Week 13 - UPC0004

Lil Wayne - Lollipop (Explicit)




Jim Jones - Certified Gangstas feat. Lil Eazy & The Game

Week 12 - UPC0004 *third extra reading bullet points meant to be numbers*

Lecture:

This weeks lecture was about the social and ethicl issues assiciated with the intternet. Due to people posting their personal details on the internet there are isses with fraud and identity theft. These problems are due to:


The Characteristics of the Internet:

• Open portocols


• No enforceable standards

The Characteristics of Internet Information:

• Anyone can publish


• No control on bias or unethical information

The Characteristics of Internet Users:

• A lot of smart people


• A lot of not so smart people

We were also introduced to the problems with the internet, being:

• Intellectual property


• Copyright


• Plagiarism


• Security


• Privacy


• Freedom of speech

We were then told how we can protect ourselves from the problems surrounding the internet:

• Installing a firewall


• Installing anitvirus software


• Be wary of attachments


• Be wary of spyware


• Do not give personal information


• Do not reply to SPAM


• Set online programs to maximum security settings


• Use peer to peer (P2P) software with caution


• Regularly update antivirus software


• Always scan documents before opening


• Turn e-mail preview off

Tutorial:

Task 1:

We were asked to visit the Australian copywrite council's website: http://www.copyright.org.au/ and were asked to choose five (5) information sheets that would be relevant to us as undergraduates.

To locate the files we had to click on the "copyright information" tab: Then click on the "all information sheets" link: The first information sheet I clicked on was the "An introduction to copywrite in Australia" document:

It outlined that:

• Copyright is free and applies automatically when material is created


• There is no registration system for copyright in Australia


• Copyright doesn't protect ideas, information, styles or technique


• Copyright doesn't protect names, titles or slogans


• There are no general exemptions from copyrihgt law for non-profit organizations


• There are some situations where copyright law allows people to use copyright material for their own personal us, but these are narrow and specific


• Australian copyright laws apply to action taken place in Australia
  

The second information sheet I clicked on was the "Broardband content" document:

It outlined the main isses you need to consider, including:

• Whether you need a copyright or moral rights clearance to use other people's material as part of your content


• What licensing arrangements you will enter into for the use of your content by broardband distributors


• How will you or the broadrband service provider will protect content against infringement

The third information sheet I clicked on was the "Databases, compilations, tables & forms" document:

This document outlined that:

• Copyright doesn't protect facts or information


• Copyright may, however, protect "compilations" of information such as catalogues, databases, dictionaries, directories and tables, even though individual facts or items in the compilation are not protected


• You do not need particular facts to reproduce particular facts from a compilation.


• Copyright also protects forms, if they are sufficiently "original"

The fourth information sheet I opened was the "Editors & copyright" document:

The document outlined that:

• Permission is usually needed to includecopyright materialin a book or other publications


• People using copyright material usually need to make sure the creators are attributed and that they do not use the material in a way that might be damaging to the creators "honour or reputation"


• Copyright laws are broardly similar from country to country

The fifth information sheet I opened was the "Internet: copying & downloading material" document:

The document outlined that:

• Material on the internet may be protected by copyright, as may emails


• In many cases, permission to download material from a website is given on the site itself, but the fact that material is available to be viewed on a website, or is accessible using P2P software or networks over the internet, or is contained in an email, does not, by itself, mean that you can use it


• Do not assume that everything on the internet or in an email was put there or copied with the permission of the copyright owner

Task 2:

We were then asked to visit http://www.apra.com.au/music-users/online_mobile/online_mobile.asp. This site is all about dowbloading music from internet sources. It starts off by correcting the missconception that downoading songs from the internet is somehow "free," this is not true. As you the consumer may not be paying a price, the artist is. The downloading of music rips off the artist and they get no monitary benefit from the download of their music. It then goes on to explain how copyright laws are in place to protect artist and their music.

Task 3:

Our last task was to design a way to protect ourselves from privacy attacks. We were asked to visit http://netsecurity.about.com/, http://computer.howstuffworks.com/virus6.htm and http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2100282,00.asp to get ideas on how we can protect ourselves.

http://netsecurity.about.com/ suggested that we:

• Back up information on external hard drives


• Configure UAC (User Account Control)

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/virus6.htm suggested that we:

• Buy virus protection software


• Avoid programs from unknown sources


• Enable macro virus protection


• Never open unknown email attachments

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2100282,00.asp suggested that we:

• Install anti virus software


• Be wary of phishing

Extra Reading:

EFF's Top 12 Ways to Protect your Online Privacy

We were asked to visit http://www.eff.org/wp/effs-top-12-ways-protect-your-online-privacy and read about ways to protect yourself on the internet.

This site suggetsted that we:

• Do not reveal personal infiormation inadvertently


• Turn on cookie notices in your Web browser


• Use cookie management software or infomediaries


• Keep a "clean" email address


• Avoid send personal email from work as they may be monitored


• Avoid sites/links taht offer rewards for your personal information


• Do not reply to spam


• Be conscious of web and home security


• Examine privacy policies


• Use encryption

Ethics in Computing - Social Justice Issues: Electronic Monitoring

The second site, http://ethics.csc.ncsu.edu/social/workplace/monitoring/ talks about:

• Types of monitoring


• Privacy issues


• Suggested policies


• Privacy resources

Brown & Michaels - Overview or Intellectual Property

The third site, http://www.bpmlegal.com/overview.html discusses protecting individual intellectual property. It outlines the three ways in which you can do this:

1. Patents - unity patents, plant patents and design patents. All of which are used for "useful things" or methods of doing something.


2. Trademarks - cover the name or symbol


3. Copyrights - protect works of authorship, composition or artistry

Week 11 - UPC0004

Lecture:

This weeks lecture discussed data, information and knowledge. Data, information and knowledge are defined as:

• Data - A fact or proposition.


• Information - A collection of facts or data that relate to each other.


• Knowledge - Sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered or learned.

Data is:

• Factual


• Non-judgemental


• Non-inferential


• Transient


• Has no intrinsic "meaning" or "value"

Information is:

• Summative


• Relational


• Dimensional


• Permanent


• Has meaning


• Uncertain value

Knowledge is:

• Inferential


• Experential


• Judgemental


• Subjective


• Very valuable

We were also taken through the importance of each data, information and knowledge

Tutorial:

Task 1:

In this weeks tutorial we were aked to visit; http://www.success.co.il/is/dik.html and use the internet to find dictionaries. We were instructed to look up and define the terms "data, information, knowledge and wisdom" we were advised that

http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Dictionaries is a good source to search for dictionaries.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/results.asp?searchword=data Defines data as: "information, especially facts or numbers, collected for examination and consideration and used to help decision-making, or information in an electronic form that can be stored and processed by a computer"

Search Results:

http://www.onelook.com/ Defines information as: "knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction."

Search Results:

http://dictionary.reference.com/ Defines knowledge as: "acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition."

Search Results:

http://www.askoxford.com/ Defines wisdom as: "the body of knowledge and experience that develops within a specified society or period."

Search Results:

Task 2:

Task 3:

The relationship between data, information, knowledge and wisdom is critical in a University career as it shows the progression from a credit mark and a high distinction mark. You research the data and take note of the information. In learning the information you have gained knowlegde and from the application of this knowledge you gain wisdom.

Task 2:

Examples of organisations that gather information from their clients or the general publich include:

1. McDonalds -Collects information from bothe their clients (customers) and the general public as a means of finding ways in which they can improve their company. Whether it be improving customer service or store facilities, McDonalds resteraunts will conduct online and in resteraunt serveys as a way of gathering information from both the general public and their customers.


2. Telstra - Gathers information from their clients via both internet and phone surveys. They do this in order to discover ways in which their own clients wish to improve the company, in doing this they can create a better, more appealing company.


3. ECU - Conducts surveys to find out how their students feel about the university, the courses it offers and the lecturers and tutors themselves. ECU does this to keep up to date with how the students feel and can therefore improve their teaching methods where necessary.


4. Hogs Breath - Conducts surveys to gather feed-back regarding their service and the quality of their food and eating environment. Hogs Breath resteraunts do this to improve their service and hence make their customers as happy as possible in their resteraunts.


5. Transperth - Gathers information on their services from transperth users via internet surveys and flyers in the mail. Transperth do this to gather information and to see how they can improve their services to make their customers as happy and comfortable as possible.

Extra Reading:

For this weeks extra reading we were asked to visit http://www.systems-thinking.org/dikw/dikw.htm. This Website outlined the relationships and differences between data, information, knowledge and wisdom. In that data is raw facts, information is data that has been given meaning, knowledge is the appropriate collection of information and wisdom is the use and memory of this information.

The second website we were asked to visit is http://camellia.shc.edu/literacy/index.html. This websit is an information literacy tutorial and talks about web evaluating and paper evaluating and the proceses of. It also talks about memory stratagies that you can use before going into tutorials as a way of preparing yourself for your class and upcoming tests.

Week 10 - UPC0004 *pro's/con's meant to be numbered

Lecture:

This week in UPC0004 the lecture focused on information managment. We were introduced to both atom-based and bit-based infromation as well as both their pro's and con's.

Atom-based information includes:

• Books


• Papers


• Reports

Bit-based infromation includes:

• Digital reproductions


• Electronic content

Atom-based information, pro's:

1. We can see it


2. We know where it is


3. We can hide it


4. Easy to protect


5. Difficult to chage and copy

Atom-based information, con's:

1. Bulky


2. Costly


3. Difficult to edit


4. Difficult to distribute
   
5. Inflexible

Bit based information, pro's:

1. Very flexible


2. Very cheap


3. Easy to edit


4. Easy to mass produce and broadcast

Bit-based information, con's:

1. Privacy


2. Authenticity


3. Unsolicited broadcast

Tutorial:

In this weeks lecture we were instructed to complete a tutorial on how to bookmark and add websites to our favourites.

Task 1:

We were asked to visit http://www.inette.com/aibtinette/favoritesI.html and follow the bookmarking instructions.

1. Firstly we had to click the add favourites button at the top of the page and select "organise favourites":


2. We then had to select the new folder option:



3. Then create three folders:



4. And click and drag internet link of your choice into the three folders:

Task 2:

We were then asked to visit http://archives.obs-us.com/obs/english/books/nn/bdcont.htm: And focus mainly on the "D.N.A. of Information":



Summary:

Having read the article I believe that Negroponte's ideas are still valid even today, 13 years later. The internet, atoms and bit based information will take over from everyday physical things such as videos (now DVD's), the cinema and all other media. Whereas things such as package delivery or "fedex" services will not be completely replaced but there usefullness will certainly be reduced.

Extra Reading:

We were asked to visit http://www.fno.org/text/grazing.html and summarize our findings. The website discusses the use of the internet in school across north America. It questions the effectiveness and teh reliablity of the information found. Website such ans wikipedia for example, do not have editors and anyone with a wiki account can edit the material posted. This is all well and good if the people publishing and editing are professors or authors with cridible backgrounds and well resourced information but this is not alwoays the case and therefore the information cannot always be trusted. It concludes taht unless students are given the right tools to resource and uncover who the editor is and wether or not they are trustworthy, the internet is simply too big and full of too much questionable information.

Week 9 - UPC0004 *bullet point for extra reading "14 do's and donts" meant to be numbers*

Lecture:


In This weeks lecture we were taken through how communication has changed through the years. We were taken through how different forms of communication takes place, for example:

• Between individuals


• Between individuals and organisations


• Within a business


• Between a business and an external organisation

We were also made aware that communication takes place within networks:

• Chain networks


• Circle networks


• Wheel networks


• All-channel networks

There are four types of communication:

• Same time-Same place


• Different time-Same place


• Same time-Different place


• Different time-Different place

We were given examples of ITC (information and communication technology) use:

• MSN messenger


• Discussion boards and forums


• Internet relay chat


• Podcasts


• Blogs


• Wiki webs


• Social networking

Tutorial:

Task 1:

In this weeks tutorial we were asked to visit google.com and use its group searching function:

I chose to search "Arsenal football club"


My results were numerous and various, including Arsenal FC, Arsenal Fans and Arsenal Fixtures as shown below:






Task 2:

We were then asked to visit http://audio.search.yahoo.com/ to search podcasts of our choice, I chose to search "hip hop podcasts":

Task 3:

We were also asked to explore the librarys podcast facilities and read the "About Podcasts" section:

The benefits of using podcasts, for university students, is that podcasts allow students to listen to lectures as part of revision for exams as well as if they have been unable to attend the lecture. Podcasts also allow students to access the opinions of many different people from around the globe as well as keeping up to date with stories and breaking news from around the world.


Extra Reading:

In this weeks extra reading we were asked to look at email etiquette, how to write university standard emails. http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/internet/page6175.cfm Reccommended that we keep in mind the 14 do's and donts when emailing:

• When sending an email:

1. Make sure that the email is the right communication for the job


2. Get to the point right away


3. when asking a question, be sure to ask the question


4. Specify who should respond


5. Be clear about when you need a response


6. Provide context to frame your message


7. Dont forget to use correct gramma and punctuation


8. One message, one topic


9. Provide a summary to an FYI email

• When recieveing an email:

1. Dont make any assumptions about the senders emotional state


2. Dont escalate the situation by sending an emotionally charged response


3. Ask for certification


4. Use your email software built-in tools to hepl organise messages


5. Remember: you dont have to respond to every message right away

A different area of the same website reccomended that we keep the following in mind when writing an email:

• Think of an apropriate subject


• Address recipients propperly


• Select an appropriate tone


• Avoid irony and sarchasm


• Edit your message


• Keep message pithy


• Attachments

Week 8 - UPC0004 *ten tips, three kinds of presentations, three parts, five top power point tips all meant to be numbers*

Lecture:

This weeks lecture focused on presentation stratagies. We were asked to watch a clip from myspace tv, "Death by Powerpoint" presented by Don McMillan. McMillan explains the common mistakes people make when using powerpoint to aid in their presentation and gave us ten points to remember when presenting:

1. Only put key points on each slide


2. Remember to check spelling


3. Use minimal bullet points


4. Use appropriate colour schemes


5. Don't over do the amount of slides


6. Use simple graphs and tables


7. Keep animations minmal and make sure they aren't too distracting


8. Use neat fonts,not outrageous or boring fonts


9. Use appropriate pictures but don't over do it


10. Remember to reference any facts or quotes used throughout

We were also made aware of the three kinds of presentations:

1. Self Contained Presentations - web page, CD rom and video


2. Written Presentations - essay and paper


3. Stand and Deliver - oral presentation

Typoically presentations have three parts:

1. Introduction - tell them what you are going to tell them


2. Body - tell them


3. Conclusion - tell them what you told them

Tutorial

Task 1:

In this weeks tutorial we were asked to visit http://www.personal.psu.edu/uxg3/blogs/undergraduateresearch/2008/02/online-resources-for-how-to-pr.html and note five top power point tips:

1. Use appropriate information


2. Keep animations minimal and undistracting


3. Use appropriate colour schemes


4. Use minimal bullet points, containing only key words


5. Don't use the power point as your only source of information, ie - don't read strait off your power point

Task 2:

We were also asked to create our own power point presentation on how to give a low impact presentation:

• Use low impact, unconflicting colours that are easy on the eye and an appropriate font:

• Only use appropriate information, don't over use bulletpoints and remember KISS (keep it simple stupid):



• Appropriate colour scheme, so as to not distract viewers attention from the overall presentation:


• Keep animations minimal:



• Use appropriate, readable fonts:





• Conclusionas should always be a summary of main points: