![]() The programme would need to take such things into consideration. It's a big issue in some countries, but not elsewhere. And it's being developed in Malaysia," Abu Hasan added.Īccording to him, although netiquette is a global issue and the certification programme was developed with that in mind, Prestariang is still tinkering with it to make it even more suitable for various societies. "Our partner was at first surprised to see a certification course in netiquette, and told us it is a first. "Certiport will not only help us market the programme through its network of 12,000 centres in 130 countries, but will also help Prestariang fine-tune the course to better comply with world-class standards." "We have partnered with the US-based Certiport Inc, one of the world's leading IT education companies," he said. Several successful pilots of the programme have been done nationwide in institutions of higher learning and several government agencies, and it is being marketed overseas as well, according to Abu Hasan. It also covers basic computing and teaches wordprocessing, spreadsheet use, report presentation, and other applications, as well as how to protect against spyware, hackers, phishing schemes, identity theft and cyberstalkers.Īt the end of the course, the participants will take an exam they must answer 45 questions in 60 minutes. It is a two-day course made up of several modules - e-Access, e-Literate, e-Rules, e-Safety, e-Interaction & Collaboration, e-Enterprise, and e-Accountability. The programme imparts an Acceptable-Usage Policy (AUP), which lays down rules of acceptable behaviour-or netiquette-for society, that must be adhered to when operating digital devices and on the Internet. "The driver should learn all the rules before he can be on the road," he added. Just like a real-world highway, he said, there are rules to follow. And Internet users are car drivers using the highway to get to their destinations. The IC Certification programme teaches people the consequences of throwing caution to the wind while in cyberspace.Ību Hasan said that a common analogy for the Internet is that it is a highway. "Never assume that an action, however small, in cyberspace will not reverberate in the physical world." "These would be hackers and phishing schemes, plagiarism, cyberbullying taken to extremes where the victim is mentally scarred or commits suicide, and other dark corners," said Abu Hasan. But like everything else, the Web has its negative side. It has become ubiquitous in societies and allows people to collaborate on so many levels. The Internet is a useful source of knowledge, yes. It is a good place to look, but the user should not stop there he or she needs to dig deeper into the information that has been found. The facts on the free online encyclopaedia are gathered from various sources-known as crowd sourcing-and may not have been verified for accuracy or validity, he said. He said this involves teaching users to be critical thinkers, who are able to analyse the information they see online, to not take everything at face value, and to always delve further into what is true and what is not. "With the increasing number of news reports around the globe headlining the consequences of not using the Internet appropriately, we believe there is a need to teach Web users to think, as well as understand the ethical consequences of their choices when they are online," Abu Hasan said. The programme-touted as offering the world's first certification in training and examination that promotes appropriate use of the Internet-was developed in response to the growing need for more responsible and safety-conscious digitally-savvy citizens. This is one of the questions in the company's IC Citizen Certification programme for netiquette (short for Internet etiquette), which surprisingly many have failed to answer correctly. Instead he or she should go to the source, such as the official ministry websites for whatever information they want, according to Dr Abu Hasan Ismail, CEO of Prestariang Systems Sdn Bhd. Tuesday MaOne company is working to turn websurfers into critical thinkers and responsible Internet users.Ĭontrary to popular belief, Wikipedia may not be the best place for anyone looking for verified information online to surf to. Raising digitally savvy, responsible citizens By Zam Karim
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