As the internet makes the world more accessible it also increases the possibility of cyber-bullying and stalking. Internet crime is a growing problem in our society. Hitchcock addresses how to prevent this unfortunate reality and crime by exploring the responses from the public, criminal justice system, and victims.
Going to a foreign country and wondering how you will fit in or adapt to living there? This book will help you. Are you a recent arrival into a different cultural system and are facing difficulties? This book will help you. Want to know how (and why) to do things the way your friends and colleagues of a different culture do? This book will help you. Wondering why other cultures act so differently to yours? This book will tell you. Based on the actual experiences of long-term exchange student sojourners who have been in these situations, this book tells you how they overcame their difficulties. Tested against widely accepted theories and models, the author presents techniques - what to do and what not to do - on how the sojourners featured in this book may have adapted more easily and quickly, and offers his own experiential Cross-cultural Adaptation Process Model (eCAPM) as a tool to use on one's cultural adaptation journey.
Certification sponsored by industry or professional association has been a form of credentialing for over half a century. Since its adoption by the ICT sector, industry certification has become a veritable juggernaut: a multi-billion dollar business with the total number of certifications impossible to quantify. Many tertiary and secondary level academic institutions are integrating certification, especially ICT certification, into their curricula. Is such certification educationally robust? Does it have value to its many stakeholders? Is it a reliable method of skills assessment? How does an organisation go about establishing a certification program? This work describes the experiences of players within the certification industry, the common understandings and perceptions of industry certification, and the essence of industry certification itself. It develops and presents a paradigm for building a certification programme that is pedagogically sound and with value for its stakeholders. The contrasts and complementary aspects of industry and academic qualifications are highlighted. This book is a valuable handbook for any prospective industry certification stakeholder.