On Ethics on the WEB: Creating your website

There are a couple of things that you probably want to know with regards to creating your website. Here are some ground rules for creating your own website and general "netiquette".

Plagiarism
Though the internet is a place where a lot of things can very easily be copied and used, there are a couple of ground rules to observe with regards to ethical behavior on the web. Just as you wouldn't want someone to steal your stuff and take credit for it, so you should behave ethically when dealing with the following things:


Pictures
Just because it's on the Internet, that doesn't mean that you can use it for your own purposes. Whenever you use a picture, make sure to track down the person who created it, and ask them if you can use it for your website. Don't just save the image and presume that you have a right to use it. Make sure that you have the permission of the author(s) to use the picture or graphic for your website. Send an email to the author and secure their permission before using the picture.

Website Design
Similarly, for this assignment I am interested in your unique design for a website. So stealing any website design that you've found on the internet will count as plagiarism as well. Make sure to come talk to me if you have any questions about this. I will assume that everybody understands that they are to hand in their own created design. I am much more interested in how you represent the things you've found in your research through your website. Besides, you will learn a lot more in creating your own website. Please come talk to me or email me if you have any questions or problems when creating your website.

Text
This should be obvious: in your website use text that you or your group have written for this specific project, and properly use APA (American Psychological Assocation) citation formatting for other sources.