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How To Request Training
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Project NEThics is committed to conducting outreach activities that address issues of Internet law and policy, especially as they concern the ethical use of university computing resources. The educational mission of Project NEThics gets carried out in a number of ways, including individual sessions or consultations. The staff of Project NEThics is available to conduct educational programs that are tailored to your needs.
Audiences may include:
academic or administrative departments
students or student groups
professional associations
government or non-profit organizations
Formats and Settings Include:
campus training programs
classroom guest lectures
campus resource fairs
live satellite teleconference
experiential workshops
seminars and tutorials
keynote addresses
panel presentations
poster sessions
Topics on Internet Law and Policy Include:
Rights and Responsibilities in an online environment
Netiquette for Internet communications
Safe Computing Practices for Children and Parents including filtering of indecent materials and methods to avoid sexual predators
High-Tech Hate including awareness of hate groups on the Internet and bias-related incidents
Electronic Cheating and Appropriate Web Citations
Intellectual Property issues including ownership and use of copyrights and trademarks
Privacy issues including campus data and information access, student records and Buckley Amendment, and fair information practices
Freedom of Speech issues including harassment, hate speech, threats, defamation, obscenity, and child pornography
Computer Crimes including federal and state legislation
Coping with Internet "Spam" and Junk Mail
For examples of training activities that have been conducted in the past, visit our Outreach page and follow the links based upon presentation or audience type.
To request a training activity for your audience, please contact Project NEThics by calling 301.405.8787 or send e-mail to nethics@umd.edu.
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