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Digital Rights and Responsibilities

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CategoryMarketing and CommunicationCategoryIntermediate
Master your rights and responsibilities in the digital world. Learn how to navigate safely, protect your privacy and act responsibly. Enrol now and transform your digital experience!
  • Duration: 4 hours
  • Effort: 4 hours
  • Pace: Self paced
  • Languages: English and portuguese
  • 1,291 already enrolled!
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What you will learn

  • Understand digital rights and responsibilities, including European Union regulations
  • Become familiar with digital rights such as personal data protection, online freedom of expression, access to information and digital inclusion
  • Adopt responsible and ethical behaviour on the internet
  • Recognise and combat cyberbullying and hate speech
  • Protect yourself against fraud and cybercrime
  • Participate actively and consciously in the digital environment
  • Promote digital and media literacy
  • Contribute to healthy online communities

Description

In this course on digital rights and responsibilities, participants will learn about the importance of rights and duties in the digital environment, with a particular focus on specific European Union regulations, as well as privacy, freedom of expression, ethical behaviour and active participation. The course aims to promote responsible and informed digital citizenship.

Assessment and certification

At the end of each module, in order to assess your progress, you will complete a test with a compulsory learning check, which will account for 50% of the final grade.

At the end of the course, you will take a Final Assessment Test worth 50% of the final mark.

Course plan

I. Introduction to Digital Rights and Responsibilities
Module 1. Foundations of Digital Rights and Responsibilities
Module 2. Legislation and Public Policies

II. Digital Rights
Module 3. Personal Data Protection
Module 4. Online Freedom of Expression
Module 5. Access to Information
Module 6. Digital Inclusion

III. Online Duties and Responsibilities
Module 7. Responsible and Ethical Behaviour on the Internet
Module 8. Cyberbullying and Hate Speech
Module 9. Protection Against Fraud and Cybercrime

IV. Digital Citizenship and Participation
Module 10. Forms of Active and Informed Digital Participation
Module 11. Digital and Media Literacy
Module 12. Contributing to Healthy Online Communities

Organizations

Academia Portugal Digital (Portugal Digital Academy)

License

License for the course content

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives

You are free to:

  • Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format

Under the following terms:

  • Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
  • NoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.
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