Week 12: Social & Ethical Issues

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Lecture summary
The lecture was about ethical and social issues when it comes to computers and the security and privacy of its users. This lecture gave a overview of the problems associated with the internet and how to protect yourself against identity fraud, SPAM, suspicious attachments and programs and links you can search to help you understand to protect yourself better.

Tutorial summary
In the tutorial we visited the copyright website of Australia and a few others such as the apra website.

Workshop Tasks
1. a) First we went to the Australian copyright website: http://www.copyright.org.au/
then went to the Copyright information links at the top of the page, then on the next page we followed the link at the bottom All Information sheets.

The information sheets site
b) FIVE information sheets

Research or study.
This article provides the copyright information that needs to be followed when using copyrighted material for study or research purposes. It gives an outline of what do to.

Games & Copyright

This article provides the copyright information and details that need to be considered when copying or distributing games that have a copyright stamp.



House plans & copyright
This article would apply to people that are considering using copyrighted house plans. This article provides some questions and answers regarding using copyrighted house plans.


This article provides some common questions and answers regarding copying or downloading music from music label organisations that distribute them.



This article provides some common questions and answers regarding copying or downloading videos and DVD's. As downloading movies and distributing them illegally is a crime. These copyright laws are often very serious and can result in massive penalties.

2. We then visited the APRA website : http://www.apra.com.au/music-users/online_mobile/online_mobile.asp
This site explains that the use of copyright music requires the appropriate clearances to be obtained. It also explains that whenever music is downloaded or streamed over the internet, there are a number of rights which are exploited. This copyright covers digital downloads as full length songs; mobile phone ringtones and webcasting.

3. Protecting your privacy and security
- First of all when it comes to protecting your privacy and and protecting your computer from viruses. You need to have a anti-virus program, i would use AVG anti-virus, it is free and automatically updates itself when it gets connected to the internet. It also automatically scans any attachments or documents that you open for viruses and will let you know immediately.

-Another program is Ad-Ware SE Personal, this program is also free to download, it will update each time an update is available. Running this program will let you know of any files that are downloaded onto your computer without you knowing it each time you enter an untrusted site.

-You should also get a program called ZoneAlarm, with this program, you can lock your internet when you are away from the computer, this will protect your personal files from potential hackers. When you recieve emails from unknown senders, don't even open them these could pose as a risk of getting a virus, be aware of attachments and SPAM emails.

-When giving your credit card details up over the net make sure it is a secure site. Trusted and secure sites have a little lock icon at the bottom of the window and the web address would have a s after the http like this: https://.......................



Readings

EFF's Top 12 ways to protect your online privacy (http://www.eff.org/wp/effs-top-12-ways-protect-your-online-privacy)

This site provides 12 ways to protect your privacy. These include that you should not provide any personal details about yourself on the internet. Don't reveal personal information to strangers over the net, especially on personal sites and in chat rooms!! It provides many more ways to protect your privacy.


Electronic Monitoring (http://ethics.csc.ncsu.edu/social/workplace/monitoring/)

This site provides information on the types of monitoring in workplaces and in the home. Including privacy issues and policies in the workplace.

Overview of Intellectual Property (http://www.bpmlegal.com/overview.html)

This site is about pat4ents, trademarks and copyrights on the net. Including some information about domain names and trade secrets. This site is mainly about intellectual property on the net. Patents are used to protect inventions from being stolen by other people. Trademarks are registered and cannot be copied. Examples are Coca Cola and such. Copyright materials include books, architectural works, movies, art pieces etc.

Week 11: Building Knowledge

Lecture summary

This lecture was about data, information and knowledge. Including the characteristics of each term and their hierachy. As knowledge is at the top, then information and then data as the lowest form.

Tutorial summary

We tried various ways of how to present data, information and knowledge. We searched the terms and then had to write what we think the terms mean.

Workshop Tasks

1. First we went to the webpage:http://www.success.co.il/is/dik.html

we also went to the webpage : http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Dictionaries

Webpage definitions

Here we had to find the definitions for the terms data, information, knowledge and wisdom.

Data: Is facts that does not have meaning

Information: data that has been processes into a form that is meaningful

Knowledge: Knowledge represents a cognitive/affective state that finds definition in meaning and understanding.

Wisdom: Knowledge consists of an organized body of information, such information patterns forming the basis of the kinds of insights and judgments which we call wisdom.

My definitions

Data: Data is raw facts.

Information: Is processed facts that conveys meaning

Knowledge: Is what you gain through reading, writing and researching many subjects.

Wisdom: You gain wisdom through experience and lots of knowledge

2. Graphical ways of how to present the terms

3. Relationship between data, information and knowledge.

These three concepts follow a certain logical hierachy. First is data, then information and knowledge. Knowledge being the most meaningful. Information is produced from data, which is just raw information and does not have any meaning. Knowledge is gained from aquiring heaps of information, which conveys meaning and is useful. Both knowledge and information are produced from data to have some meaning. Knowledge needs to be applied to something to make it useful.

4. Five Organisations that collect information from their clients or the public

-Banks

-Insurance companies

-statistical organisations

-Medical companies, e.g. hospitals, medical clinics

-Airports

Banks hold people's money in safe deposits, they need people's information for identification purposes. Insurance companies needs people's information, for when they get into an accident or the people are robbed, they can claim insurance from the company. Statistical organisations may need to take note of how many people live in the city, note the amount of voters for elections and other statistical reasons. Medical companies need the medical information about people for medical reasons. Airports need to collect people's information for indentification and national security reasons.

Readings

Data, Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom-(http://www.systems-thinking.org/dikw/dikw.htm)

This site is about data, information, knowledge and wisdom. It provides an explanation for each term and the relationship between the terms.

Information Literacy Tutorial-(http://camellia.shc.edu/literacy/index.html)

This site has anumber of tutorials of how information is presented aimed at highschool students. IT also includes some handouts and quizzes about information.

Week 10: Information Management

Lecture summary
The lecture was about information management. The lecture also explains about atoms and bits. Atoms are things such as books, papers, reports, etc. and bits are things such as digital reproductions and electronic content.

Tutorial summary

In the tutorial we visted two websites. the first one was how to add a bookmark in your favourites and the other was about the DNA of information. He also explains about "bits" and "atoms".

Workshop Tasks

1. We visited this website

http://www.inette.com/aibtinette/favoritesI.html

This site explains step-by-step how to bookmark a page, so you can go back to it later

2. We then had to make 3 folders and save 2 sites under each folder

For Accessing Knowledge folder

For Research & Writing folder

For Learning at uni folder

3. Then we visisted the website: "Being Digital"

http://archives.obs-us.com/obs/english/books/nn/bdcont.htm

Then go to "The DNA of information"

Books can go out of circulation, electronic books are alwaya available. Electronic books may become more available than ordinary books in the future. He is explaining the make up of information by using the terms "bits" and "atoms". "Atoms" as the manufacturing business and "bits" as the information deleivery business. He also talks about a more didgtal world.

Readings

Grazing the Net (http://www.fno.org/text/grazing.html)

This site is about wethere the internet is worth it and how students can evaluate the internet. Checking the relaiblility and accuracy of a site and its contents. It also provides some good points on evaluating internet sites.

Week 9: Communications

Lecture Summary
We learned about different kinds of online communication, such as social networking groups/sites, chat rooms, discussion boards and the benefits of using these services.

Tutorial summary
In the tutorial we visited a variety of sites such as yahoo podcast video and audio, google groups to see what kind of groups there are. We also visited the ecu library podcast website.


Workshop Task
1. Go to google then groups

I typed in architecture, here are the group results:
Here I found the groups "alt.archietcture", and "comp.arch".

2. In the alt.architecture group i found the message: "What is architecture?"
This message is about what architecture is and what it means to each society. Saying that London won't be London without Big Ben or Paris won't be Paris without the Eiffel Tower.

3. I wentto http://podcasts.yahoo.com/.

Then i typed in "Modern Archietcture"


I opened the first page "Fibonacci Numbers and The Golden Section in Art, Architecture and Music"

Then I went to http://www.ecu.edu.au/library/services/podcasts.html
4. What are the potential benefits of podcasts for university students?

Podcasts can provide students with a tour of the campus, they can listen to lectures on the go. You can even make your own podcasts to help you remember certain subjects. Also can be used for studying for tests or exams or just to revise.

Readings
14 Email Do's and Don'ts (http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/internet/page6175.cfm)
is site is just about things you should not write or do when writing emails, may it be informal or formal. Follow the rules you can write better emails. Such as make sure your spelling and grammar is correct. When asking for something, get to the point.

Essential Email Etiquette (http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/internet/page4815.cfm)

Address recipitants properly.I formal, use Dear Sir/Madam or if you are not sure of the recipitant use To whom it may concern. Use an appropriate tone, don't make it too emotional.

The Problem with SPAM (http://www.caube.org.au/problem.htm)

This site is about the negatives of SPAM. "Unsolicited Bulk Email (UBE), commonly known as email spam, is a unique form of advertising which has no incremental cost to the sender, imposes real and measurable costs on the recipients, and has the potential to destroy the value of electronic mail." This site also features solutions that don't work and solutions that do.