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SOP FOR POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA

1. Purpose:

Social media has become a powerful tool for communication and propagation that have a
significant impact on an organization and professional reputation. As its uses obviate the
discrimination between personal voice and organizational voice, JIS College of Engineering
(JISCE) adopts the policy elucidated in the ensuing paragraphs to help protect personal and
professional reputations while participating in social media.

The main aims of this SOP are: -

 To streamline guidelines for use of social media for educational and constructive
purposes and to prevent misuse of social media.
 Guide employees and students to use social media while effectively complying with
online ethics and adherence to JISCE organizational rules and regulations.
 To make the employees and students cautious about ethical principles and legal
compliance when they use social media.
 To caution them about discrimination and defamation online, and how to demonstrate
appropriate behavior on social networks.

2. Scope

This standard operating procedure applies to employees and students of the JISCE till they
have the privilege of lien with the institution as employee or student.

3. Responsibilities

All heads of departments and administrative divisions will ensure adherence to these
guidelines by their students and subordinates as the case may be.

4. Procedure / Guidelines

Both in professional and academic roles, the employees and students need to follow the same
behavioral standards online as they would in real life. The same laws, professional
expectations, and guidelines for interacting with co-workers, teachers, students, supporting
staff and general public apply online as in the real world. Employees and students are liable
for anything they post on social media – those who violate the Institution’s policy regarding
social media do so at the risk of disciplinary action.

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