Sunday, April 25, 2010

Tutorials, Training and Wizards.

Your task is to make a 5 page Powerpoint presentation on the following;

a) Brief definition of:-

tutorial software, training software, wizards and assistants, help menu and help features, “Read Me” files.


b) Where would you use each of the above and why?


c) Describe brifly some of the areas that you would not advocate for the use of the above?




- make sure the last page has the proper citations for where you got your information

- this is due one week from today

- you do not need a title page if you do not want it

- do not use many effects, but use at least one or two pieces of clipart or graphics per page to make it interesting.

The final ppt should be emailed to me.


15 marks

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Diagnostic and Therapeutic tools

Research on the assigned

Tasin: Robotic surgery

Atiya : Prosthetic devices

Immaculate: Diagnotic software

Gary: Drug development and marketing

Sajni: Medical advice on the internet

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Electronic Heath Records

Search for any type of electronic Heath records system used any where and respond to the following questions.

a) Name and describe the health record system researched.

b) What are benefits associated with the system?

c) What are the problems associated with the system?

d) What could be the possible solutions to the listed problems above?

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Simulation activities

Go thro the powerpoint in the link below

http://pkafkarkou.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/chapter04.ppt

Find out more about Therac-25

Discuss issues of models.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/7185971.stm

  • Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this training method?
  • What are the main issues arising from using flight simulators?


Looking at models and Simulators (15 minutes preparation and 5 minutes each for presentation)

  • Atiya and Tasin: How reliable are the predictions based on computer models, for example, weather, global warming ?
    Sajni and Gary; what are some of the economic effects of the use of models to design and test new products?
    Salima and Nafisa; what are some of the security issues involved in military simulations
    Rishad and Immaculate: What are some of the social impacts of reliance on simulations to examine issues of public policy

    Terry; Discuss some of the ethical considerations involved in deciding when to use models or simulations to ensure human safety

    Attempt the actvities in the link below
  • http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse/software/simulation/starters_plenaries/starter.html


Read any two news articles in the link below and prepare to share your findings