Case study problem -ITGS IB2 HL Task
What is the most appropriate IT system that would allow data to be accessed and transferred between the hospital and the village clinics?
Tasks to understand the context of healthcare and IT:
1. Search through sites such as the BBC News website, The Economist, and the Financial Times for "health care" and "Africa" and other related terms to get a sense of the state of healthcare and healthcare technology in Africa.
2. Search through the websites of local hospitals such as Kampala International Hospital , Case Clinics , and Mulago to find out about their use of technology.
3. Be sure to address at least all of the following ITGS questions:
a. Who are the stakeholders—individuals, institutions, societies who initiate and control the IT
developments and are affected by them?
b. What are the advantages and disadvantages for the stakeholders?
c. Who is responsible?
d. Who is accountable?
e. What policies, rules or laws apply to the situation?
Thursday, January 21, 2010
OSPs / Search Engines
Describe OSPs and give examples
For all Students
Search Engines : How they Work? Week 5 work - ITGS IB1
Using the links below as resources, describe how web searching works. Useful links:
http://www.xseo.com/making-sense-of-search-engines.htm
http://searchenginewatch.com/webmasters/article.php/2168031
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/search-engine.htm
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/animate/search.html
Answer the following questions and submit your work at the end of the lesson for grading: Note that sources used in this work should be cited, and attempt the tasks individually.
1. Write a list of the most commonly used search engines.
2. What is meant by page ranking ?
3. How does Google rank its search results?
4. Define White Hats and Black Hats SEO (Search engine optimizers).
5. How can you improve your page ranking?
6. What is search engine ‘spamming’?
7. Why do different search engines come up with different results?
8. Explain ‘cloaking’?
9. The English language is for sale! Have you noticed that when you search your first page begins with a sponsored listing. People pay for keywords. Visit the site http://www.overture.com/ and watch the demo if it is possible. View Advertisers Max bids and look at the results. Describe how the advertiser will pay Overture for this service.
10. Read the article BBC News ‘Cheating’ the search engines, 05/04/07 and describe in your own words how search engines were tricked.
11. With the ever increase of Internet content being multimedia e.g. images, video clips and podcasts – how can these be searched for? Describe how
a) podcasts may use transcription,
b) images use segmentation mapping,
c) how Marvel is used to help search for videos
d) how tagging is being used by individuals.
Deadline 6th week
For all Students
Search Engines : How they Work? Week 5 work - ITGS IB1
Using the links below as resources, describe how web searching works. Useful links:
http://www.xseo.com/making-sense-of-search-engines.htm
http://searchenginewatch.com/webmasters/article.php/2168031
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/search-engine.htm
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/animate/search.html
Answer the following questions and submit your work at the end of the lesson for grading: Note that sources used in this work should be cited, and attempt the tasks individually.
1. Write a list of the most commonly used search engines.
2. What is meant by page ranking ?
3. How does Google rank its search results?
4. Define White Hats and Black Hats SEO (Search engine optimizers).
5. How can you improve your page ranking?
6. What is search engine ‘spamming’?
7. Why do different search engines come up with different results?
8. Explain ‘cloaking’?
9. The English language is for sale! Have you noticed that when you search your first page begins with a sponsored listing. People pay for keywords. Visit the site http://www.overture.com/ and watch the demo if it is possible. View Advertisers Max bids and look at the results. Describe how the advertiser will pay Overture for this service.
10. Read the article BBC News ‘Cheating’ the search engines, 05/04/07 and describe in your own words how search engines were tricked.
11. With the ever increase of Internet content being multimedia e.g. images, video clips and podcasts – how can these be searched for? Describe how
a) podcasts may use transcription,
b) images use segmentation mapping,
c) how Marvel is used to help search for videos
d) how tagging is being used by individuals.
Deadline 6th week
Ethical and Social Issues of The Internet-IB1
Research on the topics assigned and make brief notes. Prepare to make a short presentation at the end of the lesson. use atleast an example of a news item .
Kalgi, Vishal , Hasmitah
1. Reliability & Authenticity
2. Internet Addiction and Social Impact on the Dependence on the Internet.
3. Social Impact of open access to unsuitable material on the internet.
Ethical issues related to the misuse of the internet.
Hilda and Ravi
Social Impact of identity theft through the internet.
Solomon, Maulik and Martha
Social Impact of global viruses
Coral , Titana and Maraka
Social impact of the domination of English as the main web language
Ethical considerations of IT-rich versus IT poor nations as a result of differing access
Vernone, Shelina and Claire
Intrustion and hacking
Deadline 27th Jan 2010
Kalgi, Vishal , Hasmitah
1. Reliability & Authenticity
2. Internet Addiction and Social Impact on the Dependence on the Internet.
3. Social Impact of open access to unsuitable material on the internet.
Ethical issues related to the misuse of the internet.
Hilda and Ravi
Social Impact of identity theft through the internet.
Solomon, Maulik and Martha
Social Impact of global viruses
Coral , Titana and Maraka
Social impact of the domination of English as the main web language
Ethical considerations of IT-rich versus IT poor nations as a result of differing access
Vernone, Shelina and Claire
Intrustion and hacking
Deadline 27th Jan 2010
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