UPC0004 Week 12

Summary

Lecture

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The five topics i chose to obtain copyright information about are games, artworks, music, renting out items, and TV and radio. By reading each information sheet I have found that the different issues for each topic that require to be copyrighted are similar to each other. This provides convenience in terms of remembering whether doing certain tasks that may be considered plagiarism are legal or not.

UPC0004 Week 11

Summary

Lecture
For this week's lecture we were provided with a pop quiz on the previous 10 weeks of this unit. Afterwards the lecture discussed the three terms data, information and knowledge, mainly focusing on their definitions and where they we most important in our society.
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Definitions

• Data- The plural of the word datum (latin for 'something given'), which represents the individual facts, statistics or information gained through research or experience.
• Information- knowledge gained through research, study or communication.
• Knowledge- gained through study of various sources (e.g. books, articles, magazines) or through actual experience.
• Wisdom- knowledge of what is true and right. Can be gained through the study and research of information through all perspectives without bias.

Through the understanding of the relationships between the terms data, information, and knowledge, we will be able to interpret the different aspects of research thus combining each term, providing the potential to gain wisdom, which is a key resource when studying at university.

Five organisations which collect information from clients or public are:

• Government organisations (e.g. Centrelink)
• Financial organisations (e.g. banks, accountants)
• Educational organisations (e.g. schools, universities)
• Communication organisations (e.g. telstra, optus)
• Taxation departments

The reasons as to why these organisations collect information from clients or the public is to keep updated on their information, maximizing efficiency for services and calcuation of various fees or tax payments. By doing so, the organisations will be able to locate any individual person in the case of emergency in terms of finance, or education.

Reading Summaries

The two websites provided information on the definitions of the terms data, information, and knowledge. They also showed us that through interpretation of data, we are able to obtain information, and once understanding the information we will be able to gain knowledge, and by completing these three steps we are finally able to gain wisdom, an important factor when studying at university.

UPC0004 Week 10

Summary

Lecture
In this week's lecture we were informed of the different types of information management formats, the atom-based format and the bit-based format. The lecturer also discussed the various advantages and disadvantages through the management of bit-based and atom-based information.

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After reading Negroponte's archive (http://archives.obs-us.com/obs/english/books/nn/bdcont.htm), I am confident to agree that his ideas are still relevant. This is due to the fact that as we progress through the years, although we are beginning to rely on bit-based form information, we still use atom-based information such as books, newspapers and magazines. This is because depending on the organisation or society we live in, we gain more benefit from using either bit-based information or atom-based information.



There are various 'pros' and 'cons' towards the use of atom and bit-based information. The main issue of atom-based information is the delay in transfer. An example this is atom-based mail, which may take up to several days in order to succesfully reach its destination yet also contains the risk of being lost in the process. For bit-based mail (e-mails) however, the message is sent almost instantly and can be read straight away once the e-mail inbox is accessed. The only main issue of e-mails is that there is a possibility that the confidentiality of the letter may be breached by internet hacking, which can usually be prevented by activating you're computer firewall. This shows that bit-based information can become a convenient alternate towards the transfer of information regardless of the minor issues which may be solved later on in the years.



Below is a screenshot of the favourites section of internet explorer which contains the websites from which i use most for each criteria:







Reading 1 Summary

The web article "Grazing the Net: Raising a Generation of free Range Students" discusses the new age, where students in our society are now provided with limitless amounts of information. It also informs the readers of the many benefits that students will gain throught the use of research using the internet; such as speed, efficiency and more encouragement towards students doing work and assignment with less hesitation.