Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Dublin City University and United Against Online Abuse
This online course explored the definitions, types, triggers and targets of online abuse in sport. It also covered the impact of online abuse in sport on individuals and society Criminal, Civil and the Administrative legal responses to online abuse. The role of key sport stakeholders in preventing online abuse and the ways in which online abuse can be combatted were also discussed.
3 weeks, 2 hours per week
Theo Lynn
Professor of Digital Business
Dublin City University
Gary Sinclair
Associate Professor in Marketing
United Against Online Abuse
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Understand what online abuse is and why it’s important to stop it.
- Analyse, assess and evaluate the definitions, types and triggers of online abuse.
- Understand the legal approaches and challenges associated with online abuse.
- Evaluate the ways in which online abuse can be combatted and the roles of key stakeholders.
Syllabus
- The definitions, types, triggers and targets of online abuse in sport
- The impact of online abuse in sport on individuals and society
- Criminal, Civil and Administrative legal responses to online abuse
- The role of key sport stakeholders in preventing online abuse
- Ways in which online abuse can be combated
Issued on 5th March 2025
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