Week 12: Social and Ethical Iccues

Task

Copyright protects a range of material encountered in educational institutions, including:

• Written material: books, articles, essays, novels, poems, lyrics, letters, training manuals and reports
• Musical works
• Dramatic works: choreography, screenplays, plays and mime
• Artistic works: paintings, drawings, cartoons, graphic art, craft work, photographs, maps and plans
• Computer programs
• Compilations: anthologies, directories and databases
• Cinematograph films
• Sound recordings: CDs, cassettes and DAT
• Broadcasts: television and radio programs
• Published editions: publishers have copyright in the typographical arrangement of a published edition

Found on http://www.copyright.org.au/information/specialinterest/G048.pdf

1. Internet: copying and downloading material
2. Educational institutions: introduction to copyright
3. Ownership of copyright
4. Computer Software
5. Libraries

APRA site: http://www.apra.com.au/music-users/online_mobile/online_mobile.asp

New technologies such as the Internet and mobile phone applications are opening up new distribution avenues for songwriters. There is little doubt the creative work of composers and songwriters adds value to online businesses and services. Any use of copyright music requires the appropriate clearances to be obtained. Copyright owners in music have a number of rights in their work, including the right to reproduce their music and the right to communicate their work to the public.

There are many ways to protect yourself from privacy and security attacks.

1. Always keep your firewall, Anti-virus and spyware programs on
2. Keep your details hidden, so people are unable to see it
3. DO NOT give out your details unless you know it is safe and the website is authentic
4. Back up all your data in case of an emergency
5. Do not reply to spam emails

Week 11: Building Knowledge

Task

Data

A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Information

Data that has been processed to add or create meaning and hopefully knowledge for the person who receives it.
services.eliteral.com/glossary/decision-support-systems-glossary.php

Knowledge

Knowledge is part of the hierarchy made up of data, information and knowledge. Data are raw facts. Information is data with context and perspective. Knowledge is information with guidance for action based upon insight and experience.
servicedesk.unimelb.edu.au/knowledgebase/itservices/a-z/k.html

Wisdom

Wisdom is the ability, developed through experience, insight and reflection, to discern truth and exercise good judgment. Wisdom is sometimes conceptualized as an especially well developed form of common sense. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom

Understanding how data, information and knowledge is a useful tool for university studies. To know the relationship of these would aid for easier study, such as remembering the information better which would then turn the information into your own collection of knowledge.

There are may organisations whom collect information from their clients or from the public to help them provide, either better customer service or simply how clients feel of being with the organisation.

5 Organisations:

• Telstra
• Optus
• QBE
• Synergy
• Water Corporation

These organisations sends out surveys to their clients or simply give their clients a quick call. With the results of the survey or call the organisation can improve their business with better training and better customer service, as they would know what the clients need or want from the organisation.

Week 10: Information Management

Lecture

This week we learnt how information is managed and they different ways it could be stored. There are two types of information format

Atom-Based - Books, papers, reports, etc.

Pros:

• We can see it
• We can know where it is
• Easily concealed
• Easy to protect
• Difficult to change
• Difficult to copy

Cons:

• Bulky
• Costly
• Difficult to edit
• Difficult to distribute
• Inflexible

Bit-based - Digital reproductions, electronic content

Pros:

• Very flexible
• Very cheap
• Easy to edit
• Easy to mass produce and broadcast

Cons:

• Easy to copy and steal
• Authenticity
• SPAM

Task

Week 9: Communications

Lecture

Communication in the world is very different today compared to 20 years ago, because of Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

With ICT communication can be:

• Between individuals
• Between individuals and organisations
• Within a business
• Between a business and an external oganisation

Example of technologies that use ICT:

• Mobile telephones (3G network)
• Video and tele-conferencing
• iPods, mp3, lap-tops
• E-mails
• Webcams

MSN messenger an instant message client used ICT. MSN allows users to send instant messages to other users who are also 'online'.

Other examples of ICT uses are:

• Discussion Boards/Forums
• Internet Relay Chat
• Podcasts
• Blogs
• Wiki webs
• Social Networking

Task

Google: http://www.google.com/

I typed "Integra" into search groups. A list of things related to the word Integra came up.

After reading some of te posts on the frums, I found that they were mostly about the positive and negative sides of the Integra. It also had some detail about the car.

Podcasts are used for mainly listening. As every student has there own different way to learn, some learn best listening. Podcasts can allow the students to listen to lectures or anything they want and would help them remeber alot better then visually seeing the slides. ECU library's podcasts include audio tours of each metro campus library, as well as information about using your ECU library.

Week 8: Presentation Strategies

Lecture

In this weeks lecture we learnt about the structure of a presentation and how to prepare your presentation. A presentation should consist three parts which are introduction, body and conclusion.

The structure of an introduction:

• Attention Getters
• Thesis Statement
• Audience Adaption
• Credibility Statement
• Preview
• Transition to the Body

The structure of a body:

• Main Ideas
• Organisational Patterns
• Connective Devices
• References to Outside Research

The structure of a conclusion:

• Reinforce the thesis
• Review the main points
• Close effectively

To prepare for a successful presentation, you should rehearse your talk, have backup materials in case things get missing or simply does not work and if possible try the venue beforehand.

Task

Top Five for a top-notch presentation:

1. Rehearse
   Most people have trouble talking in front of a crowd. The best way to overcome this issue is to rehearse your speech until you are confident with what you are going to present.
2. Show up early
   It can help the speaker to solve unexpected problems.
3. Use humor
   Humor that is carefully put into a presentation can help keep the audience interested.
4. Believe the presentation
   The presentation will not be convincing if the speaker does not seem conniving.
5. Content
   Place some extra time to make sure the presentation is relevant.

Week 7: Using Endnote

Lecture

In this weeks lecture, we learnt about using Endnote.

Reasons for using Endnote:

• Keeps track of a growing number of references
• Displays a variety of recognised styles of referencing
• Handles a variety of types of references
• Searchable record of references associated with a specific project
• Can be integrated with Microsoft Word

Task

In our tutorial we are asked to do tasks using EndNote. also we have to find referencing to 5 different websites.

5 website example reference:

Website:

Technical specifications (iPhone). [n.d.] Retrieved November, 2007, from Apple: http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html

Periodical:

VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the selection of resources by psychology undergraduates [Electronic version]. Journal of Bibliographic Research, 5, 117-123.

Computer Software:

Computer literacy for nurses [Computer software]. (1985). Edwardsville, Kansas: Medi-sim.

Email:

Office of Research and Development. (1995). ARC large grant guidelines. Email December 2, 1995, from t.lampard@cowan.edu.au/Get ARCLG95

eBook:

Wilkinson, R., & Marmot, M. (Eds.). (2003). Social determinants of health: The solid facts (2nd ed.). Retrieved December 2, 2007, from http://www.euro.who.int/document/e81384.pdf

Week 6: Evaluation & Authentication

Lecture

In todays leacture we were informed of the different qualities of internet web-sites and the different techniques we could use to differ between authentic and unauthentic sites.

These are some criterias that should be used to check if a site is authentic

Accuracy

• Is the information reliable and error-free?
• Is there an editor or someone who checks the information?

Authority

• Is there an author?
• Is th author qualified?
• Whos is te sponsor?
• Is te sposor of the page reputable?

Ojectivity

• Does the information show a minimum of bias?
• Is te page designed to sway opinon?
• Is there any advertising on the page?

Currency

• Is the page up to date?
• Have the links expired or moved?

Coverage

• What topic is covered?
• How detailed is the material?

Task

ICYouSee: http://www.ithaca.edu/library/training/think.html

Make sure you are in the right place

When using the Web ask yourself why you are using the Web. Don't use the Web because it is fun and easy. An hour on the Web may not answer a question that you could find within two minutes of picking up a reference book.

When in doubt, doubt

Almost anyone can put up anything on the Web for any purpose. Accuracy is not easy to confirm. Information on a site cannot be evaluated unless you compare it to other sources. As with any research, you must test one source against another.

Consider the source

Try to find out details of the person who wrote or created the Web pages. It is easy to think that an author wouldn’t be writing unless he or she was some kind of expert on the topic, but that is not always true.

Know what's happening

Try to identify the reason the Web page was created in the first place. Determine if the main purpose is to inform, to persuade, or to sell you something. If you know the motive behind the page's creation, you can better judge its content.

Look at the details

Check for the obvious things, such as good grammar and correct spelling. Note the depth of the material presented. Look for documentation of the facts being presented. Look for the date the page was last up dated.

Distinguish Web pages from pages found on the web

When people speak of Web pages, they usually don't mean books and articles, but both books and articles are accessible through the Web.

INCO 48: http://www.taftcollege.edu/newTC/Academic/INCO48/sec6-4.htm

• Content
• Credibility
• Critical Thinking
• Copyright
• Citation
• Continuity
• Censorship
• Connectivity
• Comparability
• Context