Fundamental of IT

ICT in problem solvingImportance of life-long learning to IT

professionalIT impact on job skills and careersRoles of personnel in IT profesion

ICT in problem solvingEDUCATION ENVIRONMENT

Digital resources enable students to maximize learning though their own pace (Passey et al., 2004). Due to the fact that ICT involves software and hardware for maximization of learning, it would be relatively easy for students to read and reread the information relayed by the software.

Communication worldwidevia video conferencing with native speakers can bring real and rich experience (, n.d). Through the advent of video conferencing, it would be relatively easier for the learner to employ the use of video conferencing in order to gain further knowledge as to how the language that one is learning be spoken properly.

Multimedia resources enable teachers to utilize a variety of visual, audio and text experiences in the target language providing MFL teaching and learning through a range of learning styles.

ICT and Medicine

Medical Equipment Patient Records

Web-based support/diagnosis Communication

Research

MEDICAL ENVIRONMENT

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT CAT and MRI scanners, imaging devices, depend on computers to

process their data into a readable format. Microprocessors are used to control a variety of support devices. For

example, pacemakers, which by the use of a computer maintain a patients heart beat.

Computer guided lasers have been used in operations, including the removal of brain tumours.

PATIENT RECORD (DIGITALIZE) Writing will be easy to read. It will be a more economical storage of data. Access will be quicker. Transfer of records will be quicker between GPs and hospitals. Data can be examined to provide analyses of medical conditions, e.g.

regional patterns.

WEB-BASED SUPPORT/DIAGNOSISOn the internet you can find a wide variety of medical information, including: Symptom diagnosis, for people who wish to identify their problem without

consulting a GP Information about available treatments/alternative therapies Support groups for people suffering from particular conditions Access to medical research/journals Information about side effects Expert systems to aid diagnosis

COMMUNICATIONS Teleconferencing has been used to share expertise. Surgeons in one country

have helped those in another. Wireless transmission (Field Care) helps medical personnel, transport workers

and hospitals can keep in touch. Each injured person has a PIC around their neck which monitors them and personnel have hand held PDA’s to enter information about the patient.

RESEARCH Most drugs are developed through trail and error, but now drugs can be

designed to do a specific job which involves the atomic structure of the target analysed and drugs developed to attack the specific compound structure. This is made possible by the use of advanced computers.

Importance of life-long learning to IT professional

To enhance knowledge in order to meet the current environment

IT-always change…and it information always fresh

To adapt a new technology/finding/outcome on the IT based application

To solve a current problem with the newest technology

Impact of IT on job skills and career

Job skills Enhance the skills-computer related new skills exploration

Career Developing career with modern technology Empower the career using IT support

It professions and roles System Analyst

to meet with the customer, the potential users of a new software product, and figure out just what they want and suits perfectly those who have an avid interest in people then will go to a customer's workplace, and through interviews, questionnaires and observation, deduce how the business actually works, and suggest ways information technology can be used to make it better.

System Designertake the information collected by the system analyst, and figure out how computer and information technology can be applied to each customer's specific situation.

Programmer translate the detailed software description produced by the system designer, and translate it into the obscure and arcane languages only computers understand

Network and computer systems administrators design, install, and support an organization’s computer systems. They are responsible for LANs, WANs, network segments, and Internet and intranet systems.

IT OfficerMaintain the IT system for the company including server problem, internet connection and recognize the need of IT in order to run properly

and more such as Database Admin, Network specialist and etc…

INTERNET

Evolution of internet and WWWNetworks, telephone and internet relation

Internet to PC connection level- Information service gateway

- Internet service provider- Network connection

See the video

The internet, telephone system and the computer networks are similar – you can connect a computer to the internet much like you connect a phone to the telephone system. Once you are on the internet, your computer becomes an extension of what seems like a giant computer – a computer that branches all over the world.

The relationship between The relationship between computer networks, telephone computer networks, telephone networks and the internetnetworks and the internet

Relations

Internet to PC connection level- Information service gateway

The concepts…

The tools…

Internet to PC connection level- Internet service provider

The concepts and tools…

Internet to PC connection level- Network connection

The methods…

The concepts…

Internet to PC connection level- Network connection

Internet communication approach- E-mail- Internet telephony- Group discussion

(newsgroup, mailing list, yahoogroup)- Internet relay chat(IRC)- Blog, twitter, facebook, friendster and

videophone

http://www.rsna.org/Technology/internet3-1.cfm

E-Commerce

Business to Business (B2B) Business to Consumer (B2C) Consumer to Consumer (C2C)

B2B- describes commerce transactions between businesses, such

as between a manufacturer and a wholesaler, or between a wholesaler and a retailer.

- The volume of B2B (Business-to-Business) transactions is much higher than the volume of B2C transactions.

- For example, an automobile manufacturer makes several B2B transactions such as buying tires, glass for windscreens, and rubber hoses for its vehicles. The final transaction, a finished vehicle sold to the consumer, is a single (B2C) transaction.

B2C- Online retailing, a type of electronic commerce used for business-to-

consumer (B2C) transactions and mail order.- The final transaction, a finished vehicle sold to the consumer, is a

single (B2C) transaction.

C2C- involves the electronically facilitated transactions between consumers

through some third party. A common example is the online auction, in which a consumer posts an item for sale and other consumers bid to purchase it; the third party generally charges a flat fee or commission

Define Green Computing.State the goals of Green Computing.Identify the regulation and industry

initiatives towards Green Computing.

GREEN COMPUTING

GREEN COMPUTING

DEFINITIONs refers to environmentally sustainable

computing or IT

as "the study and practice of designing, manufacturing, using, and disposing of computers, servers, and associated subsystems - such as monitors, printers, storage devices, and networking and communications systems - efficiently and effectively with minimal or no impact on the environment

GOALS

- goals of green computing are similar to green chemistry;

- reduce the use of hazardous materials, maximize energy efficiency during the product's lifetime, and

- promote the recyclability or biodegradability of defunct products and factory waste

Reflective Journal : Regulation & Industry initiative on GREEN COMPUTING

Green Computing approaches

DISCUSSION by Group(30minutes+)

Software and deployment optimization – algorithmic efficiency, resource allocation, virtualization and terminal servers

Power management – operating system support, power supply, storage, video card and display

Materials recycling Telecommuting

Discuss only the word that red highlighted

Energy saving and material reuse

Ask and answer yourselfOn what type of technology can

cause to- Energy savingOn what component can produce of- Material reuseUsing the GREEN ICT TECHNOLOGY

TechnologyERP – Enterprise Resource Planningintegrates internal and external management information across an entire

organization, embracing finance/accounting, manufacturing, sales and service, customer relationship management, etc. ERP systems automate this activity with an integrated software application. Its purpose is to facilitate the flow of information between all business functions inside the boundaries of the organization and manage the connections to outside stakeholders

ONLINE SystemsIntegrate all of specific task into online system while user can achieve any

information regarding and make a task at the same time. this way will merged with many types of information, data and related sources that apply in that organization. User can use at easily and improve of user convenient.

ICT technology and practices in organizational processes and management

ICT technology and practices in organizational processes and management

PRACTICESDesign and planning - The purpose of this set of processes is to guide the design and planning of IT enterprise architecture.

- to devise a set of IT standards and workflows that satisfy current and future requirements.

- to determine the best technological path for the organization going forward and commission the work to attain the goals

Deployment- control the introduction of hardware and software changes into the

operating environment- guiding activities in both production and test environments- The goal is to ensure that introducing changes into production

operations has the least impact possible to the business and its customers

Operation - set of processes covers the day-to-day work required to monitor and maintain a stable IT infrastructure and operating environment. - processes are job scheduling, data management (including backup and recovery management), enterprise command center, physical database administration and proactive hardware maintenance.

Technical Support-assist Design and Planning by providing technical evaluations, both in the form of Proof of Concept (POC) and Pilot tests of new technologies.-assist the RFI (Request for Information) and RFP (Request for Price) processes by providing detailed configuration and specification information. -responsible for creating and maintaining the Technical Library and the technical knowledge base for the organization.

Personal responsibility Desktop or laptop, you can save energy by:

1. Turning your computer off completely when you know you will not be using it for more than several hours, such as overnight.

2. You can still save energy when your computer is not shut down completely by setting the power management functions on your computer to put both your monitor and computer (CPU, hard drive, etc.) into “sleep” mode after a certain amount of time of non-use, which saves energy when you are not actively using your computer.  Set your monitor to go into standby mode first, followed by your computer.

Remember, there are some things which will prevent your computer from going into sleep mode.  Use the following guidelines to make sure your computer is properly sleeping:

1.  Certain applications, such as some games and third party software, will run in the background and prevent your computer from going into sleep mode.  Be sure to close these down completely.

2. If you use a virtual private network (VPN), disconnect it when you’re not actively using it, since VPNs can prevent your computer from entering into sleep mode.

3. Some applications which continually scan can prevent your computer from going into standby mode.  Shut off Wi-Fi antennas and infrared ports when you are not using them to prevent this from happening.  Anti-virus software can be set to scan more periodically yet still be safe.

4. Some Web sites will not allow your computer to enter into sleep mode because of active advertisements and banners.  Close down all Web pages when you are not viewing them to allow your power management function to work properly.

5. If you have set a screensaver (like that fish tank) for your monitor, you may not realize that it is actually wasting energy by preventing your computer from going to sleep.  A blank screen is the best screensaver so let your computer go to sleep to save energy instead (it won’t sleep with the fishes).

6. Peripherals, which are plugged into your computer, can also prevent your computer from going into standby or “sleep” mode.  Unplug your peripherals when they are not charging or synchronizing.

Don’t limit your energy savings to just your monitor and computer.  Other things you can do to help save energy in your computing use include:

1. Increase your memory (RAM) to reduce disk usage, which can be a power draw.2. If you have a desktop computer, upgrade to an LCD flat panel monitor instead of a CRT monitor, which can account for half the energy use of a desktop computer.  According to the EPA, the use of an ENERGY STAR qualified monitor can save up to 85% of the electricity used by a standard model.

3. Did you know that the power supplies for your peripherals (such as your mobile phone or iPod) still draw power even if the peripheral is not plugged in?  If you plug all your electronics into one surge protector, you can easily switch them all off when you leave the room or go to sleep.

4. Shut off that printer.  Printers also have a sleep mode that still consumes a significant amount of power.5. Replace wireless mice and keyboards with wired mice.  Wired mice and wired keyboards use relatively little energy and they avoid unnecessary wasting of batteries.

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Ethics

Professional ethic Engineering ethic Computer ethic

Professional ethic Professional-people and those working in

acknowledged professions exercise specialist knowledge and skill.

How the use of this knowledge should be governed when providing a service to the public can be considered a moral issue and is termed professional ethics

Engineering ethic Engineering ethics is the field of applied ethics

and system of moral principles that apply to the practice of engineering.

The field examines and sets the obligations by engineers to society, to their clients, and to the profession.

Computer ethic Computer Ethics is a branch of

practical philosophy.

deals with how computing professionals should make decisions regarding professional and social conduct

ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)