Week 4 - UPC0004 *for the tutorial task, haggis hunt and molissia steps ment to be numbers not bullet points*

Lecture:

In this weeks lecture we went through the difference between the web and the internet, the main differneces being that on the web:

• You find documents, sounds, videos and information


• Connections are hypertext links

Whereas on the internet:

• You find computers


• Connections are cables between computers

We also discovered that the web was invented by Tim Berners-Lee, who was a researcher at CERN, in 1989. Also that the web was created to facilitate sharing research information.

We were given an understanding of what the World Wide Web acutally is, that it is a network of servers that are linked by a common portocol, allowing access to millions of hypertext resources.

We learnt the meanings of the following protocols:

• .com - commercial (of a commercial nature)


• .org - organisation (non-profit)


• .net - network (when .com not available)


• .gov - government


• .edu - education

Tutorial:

Task 1:

In this weeks tutorial we were asked to comment on the authenticity of the following websites with a partner:

• http://www.haggishunt.scotsman.com/

1. The first and most obvious thing wrong with this website is the adress itself, www.haggishunt.scotsman.com . if it were an authentic website it would have a .co.uk at he end.



2. If you follow the link, Farqhuar Farqhuarson, you will see that the information is clearly a joke. Also having further researched his name i have uncovered that he is non existant, or if he is he is not a trustworthy source of information.



3. If you follow the link entitled, Gleneagles Hotel (one of the websites supposed sponsors), the link is unavailable



4. Also reading the Haggis Myths the information is clearly a joke "swimming with haggis strapped to your feet will prevent monster attacks". Thus I find the website to be untrust worthy and its information to be questionable.

• http://www.molossia.org/countryeng.html

1. The home page is poorly presented and unproffessional looking.



2. Reading through the origin of the name "Molossia", it is derrived from the spanish word "morro" meaning small rock or hill and the suffix "ssia" was added because it sounds good. Thus leading me to question the authenticity of the website.



3. Having researched the so-called president of Molossia Kevin Baugh, I have discovered that the total population of Molossia is 4, leading me to question the the websites authenticity.



4. I also opted to enroll in the Molossian navy, the poor presentation of the nations navy website and how poor and easy the exams are to get into the navy lead me to believe that the website is not trustworthy.

Task 2:

Before having visited http://www.martinlutherking.org/ I exped to find a historical overview of Martin Luther King himself as well as thorough information on what he achieved for the rights of African-Americans.

• On first impression I am shocked to see a big heading in the middle of the page saying "Rap Lyrics - new!" and another heading saying "back invention myths" thus leading me to question the authenticity of the website and validity of its information.


• Having thoroughly searched Martin Luther King on google, i have come to the conclusion that http://www.martinlutherking.org/ is not a reliable source as it is extremely anti Martin Luther King.

Extra Reading:

For this weeks extra reading we were asked to read about the history of the internet and how it has changed global communication:

• Origins of the internet - was first put forward in 1963, first up-and-running internet in 1965


• The initial internetting - 1972, was originally part of the pocket radio program.


• History of the future - It is believed that it is not the technology that will change but how the process of change and evolution will be managed. Who knows what the future will hold for the internet.

As well as a history of the world wide web from: http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/history/ivh/frame_theorie.html

The website basically outlines the origins of the internet and the original thinkings behind its creation. Also the reasons for needing and the advantages of having such a resource in place. These advantages include, increasing communication possibilities and had vast positive effects on the educational system. The website also looks into the changes the internet has taken through history, going from the original ARPANET of the 1960's to the Usenet of the 1970's to the birth of the internet on 1982.

Week 3 - UPC0004

Lecture:

In this weeks lecture we were introduced to databases and library catalogues and how they have changed over time, now many catalogues can be found online. The advantage of having online catalogues are that they are convenient and up to date, as well as being available 24/7. The downside to online catalogues are that much of teh information is members access only and most web search engines do not access databases or library indexes.

Types of online libraries:

• Online text repositories
  
• Online journals


• Electronic books


• Musical
  
• Artwork

We were also made aware of the copyright issues assiciated with online research. In that copy-and-pasting is treated as plagiarism.

Types of online databases:

• People searches


• Email directories


• Genealogy resources
  
• Maps and atlases


• Government information and statistics


• News and media


• Portals

The advantages of having online databases is that they are comprehensive, current, browseable, searchable and are available 24/7. The disadvantages, much like that of the online libraries, are that a lot of the information is accessable to subscribers only. There are lots of adverts thus leading to an information overload.

Tutorial:

We learned how to access online articles and journals through the ECU wobsite

Task 1:

• Firstly you go to http://www.ecu.edu.au/library/ :



• Then you click on the Journal Articles (Databases) link:



• Next you click on the "find databases by title" link:



• Now you select the "ABI/Inform Global (ProQuest)" link:



• Once you are in the advanced search section you need to tick the "Full text documents only" and "Scholorly journals, including pre-reviewed" boxes:

Task 2:

Here are some useful search tips/functions:

• Use Key terms: If you are give a taks, for example "the economic impact of global warming on business" the key search terms would be "economic" "impact" "global warming" and "business".


• Quotations: When you search put "quotations" around your key terms.


• Criteria: A ? can be used anywhere in a word to replace a letter, for example m?n will search for man and men.


• Tick the booxes: Tick the "Full text documents only" and the "Scholarly journals, including pre-reviewed" boxes.


• More Key terms: Use all the key terms of your searching criteria to narrow down search results.


• Different Databases: Different databases can be used to gather different information or further information on the same subject. Databases include


• Date Range: You can use a PDN (dd/mm/yy) to find a publication of a specific date


• Refine Search: You can use symbols such as the + sign to include material and - sign to exclude material.


• Add a row: To refine your search you have the option of adding a row and inserting more information for example in the first row you have "climate" and in the second row you have "change"

During the tutorial we were given a task to be completed in our own time. This was to visit http://medlineplus.gov/ and research a drug or condition that interested us, using the searching information that we learnt during class.

The treatment proceedure that I chose to research was Cardiac Rehabilitation. I learnt that people with diabetes and people who are obese/dangerously over-weight use cardiac rehabilitation as a way of combating their disability. Through exercise and propper diet and steering clear of "crash diets" people with these conditions can achieve a healthier lifestyle, this is what cardiac rehabilitation is all about.

Extra Reading:

This week we were asked to read an article on finding information on the web. It is about steering away from using search engines such as google and yahoo!, not only this but it is a critique on how unorganised and missleading search engines such as these are. the author Bill Thompson uses google as part of all of his research and finds that the information is not always reliable, he pins this on the web itself being simply too big.

The second article we were asked to read was titled "bare bones lesson 7: basic search tips". It outlined some basic pointers that will aid people in becoming better and more effective at uncovering and resaerching information. These tips include most of the ones listed above as well as making sure to check that the websites use maintain stop word lists.

Week 2 - UPC0004 *in the tutorial task, bullet point meant to be numbers*

Lecture:

In the we discussed various internet browsers, including:

• Safari
  
• Netscape
  
• Firefox

As well as various Microsoft applications, including:

• Word


• Publisher


• Excell


• Powerpoint
  
• Outlook


• Frontpage


• Access

We were also give examples of exceptional bloggs in which we could base our on, or use as a guidline if we get stuck with our own.

• http://www.miss-brittany-06.blogspot.com/


• http://www.frozensoul-yasemine.blogspot.com/

Tutorial:

In the tutorial we were shown how we should present all university documents and assignments in word:

Task 1:

• Firstly we had to open a document from our ECU blackboard account, following these steps:

1. Go to http://www.ecu.edu.au/ and go to the MyECU link. Log into your account, entering your details where appropriate:
2. Select the Accessing Knowledge icon:
3. Select the week two office applications icon:


4. Then select the week two: microsoft office exercise:

Task 2:

We were then taken through how to:

• Double space our work - once opening a microsoft word document:

Highlight the entire text:
Right click on the text and select paragraph, double spacing:Task 3:

• How to adjust margins - by moving the margin adjusters as illustrated below:

Task 4:

• Insert headers and footers - open the view drop down and select the header and footer icon:

Task 5:

• How to make a university standard table of contents -

1. Highlight headings you wish to reference:


2. Select heading:


3. Select references drop down tab and from there select table of contents:


4. A table of contents will appear at the bottom of your work:

Task 6:

We were also taken through how to use Microsoft Excell to:

• Create tables -

1. Start by opening excell and puttung headings along the top and side of the page:



2. You then insert your data into the columns:


3. To calculate your day and weekly totals you highligh the column you wish to total and select the function tab from the insert drop down:
   

• Make pie charts from the information in the table:
  


• And how to make line graphs from the information in the table:

Extra Reading:

As part of our extra reading for week two of UPC0004 we had to read a document outlining the functions and differences of the most common types graphic file formats.

• Bitmap (or .bmp) files: Are standard format for Windows computers as well as when saving a .bmp image you can specify the depth of the image, 1-bit to 24-bit, and this will effect the amount of colour and file size of the image.
  
• CompuServe (or .gif) files: Are compressed so as to reduce transfer time over phone lines. Most commonly used on the Internet in graphics and images in HTML documents.
  
• Joint Photographic Experts Group (or Jpeg/.jpg): Also most commonly used on the internet. Saving as a .jpg file automatically compresses it, the higher the compression, the faster the file transfer but the lower the quality of teh iamge.


• Tagged-Image File Format (or .tiff): Is used to exchange files between applications and computer platforms, it can be used on both Mac and PC (Windows). As it is high quality .tiff images are the preffered graphic format for all proffessional printing.


• Photo-shop Document (or .psd/.psp/.spp): Images with a layered format, that is they are sevral images in one. ie - Layer one maybe an image, layer two may be writing or lettering and so on.