Impact of ICT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship
examine the impacts on developers of new technologies and the choices that users make in relation to: behaviour and relationships of individuals Virtual Worlds e.g. Second Life, the SIMs role playing games e.g. World of Warcraft http://www.virtual-addiction.com/ http://www.safetyweb.com/blog/virtual-addiction-are-you-a-good-role-model-for-your-child/ the physical environment (see year 11 links ) industry disposal of old technology climate change sustainable use of paper based products community satellite technology e.g. Google earth, GPS online applications i.e. Web2/3 Task 1 finance and the economy online auction e.g. e-bay http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6519521.stm online banking live feeds from stock exchange online retail.

http://www.dbcde.gov.au/digital_economy http://www.dbcde.gov.au/digital_economy/what_is_the_digital_economy

Workplace, Practices, Careers

Virtual Private Networks (VPN) http://compnetworking.about.com/od/vpn/g/bldef_vpn.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Private_Network http://www.howstuffworks.com/vpn.htm Cloud Computing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJncFirhjPg http://videos.howstuffworks.com/techstuff/35477-how-the-google-apple-cloudcomputer-will-work-video.htm (pod cast)

http://www.howstuffworks.com/cloud-computing/cloud-computing.htm (pod cast)

Teleworking
The term teleworking is used broadly to refer to any work that is conducted outside of the designated place of business. This includes work undertaken at home, use of mobile devices intransit, or at a different place of business.

http://www.dbcde.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/130158/Impactsofteleworkingu ndertheNBN.pdf Privacy issues at work https://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs7-work.htm Difficulty choosing training courses http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it-old/ict-careers-baffle-students/storye6frgam6-1111114830913 Careers week http://www.ictcareersweek.info/ http://www.ictcareersweek.info/docs/CourierMail230711.pdf ICT in the News http://www.teach-ict.com/news/news_stories/news_work.htm WORKING ANYWHERE http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17081036 Google: Mobile, social, cloud changing the way we work http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16858085 Google Pacman http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10153286

Digital nomads http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/8941048.stm

Globalisation
Definition of globalization: Name for the process of increasing the connectivity and interdependence of the world's markets and businesses.

Economic globalization
Main article: Economic globalization

Shanghai becomes a symbol of the recent economic boom of China. In 2011, China had 960,000 millionaires.[57] Economic globalization refers to increasing economic interdependence of national economies across the world through a rapid increase in cross-border movement of goods, service, technology and capital.[58] Whereas the globalization of business is centered around the diminution of international trade regulations as well as tariffs, taxes, and other impediments that suppresses global trade, economic globalization is the process of increasing economic integration between countries, leading to the emergence of a global marketplace or a single world market.[59] Depending on the paradigm, economic globalization can be viewed as either a positive or a negative phenomenon. Economic globalization comprises the globalization of production, markets, competition, technology, and corporations and industries.[58] Current globalization trends can be largely accounted for by developed economies integrating with less developed economies, by means of foreign direct investment, the reduction of trade barriers as well as other economic reforms and, in many cases, immigration. As an example, Chinese economic reform began to open China to the globalization in the 1980s. Scholars find that China has attained a degree of openness that is unprecedented among large and populous nations", with competition from foreign goods in almost every sector of the economy. Foreign investment helped to greatly increase quality, knowledge and standards, especially in heavy industry. China's experience supports the assertion that globalization greatly increases wealth for poor countries.[60] As of 20052007, the Port of Shanghai holds the title as the World's busiest port.[61][62][63] Economic liberalization in India refers to ongoing economic reforms in India that started in 1991. As of 2009, about 300 million peopleequivalent to the entire population of the United Stateshave escaped extreme poverty.[64] In India, business process outsourcing has been described as the "primary engine of the country's development over the next few decades, contributing broadly to GDP growth, employment growth, and poverty alleviation

Internet
Main articles: World Wide Web and Internet See also: List of countries by number of Internet users

Both a product of globalization as well as a catalyst, the Internet connects computer users around the world. From 2000 to 2009, the number of Internet users globally rose from 394 million to 1.858 billion.[111] By 2010, 22 percent of the world's population had access to computers with 1 billion Google searches every day, 300 million Internet users reading blogs, and 2 billion videos viewed daily on YouTube.[112] An online community is a virtual community that exists online and whose members enable its existence through taking part in membership ritual. Significant sociotechnical change may have resulted from the proliferation of such Internet-based social networks.[113]

Critiques
Main article: Criticisms of globalization Critiques of globalization generally stem from discussions surrounding the impact of such processes on the planet as well as the human costs. They challenge directly traditional metrics, such as GDP, and look to other measures, such as the Gini coefficient or the Happy Planet Index,[206][207] and point to a "multitude of interconnected fatal consequencessocial disintegration, a breakdown of democracy, more rapid and extensive deterioration of the environment, the spread of new diseases, increasing poverty and alienation"[208] which they claim are the unintended consequences of globalization.

Differences in national income equality around the world as measured by the national Gini coefficient, 2009 Criticisms have arisen from church groups, national liberation factions, peasant unionists, intellectuals, artists, protectionists, anarchists, those in support of relocalization (e.g., consumption of nearby production) and others. Some have been reformist in nature, (arguing for a more moderate form of capitalism) while others are more revolutionary (power shift from private to public control) or reactionary (public to private). Some opponents of globalization see the phenomenon as the promotion of corporatist interests.[209] They also claim that the increasing autonomy and strength of corporate entities shapes the political policy of countries.[210][211] They advocate global institutions and policies that they believe better address the moral claims of poor and working classes as well as environmental concerns.[212] Economic arguments by fair trade theorists claim that unrestricted free trade benefits those with more financial leverage (i.e. the rich) at the expense of the poor.[213] Critics argue that globalization results in:

Poorer countries suffering disadvantages: While it is true that free trade encourages globalization among countries, some countries try to protect their domestic suppliers. The main export of poorer countries is usually agricultural goods. Larger countries often subsidise their farmers (e.g., the EU's Common Agricultural Policy), which lowers the market price for foreign crops.[214] The shift to outsourcing: Globalization allowed corporations to move manufacturing and service jobs from high cost locations, creating economic opportunities with the most competitive wages and worker benefits.[65] Weak labor unions: The surplus in cheap labor coupled with an ever growing number of companies in transition weakened labor unions in high-cost areas. Unions lose their effectiveness and workers their enthusiasm for unions when membership begins to decline.[214] An increase in exploitation of child labor: Countries with weak protections for children are vulnerable to infestation by rogue companies and criminal gangs who exploit them. Examples include quarrying, salvage, and farm work as well as trafficking, bondage, forced labor, prostitution and pornography.[215]

Helena Norberg-Hodge, the director and founder of ISEC, criticizes globalization in many ways. In her book Ancient Futures, Norberg-Hodge claims that "centuries of ecological balance and social harmony are under threat from the pressures of development and globalization." She also criticizes the standardization and rationalization of globalization, as it does not always yield the expected growth outcomes. Although globalization takes similar steps in most countries, scholars such as Hodge claim that it might not be effective to certain countries, for globalization has actually moved some countries backward instead of developing them.[216]

[edit] Anti-globalization movement

Main article: Anti-globalization movement Anti-globalization, or counter-globalisation,[217] consists of a number of criticisms of globalization but, in general, is critical of the globalization of corporate capitalism.[218] The movement is also commonly referred to as the alter-globalization movement, anti-globalist movement, anti-corporate globalization movement,[219] or movement against neoliberal globalization. Although British sociologist Paul Q. Hirst and political economist Grahame F. Thompson note the term is vague;[220] "antiglobalization movement" activities may include attempts to demonstrate sovereignty, practice local democratic decision-making, or restrict the international transfer of people, goods and capitalist ideologies, particularly free market deregulation. Canadian author and social activist Naomi Klein argues that the term could denote either a single social movement or encompass multiple social movements such as nationalism and socialism.[221] Bruce Podobnik, a sociologist at Lewis and Clark College, states that "the vast majority of groups that participate in these protests draw on international networks of support, and they generally call for forms of globalization that enhance democratic representation, human rights, and egalitarianism."[222] Economists Joseph Stiglitz and Andrew Charlton write: The anti-globalization movement developed in opposition to the perceived negative aspects of globalization. The term 'anti-globalization' is in many ways a misnomer, since the group represents a wide range of interests and issues and many of the people involved in the anti-globalization movement do support closer ties between the

various peoples and cultures of the world through, for example, aid, assistance for refugees, and global environmental issues.[223] In general, opponents of globalization in developed countries are disproportionately middle-class and college-educated. This contrasts sharply with the situation in developing countries, where the anti-globalization movement has been more successful in enlisting a broader group, including millions of workers and farmers.[224]

Digital TV http://voices.yahoo.com/how-produce-tv-commercial-spot-452686.html http://www.procopytips.com/tv-commercial-script http://www.digitaltv.com.au/links.html http://www.freeview.com.au Networking http://fcit.usf.edu/network/default.htm Task 1 Investigation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_1.0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_3.0

Exam Revision and Links Semester 1 3AAIT Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)
ERGONOMICS is essentially about "fitting work to people". It's the process of designing or arranging workplaces, products and systems so that they fit the people who use them.

Find out more at http://www.ergonomics.com.au/pages/400_useful_info/410_what_is_ergonomics.htm GPS What is GPS? The Theory and Practice of GPS GPS is one of the most fantastic utilities ever devised by man. GPS will figure in history alongside the development of the sea-going chronometer. This device enabled

seafarers to plot their course to an accuracy that greatly encouraged maritime activity, and led to the migration explosion of the nineteenth century. GPS will effect mankind in the same way. There are myriad applications, that will benefit us individually and collectively. Find out more at http://www.ja-gps.com.au/what-is-gps.aspx GPS Applications

Using GPS to track persons, animals, vehicles or boats

There are systems that are automatic, allowing the rover to be logged continuously on a central monitoring station. Utilizing a portable GPS (it can be personal, battery powered, or vehicle mounted), the unit location is overlayed in real time on a central internet site. Find out more at http://www.ja-gps.com.au/applications-for-gps.aspx

Design Acquisition of Hardware and Software

Encryption Public key Encryption http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_key_encryption Network Protocols LAN http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802 Internet Protocols HTTP - Hypertext Transfer Protocol - an application protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems. HTTP is the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web. Hypertext is a multi-linear set of objects, building a network by using

logical links (the so called hyperlinks) between the nodes (e.g. text or words). HTTP is the protocol to exchange or transfer hypertext http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol the set of communications protocols used for the Internet and similar networks, and generally the most popular protocol stack for wide area networks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tcp/ip http://www.dbcde.gov.au/broadband/broadband_for_consumers/common_broadband_ terms Categories of Hardware Input Keyboard mouse etc Output Monitors, speakers, printers etc Processing CPU Central Processing Unit Storage Volatile Storage RAM Random Access Memory Fast relatively small amount http://www.howstuffworks.com/ram.htm Non-Volatile storage (Permanent storage/memory) ROM Read Only Memory EPROM Storage devices Tape Slow Very large Volume used for backups Floppy disk obsolete Hard Disk Drive HDD Mechanical low cost/large volume Solid State Flash Drive Solid State Drive SSD Optical CD ROM DVD BLUERAY Communications Medium Wired -

Co-axial cable Twisted Pair Optical Optic Fiber Wireless WIFI Wireless Broadband Devices Hub / Switches MoDem Network Interface Cards Routers

Categories of Software Operating systems http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system An operating system (OS) is a set of software that manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for computer programs. The operating system is a vital component of the system software in a computer system. Application programs require an operating system to function. Utilities Backup http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backup Defragment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defragmentation Anti-Virus http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/products/security-essentials Disk Scanner http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265 Chkdsk (Chkdsk.exe) is a command-line tool that checks volumes for
problems. The tool then tries to repair any that it finds

Software Applications Allow you to perform a useful task Some examples: Office programs; Adobe suite; Games, ETC. Preventative Maintenance

http://www.webopedia.com/index.php/DidYouKnow/Hardware_Software/2003/Preve ntiveMaintenancePC.asp Disaster Recovery Plan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaster_recovery Benchmarking Windows Experience Indexing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osQSCGO1tgs 3DMark 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In74siITIAw Compatibility Windows 7 Compatibility Test http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA3_XTbYyvo Windows 7 system requirements http://windows.microsoft.com/systemrequirements

Digital Business
http://www.digitalbusiness.gov.au/ - best-practice-websites - setting-up-your-website - usability-and-navigation - costs-and-benefits

Disability and ICT

http://www.teach-ict.com/news/news_stories/news_disability_and_ict.htm Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Overview Web Accessibility and Older People

Internet
Web 2 / Web 3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0

Design

Development Brief http://www.zavvydesigns.com/clients/diydevelopmentbrief.pdf Design Proposal http://webdesign-gallery.com/webdesign_proposal.asp Sample design proposal http://www.mbwebcreator.com/Sample%20website%20proposal.pdf

Target Audience
Importance http://www.shire.net/learnwebdesign/target.htm Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_audience Zero In On the Right Target Audience - Your Most Profitable Prospects http://www.tappernet.com/marketingworkshop/targetaud.htm Article Traditional media and the new media audience http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=5326

Data and Information

Digital storage devices http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_storage Prefixes - http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/definition/Kilo-mega-giga-tera-petaand-all-that Alternate Prefixes http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/definition/Kibi-mebi-gibi-tebipebi-and-all-that File formats http://www.wfu.edu/~matthews/misc/graphics/formats/formats.html Compression http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Data_Formats/Graphics/2D/GIF/ Transmission Speeds http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci214198,00.html

Software Tutorials
Skill Building Exercises Fireworks
Creating a GUI - http://www.guistuff.com/article.shtml?fireworks_interface Creating Shapes - http://www.guistuff.com/article.shtml?fireworks_shapes

Audience response Survey

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Soc_survey.shtml http://www.statpac.com/surveys/ Crayfish http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YX935V8