Communicating online

Treat others with the same courtesy and respect as you would in a face-to-face conversation. This is an academic community and you should feel free to be controversial and outspoken with your ideas but never offensive or hurtful.

Don’t write or share anything that is:

• defamatory, obscene, discriminatory, illegal, incites hatred or could damage the reputation of the University
• confidential or infringes another person’s privacy; for example, you should not post someone’s contact details without their permission
• sent to you privately and not intended to be shared with others
• likely to make someone feel bullied or harassed
• malicious or potentially harmful to others.

Don’t engage in commercial activity.

Although it seldom happens, moderators can and will remove content that they decide is unsuitable.

Avoid committing or supporting plagiarism. Never discuss answers to work that is counted for assessment (remember that even if the cut-off date has passed some people may have extensions). Of course, work that is not counted for assessment can be discussed freely.

See the Copyright when working online.