Case Study Sample Examination Question

Using past samples of Case Study question, Design your own examination questions for the 2013 case study. Post the questions in this blog.

Project Management methodologies

Watch the following YouTube videos and make short notes;
Prince2 :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZyS90pl-N4

http://www.youtube.com/user/KnowledgeTrain

https://sites.google.com/site/mrstevensonstechclassroom/hl-topics-only/it-systems-in-organizations/project-management-methodologies

Spreadsheets Exercises

Click on the links below and follow the given instructions to design the required spreadsheets. All work must be save for assessment.

Task1
http://www.abacustraining.biz/Exercises/Excel/BasicSS/BasicSS_EX001.htm

Task2
 http://www.abacustraining.biz/Exercises/Excel/BasicSS/BasicSS_EX004.htm

Task3
http://www.abacustraining.biz/Exercises/Excel/BasicSS/BasicSS_EX007.htm

Task4
http://www.abacustraining.biz/Exercises/Excel/IntermediateSS/InterSS_EX002.htm

Task5
http://www.abacustraining.biz/Exercises/Excel/IntermediateSS/InterSS_EX004.htm

Paper 2 Class Activity

Read the news article below.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a432446/apples-siri-breaking-chinese-law-by-listing-escorts.html

What is the main issue or concern raised?

Who are the main stakeholders?

Describe how the technology works.

Give two examples of  how the technology causes the issue identified to exist

State two advantages of the using the technology

State two problems resulting form using the technology

Describe one solution to the one problem stated above.

Project Management Issues

To be able to manage a system development to completion, different project development methodologies and project management methodologies are used.

Make detailed notes on the following;

a) What are the reasons for having  project management programme /schedule?

b) Below are two project development methodologies. Distinguish between them in detailed 
    using relevant diagrams and showing the strengths and weakness of each.
        i) Agile development method

        ii) Waterfall development method

c) There are different methodologies used in project management. Obtain useful notes on the  following;
         i)   PRINCE2 (projects in controlled environments 2)
         ii)  SSADM (structured systems analysis and design method)
         iii) PMBoK (project management body of knowledge), 
         iv) CMMI (capability maturity model integration)

Use
http://kisi.deu.edu.tr//guzin.kavrukkoca/BISMaster/software_project_mang.pdf and any other sources

CASE STUDY 2013 ACTIVITIES

Respond to the following individually;

1. "The taxi requests are recorded in a shared spreadsheet on the office network with one worksheet for each driver which is cumbersome to use. At the end of the day each driver returns to the depot to reconcile the jobs and money taken, and this data is entered into the spreadsheet as well."
   a) The above is an extract from the case study material 2013. Design a spreadsheet to show how the main details must have been represented for each driver in the worksheet by the Company?
   b) Use the data entries examples from the spreadsheet designed to explain why this was cumbersome to use.
2. Describe TWO main social and ethical issues that can arise from using behavioral marketing software by the Red Dragon Taxi Company. 
3. Explain TWO situations where Business intelligence software can be used by the Taxi Company.
4. Surveillance
   "The management of Red Dragon Taxi Company has announced that CCTV equipment will be installed to monitor the activities in the taxi in the interests of driver and customer safety. GPS and GPRS will also provide the location of the vehicles. However, this raises concerns from the drivers about employee monitoring. Different monitoring systems are being investigated. "

         The extract above is from line 116
          a) Red Dragon company may be considering to move to 4G technology instead of
               GPRS. What is the impact of this move to the Company?
          b) "Different monitoring systems are being investigated".  Give evidence from 
                research of measures that can be put in place to address the concerns of drivers in 
                having monitoring technologies in the taxis.

Also visit the following link and read the case study articles posted.
http://www.itgsnews.com/2012/06/case-study-2013-red-dragon-taxi-company.html

Spreadsheet Activities

Excel Practical activities
 http://www.teach-ict.com/key_skills/spreadsheets/book3/Modelling3.pdf
 
Use the following tutorial to learn about the Excel spreadsheet software.
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/excel2003

Modelling with spreadsheets;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ict/modelling/0spreadsheets_act.shtml  

Practical Exercises
Open the spreadsheet below;
 http://isc-itgs.wikispaces.com/file/view/Student+Excel+Activity+Sheet.xls

Answer the questions in the worksheet provided.

Multimedia Powepoint Notes

Here is the Multimedia power-point notes requested earlier.

Multimedia/Digital Media notes

SDLC Activity

Review exercise
https://sites.google.com/site/mrstevensonstechclassroom/hl-topics-only/it-systems-in-organizations/system-development-life-cycle-analysis


 http://quizlet.com/11312924/scatter/


 
Read the notes in the link below  and respond to the questions below using the Red Dragon Taxi Company Case study as our reference. This work will be assessed and therefore email your responses to me at the end of the lesson.

http://sharpertutorials.com/system-development-life-cycles-sdlc/

A new functional IT TAXI system is to be developed to meet the needs of the Red Dragon Company. The SDLC is used for this project. Respond to the questions below;

a)  Write down a suitable Initial idea for the project?

b)  Draft a short  feasibility study report for the project.

c)  Develop a requirement analysis for the project.

d)  Write down the systems analysis and specification already provided in the case study.

e)  Develop a simple system design for this project;

f)   What is a prototype and in which step of the SDLC does prototype fall under?

g) Suggest where the following tests will take place in the project; Unit testing, link testing, system testing, initial testing, alpha testing, beta testing and  user acceptance testing.

h) In which step of the SDLC does Quality assurance and Quality control fall under and why are they important? 

i) Suggest the two best implementation methods of the new system to Red dragon company giving your reasons.

j) Suggest some maintenance activities that the designers of the software will provide to the Red dragon Company.

Tuesday Lessons

Lesson 4: Multimedia Revision Links

Answer the questions in the links below: Click the Online study guide button

http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_beekman_tomtech_9/104/26866/6877918.cw/index.html

 http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_beekman_compconf_7/29/7508/1922230.cw/index.html

Case Study Notes

Write short notes on the following and explain how these information will be useful to the Red Dragon Taxi Company.

• Behavioural Marketing
• Business intellignece software
• CCTV
• Cost benefit analysis
• Customer Management software
• Data Logging
• GPRS
• GPS
• Route planning software/route optimization
• Smartphone apps
• Software as a Service (SaaS) 

IT Systems In Organizations:SDLC

With reference to SDLC write short notes on the following;

• What is a feasibility study and what are the main features of a good feasibility study?
• Distinguish between organization requirements and requirements specification of any IT system
• What is the difference between a project goal, project scope, and project constrains? 

Boarding Meeting Activity (Role Play: Feasibility Reports)
Based on the Dragon Taxi Company, Your company Digitech has been tasked to draft some feasibility reports on the company. You will have 15 minutes to draft a simple feasibility report and present it in the board meeting;

Board Chairman, Shehaan: You are expected to guide your team to produce drafts for the different feasibility reports for the company; Ensure that each draft contains the relevant information.

Technological feasibility report: Fatema, Caleb
Economic feasibility report: Aarfa, Jamil
Legal feasibility report: William, Sohail
Operational feasibility report: Solitei, Jamal
Schedule feasibility report: Emmanu, Sadu

Board Secretary,George :Collect and record the main points and present the summary of the reports.

 




 

Case Study TAXI System Marketing Activity

You are the marketers of the TAXI  IT  managements system company. You are to prepare a convincing detailed presentation to Red Dragon Taxi Company employees and the family of Yao Chu. 

Since you know their systems requirements, your choice of the TAXI IT management system should be able to address most of their requirements.

During your presentation you will need 

• to have an A1 paper with diagrams showing graphics, IT concepts and terminologies  related to the technology
• Share any Youtube video that will be relevant in marketing the product. The Video showing be less than 3 mins. 
• Share the major strengths of your product over the others by looking at it impact to the major stakeholders of the system.
• Share at least three social and ethical issues you foresee the Red Dragon Company getting involved in using your system and suggest some measures or ways of addressing those issues.

 N/B 

• The Trackit system should not be among the systems to be presented
• The work will be presented on Monday 1ST Oct 2012 during our lesson
• We will have guests who will represent the Red dragon company and they will assess your work and determine which product meets their requirements best.
• The presentation will last for only 10 minutes or less. 

Teams

• Caleb and Aarfa
• Emmanuel and Fatema
• Sadu and Soletei
• George and Sohail
• William and Jamal
• Sheehan and Jamil

Get ideas from
http://itgsonline.wetpaint.com/page/Case+Study+-+Red+Dragon+Taxi+Company+%28May+2013%29
 

ITGS Project Product design

 There are four significant components to the product design.

¨      Overall structure

¨      Internal structure

¨      List of resources

¨      List of techniques

The following information should also be included as part of the product design.

¨      Test plan

¨      Agreement of client

The product design form must be used as shown below

http://issitgsg12.wikispaces.com/file/view/Crit_D_Product_design.rtf

Product design Sample is shown in 

https://sites.google.com/site/mrstevensonstechclassroom/the-project-hl-sl/example-assessed-projects/example-2/annotated-student-work/product-design

Internal Structure Website design Sample
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rohdesign/3307874546/
http://woorkup.com/2009/12/28/10-beautiful-sketches-for-website-prototypes/

Internal Structure Database Sample
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6898590.html


Internal structure Storyboard Sample 
 http://exhibit2011mobile.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/sketching-storyboards-in-the-design-proccess/

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eZcB2oSR_xocLgTm4SaSKUgu5op-yllvjtAQin8SLG91bKMmLr8Tzsj0qqlPPTFGhKtaA1GLD165AM3EVFCFXZnwAbWUMvarCrnkO46a5fXv8-glnqBF3FF20CUCuAkW3FwY-KDLx68/s1600/HEROES_ep313-sample_001.jpg 

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVQ8BFxlCuDbK-xVErMSwheuzJrYHHHY3XqGgJ-uww0ddZBAV7nwEGJQIIGRoATeihEcUxQ_TkLLgzYznGmucipOJTdbcoL0PNKLF-1zn-1v3uY91oDd90LmkWfB8ieAlPqxHmFvT4oc/s1600/MUMMY+3+board+sample.jpg


 

Multimedia\Digital Media Project work

Music Mini  Project
Use any type music software to generate your unique kind of music. The final music product should have the following include

• Apply the different techniques and features of the software
• relevant lyrics
• A number of musical instruments used
• Last for 3-5 mins

Music Video
When the Music is completed, create a video version of the Music product. You can use animated characters in your video. The video should

• show different scenes relevant to the song
• Apply the different video techniques and skills
• be uploaded in you tube

Email the Youtube link to me.
This work will be assessed and rubric will be shared later.
 

Case Study 2013; Taxi Companies In & kenya south Africa

Research and compare how the following TAXI companies are operated in Kenya and south Africa

• What information technologies are used by the companies? state If any?
• Describe how each of the technology is used by the different companies to manage their taxis fleet.
• What are some of impacts of using the identified some of the identified technologies
• Describe some related social/ethical issues resulting from using the information technologies below.
• Suggest and describe at least  6 new taxi related technologies that can be implemented by the some of the companies identified
• What challenges do foresee them facing in implementation some of the above technologies?

Kenya Taxi Companies
 http://travel.kenya.co.ke/taxi-cab-companies/universal-cabs-ltd?section_id=57
http://www.bunsontravel.com/index.php/corporate/airport-transfers/49-transfer-services
http://www.kenyabuzz.com/component/mtree/travel/car-rentalstaxis/pewin-cabs
 http://www.jimcab.co.ke/
 http://kendy.co.ke/
 http://www.jatcotaxis.com/modules/home/index.php
 http://www.universalcabs.co.ke/online%20reservation.htm
 http://www.safarikenyacabs.com/

South Africa Taxi Companies
http://www.sacab.co.za/
http://www.verifone.com/us-taxi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge2gQJ3OHbE
http://www.aemindia.com/VTS.html
http://gpsintegrated.com/services/gps-radio-taxicabs-dispatch
Notes
http://www.alibaba.com/countrysearch/ZA/fleet-management.html

IT Systems In Organizations (HL only)

IT Personnel/Careers
http://www.experience.com/alumnus/article?channel_id=technology&source_page=home&article_id=article_1203699431751

 http://www.infoworld.com/t/information-technology-careers/the-6-hottest-new-jobs-in-it-052

Policies
http://www.park.edu/ITP.pdf

IT personnel
Use the link below to write notes  the role and responsibilities of each of IT persoannel identified
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/detail.aspx?mid=1504

Development Personnel.
a) What is the difference between development and IT personnel

b) Research and write short notes on the roles and the responsibility of the following development Personnel

- Development Manager
- Programmer
- Systems analyst
- Project manager

Duties of IT manager
http://www.indeed.com/forum/job/it-manager/Roles-Responsibilities-IT-manager/t48635

Duties of Database Administrator

http://geekswithblogs.net/freetraining/archive/2005/12/07/62434.aspx

Network Administrator 

http://www.ngrd.ab.ca/Downloads/FOV1-0001E3BA/462_Network_Administrator.pdf

CASE STUDY MIND MAP ACTIVITY

You have been assigned a concept to investigate in groups of three based on the 2013 Case study. For each concept assigned you will;

• Create a detailed mind map using A3 paper or A4 Manila paper. The mind map should include all relevant related technologies, terminologies, benefits, problems, issues, examples from research, suggested solutions to some of the problems etc. (exhaust all that we need to know about the concept)
• Use different colors to represent different information in the mind map. 

N/B The final mind map developed will be presented during our next lesson on Monday10th Sept 2012. This work will be graded based on Content, clarity, depth, and the presentation quality.

William, Sheehan, Emmanuel- Online booking system

Jamal, Caleb, Solitei-  System Interfaces

Sadrudin, George, Aarfa- Dispatch systems

Jamil, Fatema, Sohail- Journey optimization

Examples of mind maps

http://mappio.com/mindmap/markusklems/cloud-computing-overview

http://peterlaird.blogspot.com/2008/05/understanding-cloud-computingsaaspaas.html

http://local-marketplace.com/online-local-city-marketplaces/tag/online-local-mind-map/

http://www.toplinestrategies.com/cloudhead/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Cloud-Computing-Mindmap.jpg

IT systems in Organization

Notes on IT systems

https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.itgstextbook.com/files/sample-chapter.pdf&chrome=true

http://sharpertutorials.com/system-development-life-cycles-sdlc/

https://sites.google.com/site/mrstevensonstechclassroom/hl-topics-only/it-systems-in-organizations

Duties of IT manager
http://www.indeed.com/forum/job/it-manager/Roles-Responsibilities-IT-manager/t48635

Duties of Database Administrator

http://geekswithblogs.net/freetraining/archive/2005/12/07/62434.aspx

CASE STUDY 2013

Read about the following taxi systems in the links below. Name and compare them in terms of similarities and differences. Use a clearly labeled table to show these information.

http://www.verifone.com/industry-solutions/taxi/us-solutions/fleet-management-insight/efleet.aspx

http://www.digital-dispatch.com/

https://tdispatch.com/

http://www.steria.com/your-business/transport/

http://www.marandy.com/

http://www.unicomg.com/en/unicomsoft/taxi-system

Database Ethical and Social Issues

Use the link below and write brief notes on some of the databases social and ethical issues.

Ensure you get clear difference between Data matching and Data Mining

https://sites.google.com/site/mrstevensonstechclassroom/home/strand-3-it-systems/3-7-databases/database-issues-integrity-privacy-security

Find out other issues with relevant examples apart from the ones in the article above 

Database Applications

You have each been assigned a particular field to research for any database used there. For each database identified
a) Name and describe how the database is used or works

b) The benefits of databases in the field identified

c) Social and ethical issues arising from using the database in the identified field

d) Suggest some solutions to main problems identified

Sadhu- Databases in education
William- Database in health
Solitei- Military Databases
Fatema-Governance or government databases
Dave- Business databases
Aarfa- Medical database
Jamal-Databases used in transport
Sohail- Airline or eservation databases
George- Databses used in entertainment
Dave- Database used to monitor the environment or climate changes
Barry- Databases for science and research institutions
Jamil-Business and employment

HOLIDAY WORK

CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT (HL Student Only)


Identify at least TWO Taxi companies and interview them on their operations and how IT is used. For each company collect the following information

• What IT systems or programs are used
• How do the programs / systems work
• What are problems do the companies face while using the systems
• How have they solved some of the problems

Please collect any receipts, bar codes and any related documentations for evidence. 

Also study the http://www.taxi-track.com and compare with any other taxi local company or international taxi companies.

• Find out the Similarities and the differences in how IT is used in each company
• What are the major problems of Red Dragon company and what solutions can you suggested?

N/B Ensure that the research is extensive

 Post your findings in the blog. Any new information is welcomed and should also be posted.

Project Work (Criterion C) HL & SL

Task 1

You can be working on criterion C now. Design a plan for your project using the structure in the samples earlier provided.

Task 2

For those creating a website product download the following files for EASYPHP and learn how to create a website using easy php.

Useful Videos

A vision of Students today

http://langwitches.org/blog/2007/12/26/top-ten-list-for-educational-video-clips/


Walk through some objectives

http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=30 

 Examples 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oGUn0BciSI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oGUn0BciSI

Slide share powerpoint presentation by Dr. Yuen on Web 2.0 tools in teaching and learning

http://scyuen.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/teachers%E2%80%99-use-and-perceptions-of-web-2-0-technologies-in-teaching-and-learning/

 

Case Study for May 2013

The case study is uploaded in

CASE STUDY

Database and Creating Relationships

Based on the two database designed in our previous lesson use the activity in the link below to further attempt practical tasks on the two databases;

http://www.oneil.com.au/pc/access/UsingMicrosoftAccess6-RelationalQueriesFormsReports.pdf

Useful youtube video links

View the following video links on technology related information

Did You Know 3.0 (Officially updated for 2012) HD .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmwwrGV_aiE

Social Media Did You Know Facts 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JswkhijI_D8

Shocking Facts You Did Not Know A Minute Ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TKbIidbyhk&feature=related

Socialnomics 2012 - The importance of Social Media!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jhe657AoLs&feature=related

Database Exercise

Download the database in the link below and answer the questions that will be provided

Countries Database

Health News Items

Read each of the news items in the links below and make the following summary in your books in terms of

-what is the most appropriate social/ethical  issue
-How detailed can you describe how the technology works
-What are the positives and negatives of the technology
-Identify one main problem and suggest a viable solution

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_13/b3926001_mz001.htm

http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/21052/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15340102

Criterion B Resources

Please visit the following site and study the samples for criterion B
http://itgs.wikispaces.com/Criterion+B+-+Project

Second Criterion B Sample
http://www.itgstextbook.com/project/Crit_B_Analysis.pdf

ITGS Project:

Project Management Powerpoint

Project Management Powerpoints

ITGS Criterion A: Initial Investigation Sample
http://itgs.wikispaces.com/file/view/Crit_A_Investigation_into_IT_Problem03.pdf

ITGS project Checklist
http://www.seq.org/~cdodge/pages/ITGS/itgs_project_2012/ITGS_Project_Checklist.doc

Document on Complexity of ITGS IA
http://issitgsg12.wikispaces.com/file/view/ITGS%2BProject%2B2012.pdf
Examples of projects
https://sites.google.com/site/mrstevensonstechclassroom/the-project-hl-sl/example-assessed-projects
PDLC articles
http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/which-life-cycle-is-best-for-your-project.html
Project Management and IT projects
http://www.visitask.com/Index.asp
SDLC Pdf
http://www.cio.ny.gov/pmmp/guidebook2/Phase.pdf
Example of SDLC
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0073376736/596593/AppendixD.pdf

Robotics Applications

Robotic Surgery Demonstration (10 miutes)
Watch the demonstration in youtube and write the responses in your exercise books.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NZLpWrJGgk&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
a) What are some of the social and ethical issues that can arise from using such technology

b) What are some of the viable solution to any problems arisng from using the system?

Artficial Intelligence (15 minutes)
. Go to Ai Artificial Intelligence at http://www.a-i.com/
· Explore the site. Talk to Alan, Hal and MyBot. Find out about AI research.
. Write down anything new learnt in your exercise books and be ready to share the same to others.

Digital Actors (10 mins)
. Define digital actors
. Watch the following in youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuitbK5kO90&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fF2pAsaaiw&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
a) Write down some of your concerns and issues associated with the use of digital actors
b) What are some of the main problesm and solutions to digital actors?

Image Matrics? ?(7 mins)
Watch this next you tube link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLiX5d3rC6o&feature=related
Share your understanding and concerns of what image matrics is.

Homework
Virtual Actors
-What is your definition of virtual actors?
-Go to the site Emotive Virtual Actors:
http://mrl.nyu.edu/~perlin/experiments/emotive-actors/ . Play around on it and then share what you learned about how special effects animator might use virtual actors to produce a scene or part of a scene.

Internet Notes PPT
http://stpaulsitgs.wikispaces.com/3.4+Internet

Further Readings
Man Vs Machine http://whyfiles.org/040chess/index.html

http://ib2012-itgs.wikispaces.com/Robotics,+Artificial+Intelligence+and+Expert+Systems
http://ict-patana.wikispaces.com/AI+and+Expert+Systems

http://ict-patana.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+Expert+Systems

http://pac-itgs.wikispaces.com/Artificial+Intelligence+and+Expert+Systems

Expert Systems (HL only)

Make brief notes on Expert systems.
-What is an expert system? Give examples of expert systems application in all Strand 2 topics.
-What is the difference between an Expert System and AI? and How are they related?
-The terms below relate to expert systems. Describe each terminology briefly

a) knowledge base
b) Inference engine
c) Knowledge engineer
d) Expert system shells

Discuss the following in pair
- what is difference between facts and knowledge
- Describe the main components of a rule based expert system.
- What is meant by the term fuzzy logic, giving an example to support your meaning?
- Describe the roles of the groups of people who would be required for an expert system

Try out the following expert system.
http://easydiagnosis.com/
Discuss the answer for the following question in pairs
-What kinds of human jobs are most likely to be eliminated because of expert systems?
-What kinds of new jobs will be created because of expert systems?

Resources
http://year12ipt.ash.com/untitled-7.html
http://pac-itgs.wikispaces.com/Artificial+Intelligence+and+Expert+Systems
http://easydiagnosis.com/
http://www.expertise2go.com/webesie/car/
http://www.mcgoo.com.au/SailsWeb/index.html
http://year12ipt.ash.com/index.html

Summary Notes of Expert
http://library.thinkquest.org/11534/expert.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/29483/fuzzy_index.shtml
https://ict-patana.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+Expert+Systems
Knowledge Base
https://ict-patana.wikispaces.com/collection+and+creation+of+a+knowledge+base?f=print
Inference Engine
https://ict-patana.wikispaces.com/AI+and+Expert+Systems
Fuzzy logic
http://library.thinkquest.org/29483/fuzzy_index.shtml

ITGS Robotics Activities (HL Only)

Expert system and AI applications; Attempt the following activities in the links below
Expert system programs
http://www.exsys.com/demomain.html

Natural Language Program Answering Questions
-Try to ask question and see the responses
http://start.csail.mit.edu/

Can the computer Quess correctly
Think of an item and answer 20 questions to see if the computer can guess it.
http://www.20q.net/

Translation Programs
-What are the limitations of using translation program? Where does AI come in?
-Tryout trnaslations below and see the translation in the other languages
http://translate.google.com/#

Teach baby Rose
-Try teaching baby Rose somethings and see her responses
http://teachrose.com/rose/src/talk.php

Artificial intelligence extended activities: Study the following "artificial Artist" information in the links below
http://www.scinetphotos.com/aaron.html
http://www.kurzweilcyberart.com/poetry/rkcp_overview.php
http://www.gustavodiazjerez.com/fractmus_download.html
http://robertinventor.com/software/tunesmithy/music.htm
http://artsites.ucsc.edu/faculty/cope/Emily-howell.htm

Internet Research Activities (HL/SL)

Research and make brief individual notes on the following. Ensure that the IT terminologies are used correctly.

Web Browsers
- Describe the main features of a web browsers e.g bookmarks.
- How do you add functionality to a web browser? e.g plug-in

Data driven website
- Give examples of data driven websites and explain how they are different from the other websites.(e.g PHP)

Website management
- Describe in detail the process involved in creating a website to the final stage of hosting.e.g What software can be used, how do you get domains, how do you host the website and how is the website uploaded.

Web 1.0, Web 2.0, web 3.0 and Web 4.0 and web 5.0
- Distinguish between each of the about briefly.
http://www.slideshare.net/mstrickland/the-evolution-of-web-30

- Define each term listed here: wikis, blogs, micro-blogs, RDF(resource description framework), RSS (really simple syndication) feeds, mashups,forums, social bookmarking, online collaborative applications, podcasts, photocasts, vidcasts, social networking sites, templates, tagging, viral marketing, webcasts, widgets, virtual worlds and learning environments.

- Describe atleast one Web 2.0 tools and Web 3.0 tools that is applied in the 6 application scenarios.
Example: Scenario: Politics and Government
Web 2.0: Social networks like facebooks used by politicians to share their policies
Web 3.0: Intelligent social networks shares the views of the polician independently based on their previous contributions.

Further notes writing
- What are web database? Give examples of web database you know.
- Describe the different online marketing technolgies available
- Describe what a content management system is. an examples is Moodle
- Distinguish with examples between push and pull technologies
- Describe the following E-commerce technologies; B2B, B2C and C2C
- Describe the different online payment services; e.g Paypall
- Outline the different internet threats and the diffrent security measures/solutions that can be used

ALICE VS ELIZA: Who is Intelligent? (HL Only)

Discuss the responses for the question below in pairs and attempt to compare ALICE and ELIZA intelligence (20 Minutes)
1. Explain what Turing Test is? Is the Turing Test a valid test of intelligence? Why or why not?

2. What/Who is ELIZA?

3. Discuss the impact ELIZA had on the area of entertainment?

4. Go to this site and talk with ELIZA.

http://www-ai.ijs.si/eliza/eliza.html

5. What/Who is A.L.I.C.E?

6. Have a chat with ALICE. Click on the link below.

http://www.pandorabots.com/pandora/talk?botid=f5d922d97e345aa1

DESIGN A ROBOT ONLINE (Individual Task)
Visit the site below and to design a unique online robot that can perform some of the tasks possible or as outlined
(Read the pre-activities provided before you start designing)
http://www.mos.org/robot/index.html

Wikispaces or Blogs Task (HL/SL)

Create a wikispace or a blog summarizing any of the topics covered in ITGS so far. The wikispace or blog should have;

Useful links relating to the topic

Some related videos where possible

Related images

Contributions by atleast 3 persons to the topic

Any other techniques available applied.

Be attractive and presentable.

Example
http://podcasting-in-education.wikispaces.com/

Internet Quizzes

Attempt the following Quizzes in the links below.

http://quizlet.com/2226382/test/

http://www.academictutorials.com/quiz.asp?id=18

http://www.jegsworks.com/lessons/web/basics/quiz-browserbasics.htm

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=search-engines-quizz

http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_beekman_tomtech_10/183/46880/12001502.cw/index.html

http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_beekman_tomtech_8/58/14909/3816956.cw/index.html

http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_beekman_tomtech_9/104/26867/6878002.cw/index.html

http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_beekman_compconf_7/29/7509/1922315.cw/index.html

Artificial Intelligence terms

Read about the assigned robotic terminology and post your findings in this blog.
George: Turing test
Emanu: Computional intelligence
Sohail: Fuzzy logic
William:AI searching technique
Aarfa:AI pattern recognition techniques
Fatema:AI machine Learning Techniques
Jamal: AI heuritics techniques
Jamil : Neural networks
Sadhu: Natural language communication and AI
Sheehan:AI pattern recognition techniques
Caleb:Neural Networks
Solitei:Fuzzy logic

Robotics Articles

Read all and summarize any of two article listed below

Robotics news article

When your surgeon is a robot.
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/health/When-Your-Surgeon-is-a-Robot-100345534.html


Robot cuts the neck scar out of thyroid surgery
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27083_3-20009763-247.html

Korean Robots teaching assistants
http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=2805

Good morning teacher robot
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/628262/-/item/0/-/tguctfz/-/index.html

Robot Teacher Makes Debut at Japanese School
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,508184,00.html

Robot teacher smiles, scolds in classroom
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29634158/

Neato Robotics Begins Shipping of XV-11 Robotic Vacuum Cleaners
http://www.roboticstrends.com/consumer_education/article/neato_robotics_begins_shipping_of_xv_11_robotic_vacuum_cleaners

SL/HL HTML Web Design Activities

Desinging websites using HTML

http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_primary.asp

Using the link above or any other, attempt the challenge below using HTML codes ONLY;

Challenge
Design any website of your choice with the following; The site will have
- A Title of the website in atleast the 5 pages.
- Menus in each page that link to atleast the 5 similar pages.
- A Brief related explaination for each page.
- Atleast 2 related images for each page.
- Appropriate font color and font type with appealing back ground color.
- Atleast a table in one of the pages with information
- A Feedback form that allows visitor to give feeback

NB: Any other applied techniques will be rewarded.

All the files and the images used will be saved in a single folder which will be submitted for grading on 28th Feb 2012.

HL Only: Robotics activity

You will undertake an individual investigation on a different robot in the specific application scenario assigned. The work will be assessed and it is to be emailed by Monday next week. The report will have the following sub-headings;

An introduction of the robot, and the designer of the robot

A clear description of what the robot does explaining any related technologies used where possible

The impacts of using the robot in the particular specific application scenario

The social and ethical issues arising from using the robot in the specific area

Some suggested solutions to the main problems identified from using the robots.

The report will have;

a maximum of three pages inclusive of bibliography in APA format.

related images used

Page numbers and your name as an header.

Use either Tahoma 11 or 12 font type with single spacing.

Areas of investigation assigned
George : any robot used in business and employment
Jamal: Any robot used in Education and training
Jamil : Any robot used in Environment
Aarfa :Any robot used in health
Sohail : Any robot used in Home and Leisure
Emanu: Any robot used in Politics and Government
William : any robot used in business and employment
Caleb: Any robot used in Education and training
Solitei : Any robot used in Environment
Aarfa :Any robot used in health
Fatema: Any robot used in Home and Leisure
Sadhu: Any robot used in Politics and Government
Sheehan : any robot used in business and employment

Network Administration

Electronic Security: Below are some links related to network security. It looks at some threats to networks and gives some suggestions to the threats
http://www.slideshare.net/Colin058/network-security-threats-and-solutions-1018888
http://computersight.com/communication-networks/security/ib-itgs-computer-and-data-security/
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/so/neso/sqso/beggu_pl.pdf
http://crypto.stanford.edu/cs155old/cs155-spring05/17-intru-firewalls.pdf
http://cc.dasnr.okstate.edu/files/InternetSecurity.ppt#256,1,Spyware_&_Internet Security
Using the information from the links above or any others to write shorts notes on the terms listed below. In each of them;
a) Describe the concept
b) Describe any types or categories if any
c) Describe some of the challenges and concerns associated with each
Terms.
-Level of access
-Biometrics
-Passwords
-Firewalls
-Proxy Server
-Encryption
-Secure Socket layer (SSL)
-Audit traits
You will have a short quiz on this on Tuesday 7th Feb

HL & SL : Network functionality Notes

Write brief notes on ;

Protocols

Asyncdhrous vs Sycnhronous data transmission

broadband, baseband and dial-up connection

Remote Access

Bit rate vs Bandwith

You may use the links below for references

http://fcit.usf.edu/network/default.htm

http://www.integritycomputing.com/ppt2/sld009.htm

http://www.kelso.scotborders.sch.uk/departments/computing/resources/projects/james_mcmunn/synas.htm

Robotics:HL Activity Only

The activity below will be assessed using the rubric given.

Task: You will investigate the assigned task given and present in a form of your choice. All presentation should be based on facts. The presentation should not be more than five minutes and there should be evidence of all members particpation.

George, Jamal, Aarfa
1. Briefly describe some limitions of robots in terms of motion(movement)

2. If in the future machines have the ability to reason, be self-aware and have feelings, then what makes a human being a human being, and a robot a robot? Present your findings.

Jamil, Sohail, William,
1. Briefly describe some limitions of robots in terms of vision.(seeing)

2. If you could have a robot that would do any task you like, a companion to do all the work that you prefer not to, would you? And if so, how do you think this might affect you as a person? Present yor findings.

Emmanuel, Sadhu, Fatema
1. Briefly describe some limitions of robots in terms of sensing.(Touch)

2. Are there any kind of robots that shouldn't be created? Or that you wouldn't want to see created? Why?

Caleb, Soletei

1. Briefly describe some limitions of robots in terms of Thinking.(Decision making)

2. Automation and the development of new technologies like robots is viewed by most people as inevitable. But many workers who lose their jobs consider this business practice unfair. Do you think the development of new technologies, and their implementation, is inevitable? What, if anything, should we as a society do for those people who lose their jobs?
Assessment rubric
0-1
The presentation method used is simple and the task on limitions of robots description is basic. The discussion activity was presented with minimal facts. Presentation shows individual effort and not timely.
2-3
The presentation method used is good and the task on limitation of robots description fairly achieved. The discussion activity was presented with good facts used. The work shows some team effort and relatively time.
4-5
The presentation method used is relevant and the task on limitation of robots description is achieved. The discussion activity was presented with relevant facts used. Presentation shows some effective team participation almost on time.
6-7
The presentation method used is appropriate and the task on limitation of robots description is effective. The discussion activity was presented with excellent facts used. Presentation shows effective team participation with effective time use.

Business and Employemt: ATM, EFT, Online Banking Fraud Cases

Read the news article below
ATM frauds
http://www.northeastfraudforum.co.uk/atmfraud
http://www.bankersonline.com/security/gm_atm_skimming.html

ATM Crime & Fraud Information
https://www.european-atm-security.eu/ATM%20Crime%20/

EFT POS Hacker Net $50 Million
http://www.bloggernews.net/123778

Steps for Preventing EFT problems
http://www.isaca.org/Journal/Past-Issues/2003/Volume-4/Pages/Preventing-EFT-Fraud.aspx

Other news
http://www.atmsecurity.com/

http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120111-321215.html

http://www.bdo.co.za/resources/showitemarticle.asp?ResourceSectionId=4&ResourceSectionName=Publications&ResourceId=11&ResourceName=News%20and%20Views&IssueId=44&ContentPageID=&Archive=&articleid=52

Cloud Computing

Read only the article in the link below and respond to the questions in the provided handout.

http://www.leavcom.com/ieee_jan09.htm