Week Tweleve Blog Entry

Social and Ethical Issues

Lecture Summary

This weeks lecture discussed problems faced with the Internet. The problems faced are intellectual property, copyright, plagiarism, security, privacy and freedom of speech. Each of these six problems were explained and it went into depth on why it is such a problem i.e. copyright laws are being ignored with the introduction of of music downloads. The lecture also explained how to avoid copyright, plagarism and intellectual property by always acknowledging others work. Many examples of how to protect my PC from viruses, which means installing Antivirus software and not giving away any personal details.

Workshop Entry

This weeks workshop has to do with social and ethical issues. The task for this week is to visit the Australian copyright council, then make a list of information sheets that i think will be helpful for my undergraduate career. Section two is to go to copyright cases and write a brief summary on the US vs Sanka's case. I then have to write out a plan that will protect me from threats of viruses, Trojans and attacks on my security and privacy.

Activities

http://www.copyright.org.au/
-Access to copyright material: Australia vs US
-Education instiutions
-Governments (Commonwealth and State)
-Libraries
-Moral rights
-Quotes and extracts: copyright obligations.



Plan of attack

I will not open any attatchments that are not checked my by antivirus software and it has not been approved.

Reading One
''Effs top 12 ways to protect your online privacy''

There are 12 rules that this website believes will help me protect my information kept on my hard drive. Some of these are:

1. Do not reveal personal information inevitably
2. Turn on cookie notices in your web browser, and/or use cookie management software or infirmaries
3. D not reveal personal details to strangers or just-met ''friends''
4. Realise you may be monitored at work, avoid spending highly personal e-mailing to emailing lists, and keep sensitive files on your home computer/

Reading Two
'' Electronic monitoring''

This website lists the types of monitoring that occurs at the workplace were employees are being monitored by their employers. There is an article about the monitoring on the Internet use at a workplace and how it is increasing . There are other headings as privacy issues are explained through to legal issues, in defence of employees, in defence of employers and the cases that are involved in situations as described as before. There are also sections on suggested policies and privacy resources.

Reading Three
'' Brown and Michaels overview of intellectual property''

This website explains how i can protect my intellectual property. It explains that there are 2 main kinds of patents, utility patents- inventors, Plant patents- inventors, discoverers, and design patents- the ornamental appearance of a useful device but not its function. There is a section on computer software that explains a basic method of operating a computer and inventions for software. It also has a section on domain names which explains what they arr and why disputes occur due to these names.

Reading Four
'' Pro music''

At the beginning of this website there is a list of questions that the public often ask, and throughout the website these questions are answered. Some of these questions are:

1. Who achually holds the copyright in a piece of music- artist, recrd company, composer/publisher or all three?
There is generally more than one owner of rights at any given time.

8. I there a copyright on all music,, including music that may no longer be available
commercially?
Generally yes. The fact that a song or a track is no longer offered commercially by it s creators is not relevant.

9. What if i want to download a few songs to see if it is worth buying the album?
That's fine if you are allowed to so by the holder of the rights.

Reading Five
'' E-mail attachments and viruses''

This website warns viewers about the dangers associated with opening email with attachments as some are not safe and can allow viruses to enter my computer. This site provides examples of logos that i am meant to look for when opening my emails. For example the site tells me to look for a paper clip sign when opening any email as i know this means that there is an attachment. This article provides me with information on what to look out for so that i cam prevent my computer from gainging any viruses.

Week Eleven Blog Entry

Data Information and Knowledge

Lecture Summary

This weeks lecture discussed the difference between data, information and Knowledge, but also the connection between them. The characteristics, importance and examples for each data, info and knowledge were explained. There is a relationship between each of these as you start with the data, which is combined and compared to produce information, which in return with study result is knowledge of that subject. That was explained into detail in the lecture. There was also strategies for assignment work that used three headings to help me along and how to move forward with whatever data i have collected.

Workshop Entry

This workshop discussed how to build your knowledge. The task was to look on a online dictionary to find the meanings of data, information and Knowledge. I then create a graphical representation between the meanings. I then have to say why the relationship between data, info and knowledge will help me along with my studies. Finally i then have make a list of five organisations that collect information from their clients or public.

Activities

1. Information- applies to data that are gathered in any way, as by Reading, observing, hearsay, etc. and does not necessarily connote validity.
Knowledge- Applies to any body of facts gathered by study, observation, etc. and to the ideas inferred from these facts, and connotes an understanding of what is known.




3. Data is a necessity for knowledge. Without the data there is nothing to be collaborated and produced into information, where people cam can and retain the information to become knowledge where they are able to regurgitate the info in an exam or an everyday conversation.



4. 1. Post Office

2. Government.

3. Marketing- Census

4. Banks

5.Water companies


Reading One
'' Data, Information . Knowledge and Wisdom''.

This article explains the relationship between data, info, knowledge, understanding and wisdom. The website discusses what each of the five headings mean and how they connect with one another through the example of rain

Reading Two
'' Information Literacy Tutorial'

This website includes a quiz that assists in helping you develop mu information literacy skills. It provides quizzes on the production of knowledge, the organisation of knowledge, from thesis to search strategy, fundamentals of online searching, using reference resources, citing your sources, copyright and fair use. Each heading has a lesson written on that topic. You then do the quiz and attempt the assignment after that.

Reading Three
'' Data, Information and Knowledge''

This website shows how data, info and knowledge are connected , through an example of how the Bureau of Meteorology collects data on the temperature. They explain that if you collect the temperature at the same time everyday at the same place you are then able to collaborate it all to produce information. By knowing summer is hotter than winter we can take this and absorb it then it is added to our knowledge as we now know to wear shorts in summer rather than winter. The second section is on questions on why the information is gathered. There are three questions asked

What is it?
Who is collecting?
Why are they collecting it?

This section discussed why data is collected and transferred into knowledge.

Week Ten Blog Entry

Online Databases and Libraries

Lecture Summary

This lecture explains why it is so convenient to use online libraries. There are many types of online libraries, from online text repositories to artworks. During the lecture i was shown examples of online resources for different types of sources i.e. books, journals. It also explained copyright issues. The second part to this lecture discussed online databases. It explained what an online database was how how it is similar to online libraries. The types of databases were given i.e. people searches to maps and atlases. The advantages and disadvantages were explained, and finally at the end there was a summary on how useful online databases and libraries are to university students.

Workshop Entry

This weeks lecture discussed how to use online databases and libraries. This weeks task has six components to it. In brief i have to go onto the ECU library and browse through it, then list 10 useful functions and briefly explain why they are so useful. Section two is to go online to MEDline plus website, browse through it and write about a particular drug that i am interested in.

Activities

1. Clear Headings- i know where to go to search for i.e. services or when i want to look for a certain type of resource.

2. Quick Catalogue Search- i type in a certain word associated with university studies and it looks up on the catalogue anything to do with that word.

3. Ask the library- It tells me when the library is open and it even allows me to contact the help desk for assistance when i am at home.

4. News Updates- Updates viewers on what is/ has recently occurred.

5. More than one resource- It accommodates resaerchers to studentsto look for books or journak articles.

6. Directory- If a page is not able to be found, they have a directory that can help me look elsewhere.

7. Events- Informs university students when any events i.e. ECU live concert.

8. Podcasts- I am able to view podcats that read out annotated bibliographies and classes that i could of missed that accomodat podcasts.

9. IT Services- There is information on the new computer software being released.

10. SIMO- I dont have to go to another page to access it.

MEDline Plus

Nurses, doctors or people who are interested in the human anatomy might use the interactive tutorial. They would absorb more as a majority of poeple learn more efficiently if they are able to hear what is being taught.




I chose the Chinese Resturant Syndrome because i seemed interesting and i had never heard of it before

Week Nine Blog Entry

Queries, Strategies and Selecting Results

Lecture Summary

This lecture discusses using search engines and the problems invloved and helpful tips to get me started. It first introduced what a search engine was, a web based application (program) and gave me an example, one being google. The problems thta wrer faced i.e. too many results and 'broken' links. It explained search engine interfaces and gave helpful hints in hoe to further mu reasearch i.e. click advanced in goolge to get a refined answer and explained to use the right keywords to minimise the results.

Workshop Entry

This workshop explained how to use search engines. This weeks tasks are to visit a website and list four stategies thgat would help structure a good search. Section two was to complete a 20 question, then take a screen shot of my results. Section three was to discuss my strategies that i used to locate the answers for my quiz.


www.monash.com/spidap.html



-Use keywords, but be specific or i will end up with too many results.

-Use advanced search

-Use more than 1 search engine

-Start from the top of the page when the search is done as the first page is the most relevant to what keywords were written in.









The strategies that i used were to refine my keywords so i dont get a whole lot of nonsence. I looked at the keywords in the abstract to find a website that i thought i would find most of my answers. Most of the time the answer was written in the abstract.



Reading One

''Internet Search tips and strategies''



This article discussed the different categories of information found on the web, for example the free invisible and free visible web. It discusses search engines and directories. There was a helpful tip, FOREST LOG, meaning FO- Forms, RE- Related Terms, ST, -Synoymous terms, LOG- Laddervof generalisation. It explained the different wyas to search, through keywords, phrases or boolean operators. The rest of the article provided helpful tips such as to use several search tools and to use several keywords when using a keyword search.



Reading Two

'' The Spiders Apprentice''



This article provided tips on using search engines such as goolge, All the Web and Yahoo. There is six headings that i am able to click into to helpfor useful tips. A useful guise to web search engines, Basic search engine FAQ, how to plan the best search strategy, how search engines work, the web search engine and Historical information on the first web search engines.



Reading Three

'' Chapter Four''



This website article explains the history behind search engines. It talks about how to find information on the net, and that is through search engines and directories. The arcticle went into detail about what a search engine and a directory is and how to get the best info using them . There is data on webpages and serach engines sozes and it also talked about Yahoo , a directory and how it has become more popular.

Week Eight Blog Entry

Evalutation and Authentication

Lecture Summary

This lecture dicussed finding quality information on the Wrorld Wide Web. It looked at what quality information is i.e. being multidimensional. It discussed why the information provided on the internet could be false and misleading, withinh open protocols and open architexture. Anyone who can access the internet can create a webpage and that information can even be bias and inaccurate. The lecture explained the history of the WWW and hot it got so unruly and what to consider when choosing an internet site. Ask questions such as who is the author if there is one and who is the publisher, when was it last updated and is the website either .org., .net, ..edu, .gov as i know that there are valid websites.

Workshop Entry

This weeks workshop discussed website authentication. The task for this week is to look at a website that gives you useful tips on finding out whether a website is accurate and then write it in my own words. The second part is to evaluate two websites using the headings Accuracy, Authorship, Purpose, Detail and Design and the overall worth.

Activities

1. When looking for a certain topic make sure you know what you are looking for specifically as if you don't really have an idea you could be gaining the wrong information. Always look for an author, when it was last updated and always compare information to other websites, don't just rely on the one site.






Accuracy- There is a last updated date, a copyright sign. There are a lot of dates to what is written by who and when

Authorship- The University of Virginia took ownership of this website

Purpose-There purpose was to talk about the fashions, the trends of the sixties

Detail and Design- It is very colourful and attractive. There is a logo but there isnt much colour to the website

Overall Worth- There is good grammar and punctuation and the website looks clean without mich advertising. I am able to write my own comments so i think this page is reliable.








Accuracy- The website has a last updated date and has an address where you can contact them.





Authorship- There doesnt seem to be any author or publisher so it doesn't seem to be very reliable.





Purpose- The purpose was to inform people on what occrued in the sixties.





Detail and Design- The site is designed by New Word Order.





Overall Worth- The site is very boring and doesn' have much colour or design to it. There were a few dead lins which is a clear point that this site isn't very accurate.

Week Seven Blog Entry

UPC0004 Accessing Knowledge

Research Strategies



Lecture Summary



This lectures main points included the internet vs the web and the difference behind them, defining the world wide web, historical perspective of the web, web protocols and web browsers and interface. In the first section discussing the difference between the web and the internet it explained into detail what each of these terms meant. The web being an abstract of information and the internet meaning the largest computer network. I learnt what the WWW was and the different types of protocols that is involved in the WWW including HTTP and URL's. There was a list of browsers and programs to explore different pages of the WWW i.e. http://www.internetexplorer.com/ and a list of shortcuts to make using the internet easier including how to save a web page and also how to print a page.



Workshop Entry



This workshop looked at finding and using web based resources. The task for this week was to analyse two websites and write down a list of clues to why the web page is bogus. The secong part of the task was to analyse a websites name of the Martin Luther King website and write down what i thought the site would be about from the name of the website, then a s i finally looked at the website and looked through the articles i then had to write what i then thought about it.

Activities

1. http://www.haggishunt.scotsman.com/
-Has a haggisclopedia. There is no such thing.
-A haggis is something you eat, not an animal.
-The web cams do not have anything to do with the so called animal it just has pictures of streets, and people walking through them.
-The title gives it away that it is bogus as there is information on the mating season.



1b. www.molossia.org
- There is a message from the P.M staing that he hopes this site is useful and is an invaluable resource
-The navy has rubber boats.
-The sailors look 13
- The coinage looks fake
-The railroads were pictures of toy trains.



2. http://www.martinlutherking.org/

Before visiting the site
a) I am guessing the website is about Martin himself and the history behind his life. I think it would include what he did for the country and what country he was king for.
b) There are no clues. It seems like an organisation that collects moneyfor an organisation that has been created for him.

3. This website doesn't appear to be any sort of an organisation. It is very bias towards MLK and it is very racist. It just provides information on Martin hime self and the lyrics and the book that was written about him.

4. I don't believe a lot that is written on the site. It is all very bias and there is nasty things that has no proof towards it as there aren't many sources provided.





Reading One
'' A Little History of the World Wide Web''

This article discusses the history of the WWW from 1945-1995. Each year informs the reader what important events have occured during important months. For example during Christmas of 1990 Line mode browser/ editor demonstrate. Access is possible to hypertext files, CERNUM 'FIND' and internet new articles.



Reading Two

''History of the Internet of Historians (and just about everything else)''

The second reading involves five chapters that discusses the history of the internet. Chapter 1 talks about the History of the Internet until the 1960's. 2, talks about from ARPANET to the WWW. Chapter 3 discusses the history of the electronic mail (e-mail). Chapter 4 talk s about search engines and the history behind it all. Going into depth on Chapter five Basic net data. This presents data on the number of internet users from December 200- May 2002 from all different countries in the world from USA/Canada to the Middle East. It also discusses hoiw ofetn CONE domains .com, .org, .net, .edu were accessed during 1989-2002. There was also research to find the distribution of the internet usage of males and females throughout the USA, Europe and the rest of the world.

Week Six Blog Entry

Lecture Summary





This weeks lecture explained to me what End note was and how to use it. End note is a program that stores and manages an expanding numbers of references. I was told why to use End note and this was because it keeps track of a growing number or references. The lecture told me what the difference between a reference list, bibliography and citing references. A reference is something that you refer back to, a bibliography is something that you refer back to plus the places that you drew ideas from i.e. Internet site. A citation is is when you refer in your text to material written or produced by others. There were multiple screen shots of examples of End note and what is would look like when you have many references placed in your library.





Using End note be will easier for me as my mum is currently studying at university and has End note on our computer and she refers back to it with every assignment





Workshop Entry





During this weeks workshop i found out what i had to complete for this weeks blog entry. I have to use several examples of reference lists and place them in End note then take screen shots of what i have accomplished. We are not told of what type of texts the examples are, so i have to do some extra research in out ECU reference guides to find out what texts they are.

Week Five blog entry

Week Five





Lecture Summary





This lecture was about how to manage information and how to organise and retrieve texts and documents. There are two types of information formats, and in the lecture both the pros and cons of these were explained. The first format explained, Atom based i.e. books, papers can be explained as something that is real.





The way that we can now change atom to bit form was explained and that was through computer screen to paper. There was information on how to manage your folders. Instead of having a folder with many sub-headings, the folder should contain all the same information i.e. lecture notes for UPC0004. The principles for organising your bits, such as the abbreviation of files that are that are found in your computer files such as .doc= word document and .ppt=PowerPoint were provided. It was also advised to name your documents under the function rather than the content.


The pros and cons of this format are:





Pros





Exists in space...We can see it.





Easy to protect.





Cons





Resource implications.





Difficult to edit.





The second format is Bit-based i.e. digital reproductions





Pros





Very flexible-easily move between formats.





Easy to edit.





Cons





Privacy-easy to copy and steal.





Authenticity- Easy to fake, alter and edit.



Workshop Entry


This weeks workshop told us the outcomes that would be covered in this weeks blog entry. The tasks for this week are all about bookmarks, and adding 3 folders to your favourites, that include at least 2 Internet sites. It then said to write a short review on an achieve "Being Digital" containing at least 250 words, using 'atoms' and 'bits' as a reference.

Short Review







After reading the article The DNA of Information, Atoms and Bits by Nicholas Negroponte i found that there are many pros and cons that deal with 'atoms' and 'bits'.







The pros of atoms are that it is less likely to be copied taken by somebody else. You are able to view the work whenever you like without having any complications. Some Cons of using atoms is that it is more cost effective and heavier if their is a lot of information. When the information is in bits form it is harder to change, it has to be re-written for the contents that change and it is time consuming.




The pros of bit based information is that the information can be easily edited. The programs are flexible and a lot of information can be stored without the weight increasing. The production of bit based information is cheaper than atom based. The cons of bit based is that the information can be easily retrieved by a 'hacker' with the right technology. Your privacy may be exposed on the Internet and the information published on a informative website on i.e. 'the effects of milk on a lactose intolerant individual' may not always be legible.



Technology is becoming even smaller and atoms are storing more bits than ever. After reading


Negroponte's article you find that even though it is very efficient to place your information on anatom it isn't always as reliable as you would hope it to be and there is always a down side on relying on technology.




Reading One





The first reading shows a website that needs to be added to favourites. It then shows how to add it to favourites and displays screen shots of what each stage of how it is performed.


Reading Two





Just like the lecture, reading two was all about managing information data so it is easily and quickly accessed. The article had main headings and these were 'Organisation' and 'Copying and Pasting'. The main points mentioned in the section organisation were about adding useful internet sites to your favourites or bookmark. It also mentioned the program, EndNote, which stores your references in correct order according to what style you choose i.e. APA. The second section, copying and pastings discussed 'atoms' and 'bits' and how technology is converting atoms to bits (computer screen to paper). The article also talks about plagiarism and being careful when printing out notes that you do not take a sentence or phrase and try to pass it out as your own.

Week four blog entry

Workshop Four

Lecture Summary

This weeks lecture was based on the types of applications for university students. The types of communications were explained and who the communications are between i.e individuals or individuals and organisations. All communications are between networks whether it is through chain network or even an all-channel network. The four types of communication were Synchronous, Asynchronous, Place dependent and place independent. A grid was shown to demonstrate the link between them. Examples of the use of ICT was explained.
Some of the examples were:

E-mail clients
-Microsoft outlook and outlook express
-Netscape e-mail client
- email alternatives

Instant message clients
- MSN Messenger
- AOL instant messenger
- Podcasts
- Blogs

The article also explained the use of ICT and the benefits of it.
Some of the benefits were:

Discussion boards

Podcast

Chat

Electric journals, newsletters and broadcasts


Workshop entry

The workshop had information on what was expected for this weeks blog entry. We were told about the Google research and about going on and looking at podcasts and then writing about both of the Google and podcasts experiences. We were also told to write about the potential benefits of podcasts for university students.



Reading One

The first part of reading one was about email and how to send them correctly without sending the wrong message to the receiver. The article talked about how a email can be misread if the tone or the punctuation is incorrect. Some advice that the article gave when you are the sender was:
-Make sure that the email is the right communication tool for the job.

-Get to the point right away

- Don't forget the rules of grammar and punctuation.

The article also informed you of when you're the recipient not to make any assumptions on how the email is written and if you think there is a certain point of the email that you need to clear up with the sender ask them so there is no misunderstandings.

The second part of the reading was on email etiquette and how to write a email that is clear and concise the other reader. It advises to avoid sarcasm and irony as the reader may misinterpret the message and to always edit you r work before you send it.

Reading Two

This article was about IRC (Internet Relay Chat) and how it works. The article explains what some abbreviations were for when a email was sent i.e. lol-laugh out loud. The contents of this article were: What is IRC and how does it work
-Some details

-Talking and entering commands

-Where to go

-Some smilies and jargon

-Some advice

-IRC server problems and choosing a server

-More detailed help

-A word of warning


Reading Three

Article three was about Spam and what are the problems caused by spam and the causes, what it destroys and what to do when you receive spam. The technical name for spam is Unsolicited Bulk Email (UBE). UBE is free, destructive and intrusive. This article explains what spam is and why it is used and why it destroys emails when it enters them.

I find podacts very useful to university because not everybody can make it to their lecture or tutorial as there are complications in life. They are easily accessed and do not take very long to download, depending on how fast your computer is. It can be stored onto your computer so that if you didn't have enough time to look at the whole podcast the first time it is still there to go and look back on.

week three blog entry

Week Three


Lecture Summary



The outline of week threes lecture was on oral presentataion and how to be prepared and confident. We learnt techniques that would teach us how to act more confident and interesting when we are presenting a speech. We learnt how to attract the audiences attention by speaking clearly and acting confident even though we may not be. The interaction between you and the audience makes that speech more appealing and the audience is more likely to enjoy it. The lecture also discussed the liklyhood of the technology not working on the day of the oral presentation and to never rely on technology and to always have a back up such as a print out of your work.



Workshop


In the workshop the weekly blog entry was explained as we had to make up a power point presentation on anything we desired to write about. It had to include a title slide, Introduction, 3 main bodies and a summary slide. It also had to incluse graphic photos and animations to make the slides more interesting.







Reading One


This weeks reading included advice on oral presentations, how to give a well presented on and how not to. The section on how not to give a good presentation included the 'Ten commandments'. These commandments were one's that somebody would do if they did't want a good presentation.


Some of these included:


I. Thou shalt not be neat.


V. Thou shalt not write large.


VI. Thou shalt not use colour.


VII. Thou shalt not make eye contact.


X. Thou shalt not practice.



The section on preparing a well presented presentation stated to address the audience and to practise your speech in public. It also gave an outline on what was included in a power point presenation to perform well. It stated how many minutes each area of your speech should include.



For example:


Title /author/affiliation (1 slide)


Outline (1 slide)


Result (4-6 slides)


There was an extra section on academic interview talks. This included how many minutes a certain section of a interview should include i.e. Take a 20 minutes conference talk


Save 5 minutes for questioning.

Week two Blog entry

UPC0004


Lecture Summary


At week two's lecture the common PC tasks that we are all expected to know were outlined. Microsoft programs such as word processing and the different ways to do this. Examples of this is Formatting, document and mapping, creating/editing spread sheets, presentations using MS Power point, e-mail and other useful tasks that are performed everyday. We we also told that we need to be very knowledgeable about how to use the internet and save certain web addresses to our favourites as it saves time. The outline of the lecture was about PC tasks that are used everyday and are very useful in completing university assignments.


Workshop

In the workshop it is explained what to do for the readings, Microsoft and excel exercise that need to be completed and how a screen shot is to be captured and placed onto week two's blog entry.




Reading One

In the first reading there are many helpful hints and tips in how to improve your word document and how to change the format and settings to suit a certain assignment. All included pictures that informed you where to go to adjust a certain format.
Just some of the guides and tips include:


Typeface

Margins and alignment

Alphabetize reference list

Indents

Page headers and page numbers

Customize auto formatting for lists and..

Hyperlinks

An example of what was explained is dot leaders. In the article it explains that dot leaders are 'dots from entries to their page numbers', and when you go to insert dot leaders they automatically insert the dots by pressing the TAB key. It also explains how to set the dot leader and where to go to find it.


Reading Two

It is said in workshop two the tasks that need to be completed have to have a screen shot in them for the task to be completed. The reading shows you how to do this with step by step instructions and screen captions that lead you through the way. There are images of what your screen should look like at certain points. Step two explains how to save the screen shot and where to save it in. The article is very explanatory and has screen shots all the way through.


Reading Three

This article is all about Adobe Photoshop and the different types of graphic file formats. It explains what types of pictures are suited to each format and describes each of them. A brief outlines as explained in the reading of each of the formats are:


Bitmap (.bmp): Standard windows bitmap image format
CompuServe (.gif): 'Compressed format (max 256 colours) that is designed to minimise file transfer time over phone lines'.


The Tagged- Image file format (.tiff): High quality images that has a lossless compression and graphic format that is used for professional printing.


Photoshop Document- (.psd.~.psp~.spp). This discusses layered images and how all of the other image formats explained in this article are flat images, and not layered images like this format. The article explains how to save layered images and edit them and when to use this type of format and in which program.


Joint Photographic Experts Group or Jpeg (.jpg)- This program is most commonly used on the Internet when displaying images and explains the different storage sizes for the format.

Week One Blog Entry

UPC 0004 Accessing and Organising Knowledge

Lecture Summary

To become an organised and efficient student you should become familiar with the ECU website. You should become well acquainted with getting to know how to access Unit Materials, Blackboard, E-mail, library services and timetable changes. The main focus of the course will be learning how to search for information using technology and completing an essay or report at university standards. There are only three hours a week spent in contact time but it is advised that for every 1 hours spent in class two hours are spent studying or revising notes. By completion of this course the student should be able to use a wide range of sources to complete an assignment, essay or report at university level, have greater communication skills with peers and have greater confidence with their work.

There are three tasks to be completed in this unit before they are able to pass the course. For every day from the due date it is late, their is a 5% penalty. If the assignment is not handed in after one week of being due the final mark for that task is zero.

For students to pass this course it is expected that they turn up for 80% of the lectures. The tutorials are not compulsory but students gain a lot more than if the read it of a screen. Students must check blackboard and their E-mail regularly for updates about room changes or due dates.

Remember that when you learn new information about technology it seems difficult at the beginning, but the more practice you have the better you get, and the more successful at it you become.

Workshop Entry

Get to know how to work SIMO so that you can access timetables. room changes, send and receive e-mails and use the ECU website.

Tasks for week one workshop:produce a blog at www.blogger.com

register onto www.imageshack.us and send emails to friends to see if you can send and receive them.

Reading One

The first reading showed me how to create screen shots and then place them on my blog. It had step by step instructions that also included screen shots.

Reading Two

This reading discussed how to create a blog. Just like reading one it has step by instructions that included screen shots.

Reading Three

Week one was all about starting up and beginning the process of the weekly blog entry. The third reading showed me how to create my image shack account that i will be using each week to transfer my screen shots onto my blog.

Reading Four

The PC Lube and Tube is a computer website that educates those on computers and its hardware. The articles are supplies from independent hypertext that can be read on the Internet.

You are able to read articles such as:

An Introduction to PC Hardware

Exception handling in Java and c#

The graphic user interface

Computers, Video files, and HDTV

Technical Perspective on the Microsoft Antitrust case

Character Encoding and Web Standards

And much more...

Reading Five

Computers are the most commonly used technology and is used all around the world.All computers contain a microprocessor(MP). An MP is a silicon chip that contains a Central Processing Unit (CPA)

There are seven major components to a computer. Which are :

1. Mother Board- Also known as the 'Heart' of the computer. Everything connects to the mother board.

2. Central Processing Unit (CPA) -The "Brain". Everything that is done on a computer is overseen by the CPA.

3. RAM (Random access memory) Storage of data. The more RAM the more speed

4. Video Card- Translates image and data in a way displayed to the monitor screen.

5. Power supply-Supplies the power that the computer needs.

6. Hard Disc- Holds information from programs and documents saved to the hard drive in large capacities.

7. Optical Drive- Reads and writes CD's and DVD's