Global Communications Exam Review

dashboard

the main landing page displaying course cards and your “To-Do “ list

calendar

the best place to see a consolidated list of upcoming assignment due dates across all your courses

modules

organizes course content, assignments, pages, and quizzes into structured, sequential units

inbox

an internal messaging tool in Canvas

notifications

must be customized in your preferences if you are missing announcements or want alerts via email/text

syllabus page

the central area listing course expectations, grade weights, and policies

grades tab

where you go to see your current standing and weighted assignment categories

discussions

the feature used for asynchronous (not live) group conversations and peer replies

verbatim vs. processing

avoid writing down everything verbatim (word for word). it prevents you from actually processing and understanding the concepts

visual cues

make notes easy to scan using bullet points, bold headers, colors, and plenty of whitespace

SMART

S - Specific: clearly defines who, what, where, & why

M - Measurable: how you track progress & know when the goal is achieved

A - Achievable: realistic and attainable

R - Relevant: aligns with broader objectives

T - Time-bound: has a deadline for completion

CC (Carbon copy)

keeps someone informed on a thread without requiring their direct action

BCC (blind carbon copy)

hides recipient email addresses to protect privacy on large group lists

Reply All

use only when every person on the chain strictly needs the information

Large language models

algorithms (Chat GPT) trained on massive datasets to predict and generate the most likely next word in a sequence . They do not possess human awarness

AI Hallucinations

when AI confidently presents incorrect.fabricated, or outdated information as fact

AI Bias

systematic skew in AI outputs resulting from flawed or unrepresentative training data

Ethical use

it is ethical to use AI to brainstorm, outline, or explain complex concepts

unethical to use it to copy & paste and submit it as your own work

Ctrl + C

copy

Ctrl + V

paste

Ctrl + Z

undo

Ctrl + F

find