INF 103 Week 5 Final Paper

>>INF 103 Week 5 Final Paper<<

Focus of the Final Paper
For the Final Paper, you will select one topic from the list below. You will want to choose a topic that is important or interesting to you.
Instructions for completing the Final Paper:

Please select from one of the following topics, which are addressed in the course textbook, Introduction to Computer Literacy:

Collaborative Technologies (covered in Chapter 1)

Ethical Concerns in Computing (covered in Chapter 1)

The Digital Divide (covered in Chapter 1)

Open Source Software (covered in Chapter 3)

The Impact of Mobile Computing (covered in Chapter 4)

Social Networks (covered in Chapter 7)

Protecting Copyrights and Intellectual Property (covered in Chapter 8) Plagiarism and Online Education (covered in Chapter 8)

The Future of Cloud Computing (covered in Chapter 9)

Return to the textbook and review the pages in the chapter that pertain to your selected topic.

Next, log in to the Ashford University Library and conduct a search on that topic.

The INF103. tutorial will walk you through the basic steps of doing a search for scholarly articles within

the Ashford University Library. A transcript of this video can be accessed through your online course.

Select two scholarly articles to use in your paper. For each article, write down the author information, date of

publication, title of the article, the publication information (journal title), and the database from which you

retrieved the article. You will need this information when you create your references for the sources.

Begin the writing process. You are going to compare the points of view offered by these authors (the author of your textbook and the authors of the two articles you have selected) on your selected topic, and then offer your own point of view based upon your analysis of the readings.

 

INF 103 Week 5 DQ 2 Reflection Question – Computer Use in Career Fields

>>INF 103 Week 5 DQ 2 Reflection Question – Computer Use in Career Fields<<

Reflection Question – Computer Use in Career Fields. There are many careers that require computer literacy. In fact, most jobs today require some knowledge of information technology. What computer skills should you develop to help advance your personal career goals? 

INF 103 Week 5 DQ 1 Emerging Information Technology

>>INF 103 Week 5 DQ 1 Emerging Information Technology<<

Emerging Information Technology. Discuss some of the emerging trends in information technology (e.g. computer hardware, software, data analysis). What impact may they have on your daily life (e.g., workplace, school, recreation)? 

INF 103 Week 4 Quiz

>>INF 103 Week 4 Quiz<<

1. What is the best term to describe an increasingly intense and vicious debate online?
2. What is a graphical representation of a real person in a virtual community called?
3. Encryption is BEST described as a:
4. Which of the following is NOT one of Facebook’s main features?
5. Which of the following is NOT one of the MOST common uses of Twitter?
6. The ideal PowerPoint presentation is defined by the 10/20/30 rule. Which of the following BEST describes this rule?
7. When Twitter is used to gather a large group for a face-to-face meeting it is called a:
8. The Online learning model that allows students to choose when they will log on instead of having pre-set times is referred to as:
9. The term cyberspace originated where?
10. What is the MOST important precaution to take when using social networking sites like Facebook?

 

INF 103 Week 4 DQ 2 Web 2.0

>>INF 103 Week 4 DQ 2 Web 2.0<<

Web 2.0. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other Web 2.0 tools (file sharing, cloud- services, etc.) provide ways for us to connect with individuals and share information in almost real time. Describe how you use these tools in your life today. How do you think these tools will work in the future? How will they impact major societal concerns like education, jobs, or the economy? 

INF 103 Week 4 DQ 1 Computer Ethics

>>INF 103 Week 4 DQ 1 Computer Ethics<<

Computer Ethics. Find a current news article that appears in a reputable, mainstream magazine, newspaper, or online news publication (e.g. Forbes, The New York Times, Businessweek, or The Wall Street Journal) about an ethical issue that involves computer technology, or involves a technology company. 

 

INF 103 Week 4 Computer Ethics PowerPoint

>>INF 103 Week 4 Computer Ethics PowerPoint<<

Computer Ethics PowerPoint. Review your initial post from this week’s discussion activity on computer ethics. Use Microsoft PowerPoint to create a presentation based on your initial computer ethics discussion and associated research.

Your presentation Should:

Identify the key points you want to highlight.

Contain a minimum of three slides in the body of the presentation.

Each slide in the body of the presentation should have no more than three bullet points.

Each slide must include animation.

Include graphics, audio, video or embedded links as needed to support and enhance your topics.

In addition: 

Create a title slide that that includes a topic, your name, instructor’s name, date it was prepared, and the course title.
Create a reference slide that identifies all sources used within the presentation (including graphics or other multimedia)
Format your references according to APA style as outline in the Ashford Writing Center, and use in-text citations where necessary throughout the body of your presentation.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric for this assignment, which can be accessed in your online course.

 

INF 103 Week 3 Using Microsoft Excel

>>INF 103 Week 3 Using Microsoft Excel<<

Using Microsoft Excel. Plagiarism, whether intentional or unintentional, is a big problem for universities. Not only is it an issue of unfair use of copyrighted material, it speaks to an ethical issue of cheating. (Please refer to the Microsoft Excel tutorials in the appendices of the Constellation text.)
Consider the following statistics. According to the plagiarism.org (2013), a survey conducted by Donald McCabe between 2002 and 2005 that included 63,700 US undergraduates and 9,250 graduate students revealed the following data:
36% of undergraduate and 24% of graduate students admit to “paraphrasing/copying few sentences from Internet source without footnoting it.”
38% of undergraduate and 25% of graduate students admit to “paraphrasing/copying few sentences from written source without footnoting it.”
14% of undergraduate students and 7% of graduate students admit to “fabricating/falsifying a bibliography.”
7% of undergraduate and 4% of graduate students self-report copying materials “almost word for word from a written source without citation.”
7% of undergraduate and 3% of graduate students self-report “turning in work done by another.”
3% of undergraduate and 2% of graduate students report “obtaining paper from term paper mill.”
In Excel, create a worksheet that addresses the following:
In cell A1, enter the following title for this worksheet: Student Plagiarism Statistics.
In cell A3, enter the following: Form of Plagiarism.
In cell B3, enter the following: Undergraduate.
In cell C3, enter the following: Graduate.
In cell D4, enter the total number of undergraduate students that participated in the study 63,700.
In cell E4, enter the total number of graduate students that participated n the study 9,250. 

Beginning in cell A5, enter each of the six categories of plagiarism identified by this report, one in each row. (These categories are found under the “Academic Integrity in College and Graduate School” section showing the results of the survey done by Donald McCabe.)
Beginning in cell B5, calculate the number of students that admitted to each offense. To do this, you will need to calculate the number of students based on the percentage provided.
For example, if there were 63,700 undergraduate students that participated in the survey and 36% admitted to paraphrasing/copying a few sentences from an Internet source, then that would mean that 22,932 students admitted to the offense (63,700 * .36). Complete these calculations for all six categories. Be sure to enter formulas and use proper cell referencing, e.g. = D4*.36
Calculate the same data for graduate students beginning in cell C5.
Format all cells with the appropriate data types. Set numeric fields with no decimals.
Once you have completed the calculations, select the data cells in the table to create your chart.
Create a chart that will visually depict the data, in a way that makes it easy to see the largest areas of
plagiarism problems. A good example might be a column chart that shows undergraduate and graduate
data side by side. The choice of chart is your own.
Finalize your worksheet by making sure all columns are formatted to accommodate the size of the data.
Format your chart as needed to assure that the chart looks clean and neat. Be sure that your worksheet
looks professional and polished.
Save your workbook.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric for this assignment, which can be accessed in your online course.

 

INF 103 Week 3 Quiz

>>INF 103 Week 3 Quiz<<

1. Beginning in the upper left corner of a spread sheet, where would you look to find cell C6?
2. A high bandwidth gives you faster:
3. The Internet originated from which of the following?
4. Which of the following would be useful to understand if you wanted to build a web page?
5. Which of the following can be used to determine how much traffic a website is getting?
6. Which of the following is NOT essential for individuals to have to build their own web page?
7. A killer app is BEST described as:
8. Which of the following is NOT a computer protocol?
9. Which of the following tasks would you MOST likely use a spreadsheet to complete?
10. People who are physically disabled are able to use the Internet due to:

 

INF 103 Week 3 DQ 2 Connecting your home network to the Internet

>>INF 103 Week 3 DQ 2 Connecting your home network to the Internet<<

Connecting Your Home Network to the Internet. The author of your text suggests that the ability to connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi is available everywhere Bowles, (2013). As such, there are risks to your data and personally identifiable information. These considerations are especially important when we consider connecting our home network to the Internet. We may take for granted such functionality as online banking, e-commerce, and other transactions where we share personally identifiable information. 

 

INF 103 Week 3 DQ 1 Information security and privacy

>>INF 103 Week 3 DQ 1 Information security and privacy<<

Information Security and Privacy. Facebook, email, electronic commerce, and collaborative sites for both work and leisure are a normal part of our everyday computing activities. Personal information entered on these websites become partially owned by the sites themselves. Deleting items never really gets rid of them.

After reading this week’s course materials, describe what Internet users should know about one of the following topics:

What should you know about website privacy?

How do you know when an online transaction is secure?

Why is Anti-spyware software important to my online security?

INF 103 Week 2 Using Microsoft Word What Does the Library Have to Offer

>>INF 103 Week 2 Using Microsoft Word What Does the Library Have to Offer<<

Using Microsoft Word: What Does the Library Have to Offer? Write a one-to two-page essay that describes the benefits of using the Ashford University Library. What are the differences between scholarly resources and popular resources? What are some key things to remember when searching for sources within the Ashford University Library (e.g. databases, FindIt@AU search tool)? How will you be most effective and efficient in finding resources that fit your research needs?

Format your paper according to APA style guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Your paper should demonstrate your ability to use each of the following Microsoft Word functions:

1. a)  A title page (See below for specific information to include on this page).
   
2. b)  Page numbers, located in the top, right corner of the page.
   
3. c)  Paragraphs that are double spaced with the first line indented by .5 inch.
   
4. d)  Page margins set to 1 inch on all four sides.
   
5. e)  Spelling and Grammar check.
   

 

INF 103 Week 2 Quiz

>>INF 103 Week 2 Quiz<<

1. Google uses what strategy for matching web pages to your searching requests?
2. If you wanted to look up an article from the Chicago Tribune the best place to start would be:
3. When a video becomes so popular online that people begin tweeting, blogging, and emailing their friends about it, it is called:
4. The members of the first professional group devoted to information management with computing machines were known as:
5. In 2007 Google Maps unveiled Street View. What does this feature allow you to do?
6. Boole’s theories of logic set the foundation for what aspect of computing today?
7. Famed science fiction writer H. G. Wells once envisioned something to store vast amounts of information. What did he call it?  
8. What is the name of the personal digital assistant in Apple’s smart phone?
9. Of the following individuals, who was the most recent to develop information searching tools online?
10. A custom information field that helps users to find a specific document is called a:

 

INF 103 Week 2 DQ 2 Searching for Information

>>INF 103 Week 2 DQ 2 Searching for Information<<

Searching for Information. What are the benefits of using search engines, such as Google, Yahoo!, or Bing? What are some of the limitations and dangers of using information that is widely available on the Web?

INF 103 Week 2 DQ 1 Copyright and Fair Use

>>INF 103 Week 2 DQ 1 Copyright and Fair Use<<

Copyright and Fair Use. Take a few minutes to explore the Copyright Clearing Center’s Copyright Basics tutorial.

Briefly describe copyright, public domain, and fair use. Provide a unique example of fair use. Provide an example of when copyright would be violated. Be sure not to duplicate an example that is already posted by one of your classmates. 

 

INF 103 Week 1 Quiz

>>INF 103 Week 1 Quiz<<

1. A significant and powerful aspect of the Java language is the:
2. Which of the following is an example of computer phishing?
3. Many people describe computers as “complex” machines. What can this mean?
4. In the 1970s which company developed computer innovations such as the mouse, graphical user interface, and word processors?
5. Which of the following terms describes powering a computer up from an “off” state?
6. A computer worm is MOST likely to attack your computer’s:
7. Which of the following is NOT an example of debugging?
8. The term “computer literacy” dates back to what decade?
9. Which of the following is NOT an example of systems software?
10. The term “clone” is a reference to a computer’s:

 

INF 103 Week 1 DQ 2 Innovations in Hardware and Software

>>INF 103 Week 1 DQ 2 Innovations in Hardware and Software<<

Innovations in Hardware and Software. Using the Timeline - CHM Revolution website, identify and describe what you believe to be the two most important hardware innovations. What do you consider the two most important software innovations? Explain why they are so important. 

  

INF 103 Week 1 DQ 1 How do you currently use information technology

>>INF 103 Week 1 DQ 1 How do you currently use information technology<<

How Do You Currently Use Information Technology? Information technology is the process of using computers or computing devices to obtain and handle information and data. Using this technology is something that is performed daily by people all over the world. What is the impact of information technology in your daily life? How do you use technology in your daily life?