tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887816290156289602012-02-28T22:15:45.535+10:00For Bachelor Arts (Internet Studies)Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18339747540461894911noreply@blogger.comBlogger1511100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688781629015628960.post-67161257076518554012012-02-28T22:15:00.001+10:002012-02-28T22:15:45.566+10:00

Red letter day - my trainer signed off on my Cert IV HR today. Finally finished!

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The end is in sight! Just finishing off the assessment task for two units, then only one unit left to go, it's good to be so close to the end. It has been very tough going, between this subject and the EB negotiations at work I'm quite convinced against a HR career. Sticking with finance.

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I discovered a little while ago (probably 12 mths or more) that the degree course I'd started has undergone a restructure and a name change - it is now Bachelor of Arts (Internet Communications).On one hand I think it would be nice oneday to go back and finish the degree, although there is still a long way to go. I'd completed something like five or six units out of the required 24.On the other

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I think last year I hit a wall after signing up for this course, as I haven't got very far with it. I managed to get credits for a couple of units completed in my last subject. I've completed one of the units and put in some work for another, but have really been dragging the chain. I made enquiries about throwing in the towel, but I'm committed financially. My trainer said she refuses to let me

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Was so keen to do it a few months ago, went and signed up for it, now I can't really be fagged to get stuck into my Cert IV Human Resources Management course. Why oh why did I do it? My zeal for work-related study is lately exhausted. Will I never get back to my Internet Studies??

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Ok, ok.. it took a little longer than I anticipated, so many MYOB assignments! and I got sidetracked by things at work.. like audit, annual general meeting, and the draft enterprise bargaining agreement.. but I'm so happy to say right now, it's done it's done!A deadly boring subject the last unit – occupational health and safety, my eyes glaze over just hearing the title. But yay I’ve finished!

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Well it's July and things have been busy at work so I'm still finishing this off.. although there is not much to go - two MYOB assignments and then the boring WPH & S unit (I'm thinking I should have got it over with earlier on). Aiming for the end of this month and I'm on track so far.Looking ahead, I was successful in getting into the Cert IV Human Resources through a government sponsored

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Aiming to get this completed by Jun 2010, with a bit of luck I'll finish ahead of schedule. Have continued to get straight HDs, I suspect the marking is pretty easy, the comments from tutor always seem to follow a set formula! Only four units left:1. 20980A Develop & implement policies & practices2. 20985A Deliver professional service/resolve disputes 3. 21110B MYOB 184. and 21115A Apply health

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Straight HDs so far. The material a little basic, hoping to push through and get it finished soon. The stuff I've been doing at work is way ahead of this course, but I can't knock the quals and RPLs!

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I discovered a short while ago that a young woman I met on a forum and got to know and like has just enrolled in the BA course I've been studying (and hope to return to next year!). I stumbled across her NET11 blog just now and maybe she'll pick up this linkback.

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A halt in BA studies has occurred, due to my new job at the Hospice. I have taken over the role of Financial Support Coordinator and am in the process of formalising my bookkeeping knowledge with the Cert IV Financial Services (Bookkeeping) through CENGAGE. The role is a challenging one for me, and I hope to get through the course quickly to even out my many gaps in knowledge.I will likely

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A bit of discussion lately about the worth of a university/college degree in the field of web design. Not the first time the topic has been discussed, it is worth noting that course offerings in the field have developed considerably in recent years offering greater choice for students.Jonathon Christopher argues that a tertiary education does not guarantee work in the web industry, but neither is

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Youtube users asking questions regarding the 'future of the internet' to the ministers and world leaders gathered in Seoul, Korea for the OECD Ministerial Meeting. (June 17~18)A couple of awesome ones, my favourites because they make a really good point:CIPPIC - comparing the internet with impact on the world of Gutenberg's pressThe group of language students - talk about the multilingual issues

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Having a tiny break from Internet Studies since I missed the enrolment for SP2 and must wait now until mid-August to enrol for SP3. In the meantime have signed up for a certificate course through CENGAGE Education - Public Relations and Events Management. I have 18 months to complete this one but it seems fairly lightweight (we'll see), I might be able to knock it off much quicker than that.It is

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With the boss away these past five weeks I have been so pre-occupied with extra work that study has fallen further and further behind. So I have reluctantly withdrawn from NED23. I am now thinking carefully about what I want to do and re-evaluating my study goals. In the last six months I've grown to like my new job in the community sector, although it is only part-time there is room for career

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Is there a need for my menu planning recipe site, would people use it?1. People are busy, but still like to cook!Are we losing the art of cooking? Foodbiz Volume 2, Issue 2, August 2004 - an Australian National Food Industry Strategy publication. Looks at the 2003 AC Nielsen Grocery Report - despite today's busy society we are still interested in cooking. Grocery figures show food-from-scratch

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Steve Krug's book about Web Usability is the primary text for the NED23 class; my copy finally arrived from Amazon today. A little bit of catch-up reading in progress.According to Krug in Chapter 1 "don't make me think" is the first principle of usability, the reasoning is that every tiny question adds to the cognitive workload, which distracts and detracts from the usability of a site. Another

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Using market research methods to determine audience need for your web site; what problems will it solve. Collecting information via questionnaires.Read up on these subjects and try to narrow down some ideas. Try to come up with 3 so there are alternatives you can use. Your tutor will ask you to pitch your ideas for discussion in the first few weeks of the study session, giving you feedback on

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Graphic design- Good usability - obvious, intuitive- Learning to use something an investment in time/effort, must be considered worthwhile- Graphic design is about communication - improving usability, motivating the user (Lynch & Horton 2001)Jon Meads draws a distinction - bad graphic design is bad for usability. Good graphics are effective for drawing attention and enhancing a web site's

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Usability Professionals Association - Usability is an approach to product development that incorporates direct user feedback throughout the development cycle in order to reduce costs and create products and tools that meet user needs. (n.d)Has some info about international standards for usability and user-centred design.Usability.gov - some usability basics, draws from many sources of info, not

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# Thinking about the ease of use in accessing World Wide Web pages, name ten things you hate most about the Web. How could they be improved?1. Sites with useless content.Despite advances in search technology, it is still annoying when a site is listed near the top of search results because it has seo tweaking rather than useful content.2. Obtrusive advertising.Pop-up ads are bad enough, even

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What is usability? Three basic definitions:1. How "easy" something is to use2. The discipline of building web sites that are "easy" to use3. The measure of how a user interacts with a product or systemMy favourite products are typically labour saving devices like my (new) washing machine, bread making machine, dishwasher. I also prefer my digital camera over my 20y/o SLR, I like my MP3 player and

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Day one and I have just logged into WebCT to see if the unit was up - it was! Already a few posts on the discussion forum, a few familiar names. Just printed off the assessment tasks, looks interesting - for one of them I need to produce a video. I've started adding resource links to del.icio.us, bluetacked my unit timetable to the wall, and ordered my Steve Krug book from Amazon. All set so far.

Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18339747540461894911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688781629015628960.post-45281717161966554202008-02-22T22:20:00.005+10:002008-02-22T23:03:59.068+10:00

Microsoft are gearing up to offer free developer software to high school and university students worldwide, in what could be a bold move to capture the youth market and blitz competition such as Adobe Macromedia. Although, according to CRN Australia, the initiative is part of a greater cause to address the skills shortage in the ICT industry.The "Dreamspark" suite is already available to students

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Some universities are feeling a little deflated in the wake of last year's Federal election, won by Labor's Kevin Rudd on a wave of "knowledge nation" promise.According to Simon Marginson they have missed the point, it was more about attitude than immediate financial redress for past neglect by the Howard government. Support will flow when the universities adopt forward-looking commitments to

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I love Stumbleupon. Often I find some really useful looking web sites, like Questia.Questia is a virtual library, I had a quick browse in my subject areas and it seems to have a lot of material that is useful for my study. There is a cost to subscribe, about $100 US for 12 months access which doesn't seem too much.I shall check it out some more and keep it in mind for next semester.Another useful

Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18339747540461894911noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688781629015628960.post-77845141147624871522007-12-14T07:16:00.000+10:002008-02-10T17:25:07.635+10:00

Homicide detectives are hoping satellite images captured by Google Earth may provide some clues in the recent murder case of a woman in Victoria. More from News Limited.

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Australia went to the polls late last month and voted in the new Labor government, on a platform of industrial relations, climate change and educational reform. The wave of optimistic euphoria following the change of guard is levelling out somewhat as Labor put their plans into practice. The biggest change ahead for universities is of course the move to abolish full fee degrees for domestic

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We had to do a web site and a flash-based banner ad with animation and audio.The web site - I had some really helpful feedback from tutor and class, was pretty happy with it (a bit over it at the moment, having been working on it solidly the last two/three weeks). A copy is published at www.mja.au.comThe flash banner ad was interesting. I am still trying to get the hang of layers, stages, frames

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Thought I'd read up on this and include it with my assignment. Digital Web Magazine article - http://www.digital-web.com/articles/microformats_primer/24ways.org article - http://24ways.org/2005/practical-microformats-with-hcard

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Patrick Fitzgerald provides this concise yet well explained 10-step lesson in CSS Positioning. A good demonstration of the value of chunking for any sort of learning material. It managed to sink in through my thick head!Also learned something about vertical centering from Bert Bos' tips on Centering Things. Unfortunately there was a browser compatibility issue with lists and the display:

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Or if you're Australian like me - colourblind filter.In NED12 assignment one, the marker commented that they wondered how the design would go with a red filter. I decided to test this on my final assignment, and found an online filter test at http://colorfilter.wickline.org/.So far my design-in-progress has passed with flying colours (haha). I also tested my design from assignment one - my lovely

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Was trying to get anti-aliased curves. This method works great - http://matthom.com/archive/2004/09/10/fast-rounded-corners-in-photoshop

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It's not illegal, it is a simple question of ethics: an interesting look at the issue of plagiarism. The different attitudes towards students and academics; the tremendous resources used to ineffectually try to "catch" plagiarists; the injustices and the inpracticalities. Dale Spender argues that while cheating slips under the radar there is little logic in punishing students for using the words

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According to new research spending just 10 minutes talking to someone can help improve your memory and can also boost your performance in tests.Researchers at the University of Michigan say they have found that socializing is just as effective as more traditional methods of mental exercise for boosting the memory and improving intellectual performance. Read more from News-Medical.Net.

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Interesting article by 18 year old Patrick Begley - Is the Arts degree history? To consider liberal arts studies to have little relevance in the modern workforce is to overlook the value of Arts in encouraging a variety of thinking skills. Read more from news.com.au

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Bound to be lots about this one.

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Video resources

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Putting audio on the webTutor Edwin provided link to free audio site he uses: http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/forum/index.phpFellow student Daniel very helpfully provided link to some great software - http://www.nch.com.au/switch/index_b.html which really helped me with my banner ad part of the assignment!

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Good resources for learning about logo design

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Copyright resources

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Find stuff about making animations - in Flash preferably. Found this tutorial on creating a photo fading slideshow from UC Berkeley, for Apple users.Fellow student Tracy M found this ALA article by Drew McLellan on embedding flash while supporting web standards, Flash Satay.Some CS3 basics from Adobe.

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Look for good resources about project management (particularly web site projects of course)

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List some useful resources to effective banner ad design! (particularly flash animated ads).

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This module is titled "information architecture" but half of it is about designing banner ads. Go figure!There will be links here to resources about information architecture - site organisation, directory structure.

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Site elements:Home pages - strategies include menu list of links, news-oriented front page, path-based split, splash screen - or a combination of these.Graphics or text - visual design versus usability/seoMaster page layout grid - a standard layout for all pages, not dominated by homepage designMenus and subsites - grouping sections together into digestible chunksResource lists, links to related

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Let's learn about Flash and hopefully create a decent animated banner for my next NED12 assignment! Course work suggests going straight to the source to learn about Adobe Flash..* W3C Schools suggests starting off with the lessons that are included with Flash the program* Adobe's Using Flash for the First Time - 1. Building a banner. Perfect!

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Twenty-five years ago, Carnegie Mellon University professor Scott E. Fahlman says, he was the first to use three keystrokes -- a colon followed by a hyphen and a parenthesis -- as a horizontal "smiley face" in a computer message.Read more on CNN.com

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Elements used to create the illusion of depth include perspective or scale - size decreases with distance, meaning things that are further away look smaller. Variation in line thickness can be used to suggest depth - for example the lines of a road or train tracks will get thinner as they get further away. Objects also overlap when one is in front of the other. "Atmospheric perspective" objects

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I was just learning about this in the drawing class I've started. Positive space is the area occupied by our subject. Negative space is the surrounding area or background space. The frame or drawing space makes up the third element of composition.Looking deeper we realise that negative and positive spaces can develop an interdependence. Enough negative space (aka whitespace) around an object can

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The arrangement of elements according to importance and emphasis.* Lynch and Horton's Web Style Guide - Visual Hierarchy* Luke Wroblewski - Visible Narratives: Understanding visual organisation* Tutorial Outpost - Get Some hierarchy in Your Design

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Smashing Magazine* 30 Usability Issues to be Aware of* Designing with a Grid ApproachDigital Web Magazine* Prototyping with Style* Just Build It: HTML Prototyping and Agile Development* Getting IA Done* Return on Design (review of Ani Phyo's book)A List Apart* Avoid Edge Cases by Designing Up Front* Paper PrototypingSite Point* Breaking Out of the Box* Process and Documentation.net Magazine*

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Rhythm is a pattern created by repeating or varying elements, with consideration given to the space between them, to create an effective ebb and flow which visually leads the eye from one element to another.From WikiBooks:..human beings are more comfortable with variation in general. Psychologically, most any serious lack in variation of anything (a solid, a line, a sound, a situation) can become

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Trying to make up my mind whether this is a cool adoption by educators of modern technology, or a sad indictment on the gun situation in the US - students are being alerted to the presence of armed and dangerous on campus via text, email and facebook adverts. Read more.

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Interesting piece by Milanda Rout from AustralianIT, the increasing role of social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace in recruiting overseas students to universities. Read more.

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I had a lot of fun with my first NED12 assignment, and in the course of working on it greatly improved my knowledge and confidence in Photoshop. This photo by Georgie Sharp of a bee hovering over the wattle really took my fancy, and the stylised text above it is intended to be reminiscent of the bee's flight path. The stripey background was a simple technique I learned about from blogger Amy on

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"Texture is created by varying the pattern of light and dark areas on an object." Elements of Design: Contrast from Bonnie Skaalid, 1999. Five Texture Tips from Photoshop Tips & Tricks

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Something I've picked up from my reading about contrast - that it is not just about colour, but can be contrast in size, style or other aspects of objects.As I was doing the NED12 exercise of selecting example web sites of high and low contrast, I was looking specifically at colour. The writer at Webreference.com reckons "this sort of contrast is too straightforward and even boring to be useful."

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An article from The Age highlights the recent OECD report, which states that Australia has the fourth most expensive degrees in the developed world after the US, Japan and Korea.There was hope on the horizon some months ago with opposition leader Kevin Rudd's pledge to do "something" about the massive debt shouldered by students; but policy details are lacking and it appears the issue is on the

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A fellow student Tracy found this article by Douglas Bowman, A Design Process Revealed, very relevant to our first assessment task. It relates the processes behind designing a CSS Zen Garden submission. It is heartening to be told that no great artistic talent is necessary; design is a systematic process which can be grouped into phases as follows:* research and discovery* competitive analysis*

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The "practice" exercises in Module 2 are driving me crazy! it is not that they are simple, or boring and repetitive; it is the vague and confusing wording of the task descriptions. I'm not alone in this, several of the other students have been having difficulty interpreting what is required from the task.A lot of us are still learning to use Photoshop, some good links shared on the forum -

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Marks in today - a total 80/100. I'm very happy I passed!

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Since starting at Uni my research efforts have been thwarted a few times by subscription-only content on the Web. Amongst the various publications, NY Times articles have appeared in search results looking very interesting and relevant, but would only take me as far as a login page.So it is rather good news that NY Times have decided to do away with online subscriptions. This follows a review of

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Visual weight an illusion of physical weight, such as with bold face type.Balance where visual weight appears to be equally dispersed throughout the design. - Symmetrical balance: mirrored distribution on either side of an imaginary vertical access - Asymetrical balance: the arrangement of unequally weighted elements in a design.Further reading:* Visible Narratives: Understanding Visual

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Another important element of design - unity. Coherence, usability, better communication. Psychological studies have shown that users want to see unity, if they don't see this they lose interest.Unified design needs a consistent visual style throughout the document/site. Visual devices include visual style, alignment, balance, flow, and a grid.Creating unity with visual style: * Use similar

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Elements that are lined up with each other share a visual connection that can enhance design and increase usability and legibility. Consistency, predictability are essential elements to any well designed information system.Grids are commonly used in design (and I've heard the term bandied about a lot!) to help with alignment. A good grid design is a flexible one - it can have as many or few grids

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Gamma correction - generally what looks good on a Mac, appears too dark on a PC and conversely, images created on a PC often look light and washed out on a Mac. Gamma is set by adjusting a numerical value - Macs have a default gamma setting of 1.8; on PCs the default is around 2.5 (but there are many variables). W3C has set a Web standard to 2.2 for all platforms (also suggested by CGSD back in

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Another link courtesy of my sister, Luciano Passuelo's new site LiteMind is all about exploring ways to use our minds efficiently. My favourite articles would have to be How to Recall an Entire Book in 5 Minutes or Less and What is Mind Mapping? (and How to Get Started Immediately) since both of these things are pretty good to have a handle on for uni.Luciano is a fan of famous quotes also, and

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I get a daily quote on my Google start page each morning. This one today by Bertrand Russell is profound:If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it

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Some reading to get through this weekend: Digital Color WheelColors on the WebColor TheoryColour schemes created via the colour wheel:Analogous - colours next to each other on the wheel, match well, no contrast - serenity, comfort.Complementary - colours directly opposite each other on the wheel - high contrast, vivid, stand out.Split complementary - combination of a colour with the analogous

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Since introducing my sister to StumbleUpon she has been finding all these cool sites and sending them to me. She thought my studies could use a bit of help and guidance and sent me this link to Thinking like a Genius. It's all about thinking productively and creatively rather than reproductively, something they taught us in REA11.I also found this resource on Critical thinking on the Web (all by

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An important aspect of good graphic design is creating an interface that is visually appealing and intuitive - interesting to use without having to think too hard about it. It's all about the audience:Graphic design creates visual logic and seeks an optimal balance between visual sensation and graphic information. Without the visual impact of shape, color, and contrast, pages are graphically

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After the process of experimentation it is a good idea to critique, or evaluate your work - it forces you to view your work objectively and assess how well it meets the project objectives.Robin Landa provides the following checklist to refer to when evaluating your design solutions:Part I: The ProjectRestate the goal or aim of the project – in your OWN words. Do this to make sure you understand

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Well it's week one in a new study period and I'm looking forward to the fresh start, although I had some initial apprehensions about this unit because design has never been one of my strengths. Hopefully the theory we cover here will give me more confidence.In the first reading we are told that to learn to design, we must think like a designer. This involves problem solving, asking questions,

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In a previous post I described how I barely managed to hand in my second NET12 assignment. Things steadily degenerated from there, and by the final week I was way behind and hadn't even started assignment three. I just hit a wall halfway through the study period, and it was all I could do to complete NED11. It's disappointing, but I just have to get over it and move on. I'll give NET12 another

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A report on VillageVoice.com.au (22 Aug, 2007) that the University of New England in NSW has detected a spate of plagiarism amongst theses submitted over the last few years for an IT masters program, and the students involved could be stripped of their degrees.Notably the theses were all written by international students. Although the report doesn't state where the students come from it is

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Fellow student Kathleen sent me a sticky note on Facebook - "Hang in there - SP2 is nearly over!". Very welcome words, this has been the shakiest SP for me since my first enrolment. I really don't know how they do it, these other students who take on four subjects at once. I took only two, but after this SP I'm going back to doing one at a time.

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This is a new service that has a lot of potential, although there is not a lot of content available at the moment I can see CafeScribe really taking off as perhaps another Facebook, its focus on students.It offers e-book versions of university textbooks for download, at reportedly half the usual print price, providing the opportunity to save some money as well as a few trees. Students can also

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I completely fangled this one. We had to create an anno-bib using six or more resources for the question we wish to do in assignment three. I left it too late and although I found some good resources, I didn't allow myself enough time to read and assess them. I managed to write at least a brief comment for each one (far short of the required 100 words). Worth 10 marks. Oh well.As fellow student

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Results back for first assignment - 80%. Tutor comments:Hi Melissa, you could prolly have a go at doing a 1028 x 768 site these days. I wonder whether 800 wide will look a bit lonely on some widescreen monitors as that seems to be what's happening with many of my older sites. Excellent use of breadcrumb navigation. Clear and consistent navigation. Very nicely researched. Great work! Plus I really

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One of our NET12 unit readings is the Langdon Winner paper Who will we be in Cyberspace? which expresses reservations on the changes wrought on society as new forms of technology are adopted. He specifically mentions traditional roles such as bank teller and teacher disappearing, which made me recall the changes I’d observed during my time in the banking industry.I posted this story in the

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Amidst acclamations of the wonders of the computing age, an academic named Neil Postman gave a lecture in 1990 to a group of Stuttgart computer scientists about the pitfalls of computers. Computers, he says are about information. And no amount of information causes or prevents things from happening to us.The computer is, in a sense, a magnificent toy that distracts us from facing what we most

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I’m no gamer so this seems incredible to me, but there is a demand for people to play multiplayer online role-playing games on behalf of others who don’t have the time. The idea is to build status and “experience points” for their game character without the hard slog, by paying someone else to do it.The Gamer Revolution documentary profiles a busy mother who outsourced her game character to a

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Gliffy is an online diagramming tool, I thought I'd give it a try for the flowchart in my web site design document. You can sign up for a free account, which allows you to store up to five diagrams and you can print or export them (with Gliffy logo).It was really easy to use, although it helped to have ideas down on paper beforehand. In this web site flowchart I've shown page hierarchy levels,

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...is due next Friday the 13th. Hope this isn't an omen!We have to prepare a blueprint document containing a "comprehensive analysis and visual depiction of a World Wide Web site". I've created a few web sites over the years but this level of planning is novel for me - now I know where I've been going wrong all this time!We base the web site on a topic of our own choosing. I've been mulling over

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A pleasant surprise this morning when I started pulling materials together for my essay. The due date is actually Mon 2nd July, not 29 June as I've been thinking. I'm not sure why I had the date wrong, but it is nice to realise I have a couple extra more days than I thought.My copy of Weaving the Web by Tim Berners Lee arrived last week. Haven't had time to start reading it yet, but had a quick

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YES! I managed to find an inexpensive second hand copy of Tim Berner-Lee's Weaving the Web on eBay! I would also love to find John Naughton's Brief History of the Future but not having much luck. Shall nip down to the local library to see if I can borrow it again.

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Langdon Winner. " Do Artifacts Have Politics?" The Whale and the Reactor: A Search for Limits in an Age of High Technology. (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1986.) pp. 19-39"The things we call technologies are ways of building order in our world."- (Mumford) two types of technologies: one authoritarian, the other democratic- structuring decisions are made either consciously or

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SP2 has just started but I've been looking at the units available for next SP. I'm thinking of taking these two from Curtin:NET23 The Internet: Policy, Regulation and GovernanceNED12 Internet Design - AdvancedI suppose I should also register with Curtin for this degree, it is recommended by the third or fourth unit, which I am studying now.UPDATE 6 July: I've decided to take just one unit next SP

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Two subjects, and I seem to be ploughing ahead through one and falling behind in the other!NET12 I'm having difficulty with, due to some kind of performance anxiety I think! There is a requirement to participate in online discussions which isn't normally a problem, but it's been specified that for each topic there must be at least two posts - one has to be a substantial answer to one of the

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Results in today, couldn't be happier.. 84 (HD).My marks dipped in both assessments where I had to produce an analytical structure document, but picked up in narrative forms. Earlier I credited the analytical structure exercises with improving my essay structure. Go figure!

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Hobbes' Internet Timeline - http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/We have to select 5 milestones most relevant to the World Wide Web, screen design, and multimedia design issues – along with the time they happened.Bit distracted by all the funnies! in particular RFCs like the following:RFC 1149: A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams on Avian CarriersRFC 1178: Choosing a Name for

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Just read Rob Kitchin's "Introducing Cyberspace" from Cyberspace World in the Wires. Excellent material there. I wouldn't mind getting hold of the entire text. Next reading is from http://www.scotsnewsletter.com/20quests/hownet.htmOther useful readings:How Internet Infrastructure Works from How Stuff WorksLiving Internet (re-visit from NET11!)Primer on Internet Technology by Roger Clarke

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This is an excellent movie produced by Professor Wesch, it has been used to describe Web 2.0 technologies and the semantic Web. It demonstrates how we, the users both drive and fuel the Web.It lead to an interesting discussion on WebCT with Helen, about how computers were expected to create a paperless society, but we are instead inundated with more paper. I made the comment that the faster

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Well I managed to get my final assignments handed in on time last night (just), and I'm very pleased that the aggravation is now over. In hindsight it has been a very useful unit, but it just about wore out my brain!I don't want (and don't expect) to top the class, I just want to pass. I am kind of pleased with my final topic-of-choice essay Web Accessibility and Developers though, considering

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One of the fiery debates at REA11 has been about the existence of a universal knowledge which holds true for all.The modernist take is that universal truth exists once you screen out elements of bias and get to a purely objective view.The post-modernist belief is that it is impossible to be completely objective, there is no one truth, but that truth exists in many forms according to social

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Doing two units next SP:NET12 The Internet: A Socio-technological Introduction NED11 Internet Design - Introduction.Looking forward to doing NET12 with a couple of the students from this SP, REA11 class. Just checked the unit outline and it has a couple of essays to write, and 30% final mark is based on discussion board participation.Have heard a lot of good feedback on NED11, students from my

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Well there are two weeks left of this unit and it looks like I'll be busting a gut again to hand in assignments on time!So much reading in this unit. Thank goodness I only took the one unit this SP (study period) or I'd be going crazy.This SP has been SO different to the last one when I did NET11; not everyone has been enjoying the subject, and there has been disappointment with marks on our

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Here are details of this offer I found from Hostess Web Hosting. Only available to uni students (you must register with email address ending in .edu.au) it includes a free .au.com domain name and free web hosting. Check it out on the Hostess web site (click "Uni Students" from the menu).No php support but does offer a cgi-bin for perl scripts. My free site? http://www.mja.au.com/

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Taking a breather from assignment two to record a bit of info about this unit before I leave it too late.The unit outline from OUA:Expand your skills in critical thinking. This unit provides you with an introduction to the practical application of concepts and analytical procedures associated with reasoning. It aims to develop your abilities and confidence to think clearly and analyse effectively

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