Social and ethical issues
Problems within the internet are intellectual property, copyright, plagiarism, security, privacy and freedom of speech.
Intellectual property includes inventions, ideas, music and movies. Copyright meaning the right to copy is when you can only copy something if you have permission by the maker if it is protected by copyright law. Plagiarism is using others ideas as your own and not acknowledging them. Always acknowledge other peoples work when using it if unsure how to us a referencing guide. Security interception ca occur anytime when using he net this is why you must take special precautions when using the net some ways of staying safe are:
1. Do not reveal personal information inadvertently.
2. Turn on cookie notices in your Web browser, and/or use cookie management software or infomediaries.
3. Keep a "clean" e-mail address.
4. Don't reveal personal details to strangers or just-met "friends".
5. Realize you may be monitored at work, avoid sending highly personal e-mail to mailing lists, and keep sensitive files on your home computer.
6. Beware sites that offer some sort of reward or prize in exchange for your contact information or other personal details.
7. Do not reply to spammers, for any reason.
Copyright sheets relevant to me as an undergraduate will be artworks, computer software, disabilities, education institutions and music.
US vs. Sankas case
John Sankus the leader of oldest organized software piracy groups on the internet pleaded guilty and will be sentenced on May 17, 2002 at 9:00 am and could receive a maximum sentence of five years. Sankas engaged in the illegal distribution of copyrighted software, games and movies on the internet he reproduced and distributed hundreds of thousands of copyrighted material around the world. The cost of the damage of this reached as high as $2.5 million. There is still being investigations in to the crimes committed by the “crackers” (group members who cracked the codes of the software) to date.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Week 11- Building Knowledge
Data, information and knowledge
Data: is raw it has no significance beyond its existence
Information: is data that has been given meaning by the way of relation connection
Knowledge: the collection of information to be intended to use again
Importance
Data: valid unbiased data is essential otherwise there would be no information
Information: must be used to inform and must be related to data
Knowledge: a justification from the data and information and is subjective
Examples
Data: price, shares, exchange rates, weather, census data
Information: historical information, records, budgets, minutes of meetings
Knowledge: white papers, press releases, marketing strategies
Strategies for assignment work
Highlight keywords of a question given to you and not known the meaning research them.
Data: begin your assignment by researching facts statistics etc. to assist in forming an idea about the subject by getting factual information it will back up statements and observations.
Information: begin building your assignment with information collected which relates to the data a pattern will emerge which will help you to structure the assignment
Knowledge: the composition phase of the assignment, make your own judgements based on the information you have collected
Data: is raw it has no significance beyond its existence
Information: is data that has been given meaning by the way of relation connection
Knowledge: the collection of information to be intended to use again
Importance
Data: valid unbiased data is essential otherwise there would be no information
Information: must be used to inform and must be related to data
Knowledge: a justification from the data and information and is subjective
Examples
Data: price, shares, exchange rates, weather, census data
Information: historical information, records, budgets, minutes of meetings
Knowledge: white papers, press releases, marketing strategies
Strategies for assignment work
Highlight keywords of a question given to you and not known the meaning research them.
Data: begin your assignment by researching facts statistics etc. to assist in forming an idea about the subject by getting factual information it will back up statements and observations.
Information: begin building your assignment with information collected which relates to the data a pattern will emerge which will help you to structure the assignment
Knowledge: the composition phase of the assignment, make your own judgements based on the information you have collected
Definitions
Data: individual facts, statistics or items of information
Information: knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance, the act or fact of informing
Knowledge: acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or invesigation
Data: individual facts, statistics or items of information
Information: knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance, the act or fact of informing
Knowledge: acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or invesigation
Week 10- Online libraries and data bases
Examples of online library resources
Art
The louvre
The British national gallery
Limitations of online libraries
In many cases only the catalogue is online which shows only a section of something. Many libraries are only available by subscription (you can view other libraries threw the ECU website which ECU may have already paid for i.e. curtains library).
Referencing online libraries
In many courses marks are deductible if not referenced properly use endnote to help you reference.
Copyright
If there’s copyright laws you can email and ask if you can use the material by saying you’re university student permission will usually be allowed.
Online databases
An organised collection of information stored away. Things that can be found with these are:
Genealogy- family history, deaths, people who have travelled on boats before.
Resources- maps and atlases, people searches, government info
Statistics- local laws, town planning schemes, tourist information
News and media- current information on issues and events
Portals- commercial have a bit of everything
Advantages of online databases
-Comprehensive
-Searchable
-Current
-24/7 access
Disadvantages
-Many databases accessible by subscription only
-Lots of advertising
-Can be an information overload
10 useful functions of the ECU online library
1. Catalogue access, you can access a number of libraries from around the world
2. Endnote software, a downloadable referencing program
3. Library podcasts, allows you to listen to missed lectures
4. Journal articles databases, allows you to access journal articles from different databases
5. referencing guide, can be used to check referencing
6. interactive learning package, helpful ways to search effectively
7. document delivery services, enables remote external students to place a request for loans or journal articles from other libraries or supply services
8. find websites, appropriate websites chosen by ECU for students under various subjects
9. Library collections, ECU Libraries house a number of special collections that reflect the academic requirements of the university
10. Resources by faculty, Library resources are provided by the Faculty Library Teams to meet specialised subject needs
Medline plus has information from the worlds largest medical library, the national library of medicine. Patients, doctors even uni students can use its authoritative and up to date information the online tutorials are a very useful way to learn about a condition. It has information on over 740 diseases and conditions. Medline plus gathers its information from national institutes of health. There are also lists of hospitals, medical encyclopaedia, medical dictionary and links to clinical trials.
Art
The louvre
The British national gallery
Limitations of online libraries
In many cases only the catalogue is online which shows only a section of something. Many libraries are only available by subscription (you can view other libraries threw the ECU website which ECU may have already paid for i.e. curtains library).
Referencing online libraries
In many courses marks are deductible if not referenced properly use endnote to help you reference.
Copyright
If there’s copyright laws you can email and ask if you can use the material by saying you’re university student permission will usually be allowed.
Online databases
An organised collection of information stored away. Things that can be found with these are:
Genealogy- family history, deaths, people who have travelled on boats before.
Resources- maps and atlases, people searches, government info
Statistics- local laws, town planning schemes, tourist information
News and media- current information on issues and events
Portals- commercial have a bit of everything
Advantages of online databases
-Comprehensive
-Searchable
-Current
-24/7 access
Disadvantages
-Many databases accessible by subscription only
-Lots of advertising
-Can be an information overload
10 useful functions of the ECU online library
1. Catalogue access, you can access a number of libraries from around the world
2. Endnote software, a downloadable referencing program
3. Library podcasts, allows you to listen to missed lectures
4. Journal articles databases, allows you to access journal articles from different databases
5. referencing guide, can be used to check referencing
6. interactive learning package, helpful ways to search effectively
7. document delivery services, enables remote external students to place a request for loans or journal articles from other libraries or supply services
8. find websites, appropriate websites chosen by ECU for students under various subjects
9. Library collections, ECU Libraries house a number of special collections that reflect the academic requirements of the university
10. Resources by faculty, Library resources are provided by the Faculty Library Teams to meet specialised subject needs
Medline plus has information from the worlds largest medical library, the national library of medicine. Patients, doctors even uni students can use its authoritative and up to date information the online tutorials are a very useful way to learn about a condition. It has information on over 740 diseases and conditions. Medline plus gathers its information from national institutes of health. There are also lists of hospitals, medical encyclopaedia, medical dictionary and links to clinical trials.
Week 9- Using search engines
Search engines
A program that searches the internet for sites that are related to keyword you have typed. Examples of search engines are Google, Yahoo, Ask jeeves, Alta vista, Wisenut etc.
Problems with search engines
Return to many results
Limited relevance
Can include broken links in list of results
It can be hard to determine how useful a lower ranked site could be
A program that searches the internet for sites that are related to keyword you have typed. Examples of search engines are Google, Yahoo, Ask jeeves, Alta vista, Wisenut etc.
Problems with search engines
Return to many results
Limited relevance
Can include broken links in list of results
It can be hard to determine how useful a lower ranked site could be
Types of quires used
Keyword, phrase, Boolean, advanced engine features
Strategies
Use several different search tools
Search sites are constantly indexing no web engine has the entire web indexed
Use several words in keyword searches.
To reduce the number of hits received and find what you’re looking for more quickly or use an exact phrase.
Look at search tips on each search engine
To learn how to use the search engine more efficiently for example on some search engines quotation marks can be used to create an exact phrase search this will help create powerful searches.
Keyword, phrase, Boolean, advanced engine features
Strategies
Use several different search tools
Search sites are constantly indexing no web engine has the entire web indexed
Use several words in keyword searches.
To reduce the number of hits received and find what you’re looking for more quickly or use an exact phrase.
Look at search tips on each search engine
To learn how to use the search engine more efficiently for example on some search engines quotation marks can be used to create an exact phrase search this will help create powerful searches.
Internet search tips and strategies
Form- change the form of the word needed so you don’t dismiss any sites i.e. if searching validity of testing you should include the forms test and tests.
Related terms- search for related terms to the subject i.e. test could be searched under assessment
Synonymous terms- change what you have written but keep it so it still means the same thing for example apple growing could be changed to fruit tree farming
Ladder of generalisation- when searching for something and have not found what you are looking for look at all the sites found and generate some more terms.
Form- change the form of the word needed so you don’t dismiss any sites i.e. if searching validity of testing you should include the forms test and tests.
Related terms- search for related terms to the subject i.e. test could be searched under assessment
Synonymous terms- change what you have written but keep it so it still means the same thing for example apple growing could be changed to fruit tree farming
Ladder of generalisation- when searching for something and have not found what you are looking for look at all the sites found and generate some more terms.
Week 8- Evaluation and Authentication
A WWW history
How did the web get so unruly?
The web is so unruly because it is technically open to everyone.
How to determine the quality of the content we find on the www some principles:
Make sure you understand what’s fully required in an assignment
Know what it is your looking for and why someone has created a website.
Is the type of content bias?
Suggested criteria for evaluating the web
Accuracy, Authority, Currency, Coverage, Authentication
Accuracy
Is there an editor? (Bad grammar) is it error free?
Authority
If there’s sponsorship then it’s most likely real. Is there an author?
Objectivity
Are its goals clearly stated? Is it designed to try and change your opinion on a subject?
Currency
How are current are the links? If getting failed links then the page is most probably old.
Coverage
Determine the extent of the content.
Authentication
What is the domain type? Validation of references is a good sign
How did the web get so unruly?
The web is so unruly because it is technically open to everyone.
How to determine the quality of the content we find on the www some principles:
Make sure you understand what’s fully required in an assignment
Know what it is your looking for and why someone has created a website.
Is the type of content bias?
Suggested criteria for evaluating the web
Accuracy, Authority, Currency, Coverage, Authentication
Accuracy
Is there an editor? (Bad grammar) is it error free?
Authority
If there’s sponsorship then it’s most likely real. Is there an author?
Objectivity
Are its goals clearly stated? Is it designed to try and change your opinion on a subject?
Currency
How are current are the links? If getting failed links then the page is most probably old.
Coverage
Determine the extent of the content.
Authentication
What is the domain type? Validation of references is a good sign
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Week 7- Using the WWW
Be careful when using the internet because there are lots of bogus sites on there.
Internet vs. Web
The internet is the world’s largest computer network. The World Wide Web is like a catalogue that sits within the internet. On the net you find computers on the web you find documents, sound, information etc.
The Web
-is an abstract space of information
-could not be with out the net
-made the net useful
The web was developed by Tim Berners in 1989 so that he could access library information from different computers. He developed a more formal one in 1990. The web is a network of computers using Transmition Control Protocol/Internet Protocol the visible part of the internet uses HTTP and HTTML to display or exchange data between computers. HTML is a written language that allows you to create web information.
WWW Protocols
-TCP/IP- Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
-HTTP- Hypertext Transfer Protocol, specifies how they transfer information between places.
-DNS- Domain Name System, allows IP address’s to be associated with web address’s .mil .com .org .net are top level domains it is useful to know what the domain of a web address means because then you know why this site exists and if it useful to you i.e. .au .nz .de are associated with countries.
Web browsers
Web browsers are programs that allow you to search for things on the web. Some examples of these are Safari, Mozilla, Netscape and the internet.
You can tell the following site www.haggishunt.scotsman.com is a fake because it is supposed to be a joke a haggis is not a real creature they have just made it look like it is. They have attempted to make look like a real creature by having a race to try and catch a haggis (which is a type of food) and if you win you can get prizes. There is a haggis shop which has t-shirts with haggis on them. A clue is how the site describes a haggis ‘Any apparent difference in length could be due to the haggis’s habit of standing in a bog to confuse predators’.
The following site www.molossia.org is a fake because Molossia is not a real state or nation. There are only a total of four people in this pretend nation which is what makes it obvious it is only meant t be a joke.
Internet vs. Web
The internet is the world’s largest computer network. The World Wide Web is like a catalogue that sits within the internet. On the net you find computers on the web you find documents, sound, information etc.
The Web
-is an abstract space of information
-could not be with out the net
-made the net useful
The web was developed by Tim Berners in 1989 so that he could access library information from different computers. He developed a more formal one in 1990. The web is a network of computers using Transmition Control Protocol/Internet Protocol the visible part of the internet uses HTTP and HTTML to display or exchange data between computers. HTML is a written language that allows you to create web information.
WWW Protocols
-TCP/IP- Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
-HTTP- Hypertext Transfer Protocol, specifies how they transfer information between places.
-DNS- Domain Name System, allows IP address’s to be associated with web address’s .mil .com .org .net are top level domains it is useful to know what the domain of a web address means because then you know why this site exists and if it useful to you i.e. .au .nz .de are associated with countries.
Web browsers
Web browsers are programs that allow you to search for things on the web. Some examples of these are Safari, Mozilla, Netscape and the internet.
You can tell the following site www.haggishunt.scotsman.com is a fake because it is supposed to be a joke a haggis is not a real creature they have just made it look like it is. They have attempted to make look like a real creature by having a race to try and catch a haggis (which is a type of food) and if you win you can get prizes. There is a haggis shop which has t-shirts with haggis on them. A clue is how the site describes a haggis ‘Any apparent difference in length could be due to the haggis’s habit of standing in a bog to confuse predators’.
The following site www.molossia.org is a fake because Molossia is not a real state or nation. There are only a total of four people in this pretend nation which is what makes it obvious it is only meant t be a joke.
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