Category: Essays

Some people love Social Networking through technology (Facebook and Twitter) whilst others loathe it. Write reflectively about your experiences with the use of a Social networking technology such as Facebook or Twitter. You will need to provide a brief description of the experience and then write three paragraphs of reflective writing where you analyse the experience, what you have learnt from the experience and how you would handle it differently in the future. If you can, choose a significant event such as your account being hacked or negative comments about you or a friend being posted. Your reflective writing should cover the three key points on reflective writing (see below). If you do not use Social networking technologies you could write a reflection on why you do NOT use Social networking technologies or choose another life experience that really challenged you and write about that. This should be approximately 400 words.

The key points to consider when writing reflectively are:

1. You need to demonstrate what you have learned from a particular experience not just describe what happened.

2. There is no right or wrong answer—reflective writing is about what you learned from the experience.

3. Ask yourself the following questions and give your responses in your writing: Why did X happen? What did I do in X situation? What were the positive and negative outcomes in the situation? How might I do things differently next time? What have I learnt and how does this knowledge contribute to my development?

(McCulloch & Reid, 2015, p. 131)

Note 1: You should re-read pages 130-132 of the textbook to ensure you know what is meant by reflective writing.

Note 2: This reflective writing is about evaluating yourself; it is NOT about evaluating social media.

Marking Criteria

The reflective writing on Social Networking through technology should:

1. Include a brief description of the experience (1 mark).

2. Reflect on why the experience happened and how you contributed to the experience (include both positive and negative contributions) (1 mark).

3. Demonstrate what you have learned from the experience (1 mark).

4. Describe how you would handle the experience differently in the future (1 mark)

5. Explained the positives and negatives of the situation (1 mark).

Note if the submission contains grammatical and/or typographical errors or is NOT well structured and easy to understand or it is too long or too short (less than 350 or greater than 450 words) there will be a penalty of –1 mark.

Week 11 – Portfolio: Personal Ethical Framework (5 marks)

Task

In week 9 you learnt about how to develop a personal ethical framework and last week you learnt about work and cultural issues. Understanding who you are and how you relate to others in both your personal and work life can make you aware of the values that are important to you as well as the values that you may need to work on to improve your professional standing. This portfolio item is designed to make you think about how to build a reputation as a good ICT professional. It requires you to write about your perceptions of a good ICT professional, your work ethic and values, how you communicate with work colleagues and how to work with others from diverse backgrounds. As you are training to be an ICT professional you should refer to the ACS Code of Ethics and/or ACS Code of Professional Conduct when writing this personal ethical framework. It should be approximately 500 words.

It is recommended that you use the following headings:

· ICT professional

· Work ethic and values

· Communication with colleagues

· Diversity in the workplace

Marking Criteria

Your Personal Ethical Framework should include:

1. Your perception of a good ICT professional. Note this should refer to the ACS Code of Ethics and/or ACS Code of Professional Conduct (1 mark).

2. Statements about:

a. your work ethic (1 mark).

b. values that are important to you (1 mark).

3. How you relate to and communicate with work colleagues (1 mark).

4. Your views on working with diversity in the workplace and how to be sensitive to the people who have been brought up in cultures different to your own (1 mark).

Note if the submission contains grammatical and/or typographical errors or is NOT well structured and easy to understand or it is too long or too short (less than 450 or greater than 550 words) there will be a penalty of –1 mark.

Week 12 – Portfolio: Successful Completion (10 marks)

Task

This portfolio item requires you to justify that you have successfully achieved the course learning outcomes and to provide feedback about your experiences with the course. The document should have two parts.

Part A – Justification

Create a document called ‘Successful Completion’ and write a reflective analysis that demonstrates you have satisfied all eight (8) course learning outcomes that are listed in the course profiles for COIT20233 and COIT20249 Professional Skills for ICT (they are listed below). In no more than two (2) A4 pages justify how the work you have completed this term has satisfied all eight (8) course learning outcomes. Please note it is important that you JUSTIFY that you have satisfied the course objectives do NOT just summarise the course content and/or assessment items OR define the course learning outcomes.

From the Course Profile:

On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Describe the basic principles and importance of effective interpersonal communication, active listening and reading for meaning.

2. Demonstrate teamwork skills.

3. Communicate ideas effectively both verbally and in written form using appropriate language.

4. Create and deliver effective oral presentations.

5. Argue the importance of ethics, codes of behaviour, and societal, privacy and legal issues within the ICT industry.

6. Demonstrate an understanding of common work practices and values operating in the Australian workplace.

7. Assess how ICT can be used to improve organisational processes.

8. Evaluate the application of emerging technologies to communication and collaboration.

Part B – Feedback

Write two things you liked about this course and provide the reason or reasons you liked them. Also describe two suggested improvements to the course and justify why they would improve the course.

Upload the Successful Completion document into Moodle.

Marking Criteria

Justification:

Justify that you have successfully achieved all eight (8) course learning outcomes (1 mark per successful justification of each course learning outcomes). Please note that a summary of the course content and/or assessment items or defining the course learning outcomes will receive ONE mark only.

Feedback:

1. Two things you liked about this course plus reasons (1 mark).

2. Two suggested improvements to the course plus justification (1 mark).

Note if the submission contains grammatical and/or typographical errors or is NOT well structured and easy to understand there will be a penalty of –1 mark. If the submission is larger than two A4 pages you mark will be reduced by –1 mark.

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This portfolio item requires you to write about Critical Thinking. The document should have two parts.

Part A – Critical Thinking

Write approximately 200 words describing why you need to be a critical thinker. You should refer to study, work and personal life. You should include your definition of the term critical thinking.

Part B – ICT professionals

Explain why it is important for ICT professionals to be critical thinkers. You need to provide at least three (3) relevant unique points in your discussion. This should be approximately 250 words.

Marking Criteria

Critical Thinking:

· Your definition of the term Critical Thinking. Please note that this is to be your definition; do NOT just quote from other sources. If you do use other sources to support your definition then you should acknowledge the reference using Harvard citation and referencing guidelines or APA referencing style (1 mark).

· Statement about why you need to be a critical thinker – study, work and personal life (1 mark).

ICT professionals:

· At least three (3) relevant unique points about the importance of ICT professionals being critical thinkers (3 marks).

Note if the submission contains grammatical and/or typographical errors or is NOT well structured and easy to understand or it is too long or too short (less than 400 or greater than 500 words) there will be a penalty of –1 mark.

Week 5 – Portfolio: SWOT Analysis (5 marks)

Task

Conduct a Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats (SWOT) analysis of your presentation skills. An example can be found on page 16 of the prescribed textbook. The SWOT analysis should be presented in a square with four (4) quadrants or in a list as it is presented in the textbook. Each quadrant/section should have at least two (2) unique points. In addition to the SWOT analysis, you should outline some strategies to address one of the weaknesses that you identified in your presentation skills. That is, if you identified ‘fear of public speaking’ as a weakness then describe at least two strategies that you could use to overcome that weakness.

Marking Criteria

SWOT analysis:

Each section/quadrant of the SWOT analysis must have at least two (2) unique points that are an accurate appraisal of your presentation skills (4 marks).

Strategies:

Identify a weakness that is listed in the SWOT analysis section. Must describe at least two strategies that are reasonable ways to overcome the weaknesses you identified (1 mark).

Note if the submission contains grammatical and/or typographical errors or is NOT well structured and easy to understand there will be a penalty of –1 mark.

A european roulette wheel has 37 slots numbered 0, 1, 2, … , 36. What is the probability that the ball stops in the slot “5”?

Our safety policy forbids us from renting power equipment to anyone who cannot demonstrate proficiency in its use.

b. We take pride in announcing a new schedule of low- cost flights to Halifax.

c. So that we may bring our customer records up-to-date and eliminate the expense of duplicate mailings, we are asking you to complete the enclosed card.

d. Our fifty years of experience in direct-mail advertising will enable us to help you dazzle your customers.

e. I give my permission for you to attend the two-day workshop.

B/ Rewrite the paragraph in plain language; clear and concise

While the initial study committee has made a skillful and in-depth analysis of the alternative resource mixes as they relate to the proposal in question, the optimal functions as selected by the committee’s thematic projections would suggest a nonaffirmative response if the executive office were forced to make an immediate decision. In view of the paramount importance of the multifaceted aspects of the proposal, it is my recommendation that a special task force be created with the assigned responsibility of appropriately developing sound administrative options to the proposed implementation decision. Reliable and tested administrative procedures would enhance the practicality of the proposal and ass to the incremental viability factors essential for the type of creative innovation that functions within established guidelines.

C/ Rewrite the letter so that it is clear, complete, concise, courteous and correct.

Questions to consider:

1. Is the opening statement clear? If not, how would you change it so that it is clear?

2. Is the information complete? If not, what is missing?

3. Are the sentences concise? If not, what words would you eliminate to make them more concise?

4. Is the message courteous? If not, which sentence would you change?

5. Is the letter correct (free of grammar, punctuation and spelling errors)? If not, what needs to be corrected?

Dear Mr. Tom Black:

I wish to draw your attention to an up-coming event that we are organizing for the purpose of celabrating the retirement of our Directer of Finance Mr. Melvin Switzer. The event will take place on the 23rd of July and we anticipate your attendence at this function. You are cordially invited to a dinner being held at the Diamond golf and country Club at 6:30. The dinner will be a formal afair so please make sure you ware formal cloths. You can bring your wife if you want.

If you have any questions, contact Julie Smith at ext. 451 and she will be happy to furnish you with any other additional details.

Final Lab Report- (I have a rough draft written to work from/with)

You are required to write a complete laboratory report that covers all three experiments for “Lab 2: Water Quality and Contamination,” using knowledge gained throughout the course. To begin, download the Final Lab Report Template and utilize this form to ensure proper formatting and inclusion of all required material. Additionally, view the Sample Final Lab Report before beginning this assignment, which will illustrate what a Final Lab Report should look like. You must use at least four scholarly sources and your lab manual to support your points. The report must be six to ten pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, located within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar.

The Final Lab Report must contain the following eight sections in this order:

Title Page – This page must include the title of your report, your name, course name, instructor, and date submitted.
Abstract – This section should provide a brief summary of the methods, results, and conclusions. It should allow the reader to see what was done, how it was done, and the results. It should not exceed 200 words and should be the last part written (although it should still appear right after the title page).
Introduction – This section should include background information on water quality and an overview of why the experiment was conducted. It should first contain background information of similar studies previously conducted. This is accomplished by citing existing literature from similar experiments. Secondly, it should provide an objective or a reason why the experiment is being done. Why do we want to know the answer to the question we are asking? Finally, it should end with all three hypotheses from your Week Two experiments. These hypotheses should not be adjusted to reflect the “right” answer. Simply place your previous hypotheses in the report here. You do not lose points for an inaccurate hypothesis; scientists often revise their hypotheses based on scientific evidence following the experiments.
Materials and Methods – This section should provide a detailed description of the materials used in your experiment and how they were used. A step-by-step rundown of your experiment is necessary; however, it should be done in paragraph form, not in a list format. The description should be exact enough to allow for someone reading the report to replicate the experiment, however, it should be in your own words and not simply copied and pasted from the lab manual.
Results – This section should include the data and observations from the experiment. All tables and graphs should be present in this section. In addition to the tables, you must describe the data in text; however, there should be no personal opinions or discussion outside of the results located within this area.
Discussion – This section should interpret your data and provide conclusions. Discuss the meanings of your findings in this area. Was your hypothesis accepted or rejected, and how are you able to determine this? Did the results generate any future questions that might benefit from a new experiment? Were there any outside factors (i.e., temperature, contaminants, time of day) that affected your results? If so, how could you control for these in the future?
Conclusions – This section should provide a brief summary of your work.
References – List references used in APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Cen

Final Lab Report- (I have a rough draft written to work from/with)

You are required to write a complete laboratory report that covers all three experiments for “Lab 2: Water Quality and Contamination,” using knowledge gained throughout the course. To begin, download the Final Lab Report Template and utilize this form to ensure proper formatting and inclusion of all required material. Additionally, view the Sample Final Lab Report before beginning this assignment, which will illustrate what a Final Lab Report should look like. You must use at least four scholarly sources and your lab manual to support your points. The report must be six to ten pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, located within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar.

The Final Lab Report must contain the following eight sections in this order:

Title Page – This page must include the title of your report, your name, course name, instructor, and date submitted.
Abstract – This section should provide a brief summary of the methods, results, and conclusions. It should allow the reader to see what was done, how it was done, and the results. It should not exceed 200 words and should be the last part written (although it should still appear right after the title page).
Introduction – This section should include background information on water quality and an overview of why the experiment was conducted. It should first contain background information of similar studies previously conducted. This is accomplished by citing existing literature from similar experiments. Secondly, it should provide an objective or a reason why the experiment is being done. Why do we want to know the answer to the question we are asking? Finally, it should end with all three hypotheses from your Week Two experiments. These hypotheses should not be adjusted to reflect the “right” answer. Simply place your previous hypotheses in the report here. You do not lose points for an inaccurate hypothesis; scientists often revise their hypotheses based on scientific evidence following the experiments.
Materials and Methods – This section should provide a detailed description of the materials used in your experiment and how they were used. A step-by-step rundown of your experiment is necessary; however, it should be done in paragraph form, not in a list format. The description should be exact enough to allow for someone reading the report to replicate the experiment, however, it should be in your own words and not simply copied and pasted from the lab manual.
Results – This section should include the data and observations from the experiment. All tables and graphs should be present in this section. In addition to the tables, you must describe the data in text; however, there should be no personal opinions or discussion outside of the results located within this area.
Discussion – This section should interpret your data and provide conclusions. Discuss the meanings of your findings in this area. Was your hypothesis accepted or rejected, and how are you able to determine this? Did the results generate any future questions that might benefit from a new experiment? Were there any outside factors (i.e., temperature, contaminants, time of day) that affected your results? If so, how could you control for these in the future?
Conclusions – This section should provide a brief summary of your work.
References – List references used in APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Cen

Our safety policy forbids us from renting power equipment to anyone who cannot demonstrate proficiency in its use.

b. We take pride in announcing a new schedule of low- cost flights to Halifax.

c. So that we may bring our customer records up-to-date and eliminate the expense of duplicate mailings, we are asking you to complete the enclosed card.

d. Our fifty years of experience in direct-mail advertising will enable us to help you dazzle your customers.

e. I give my permission for you to attend the two-day workshop.

B/ Rewrite the paragraph in plain language; clear and concise

While the initial study committee has made a skillful and in-depth analysis of the alternative resource mixes as they relate to the proposal in question, the optimal functions as selected by the committee’s thematic projections would suggest a nonaffirmative response if the executive office were forced to make an immediate decision. In view of the paramount importance of the multifaceted aspects of the proposal, it is my recommendation that a special task force be created with the assigned responsibility of appropriately developing sound administrative options to the proposed implementation decision. Reliable and tested administrative procedures would enhance the practicality of the proposal and ass to the incremental viability factors essential for the type of creative innovation that functions within established guidelines.

C/ Rewrite the letter so that it is clear, complete, concise, courteous and correct.

Questions to consider:

1. Is the opening statement clear? If not, how would you change it so that it is clear?

2. Is the information complete? If not, what is missing?

3. Are the sentences concise? If not, what words would you eliminate to make them more concise?

4. Is the message courteous? If not, which sentence would you change?

5. Is the letter correct (free of grammar, punctuation and spelling errors)? If not, what needs to be corrected?

Dear Mr. Tom Black:

I wish to draw your attention to an up-coming event that we are organizing for the purpose of celabrating the retirement of our Directer of Finance Mr. Melvin Switzer. The event will take place on the 23rd of July and we anticipate your attendence at this function. You are cordially invited to a dinner being held at the Diamond golf and country Club at 6:30. The dinner will be a formal afair so please make sure you ware formal cloths. You can bring your wife if you want.

If you have any questions, contact Julie Smith at ext. 451 and she will be happy to furnish you with any other additional details.

Select two to three calculation tasks a program could perform that would be useful.

Each task must include the following:

Inputing a value
Performing a calculation on that value
Outputting the value

Example calculations include the following:

Calculating sales tax on a sale
Converting from Fahrenheit to Celsius
Figuring out a total bulk sale price based on price per unit and number of units

Create a Word document using the attached Memo Template for each of the tasks. The document should contain:

a brief description of the task
the pseudocode associated with the task

Create Visual Logic files to execute each of the tasks.

Save all the files in a single folder structure you zip into a single file to submit.

Submit zip file containing all files.

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This is an opportunity to create a “dream” benefits plan for a fictional company. Although the costs of offering benefits is a substantial consideration for any employer, for the purposes of this assignment, please make the assumption that costs are not an issue. Each student should begin his or her PowerPoint presentation with an overview of the company/organization as a starting point. Specifically, the name of the company, its mission statement, and a general overview of the company. Students may use public companies and/or government agencies as sources.

Standard Requirements:

Prepare a presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint or a similar software program.

The presentation must be visually appealing, have a light background, and dark lettering. Clip art, graphs, charts, etc. are acceptable. However, these visual elements must be relevant or complement the presentation and not be used as fillers.

Large blocks of text are not permitted. Slides must be organized in a fashion that is easily readable. Your professor recommends the use of bulleted lists for the presentation of text. Font sizes and styles must be appropriate for a professional, business presentation.

Text of the presentation must include parenthetical citation, in appropriate format, and matching the reference slide(s).

The Reference slide(s) must be formatted according to APA documentation style.

Each student is responsible for submitting his or her presentation in the appropriate assignment drop box by the published due date. Late assignments will not be accepted and will result in a zero for the assignment.

Additional Information:

See chapter 15 of the text for reference.

The benefit plans of at least 2 public companies and/or government agencies must be researched and used as sources. Company or government agency information must be documented according to APA documentation style parenthetically and on the References slide(s).

Prepare at least 2 slides covering Legally-Required Benefits
Prepare at least 2 slides covering Retirement-Related Benefits
Prepare at least 2 slides covering Insurance-Related Benefits
Prepare at least 4 slides covering other benefits (be creative, remember this is a dream benefits plan)

Grading Elements:

Thorough overview of the benefit plan and the required slides

The presentation is visually appealing and pictures and clip art are used to complement the topic being presented
This is an opportunity to create a “dream” benefits plan for a fictional company. Although the costs of offering benefits is a substantial consideration for any employer, for the purposes of this assignment, please make the assumption that costs are not an issue. Each student should begin his or her PowerPoint presentation with an overview of the company/organization as a starting point. Specifically, the name of the company, its mission statement, and a general overview of the company. Students may use public companies and/or government agencies as sources.

Standard Requirements:

Prepare a presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint or a similar software program.

The presentation must be visually appealing, have a light background, and dark lettering. Clip art, graphs, charts, etc. are acceptable. However, these visual elements must be relevant or complement the presentation and not be used as fillers.

Large blocks of text are not permitted. Slides must be organized in a fashion that is easily readable. Your professor recommends the use of bulleted lists for the presentation of text. Font sizes and styles must be appropriate for a professional, business presentation.

Text of the presentation must include parenthetical citation, in appropriate format, and matching the reference slide(s).

The Reference slide(s) must be formatted according to APA documentation style.

Each student is responsible for submitting his or her presentation in the appropriate assignment drop box by the published due date. Late assignments will not be accepted and will result in a zero for the assignment.

Additional Information:

See chapter 15 of the text for reference.

The benefit plans of at least 2 public companies and/or government agencies must be researched and used as sources. Company or government agency information must be documented according to APA documentation style parenthetically and on the References slide(s).

Prepare at least 2 slides covering Legally-Required Benefits
Prepare at least 2 slides covering Retirement-Related Benefits
Prepare at least 2 slides covering Insurance-Related Benefits
Prepare at least 4 slides covering other benefits (be creative, remember this is a dream benefits plan)

Grading Elements:

Thorough overview of the benefit plan and the required slides

The presentation is visually appealing and pictures and clip art are used to complement the topic being presented

At least two public companies and/or government agencies used as sources for the presentation

Parenthetical citations included and formatted according to APA documentation style

References slide(s) is formatted according to APA documentation style

Spelling, grammar, and writing style

At least two public companies and/or government agencies used as sources for the presentation

Parenthetical citations included and formatted according to APA documentation style

References slide(s) is formatted according to APA documentation style

Spelling, grammar, and writing style

We were given a continent and we need to fufil the prompt. we need to do research and find the place name ID, physical features identification, location, place, region, movement and human enviroment interactio. then place this info on a poster board

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