Introduction to Web Design

Introduction:
Investigate the ethics, or moral principles, of interacting online.

Directions:
Read the questions below.
Click on the Destination Site link(s) to open a new browser window.
Apply what you learn to answer the questions.
Check your work carefully, and click Submit.

Destination Site: What is Copyright Protection?
Destination Site: Uni High Library — Scenarios for Teaching Internet Ethics

Note: If this link is inactive or to find other Internet sites with similar information, get permission from your teacher to use a search engine.
Here are some keywords you might use:
Internet conduct, Web ethics, netiquette

1			Explain how a copyright protects someone’s online creative work.
2			When citing digital sources, you must give the date you visited the Web site. Why is this necessary?
3			Most software can be categorized into one of three types of software. What are these three types of software? Which type of software can you download if you pay a small fee to the copyright holder?
4			You are viewing a Web site and wish to quote a portion of the content in an essay. What guidelines can you follow to ethically use this content?