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Cidadão Ciberinformado (NAU)

Cidadão Ciberinformado (NAU)

Compreenda e aprenda a identificar a veracidade de uma notícia ou de outro tipo de informação publicada online. Conhece o termo fake news? Sabe o que são? O curso “Cidadão Ciberinformado” irá ajudá-lo a perceber melhor este e outros conceitos, através de algumas dicas que permitam, por exemplo, compreender e identificar a veracidade de uma notícia ou de outro tipo de informação publicada online.

Sabia que os portugueses consideram que as notícias ou informações falsas ou que deturpam a realidade são um problema no país? Este resultado demonstra a preocupação de mais de 80% dos portugueses que responderam ao Eurobarómetro Especial 464, sobre “Fake News and Online Disinformation”, publicado em 2018.
A mesma fonte indica que os portugueses foram dos europeus que consideraram mais importante o papel dos jornalistas e dos próprios cidadãos no combate à disseminação das fake news, mais do que a média da própria União Europeia.

Público-alvo
Este curso destina-se a todos os cidadãos que consultam informação online. Desta forma, pretende-se não só alertar para os perigos de um consumo de informação sem espírito crítico, como também partilhar conhecimentos que ajudem os cidadãos a verificar se a informação que consultam na internet é verdadeira.

Objetivos de Aprendizagem
No final deste curso será capaz de:

  • Perceber o que são as fake news, como surgiram e como se propagam;
  • Compreender a importância do combate às fake news e como fazê-lo;
  • Verificar a veracidade de uma notícia ou informação online;
  • Perceber porque devemos acreditar no jornalismo e não deixar de consumir informação online.

Programa do Curso

Módulo 1 - O que são "fake news"?
Módulo 2 - Porquê combater as "fake news"?
Módulo 3 - Como se identifica uma "notícia" falsa?
Módulo 4 - O que fazer para não ser cúmplice das "fake news"?
Módulo 5 - Faça você mesmo: analise uma notícia e ajude a construir uma ferramenta contra a desinformação
Carga horária
O curso tem uma carga total de (cerca de) 4 horas.

Certificado
Após a conclusão de todos os módulos do curso “Cidadão Ciberinformado”, os participantes podem descarregar o respetivo Certificado de conclusão. Para isso, será apenas necessário responder a todas as atividades com uma percentagem mínima de 75% de opções corretas.

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