UPC0004 Week 9

Summary

Lecture
For this week's lecture we were informed of different online communication applications and protocols, and we were also informed of the benefits of ICT (Information Communication Technology). Firstly, we were shown the different types of communication between people or organizations, and were then informed of the different types of communication methods we could use and their dependencies (e.g Bulletin Board, MSN Messenger, etc.). Afterwards we were informed of the differences between synchronous and asynchronous communication and some examples of ICT use for communication.
Tutorial

For the first task of this week's tutorial I was required to access the Google groups database (http://groups.google.com.au/) and enter a search term of my interest. The topic I chose to search was martial arts, the results I received provided a wide range of discussions related to martial arts. After viewing some posted messages I found that the discussions viewed the subject from many different perspectives due to the fact that anyone was able to post their own point of view into the bulletin board.

For the second task of the tutorial I was required to use a search term in order to find podcasts on that topic. The search term i used was 'podcasts'. This provided me with thousands of results which contained various audio information ranging from samples of music to audio interviews between certain people on various issues. This shows that podcasts are able to provide university students witht he benefit of gaining information in audio form which will help them interpret information easier depending on their ability to learn.





Reading Summary 1- Guide to Using e-mail


Reading Summary 2- The Problem With SPAM
The website http://www.caube.org.au/problem.htm discusses the issues of spam, and encourages the readers to consider this issue to be more important than society would normally think it as. The site provides different perspectives from which spam e-mail are an issue and how it will affect the internet society. Overall, the website is structured in order to greatly boost the importance of the issue on spam emails and provides a detailed argument on the disadvantages of spam.

UPC0004 Week 8

Summary

Lecture
In this week's lecture, we were informed on how to appriopriately structure and undergo a presentation in order to sufficiently educate the audience on the subject. We were first shown a short video (http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1529637984) on how NOT to make a presentation. We were then informed of the different ways we can prepare a presentation and how effective certain presentations will be in order to succesfully inform the audience and make them remember the information from which we choose to show them.
Tutorial

UPC0004 Week 7

Summary

Lecture
In this weeks lecture we were shown how to appropriately use the EndNote application in order to create references in Microsoft Word. We were also informed of the complications we may encounter when using EndNote and the benefits provided from using it.
Tutorial

The online referencing guide provides detailed information and examples on how to create references, whether it be in-text or end-text referencing for various texts such as books, articles, emails, and web-sites. Five different types of references for electronic format material are:

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

Article only in an Internet Journal-
Fredrickson, B. L. (2000, March 7). Cultivating positive emotions to optimise health and well-being. Prevention & Treatment, 3, Article 0001a. Retrieved November 20, 2000, from http://journals.apa.org/prevention/volume3/pre0030001a.html

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

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

Lecture Notes Available Online-
Smith, J. (2002). PFF 1198 Lecture notes. Retrieved March 14, 2002, from Edith Cowan University, School of Nursing and Public Health website: http://www.ecu.edu.au/fchs/sonph/units/pff1198.html

Resource 1 Summary- EndNote
The EndNote document provides detailed information about the EndNote application and also provides a detailed guide on how to function is appropriately. It also shows screenshots in order to provide a more thorough example on how to use different functions on the application thus making it a very useful guide on how to use the EndNote application without any major issues.

Resource 2 Summary- 'Some additional endnote help'
The website http://www.endnote.com/support/ensupport.asp provides technical support towards various issues on the EndNote application. It is structured in order to immediately solve any issues which may occur when using EndNote by providing links towards popular issues from which people may experience when using this application. The site also provides contact information for further support towards certain technical difficulties the users may experience yet are not able to identify the support provided on the website.

UPC0004 Week 6

Summary

Lecture
In this weeks lecture we were informed of the different qualities of internet web-sites and the different techniques we could use to differ between valid and invalid sites. Three indicators of quality were sources documented, reforged or typed information, and links to other sources.

Tutorial

The ICYouSee website http://www.ithaca.edu/library/training/think.html is a guide providing information on the correct methods towards critical thinking to what we see on the Web. it provides six suggestions towards searching information on the web and six extra areas from which it is recommended to evaluate before using a source.

Strategies for using the web wisely:

• Make sure you are in the right place- Make sure that what you intend on researching requires the used of the internet or not.
• When in doubt, doubt- If you are doubting the source of information, find similary searches and compare to see whether or not it is valid information.
• Consider the source- Be sure that the creator or writer of the web pages is experienced in the topic and give proof that the source is deemed reliable.
• Know what's happening- Be sure to check whether or not the site is supported or sponsored by a certain organization and whether or not it will be deemed as bias information.
• Distinguish web pages from pages found on the web- Make sure the web page you are using is dedicated to the topic you are researching and will provide sufficient information to be a good source.