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Understanding Cyberbullying and Digital Harassment
Recognize, address, and prevent harmful digital behavior in the workplace.Preview the first lesson free — get full access to all 11 lessons.
Essential Provider : KnowledgeCity 11 Lessons · 33m in Arabic, English, Spanish
Course Description
This course on Understanding Cyberbullying and Digital Harassment provides an in-depth look at how harmful digital behaviors impact individuals and organizations. You'll learn to recognize the various forms of cyberbullying and understand the personal and professional consequences they create. The course also examines how digital harassment is evolving with advancing technology, including trends like AI-driven impersonation and coordinated cyber-attacks.
You'll discover strategies to identify and address these emerging threats while keeping your workplace policies relevant and effective. These lessons include practical tools for building accountability and strengthening team dynamics in the face of digital challenges. With actionable insights, this course will prepare you to prevent cyberbullying, respond effectively to incidents, and promote an inclusive digital workplace culture. You'll create a supportive environment where communication is clear, collaboration is constructive, and respect is foundational. When you address these critical issues, your organization can improve resilience and trust and build stronger, more cohesive teams.
What You'll Learn
- Define the various forms of cyberbullying and digital harassment
- Identify workplace-specific digital harassment behaviors and their impacts
- Examine cyberbullying's effects on individuals and organizations
- Recognize the characteristics of both perpetrators and victims
- Understand social media's role in workplace cyberbullying
- Explore cyberbullying trends and emerging issues such as AI-driven impersonation and coordinated cyber-attacks
Key Takeaways
- Cyberbullying and digital harassment take various forms that harm both individuals and organizations.
- Digital harassment is evolving with advancing technology, including trends like AI-driven impersonation and coordinated cyber-attacks.
- Keeping workplace policies relevant and effective helps address emerging digital harassment threats.
- Building accountability and strengthening team dynamics supports an inclusive digital workplace culture.
- Addressing these issues can improve organizational resilience and trust and build stronger, more cohesive teams.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this course cover?
It provides an in-depth look at how harmful digital behaviors impact individuals and organizations, covering the forms of cyberbullying, digital harassment in the workplace, its impact, perpetrators and victims, legal and ethical perspectives, the role of social media, emerging trends, and digital empathy and online etiquette.
Who is this course for?
It is suited to those responsible for preventing cyberbullying, responding to incidents, and promoting an inclusive digital workplace culture, including keeping workplace policies relevant and effective.
What skills will I gain from this course?
The course develops skills in conflict resolution, online assessments, and online communication.
What emerging threats does the course address?
It examines how digital harassment is evolving with advancing technology, including trends like AI-driven impersonation and coordinated cyber-attacks, and strategies to identify and address these emerging threats.
Does the course include knowledge checks?
Yes, the lessons include 'Test Your Knowledge' assessments to reinforce learning.
Professional Certifications and Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®)
Recertification Credits: 0.75
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM®)
Professional Development Credits (PDCs): 0.75
KnowledgeCity is approved by SHRM as a Recertification General Provider to offer SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP professional development credits (PDCs). By taking the courses approved by SHRM, KnowledgeCity can award SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for HR knowledge and competency programs related to the SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge™ (the SHRM BASK™).
