Week 12 - Social and Ethical Issues.

1. Lecture Summary
2. Tutorial Summary
a. Review 5 information sheets from the Australian copyright council website (http://www.copyright.org.au/) and record your findings.
b. Using the APRA website (http://www.apra.com.au/music-users/online_mobile/online_mobile.asp), explain what you need to know about music and the web.
c. Write a plan to protect yourself from attacks on your privacy and security. This plan should cover the threats of viruses, trojans and how you can protect your own personal information. Use the following sites for reference:
http://netsecurity.about.com/http://computer.howstuffworks.com/virus6.htmhttp://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2100282,00.asp
3. Reading 1 Summary: ‘EFF's Top 12 Ways to Protect Your Online Privacy’
4. Reading 2 Summary: ‘Ethics in Computing - Social Justice Issues: Electronic Monitoring’
5. Reading 3 Summary: ‘Brown & Michaels - Overview of Intellectual Property’

week11 - Conceptulising the gap between cognative space and cyber space

1. Lecture Summary
Today in the lecture we were asked to complete a pop quiz before we started talking about conceptulising the gap between cognative space and cyber space. The questions were as follows:

1.What is a Boolean search?
2.What strategies can you use to give a great presentation?
3.What criteria can be used for evaluation of websites?
4.What are the advantages of atom based information?
5.What was the original purpose of the web?
6.What are the 5 top things you have learnt about the use of technology at University?

After answering the questions we were given some definitions of datum which is the singular word for data. A datum is known as a fact or propersition. Information is a collection of facts or data that relate to each other and knowledge is the sum or range of what has been percieved, discovered or learned.

The rest of the lecture was based around these three words, Data, Knowledge and Information and how we use it in everyday lives and how it is the basis of businesses and assignments.

In a business setting Data is the foundation of all research and presentations and makes up a large proportion of the research and presentations next is information followed by knowledge. It could be said that the reason behind businesses wanting to use more data and information in research and presentations could be because they would prefer to have all the facts and know its right rather than go off of personal knowing and not be sure if they were right.








2. Tutorial Summary
a. Based on your research, define data, information, knowledge and wisdom.
b. How can the understanding of the relationship between data, information and knowledge assist your university study?
c. List 5 organizations that collect information from their clients or the public. Why do they collect this information?
3. Screen Shots
a. Graphical representation of data, information, knowledge and wisdom (Using MS Word)
4. Reading 1 Summary: http://www.systems-thinking.org/dikw/dikw.htm
5. Reading 2 Summary: http://camellia.shc.edu/literacy/index.html

week 10 - Information Management

1. Lecture Summary
This weeks lecture is all about information management in this current day and age when everyone requires their stored information to be easily accessable and reliable.
2. Tutorial Summary
a. Do you think Negroponte’s ideas are still relevant? Why? (150 words approx.)
b. What are the pros and cons of using ‘atoms’ and ‘bits’?
3. Screen Shots
a. Favorites list (showing 3 folders, each with at least 2 websites)
4. Reading 1 Summary: ‘Grazing the Net’

Week 9 - Communications

1. Lecture Summary

2. Tutorial Summary
a. What term did you enter and what did you find?
b. Investigate the messages posted on the topic and record your findings.
c. What are the benefits of podcasts for university students?
3. Screen Shots
a. Podcasts search results page
4. Reading Summary 1: Guide to using e-mail
5. Reading Summary 2: The problem with SPAM

week 8 - presentation strategies

1. Lecture Summary

Today in the lecture we watched a video on the myspace videos page titled life after death by power point (http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1529637984) The video was a stand up comedy about the multiple mistakes you can make when presenting with PowerPoint. After watching the video we were asked to compile a list of 10 things that we took from the video that would help yourself in creating a better presentation my list was as follows:

1. Change the font from the default to make it look like you paid attention to every detail when putting together the power point. As mentioned in the video what font you use says lots about what sort of person you are.

2. Use colours that are not distracting to an audience and that don't clash. Using bright colours in power points may draw peoples attention to the power point but they wont look at the content they will spend their time looking at the colours.

3. Don't put every single word on your PowerPoint that you intend to say in your presentation because not only is it distracting but it becomes boring for the audience and easier for them to 'tune out' because they already know what your going to say and chances are they arnt going to listen to you because they can read faster than you can talk.

4. Spell check all your work thoroughly before presenting it because you can have stupid spelling mistakes in there that can lead to your mispronunciation of the word which can make you seriously embarrassed in the middle of your speech.

5. Don't over do the bullet points. Bullet points are used for key words only that act as a memory jogger for you to know what you're talking about and it also acts as a header for those that are writing notes in your presentation.

6. When using graphs don't clutter the graphs with multiple labels and overlays because not only is it distracting but no one can understand what the graph is actually there for in the first place.

7. Data should be kept to a minimum and be kept specific to the topic that you are discussing. Too much data indicates that your not really sure what your talking about so you've put lots of data in to try and prove to the audience that you know what your talking about.

8. Use minimal amounts of slides too many slides just drags out a presentation and can become boring and tedious for audiences.

9. Animation should also be kept to a minimum. Some animation does help visual learners to learn more and remember more but it becomes distracting after a while and looks tacky if there is too much. Also putting in animation is time consuming and it takes more time away from the content of the presentation.

10. Your choice of wording should be decided based on your audience. Who is your audience? Teenagers or Elderly people. Obviously these are two distinct age groups which use different terminology in every day life you couldn't talk to teenagers like their grand parents would you would not get their attention and would probably get laughed at.

After noting my 10 points for a great presentation from the myspace video we went on to discuss what should be contained in presentations to make them successful and the diffrent types of presentations you can have it also discusses points for audience involvement so they don't fall asleep half way through and tips on the structure of your presentation.

Content

The content of your presentation should be well balanced between interactivity with the audience, audio, and visual aids becase it has been said that 60% of audience remeber more of what they see hear and learn by writing rather than the 10 % that learn from just listening.

Types of Presentations

There are three diffrent types of presentations there is the self contained presentation which is presented through a cd, web page or video. Then theres the written presentation which comes in the form of essays and papers. And lastely theres the standing oral which is a presentation done oral in front of an audience.

Audience Involvement

Some strategies for audience involement are:

• Know your audience and change your presentation with diffrent audiences
• Use relevant examples and Annecdotes throughout your presentation that are relevant to the audience to help them make a personal connection
• Ask questions. It keeps them awake and helps them learn better.
• Make eye contact because it makes the audience feel more connected with your presentation.
• Dont be afraid to stray a little from the palm cards you have prepared it makes you seem more humainsed and less robotic.

Structure

2. Tutorial Summary
a. List 5 strategies that will help you deliver a top-notch presentation.
3. Screen Shots
a. 6 PowerPoint slides on how to give a low impact presentation. Include a title slide, introductory slide, 3 main body slides, a summary slide and graphics.
4. Resource Summary