Sunday, October 19, 2014

Term 2 - Week 5,6,7: 11 ITGS ( 17th Nov to 5th Dec)


Planning for the week Seven: Semester exams
Planning for the week five, Six - revision

Planning for the week four:


Reminder - Separate Google doc to be maintained for class and home work. Should be shared with me.

P1- Fundamentals 
          
  • Features of a website: for example, hyperlinks, navigation, metatags, tags, forms
  • Features of a browser: for example, bookmarks, visited links, tabs
  • Web-based languages: for example, hypertext markup language (HTML), JavaScript
  • Adding functionality to a browser (for example, plug-ins)
  • Data-driven websites: for example, active server page extended (ASPX), personal home page (PHP)
  • Site management: for example, web hosting, uploading
  • Other site use: for example, bounce rate, click-through rate (CTR), avatar, profile 
P2 - Tools

    
  • Search engines, web crawler/spider, search directories, search techniques, filtering, keyword density, keyword prominence, ranking of sites 
  • Social networking: for example, newsgroups, message boards, chat rooms, forums, instant messaging 
  • Email, email server, list server 
  • Web 2.0, Web 3.0 and beyond, collaborative online tools: for example, wikis, blogs, micro-blogs, RDF (resource description framework) site summary feeds, RSS (really simple syndication) feeds, mashups, forums, social bookmarking, online collaborative applications, podcasts, photocasts, vidcasts, social networking sites, templates, tagging, viral marketing, webcasts, widgets, virtual worlds and learning environments 
  • Web databases, encyclopedias
P3 & P4 -  Services
      
  • Online advertising and marketing technologies: for example, banners, pop-ups, cookies 
  • Push–pull technologies: for example, email newsletters 
  • Content management systems: for example, Moodle, Blackboard 
  • E-commerce technology: for example, business-to-business (B2B), business-to-consumer (B2C), consumer-to-consumer (C2C), payment services, secure transactions 
  • The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
P5 - Internet threats and security
       
  • Internet security: for example, firewall, proxy server, SSL (secure sockets layer), encryption, public and private keys, digital signatures
  • Internet threats: for example, global viruses, hackers, spam, phishing, pharming, spyware, adware 

P6 - Practical techniques

        Collaborative online tools: for example, wikis, blogs, RSS feeds, mashups, forums, social bookmarking, online      collaborative applications, podcasts, photocasts, vidcasts, social networking sites, templates, virtual worlds and virtual learning environments 

Resources -
www.itgsopedia.wikispaces.com
www.itgstextbook.com
www.bbc.com


Text - ITGS by Oliver Kim

Planning for the week three:


Reminder - Separate Google doc to be maintained for class and home work. Should be shared with me.

P1- Fundamentals 
            
  • WWW (World Wide Web), URL (uniform resource locator), internet, intranet, extranet
  • Internet protocols: for example, HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol), HTTPS (hypertext transfer protocol secure), FTP (file transfer protocol), TCP/IP (transmission control protocol/internet protocol)
  • IP address
  • Modem, browser, internet service provider (ISP), bandwidth, download, upload, streaming audio/ video, compression, decompression, cache
  • Domain names, domain name system (DNS)
  • Features of a website: for example, hyperlinks, navigation, metatags, tags, forms
  • Features of a browser: for example, bookmarks, visited links, tabs
  • Web-based languages: for example, hypertext markup language (HTML), JavaScript
  • Adding functionality to a browser (for example, plug-ins)
  • Data-driven websites: for example, active server page extended (ASPX), personal home page (PHP)
  • Site management: for example, web hosting, uploading
  • Other site use: for example, bounce rate, click-through rate (CTR), avatar, profile 
P2 - Tools

    
  • Search engines, web crawler/spider, search directories, search techniques, filtering, keyword density, keyword prominence, ranking of sites
  • Social networking: for example, newsgroups, message boards, chat rooms, forums, instant messaging
  • Email, email server, list server
  • Web 2.0, Web 3.0 and beyond, collaborative online tools: for example, wikis, blogs, micro-blogs, RDF (resource description framework) site summary feeds, RSS (really simple syndication) feeds, mashups, forums, social bookmarking, online collaborative applications, podcasts, photocasts, vidcasts, social networking sites, templates, tagging, viral marketing, webcasts, widgets, virtual worlds and learning environments
  • Web databases, encyclopedias
P3 & P4 -  Services
      
  • Online advertising and marketing technologies: for example, banners, pop-ups, cookies
  • Push–pull technologies: for example, email newsletters
  • Content management systems: for example, Moodle, Blackboard
  • E-commerce technology: for example, business-to-business (B2B), business-to-consumer (B2C), consumer-to-consumer (C2C), payment services, secure transactions
  • The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
P5 - Internet threats and security
       
  • Internet security: for example, firewall, proxy server, SSL (secure sockets layer), encryption, public and private keys, digital signatures
  • Internet threats: for example, global viruses, hackers, spam, phishing, pharming, spyware, adware 

P6 - Practical techniques

        Collaborative online tools: for example, wikis, blogs, RSS feeds, mashups, forums, social bookmarking, online      collaborative applications, podcasts, photocasts, vidcasts, social networking sites, templates, virtual worlds and virtual learning environments 

Assessment - Orientation of Paper two

Resources -
www.itgsopedia.wikispaces.com
www.itgstextbook.com
www.bbc.com
Text - ITGS by Oliver Kim

Planning for the week two:


Reminder - Separate Google doc to be maintained for class and home work. Should be shared with me.

P1- Web design to continue..
                        HTML ( Read more)

Data driven websites
Interactive websites
Web page compatibility ( Read More)
Wes site features

P2 - Web design to continue..
Web standards
Cookies
How do cookies works?
Designing for accessibility
WebCMS
Publishing a website

   P3 & P4 -  E- marketing

Email
Search engine optimization
How search engine works?
Online advertising
Blocking Adverts
Social media
Measuring marketing success

Search engine and privacy

P5 - Social and ethical issues of Business and Employment.
                     Transportation business - Travel sites, body scanners, Vehicle tracking
P6 - Business and Employment. Orientation of Paper 2.
                      Package tracking, Smart cars


Resources -
www.itgsopedia.wikispaces.com
www.itgstextbook.com
www.bbc.com
Text - ITGS by Oliver Kim

Planning for the week one:


Reminder - Separate Google doc to be maintained for class and home work. Should be shared with me.

P1 - Business and Employment.
                  Traditional Business - Employee monitoring,
                  Teleworking ( Article to read, one more),
                  Mail merge and Macros
                  The Internet, intranets, and extranets
                                                     
P2 - Business and Employment.
                   Traditional Business -
                   Spreadsheets, banking and digital money
                   IT in supermarkets - Read Article 1, Article 2 ( Ways to use IT)
P3 - Activity based on period 1 and 2.
P4 - Business and Employment.
                    Online Business - E - Commerce,
                    Web design,
                    E- marketing
P5 - Social and ethical issues of Business and Employment.
                     Transportation business - Travel sites, body scanners, Vehicle tracking
P6 - Business and Employment. Orientation of Paper 2.
                      Package tracking, Smart cars

Assessment - Orientation of Paper two

Resources -
www.itgsopedia.wikispaces.com
www.itgstextbook.com
www.bbc.com
Text - ITGS by Oliver Kim

Term 2: Week 5,6,7,8 - 12 ITGS( 17th Nov to 12th Dec)




Planning for the week four: Semester exams
Planning for the week Five, Six: Revision, IA
Planning for the week four:


Reminder : 
                            Research work
                   


P1- Political processes  &  Military Research

                   1. Online campaigning, voting, lobbying, fund-raising and advertising.

               2. Cyberwarfare, smart weapons, espionage (more 12), battlefield technology.  

P2 - Discussion based on period one.

P3 & P4 -  Government information sites
  
           For example, 
                                      travel warnings, 
                                      tourist information, 
                                      environmental information and warnings, 
                                      government policies, 
                                      city government websites.

P5 -   Law and order
        
                                       Police surveillance, 
                               Terrorist monitoring, 
                                DNA data.
   
P6 -   Quizlet on topic discussed


Resources -
www.itgsopedia.wikispaces.com
www.itgstextbook.com
www.bbc.com
Text - ITGS by Oliver Kim


Planning for the week three:


Reminder : 
                            Research work
                   Quizlet practice


P1- Political processes  &  Military Research

                   1. Online campaigning, voting, lobbying, fund-raising and advertising.

               2. Cyberwarfare, smart weapons, espionage (more 1, 2), battlefield technology.  

P2 - Discussion based on period one.

P3 & P4 -  Government information sites
    
           For example, 
                                      travel warnings, 
                                      tourist information, 
                                      environmental information and warnings, 
                                      government policies, 
                                      city government websites.

P5 -   Law and order
        
                                       Police surveillance, 
                               Terrorist monitoring, 
                                DNA data.
   
P6 -   Quizlet on topic discussed


Resources -
www.itgsopedia.wikispaces.com
www.itgstextbook.com
www.bbc.com
Text - ITGS by Oliver Kim


Planning for the week two:



Reminder : 
                            24th Oct - Submission of product draft (Past)
                   Last Class of this week - Assessment Paper 2


P1- Web design to continue..
                        HTML ( Read more)

Data driven websites
Interactive websites
Web page compatibility
Wes site features

P2 - Web design to continue..
Web standards
Cookies
How do cookies works?
Designing for accessibility
WebCMS
Publishing a website

   P3 & P4 -  E- marketing

Email
Search engine optimization
How search engine works?
Online advertising
Blocking Adverts
Social media
Measuring marketing success

Search engine and privacy

P5 - Social and ethical issues of Business and Employment.
                     Transportation business - 
                                         Travel sites, 
                                         body scanners - Read article 1, 2, 3 
                                         Vehicle tracking
P6 - Business and Employment. Orientation of Paper 2.
                      Package tracking, Smart cars

Assessment - Orientation of Paper two

Resources -
www.itgsopedia.wikispaces.com
www.itgstextbook.com
www.bbc.com
Text - ITGS by Oliver Kim

Planning for week 1:


Reminder : 21st Oct - Submission of EE draft
                   24th Oct - Submission of product draft
                   23rd Oct - Practice paper 3


P1 - Business and Employment
              Traditional Business - Employee monitoring, Teleworking, Mail merge and Macros
                                                  The Internet, intranets, and extranets
                                                  Spreadsheets, banking and digital money
                                                  IT in supermarkets
P2 - Practice paper 3 ( Only HL)
            Written test - HL, SL will work on IA.
P3 - Business and Employment
            Online Business - E-commerce, Web design, E- marketing
P4 - Business and Employment
           Transportation business - travel sites, Body scanners, Vehicle tracking
                                                     Smart cars
P5 - Education and Training
           IT in teaching and learning
P6 - Education and Training
           Hardware technologies

Assessment - Paper 3 - Written
                      Paper 2 - Practice via discussion

Resource used : www.itgsopedia.wikispaces.com
                          www.itgstextbook.com
                          www.bbc.com
                          ITGS text book by Oliver Kim


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Saturday, October 4, 2014

Week 9: 11 ITGS ( 6th Oct to 10 Oct)

Planning for the week 9:

  1. Network administration
P1: 
  • Electronic security: for example, authorized access, levels of access, biometrics, login, password, firewalls, proxy server, encryption, secure socket layer (SSL), audit trails
P2: 
  • Licences: single-user, multi-user, concurrent, network, site
  • Physical security: for example, locks
P3: 
  • Monitoring: for example, keystroke monitoring, system performance, surveillance
  • Network policies: for example, backup, archiving, disaster recovery, usage, redundancy, failover
P4: 
  • Codes of ethics and professional conduct: for example, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)
  • Data centres
  • Energy usage, uninterruptable power supply (UPS) 
P5  & P6: Revision of network and house event.

Week 8: 11 ITGS( 29th sep to 3rd Oct)

Planning for week 8:

P1 & P2:  
  • Routers, switches, hubs
  • Connection types: optical fibre, cable, wireless technologies such as wireless fidelity (WiFi), worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMax), Bluetooth, microwave
P3: 
  • Network operating systems and utility software
  • Cloud computing
  • Storage technologies: for example, SAN (storage area network), RAID (redundant array of inexpensive disks)
P4: 
  • Protocols
  • Synchronous, asynchronous
  • Remote access

    • Bandwidth, broadband
    • Bit rates 
P5: 
  • Research work of network and peer assessment.
P6:  ITGS trip to server room

Week 9: 12 ITGS ( 6th Oct to 10th Oct)

Planning for week 9:


p1: 
  • SSADM (structured systems analysis and design method), PMBoK (project management body of knowledge), CMMI (capability maturity model integration) 
P2: 
  • Time constraints, tasks, resources and milestones; Gantt and Pert charts 
P3: 
  • Modelling systems: for example, entities, entity relationship diagrams (ERD), data flow diagrams 
P4:  Case study - practice test ( HL paper 3)
P5: 
  • Maintenance of legacy systems
  • System support: for example, internal support, maintenance contract 
P6: 
  • Incident management and escalation,  Activity based on the unit.


Week 8: 12 ITGS (29th Sep to 3rd Oct)

Planning for Week 8:


P1:
  1. The system development life cycle (SDLC)Analysis of current situation
    • Organizational requirements
    • Methods of data collection: questionnaires, interviews, observation, literature searches
    • Feasibility study
P2:
  • Identification of possible IT solutions
  • Requirements specification
  • Justification of preferred IT solution

    • Project plan (who, why, what, when and how part of the project)
    • Project goals, scope and constraints, such as financial, time, technical, human-resource-related, risks, communication, procurement, quality
P3 & P4: Paper 2 practice test
P5:
  • Project initiation document
  • Design considerations
  • Inputs, data structure, processes, outputs, user interface
  • Prototyping
  • Development of the IT solution
  • Initial testing, alpha testing
  • Quality assurance and quality control
  • Implementation
  • Training and support of staff, documentation to support the new IT system
  • Changeover methods: direct, phased and parallel running
  • Beta testing
  • Maintenance
  • Phase out
p6:
  1. Project management issues
    • Need for project management
    • Development methodologies: agile development and waterfall development
    • Project management methodologies: for example, PRINCE2 (projects in controlled environments 2),