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Digital Ethics

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CategoryMarketing and Communication
Explore the Digital World with awareness! Learn to make responsible decisions, protect your privacy, and promote a safer online environment.
  • Duration: 3 hours
  • Effort: 3 hours
  • Pace: Self paced
  • Languages: English and portuguese
  • 2,175 already enrolled!
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What you will learn

  • Define digital ethics and identify the main ethical challenges in the digital world.
  • Understand the principles of privacy and data protection.
  • Understand the relationship between cybersecurity and ethics.
  • Evaluate ethical issues in emerging technologies.
  • Recognise social responsibility and digital ethics, including the impact of technology on civil society and businesses.

Description

In this digital ethics course, participants will learn about the importance of ethics in the digital environment, privacy and data protection, cybersecurity, ethical issues related to artificial intelligence, and the social responsibility of technology companies. The course aims to promote ethical practices and a healthy digital environment.

Assessment and certification

At the end of each module, in order to assess your progress, you will complete a mandatory learning assessment test, which will account for 50% of your final grade.
At the end of the course, you will take a Final Assessment Test, which will account for the remaining 50% of your final grade.

Course plan

Course Overview
Acceptance Statement
We Want to Get to Know You Better
Ethics in the Digital World

Part I – Digital Ethics
Module 1 – Definition and Importance of Ethics in the Digital World

Part II – Privacy and Data Protection
Module 2 – Online Privacy
Module 3 – Protection of Personal Data
Module 4 – Legislation

Part III – Cybersecurity and Ethics
Module 5 – Ethics in Security

Part IV – Ethics in New Technologies
Module 6 – Technological Innovations
Module 7 – Artificial Intelligence
Module 8 – Social Networks

Part V – Social Responsibility and Digital Ethics
Module 9 – Digital Citizenship and Social Responsibility

Course Conclusion
Final Remarks
Final Assessment
Training feedback survey
Course Certificate

Organizations

Academia Portugal Digital (Portugal Digital Academy)

License

License for the course content

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

You are free to:

  • Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
  • Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material

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.
  • ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.
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