White cords dangling from your ears might indicate a love for music, but the iPod's growing popularity has introduced a question of etiquette.
One hundred million iPods have been sold worldwide since the product's release. Although the rules of etiquette have not been defined, students are slowly generating an unwritten list of social cues both in and outside the classroom.
With students carrying their iPods to class, university professors have rewritten their syllabi to control the in-class distraction. The device can be used, like any other electronic device, as a cheat sheet during tests. Students can upload notes and lectures to their iPod and use them during a test.
While Ohio University does not have a specific rule about G
I still monitor my classroom and am aware that it could happen said psychology professor Stephen Patterson.
Alden Library has no policy for iPod use, unless patrons have their music volume loud enough for others to hear.
It is very rare but if someone has the volume so high that others can hear
I just ask them to turn it down
said Wanda Weinberg, reference librarian at Alden Library. But as long as it doesn't bother anyone
it's okay.
While on the job, students at OU are advised not to use their iPods, said Angela Davis, associate director of operations at Baker University Center. Students working at Baker are told during orientation that the use of iPods is prohibited. Students caught with the device will be asked to remove it, Davis said.
Baker's policy states that any student employee caught with an iPod is first given a verbal warning, and then a written letter warning. The third time a student is caught with an iPod, they can be fired.
Students are given three chances. After that
they are subject to termination
said Davis.
While the iPod rules of usage are still being defined, OU senior Katie Sedor believes that people should use common sense.
It is all about courtesy. Whether I am with friends or listening to a lecture
I don't listen to my iPod. It's just rude
said Sedor.
When it comes to interacting with people
they should come first G
