Explanation
Engineering is evident all around us. How do people dream up, design and build the things in our world? From your toaster to the space shuttle and iPods, we are surrounded by industrial design and engineering. To better examine this process, research a common product’s development cycle. How did this device come to exist? [...]
BUSINESS
CAMPBELL Transportation: reservation systems, luggage processing, navigation, scheduling and distribution, traffic simulation, smart roads and cars, fuel efficiency and traffic safety systems
TAISHENG Employment: electronic employee monitoring, telecommuting, ergonomics and health, job oblolesence and retraining, online job search, employee surveillance
JIA Banking and finance: EFT, ATMs, Internet banking and brokerage, electronic cash, insurance
COURT International commerce: management of [...]
TOPIC
PERSON / EMPHASIS
Website Related: 15
Wiki
Wordpress
Nnamdi: Website
Campbell: Website, databases, publisher, graphic design, wiki
TaiSheng: Web calendar
Court: Webstite
Luke: Web database
Salima: Website
Quinn: Website, network security
Kevin: Website, blog
Allison: Website
Mariko: Website
Gaius: Website
Kari: Website, wiki
Databases: 4
Jia: Database
Jenny: Database, Wordpress
Joey: Database
Desktop Publishing /
Pamphlets: 4
Austin: Pamphlet
Nathan: Pamphlet, productivity
Amy: Pamphlet, Excel/Word
Hannah: Pamphlet
Network Security: 3
Greg: Network security
Vivek: Network security, website
Photoshop: 2
Steve: Photoshop
Connor: Photoshop
Productivity Related: 3Spreadsheet
Word/ [...]
NAME
PROBLEM
NNAMDI
Student access to home online
ROHIN
Players and fans are not able to view films of games after the game
ANDY
SALIMA
Not enough knowledge about neighborhood association
NATHAN
Information getting to seniors
LIZ
Communications between students and admin
GREG
Multiple OS’s for class
KARI
JOSH
Robot parts and inventory
CAMPBELL
Choir and music concerts are disorganized and confusing to performer
LUKAS
STEVE
People in th community are not making [...]
Third Teams
Seating Assignments
TEAM
Exercises
May 26
1
7
Campbell
Manager
Salima
Hardware
Nnamdi
Software
2
6
Rohin
Manager
Greg
Hardware
Nate
Software
3
4
Jenny
Manager
Kari
Hardware
Josh
Software
4
3
Vivek
Manager
Allison
Hardware
Steve
Software
5
9
Court
Manager
Gaius
Hardware
Connor
Software
6
1
Jia
Manager
Lukas
Hardware
Mariko
Software
7
2
Hannah
Manager
Kevin
Hardware
Austin
Software
8
5
TaiSheng
Manager
Lucas
Hardware
Quinn
Software
9
8
Amy
Manager
Joey
Hardware
Liz
Software
Second Teams
TEAM
Line Follow
Jan. 21
1
Nnamdi
Manager
Dylan
Hardware
Vivek
Software
2
Rohin
Manager
Steve
Hardware
Court
Software
3
Salima
Manager
Connor
Hardware
Jia
Software
4
Nathan
Manager
Allison
Hardware
Austin
Software
5
Liz
Manager
Gaius
Hardware
Hannah
Software
6
Greg
Manager
Jenny
Software
Kevin
Hardware
7
Kari
Manager
Quinn
Hardware
Lucas
Software
8
Josh
Manager
Mariko
Hardware
Joey
Software
9
Campbell
Manager
Amy
Hardware
Taisheng
Software
First Teams
TEAM
Dragster
Turning & Tagging
Nov. 4
Nov. 20
1
Joey
Manager
Software
Giaus
Hardware
Hardware
Josh
Manager
Hardware
Dylan
Software
Manager
2
Kevin
Manager
Software
Vivek
Hardware
Manager
Taisheng
Software
Hardware
3
Jenny
Software
Manager
Mariko
Hardware
Software
Allison
Manager
Hardware
4
Kari
Software
Liz
Manager
Luke
Hardware
5
Hannah
Manager
Hardware
Campbell
Hardware
Software
Amy
Software
Manager
6
Austin
Manager
Pokemon Master
Connor
Software
Hardware
Nathan
Hardware
Manager
Jia
Manager
Software
7
Rohin
Hardware
Software
Salima
Manager
Hardware
Court
Software
Manager
8
Nnamdi
Software
Hardware
Quinn
Manager
Software
Steve
Hardware
Manager
In this section neither the social and ethical issues nor the technological concepts listed under knowledge of technology are exhaustive nor is the study of all of them compulsory. They are given as examples only.
Teachers should make a judgment on the level of detail and depth of study that is required to enable students to [...]
Continue reading about Section 2 - IT Systems in a Social Context
Throughout the course students must analyse and evaluate the social impact of information technology on individuals and society and consider the ethical issues raised by this impact. Social impact and ethical considerations need to be analyzed from both local and global perspectives, recognizing that attitudes and opinions are diverse within and between different cultures.
Key questions
Social [...]
Continue reading about Methodologies for Analyzing Social Impact and Ethical Considerations
Political process: voting and elections, lobbying, open government and free movement of information
Government and administration: record keeping, tax collection, policy implementation
Legislation: policy development, enactment, enforcement and analysis
Police: DNA data collection, video surveillance
Military: cyberwarfare, smart weapons, development, espionage
Rebel and terrorist use of IT
Issues to Consider
Electronic voting
The impact of IT on the Political Process
Investigate IT systems [...]
Continue reading about Area of Impact - Politics and Government
Modelling and simulation: digital experimentation, demographic and environmental simulation
Visualization: mapping
Data search, collection, processing and analysis
Forecasting
Data logging
Resources
Google Earth
How does Google Earth work?
Google Earth on Wikipedia
Water Monitoring
Add a resource
Data logging
Data Logging: An introduction
Data Logging: Wikipedia
What are sensors
Sensor: Wikipedia
Sensor Web
Remote Sensing from Wikipedia
Remote sensing tutorial NASA
Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
Other Useful links
Delimiter-separated values
USGS
Global Climate Change: info about data [...]
Continue reading about Area of Impact - Science and the Environment
Digital art: electronic music, interactive visual art, desktop publishing
Film: digital actor simulations, characters and animation
Live arts: digital effects, choreography, lighting, marketing
New media: DVD, CD, VR, stereolithography
Broadcast media: digital radio and television, electronic news, magazines and books
Toys and games: CD or online games, online gambling
Resources
Beekman Chapter 6: Graphics, Digital Media and Multimedia
Learn keyterms (also saved in [...]
Continue reading about Area of Impact - Arts, Entertainment and Leisure
