It is an inevitable fact that Everyone,  particularly students have at least one social media account. As a student, you might have at least one account on social websites including Instagram, Snapchat, or Facebook. Many students don’t have any idea or information regarding Social Media Dos and Don’ts in university. As an organization runner, we should know about Social Media Dos and Donts for University Students. Social media plays an important role in our life. 

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As a student, you most likely have at any rate one record on Instagram, Snapchat, or Facebook. We all know the fact that what you put on social media, remains on the internet. It is a high probability that your future bosses will look through your social media profiles to check for any warnings. Because of this, a negative presence on social media may keep you away from getting the job.

The first days of the university can be a frantic rush to add every new person you meet as a friend on Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and another account.  While you’re probably going to post updates it’s worth remembering that you presumably don’t have to share each and every snapshot of your first uni bar crawl. How you act and behave on social media can have broad outcomes, so it’s critical to observe some essential principles for what you do and don’t post.

If you want to avoid a social media history that comes back to haunt you, follow these guidelines.

Social Media Dos and Donts for University Students

DO:

  • Refrain from posting confidential information
  • Post about things you’re passionate about
  • Make sure you post photos and writing that make you feel good and make you happy.
  • Keep on top of events happening around your university
  • Use social media to encourage and compliment others

Don’t:

  • speak up or post about your day (especially when you’re emotional)
  • Post unprofessional pictures or videos
  • Believe everything you read
  • Don’t trust on information through unauthentic sources
  • Don’t: Engage in Twitter arguments

TUF’s Social Media Guidelines for Students

The University of Faisalabad is committed to creating and keeping up a safe welcome, and diverse community that supports a culture of mutual respect and thought. This applies to all situations including social media. All individuals from the TUF community must have the option to thrive within their roles without fear of any form of inappropriate behaviour, including online harassment.

The University of Faisalabad has various official accounts on sites, where the opinions expressed and data shared mirrors the perspectives on the University. Any student trying to set up a former University social media account (or any highlighting the University logo) should look for earlier consent from the Office of External Affairs and Communication. 

Principles

Responsibilities of students in official University online/social media presence

  • Remember that you are representing the University consistently when posting comments or responding to those made by others.
  • Social media sites should not be utilized for raising and heightening concerns relating to your course, the University or any individuals from the University. Seek advice from your College if you have any concerns.
  • Ensure that you don’t uncover private data about the University or its staff, students, accomplice associations or clients.  
  • Comply with relevant professional codes when using social media as part of a research study or project.
  • Ensure you don’t utilize your site or pages in any way that may compromise your present or future wellness to practice or employability.
  • Obtain consent from the Office of External Affairs and Communication before utilizing the University’s brand.

Responsibilities of students in personal online/social media presence

Be aware outsiders including the media, employers and Police can access profiles and view personal data. This incorporates pictures, recordings, video comments, and posters. Wrong material found by third-party influences the view of the student and the University and can negatively affect a student’s future possibilities.     

Communications made in a personal capacity through social media must not:

  • be unlawful – i.e. breach any criminal and/or civil legislation,
  • incorporate anything that could be viewed as oppressive against, or bullying or harassment of, any individual.

This includes:

  • making offensive or derogatory comments relating to sex, gender reassignment, race (including nationality), disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief or age
  • utilizing social media to disturb another individual or
  • posting pictures that are unfair/hostile or link to such content
  • depict or empower unsatisfactory, brutal, illicit or perilous exercises, for example, inappropriate behavior or attack, battling, vandalism, academic dishonesty, drunk and disorderly behavior, drug use, etc through posting pictures, videos or comments
  • breach confidentiality eg revealing confidential information owned by the University; giving away confidential information about an individual or organization
  • use the University’s logo on personal social media sites
  • penetrate classification eg uncovering secret data possessed by the University; parting with private data about an individual or association
  • utilize the University’s logo on close to home social media locales

Misuse Of Social Media

  • The University has the right to request the removal of content from an official social media account if it is deemed that the account or its submissions pose a risk to the reputation of the University or to that of one of its members
  • Students who post views, opinions, or images online in breach of these Guidelines may be subject to disciplinary action. Such actions may also be subject to prosecution under Pakistan’s criminal and civil legislation
  • Prospective employers may trawl social media sites as part of their selection process and the social media posts that you make could undermine your future employment prospects