AOI: Employment:HL Task for 26/01/2010

Bussiness and Employment : Making brief notes is encouraged
Atiya
Do an investigation on telecommuting
a) Describe the technologies used, both softwares and hardwares in telecommuting

b) Obtain two articles with social / ethical issues on telecommuting and prepare to share your findings

c) Outline the effects of telecommuting.

Sajni
Ergonomics and health: Do an investigation on the topic assigned and obtain the following
a) Name the various technological ergonomics designs that have been designed or implemented by employers to increase employees productive.

b) Search for two current articles that raise heath issues as a result of using IT systems. Prepare to share your findings.

c) What solutions have been put in place to adress the various health issues resulting from using IT systems?

Immaculate
Job obsolescence and job retraining: Do an investigation on this
a) Distinguish between Job obsolescence and job retraining giving examples for each.

b) Give real examples from research where job obsolescence, job retraining have occured.

c) Outline jobs that have not been possible to retrain people because of technology. Give practicals from research.

Gary
Online job search: Research

a) Give five examples of job online search websites and describe the process of job search in one of them.

b) Obtaining two article raising social/ ethical issues of using online jobs websites. Prepare to share your findings.

c) What are the effects of using jobs online search?

Tasin
Employee surveillance.
a) Different software and hardware have been used to monitor employees. Search for the several surveillance softwares or hardware decribing how each works.

b) Obtain two news articles rasing social / ethical issues resulting from employee surveillance systems.

c) What are the effects of using this surveillances systems?

All students to read the following news articles and debate on

"Do you support the use of employee monitoring system? Give your reasons"

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-125241.html

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2308363,00.asp

http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/interview/0,289202,sid14_gci940369,00.html

http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=6506302

http://trendsupdates.com/the-pitfalls-and-loopholes-of-employee-monitoring-system/

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_km2919/is_200705/ai_n19189672/

Computer graphics (HL/SL) 21/01/2010

Use the site http://www.howstuffworks.com/ to make brief describing how the following are inputed, processed, and stored in a computer system. For each type give examples of format types used.

a) Text

b) Pictures

b) Sound

c) Video


Format types notes examples

http://pkafkarkou.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/itgs-image-sound-and-presentations-bitmap-file-formats/

Notes on MP3

http://pkafkarkou.wordpress.com/2008/01/30/itgs-image-sound-and-presentations-what-is-mp3-further-reading/

Morphing Notes

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morphing&printable=yes

Business And employment 18/01/2010 Task

Research and make short notes on the assigned topic and prepare a short presentation of your findings.

Atiya & Immaculate
1. Reservation Systems: About Online air travel reservation systems http://www.faqs.org/faqs/travel/air/handbook/part4/section-3.html

SABRE computerized reservation system used by Silkair, Malaysian airlines
http://www.sabre-holdings.com/
or http://www.sabretravelnetwork.com/

a) Describe the systems used by transport companies to allow the reservations by customers.

b) Discuss the social and ethical issues/impacts this has on the different stakeholders

Sajni & Tasin

2. Luggage Processing:Patent for Luggage processing

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4137567.html

Airline – luggage handling system e.g. Helsinki http://www.airport-technology.com/contractors/baggage/airport-innovation/

Baggage Handling software http://www.airport-technology.com/contractors/consult/sky/
And http://www.airport-technology.com/contractors/baggage/crisplant/

a) Describe the technology being used to assist in the handling of luggage.

b) How has the use of the stated technologies above impacted the stakeholders.

Gary

3. Traffic Simulations (see Simulations and Modelling)An example of traffic simulations
http://vwisb7.vkw.tu-dresden.de/~treiber/MicroApplet/


a)How could Brunei have benefited from this before building the new traffic lights at the airport roundabout?

http://destech.mit.edu/akilian/newscreens/traffic/index.html
for more examples of traffic simulations

b)Describe the changing variables in these simulations

c)Why would road planners perform traffic simulations?

Database Applications.

Each student has been assigned a type of database activity to research on. Your findings should be categorized as below.
a) Describe how the database is used, giving atleast the name of the database and who uses it.

b) Mention the benefits of using the idenitified database

c) what are the challenges of using the database identified

d) Mention at least 4 issues or concerns arising from the use of the database in the given area.

Atiya: Databases and crime prevention e.g as used by the police.

Sajni: Databases in airports

Rishad: Databases in Transporting companies.

Nafisa: Databases in used in Ports Authorities

Tasin: Databases in schools or other learning institutions

Gary:Database in Hospitals

Salima: Databases used by Government.

Immaculate: Databases in research institutions; e.g NASA

Terry: Databases Used by Governments

Database Task " Murder on the Mountain"

We are going to use the following site for the class task today.
(Credit to the VHS Mr. Moore)
http://britvillager.com/db.html

1. Download the xls file into your folder or desktop.

2. Create a new database by importing the excel file downloaded

3. carry the tasks in the worksheet provided.


Please note that all the saved work will be checked.

Find some summary database notes on http://www.geekgirls.com/databasics_01.htm

Business And Employment HL Activity

Research on the topics assigned and make brief notes. Prepare to make a short presentation at the end of the lesson.
Gary
1. Smart Traffic lights

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question234.htm

a) Describe how do smart traffic lights work giving examples of places being used.

http://www.sefton.gov.uk/page&2781

http://www.tech-faq.com/traffic-lights.shtml


b) Discuss any four issues to the stakeholders arising from using smart traffic ligts.


Tasin
Smart Roads

a) Describe how smart roads work, giving examples where possible.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/intelligent-highway.htm

b) Describe what is meant by the term ‘Smart roads’.

c) Discuss from any news articles issues that arise from the development of this technology. Discuss your findings.

Imaculate / Atiya
Smart Cars

For information – look at the range of articles about technology in cars and then http://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-computer.htm
on how car computers work
a) Describe how smart cars work giving example of them where possible.

b) Research the latest technology used in cars, how is this making cars more intelligent. Describe the impact this technology is having on various stakeholders.

Sajni
Traffic Safety systems

a) Describe how crash testing works http://auto.howstuffworks.com/crash-test.htm


b) How airport security works http://travel.howstuffworks.com/airport-security.htm

c) Describe the technology used to improve the safety of traffic systems.
d) Describe the technology being used to improve the safety of road traffic systems


Example of Researched work on Smart Cars

http://armsitgs.wetpaint.com/page/Smart+Roads+and+Cars