Terms & Definitions

UNIT 3 

Digital Ethics 

Definition: The practice of moral principles guiding the responsible creation, Use, and impact of digital technologies.  

https://www.vlerick.com/en/insights/what-is-digital-ethics/ 

AUP 

Definition: Acceptable use policy. A set of rules defining how an organization's digital resources can be used.  

https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/acceptable-use-policy-AUP?Offer=ab_MeteredFormCopyDef_var2 

Accessibility 

Definition: Designing Digital Websites, Apps, and Documents so everyone can perceive, understand, and navigate them.  

https://abilitynet.org.uk/accessibility-services 

Plagiarism  

Definition: The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own.  

https://www.ox.ac.uk/students/academic/guidance/skills/plagiarism 

Copyright 

Definition: The Exclusive Legal right given to an originator to print, publish, preform, film, or record. And then authorize others to do the same.   

https://www.copyright.gov/ 

Creative commons 

Definition: A Non-Profit Organization that provides free, easy to use licenses. Allowing others to create and share their work.  

https://creativecommons.org/about/ 

5 Media Types 

Definition: Text, Images, Audio, Video, and Animation.  

https://online.hilbert.edu/blog/types-of-digital-media/