DIGC5110-2020

 

  Psychological issues   Addiction Most people associate addictions with some form of substance, but it is possible to experience habit-forming chemical reactions to behaviour as well. Craving more time on the Internet and the computer. Increased sense of euphoria as engaging in programming Including events on the Internet. Changes in sleep patterns.   Online disinhibition effect This dissociative behaviour results in people feeling less inhibited due to the anonymity of the Internet and therefore results in increased antisocial, disruptive behaviour. Mean spirited blog comments, threatening emails, and other negative comments are often encouraged by this effect.   Cyber stalking Cyberstalking is a criminal practice where an individual uses the Internet to systematically harass or threaten someone. A woman contacted police, claiming someone had given her private information, including her location and her description, to men through a dating se...

 1. Gross Behaviour- One of the most common bad office etiquette habits is eating smelly food at lunch time. You can eat all the tuna or egg mayonnaise sandwiches you want, but please do that at home when you can’t pollute the airspace of your co-workers. 2. Bad Language-Some workers state that “profanity” is one of the worst workplace manners. 3. Never Buying a Round- If you regularly go for happy hour after work and you keep avoiding paying for a round then you will look like the office skinflint.  4. Not Giving Credit- We’ve all had meetings when someone suggests an idea that you had and gives you absolutely no credit. 5. Boasting About Your Salary- Why would you ever want to brag about your salary when you know someone else earns less than you? A better idea is to show your earning power by buying coffees for the team. 6. Going to Work Sick- If you constantly keep on going to work sick and not taking days off, you are exposing all your co-workers by coughing a...

  ·          The Internet of Things. The phrase refers to any device or thing that can be connected to the Internet; things like home appliances and cars. The Internet of Things has the potential to really shift the way we do things, think and learn. For example, Home automation. ·          Wearable technology is amongst the latest in digital communication trends with watches and glasses enabling users to communicate, play, work and socialise through the wearable technology.   For an example the new apple watch ·          An Ingestible Sensor for Measuring Medication Adherence. This is also amongst the latest technologies in digital communication. DIGITAL medicine the use of wearable and implantable physiological sensors, mobile communication technology and web-based patient communities in managing patient health represents a new and rapidly evolving para...

  FIVE FLUENCY SKILLS   Fluency is important for many reasons. First reason is that fluency is a good foundation to a good comprehension reading. This makes it easier of a reader to focus on text. They can make connections between the ideas in the text and their background knowledge. When your reading is not fluent, you often don’t enjoy reading, and you are less inclined to practice reading, which may contribute even further to a decline in your reading skills. Solution fluency is the ability to think creatively to solve problems in real time by clearly defining the problem, designing an appropriate solution, applying the solution then evaluating the process and the outcome. It is easier to solve problems with an open mind because you are able to see the problem in different perspectives. creative fluency is more about the ease of which a person can generate an idea and turn it into a physical reality. While speed is still a part of it, it’s also about agency and ...