communicating with our distance loved ones
nowadays. Bridging the space amongst
individuals who are residing on different parts of the world is no longer a
challenge these days.
FUTURE:
As a person who is living abroad, I terribly miss my Father, Mother, and
relatives way back home. I am hoping a
future where I can possibly speak to them and see them, as if they are really
here like a ‘REAL-TIME 3D VIRTUAL COMMUNICATION’. We’ve seen these kinds in Hollywood movies, and
I am confident that this form of innovation in communication is not a far fetch
from materialising anytime soon. Well I guess in my lifetime. I just hope that our present motivation in
innovation, is already brewing the next Mark Zuckerberg, or Steve Job’s
predecessor. I wish. I hope.
FUTURE READINGS:
http://www.workplace-communication.com/types-electronic-communication.html
http://www.meammarketing.com/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-electronic-communication/
http://www.education.com/reference/article/netiquette-rules-behavior-internet/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/guides/about-netiquette
http://www.eolss.net/sample-chapters/c04/e6-33-02-04.pdf
REFERENCES:
Day, P. (1997). The community benefits of electronic
networking.
Etiquette. (n.d.). Retrieved 14 October, 2015, from Learn The
Web Page: http://www.learnthenet.com/learn-about/netiquette/
Long-distance
Calling. (n.d.). Retrieved 15
October, 2015, from Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-distance_calling
Mark D. Meruenas. (2
October, 2012). Plagiarism punishable under Cybercrime Law - De Lima.
(G. News, Editor) Retrieved 15 October, 2015, from GMA Network:
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/276514/scitech/technology/plagiarism-punishable-under-cybercrime-law-de-lima#sthash.ekcTOEy5.dpuf
Null, C. (n.d.). Facebook
Etiquette: 10 Rules for Better Socizliainb. Retrieved 15 October, 2015,
from PC World: http://www.pcworld.com/article/169120/facebook_etiquette.html
