I.4 Netiquette expectations with regard to discussions and course communication are clearly stated.

◌ Recommended Standard

Expectations

• 1. Expectations for student conduct for email, discussion boards, chats, and other communications are clearly stated in the syllabus and at the appropriate place in the course site.

  2. Rules of conduct for participating in the discussion board, including clear requirements for responses (length, substantiveness, etc.)

  3. Rules of conduct for email content

  4. "Speaking style" requirements (e.g. use of correct English required as opposed to net acronyms)

  5. Spelling and grammar expectations

  6. Appropriate terms of address when communicating with the instructor.

Examples

• I expect you to follow the basic rules of netiquette and to be courteous to all those in the class. Please type in complete sentences and follow the discussion board guidelines. Use only appropriate acronyms, for example DE for distance education and F2F for face to face. For more information on netiquette please review the following site: http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html.

  • You should treat all communications in this class as you would in the business world. In other words, I expect communication to be formal, using proper grammar, spelling and netiquette. For examples of proper netiquette, please refer to the Online Student Handbook.

References:

• • QM FIPSE rubric I.3