Part E Wi-Fi in the car

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/12/ford-brings-wi-fi-to-the-highway/

Ford is making its cars into mobile Wi-Fi hot spots.

The next generation of the Sync in-car entertainment and information system will use a USB mobile broadband modem to establish a secure wireless connection capable of supporting several devices simultaneously. The system will be available next year on selected models — no word yet which ones — and you won’t need a subscription or hardware beyond the modem.

“While you’re driving to grandma’s house, your spouse can be finishing the holiday shopping and the kids can be chatting with friends and updating their Facebook profiles,” said Mark Fields, Ford president of the Americas. “And you’re not paying for yet another mobile subscription or piece of hardware because Ford will let you use technology you already have.”

Several automakers already offer in-car internet access — Japanese drivers have been using it since 1997 — and many others are rushing to bring it to us. Ford’s announcement follows General Motors’ promise last week to make in-car connectivity available in seven models of trucks and SUVs. They’re the latest automakers to bring the infobahn to the autobahn.

Mercedes recently announced it has successfully tested in-vehicle internet applications — including web browsing, vehicle software updates and VOIP — on a prototype 4G network. It follows BMW’s internet-connected iDrive system and Chrysler’s Uconnect Web in-vehicle mobile hotspot. With so many automakers getting in on the action, there’s a push to introduce hardware standards.

Ford is taking a decidedly different approach, opting to allow consumers to plug in their own USB modem to get connected. General Motors, on the other hand, offers a dealer-installed system called Chevrolet Wi-Fi by Autonet Mobile. It creates a Wi-Fi hot spot 300 feet in diameter around the vehicle, and GM claims the 3G network achieves speeds of up to 1.5 mbps. The hardware costs $199 after the $200 mail-in rebate, and the service costs $29 a month.

Given how connected we are, it makes sense for automakers to put the internet in our cars. The number of iPhones and other mobile devices being used to connect to the internet jumped 75 percent in the third quarter of this year, according to JiWire Mobile Audiences Insights Report.

Letting people log on from the road will be a big selling point among 20-something buyers, the so-called Millennials who have propelled much of Sync’s success. Millennials will make up 28 percent of the driving population next year, a nine-point increase from 2004. Kids aside, Ford says interest in in-car connectivity is high among the general public, with one-third of people surveyed by the Consumer Electronics Association expressing interest in being able to check e-mail or surf the web from the car.

http://media.daimler.com/dcmedia/0-921-656548-1-1243763-1-0-0-0-0-0-11700-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0.html

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http://www.wired.com/autopia/2008/05/bmw-adds-full-i/

12-22-09

http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/news/2008/06/car_internet

12-22-09

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/brochures/fast_facts/ffdl28.htm

12-22-09

Part D-Wi-Fi in the Car

The problem is that it is not safe for the health of the driver, passengers and also the other drivers on the road, for a car to have Wi-Fi in it. It would not be safe for the health because if the driver is distracted then there is a much better chance that he will get into an accident, which will effect the health of every one around him.

One very feasible solution for the problem would be to only have the Wi-Fi in the backseat. This would solve the problem because if the passenger wants to look something up then they can climb into the back seat. This is similar to the law saying that tvs must be out of the line of vision of the driver. I think that this law also applies or should apply, because both are on a screen and command the attention. But I think a Computer commands more attention and thus making it more of a distraction. I would like to think that this is feasible but I do not know if we have the technology to create a "barrier of internet"

This solution would fully solve the problem because the driver would no longer be distracted by the computer because he/she could not use it and they can not see it, they could potentilly still hear if it but that is less of a distraction, similar to the radio.

Part C Wi-Fi in the Car

The major issue that is raised in the article "Ford brings Wi-Fi to the Highway" is that if it is safe to have the distraction of internet while driving. There are any impacts to consider as well as just the issue. For example I think that there should be legal matters saying that it is illegal to be on the internet while driving. Also psychological, economic, and cultural all need to be considered.

The Major Stakeholders are the Car Company, the Hardware for the Wi-Fi and also the Car owner. And there are positive and negative features for each. The Car Company has some benefits because if this is successful then it will really help them out. But if the Wi-Fi does cause car accidents and cause people to get hurt all because the driver was distracted with the internet then the number of cars sold will go down. A benefit for the clients, the people who buy the new Ford Models is that the passengers in the car can keep up to date on their email and not be bored in the car. But a drawback is that if there is a car accident because the driver is using the internet, then someone could get hurt or even killed.

Part B Wi-Fi in the Car

For the Wi-Fi system that is going to be installed in the new Ford Models, there is not much Hardware that is needed for the Wi-Fi to work. All that is needed is a modem. This is nice of Ford, they are making the Wi-Fi system very accessible by most, and not requiring specific Hardware. What is needed is a USB connection but because USB is such a common connector it will not be a problem.

The use of this IT system is for internet use of the people in the car. The Ford model is going to be modeled off of the General Motors systems which has a feature of a 300ft in diameter of Wi-Fi around the car.

The major impacts for the stakeholders is generally negative. For Ford, the makers of the car, when negative feed back because of accidents due to distractions of the driver or things along theses lines, the cars with Wi-Fi will become unpoplar. Another stakeholder is the owners of the car. the drawback for them is that if they get distracted and get into an accident then they could die.

Part A-Wi-Fi in the Car

In a news article on Wired.com was published on 12-21-2009, "Ford brings Wi-Fi to the Highway" http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/12/ford-brings-wi-fi-to-the-highway/ raises health questions. The problem that arises from having Wi-Fi in cars is that it can be a huge distraction to the driver of the car and thus can cause health issues when car accidents are caused.

Ford is allowing the internet to be used by anybody who has the hardware, this means that you do not need to go out and buy a laptop just for the car. The Client needs to only plug into a USB drive and then they will be able to use the internet. Ford is just still just coming out with this so the specific information is still coming out.

The Major issue is arising because it seems very unsafe to have internet access in cars. Right now people are very distracted while they are driving and the last thing that they need is to be focusing on other things, like emailing, and reading the news while driving.

Portfolio Check- Ford Wi-fi

Does the topic relate to ITGS? Explain how!

Yes this topic relates to ITGS because its about how Ford Cars will now have Wi-Fi built in. This is very unsafe.

Is the area of impact one that has not been addressed in a previous portfolio piece? Which area of impact have you already done? Which area of impact does this piece fit?

Yes- Health. My other ones were Sims, Entertainment, and ipod was Business.

Was the news item published no more than six months before you started the course (you started September 2008)? What is the publication date of the article?
Yes the article was published yesterday 12-21-2009

Does the article raise one or more social or ethical issues related to an IT system? State clearly the social or ethical issue.
Yes one major Question that is raised is if it is safe to have cars with Wi-Fi in them. This is an ethical question

Is the problem clear? Explain the problem.
yes the problem is clear because it is obvious that driving a car and surfing the web at the same time is unsafe.

Can you think of two viable solutions? Briefly state the possible solutions.

Only turn the Internet on if there is weight in the other seats, Only have Wi-Fi available in the Backseat

Do you have access to a range of resources on this topic? Name three possible resources to research this topic.

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/12/ford-brings-wi-fi-to-the-highway/

http://media.daimler.com/dcmedia/0-921-656548-1-1243763-1-0-0-0-0-0-11700-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0.html

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2008/05/bmw-adds-full-i/

http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/news/2008/06/car_internet

Fear notes

people exaggerate risks that are-----People downplay the risks that are:

Spectacular-----------------------------Pedestrian

Rare-------------------------------------Common

Personified-----------------------------Anonymous

Beyond heir control,------------------More Under their control,

or externally imposed or taken willingly

Talked about---------------------------Not Discussed

Intentional or Man-made------------Natural

Immediate-----------------------------Long-Term or Diffuse

Sudden---------------------------------Evolving slowly over time

Affecting them personally-----------Affecting others

New and Unfamiliar------------------Familiar

Uncertain------------------------------Well Understood

Directed against their children-----Directed towards themselves

Morally offensive---------------------Morally desirable

Entirely without Redeeming--------Associated with some ancillary

Features Benefit

Not Like their current situation----Like their current situation

Homework

On pages 182 and 183 of A Gift of Fire, answer questions 4.8 and 4.10; post your answers on your blog

4.8-consider the case described in section 4.1.2, in which a boy was assumed to be a drug abuser because two schools used different disciplinary codes in their computerized records.

A) is this kind of problem more like to occur with computerized records than with paper records? Why, Why Not.

I think that the use of technology can really impact things in a negative way as shown in the story about the boy. The young boy got suspended from his classes because the teachers at his school searched his records with a different query and information that the teachers search came up showing that he had done drugs in middle school when he was really just chewing gum. If the teachers had used paper records then this would not have happened. All the teachers would have had to do is just read the records, and they would see that he only got in trouble for chewing gum.

B) Describe some policies or practices that can help prevent such problems.

I think that a policy that should be installed is to make sure that you have the truth when doing something major like suspending a boy from classes and sports. and also making sure that you know what your putting into your computer.

4.10-Consider the standardized-test score-reporting error discussed in the box in section 4.1.3. Suppose the scores had been reported to the schools as significantly higher, rather than lower than the correct scores. Do you think the schools would have questioned the scores? Do you think the error would have been discovered? if so, How? Give a few examples of situations where you think computer errors would not have ben reported. For each example, give your reason (e.g., optimism, ignorance, gullibility, dishonesty)

I think if the scores had not been so bad then they would not have been questioned. for example if they have been higher than they were supposed to be then no one would have cared. People only cared because they were low. If they were high I do not think the error would have ever been discovered. I don't think that anyone would spend the time. I would like to think that someone would but I think that is asking too much. Some examples where this has not been discovered would be high test scores, money added to someone's bank account. for the most part anything that happens that benefits someone because if they report it then they know that they will loose it.

Vocab Words

Internet protocols,

• HTTP-
• hypertext transfer protocol- which is the set of rules that must be followed when transferring media over the World Wide Web.
• FTP-
• File Transfer Protocol- The protocol for transferring files over a TCP/IP network.
• TCP/IP-
• the method in which networks communicate with each other.
• cookies-
• A little bit of information that the website puts onto your computer so that they can remember who you are for the future.
• listserv-
• an automated mailing list of people with common interest
• web cam-
• a video camera that connects to the computer and then can transmit information over the internet.
• Internet-
• a connections of computers which store information. with the use of the internet the information stored on those computers can be accessed from any computer anywhere (with proper verification if needed.)

languages

netiquette-

the rules of the internet

Intranet-

a private computer network which is located on the internet

URL-

uniform resource locater- corresponds directly to an IP addresses. the URL is a "easy" way to remember the IP adress

hyperlink-

a word or several words in a document which have a job to bring you to a website when clicked on.

bandwidth-

poop pipe

WWW-

World Wide Web, a system of connected hypertext documents

browser-

a program to view HTML documents

search engine-

a computer program that searches files for key words.

e-mail -

a method of exchanging to electronic documents over the internet.
Personal and public communications

convergence-

How TIME (elecommunication, IT/Internet, Media and Entertainment) works together to make things efficent for their industrys.

teleconferencing-

the use of electronic channels-voice- between two or more parties at two or more locations

videoconferencing-

the use of electronic channels-video and voice- between tow or more parties at two or more locations-more often than not this takes place on the computer

telecommuting-

being able to work at home with the use of phone, fax, and modem- now more internet takes the place of almost all of these.

digital television-

the new form of tv- broadcast digitally
push–pull technologies

Case Study number 3

Dr Ogola wants to implement new IT systems based on the improving mobile phone technology to
support medical practices in outlying rural areas by providing:
– telemedicine outreach to village clinics in the province
– education and training to medical and paramedical staff
– effective distribution of medical information.

1. What cell phone infrastructure exists in East Africa? Which nations have poor or no cell service? Which have good cell service? How does "good" cell service in East Africa compare to cell service in the US?

In 2006 it sounds like the there is some pretty good infrastructure in africa. an article that I read says that you need to have an unlocked GSM card and a Sims card so that you don't get huge rates and then you can call home. this article was for people traveling in Africa, so that they can make phone calls.

most countries now have cell phone service, but they operate at a different frequency, so a GSM phone is needed.

South Africa seems to have good Cell Phone service. I don't think that it is fair to compare it to the service in the USA because of the different frequencies of cell service.

2. How does telemedicine treatment work in theory? Find an example in the real world, and explain how the reality compares to the theory. Discuss whether current telemedicine is feasible in East Africa. Discuss the feasibility of future telemedicine practices in East Africa.

Telemedicine is the use of telephone or internet to get medical information to remote areas. from the 1950 to the 70's it was tested but it was decided to be too costly. in 1996 2400 non federal hospitals were asked if they were participating in Telemedicine and 17% said yes.

Right now Telemedicine is going on in India. One program is ATNF. it is a US based company, and it uses phone and video conferencing to diagnose patients.

3. Discuss the feasibility of telemedicine for training purposes.

I think that Telemedicine is a very good idea to install. For training purposes it can be a benfit and also a hinder. it can be a benefit because there can be someone watching over you and tell you when you do something wrong. but it could also be a hinder because the doctors might think that they do not need to know anything because there is going to be someone else telling them how to do things so that they won't try to learn.

Sources

http://goafrica.about.com/b/2006/04/02/using-a-cell-phone-while-traveling-in-africa.htm

12-23-09

http://askville.amazon.com/international-cell-phone-company/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=3737067

12-23-09

http://www.telestial.com/view_product.php?ID=LSIM-ZA01

12-23-09

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telemedicine

12-23-09

http://www.annals.org/content/129/2/123.full

12-23-09

http://www.telemedicineindia.com/ thier whole website is very good

12-23-09

Sims 3

Criterion A
On June second Sims 3 will come out and it is expected to be even more popular that previous models of Sims. Right now EA games is doing a lot of advertising for Sims 3. For example in New York City there are ads all over the place on billboards and on sides of buildings. EA and everyone one interested are very excited but there is a major ethical problem with Sims 3. The Ethical Issue is Intellectual Property.

Sims3 is violating Intellectual Property because when you are playing Sims 3 you can create people, designs of wallpapers, houses and interiors to houses. Then what happens is if you want you can post what you made up online so that people can see what you made. But while it is up online people can take what you made and start playing with it as if its their own. which to kids who are playing the game seem normal but in reality the kids taking the work of other is stealking, and it should not be allowed on a major computer game that is getting ready to be produced.

The people responsible for this problem are the creators of Sims3 but also the people who run the websites. The Creators of

Criterion B
Sims for the most part always works the same as all of the other Sims games, a disk that you put into your computer and it runs from the CD-ROM drive. Another major difference from the previous Sims games is that Sims 3 lets the user create more, to the people, to the house. The game is a lot more creative. The creativity is positive for most people, but it does have a down side that most people are not aware of and that is, when you post you new people or new houses up online anyone can use them so people are stealing your intellectual property.


Criterion C
The impact of this on society at large is that, that people who play this game so mainly kids ideas will be taken. This is a bad impact because kids do not understand that people are stealing from them, and vice verse, they could be stealing from other people as well. This not only is a negative impact because people are stealing from other people but also because, kids, who will be the primary users of the game, are learning that it is OK to use whats put up online. That is bad because what is put up on line the kids will think that its OK to take.

Another impact on society that Sims 3 will have is that since Sims 3 is a better game, the kids playing it will enjoy it more. This is a problem because like the problem presented above the kids who really get into playing it will look online for cheats, and now new living areas and or new people. so not only will these kid be spending even more time in front of the computer but they will be also stealing information from other kids.

Criterion D
A solution to this problem would be to keep Sims 3 the same. Keep it with the same new features that allow the user to be more creative. But instead of posting functioning Sims people, and Sims houses up online, don't allow them to post what the user has created up online. If they did that then there would be no violation of intellectual property because there would be no chance for intellectual property to get stolen. An advantage to this would be that no one could easily steal the Sims, and the property's that the users created anymore. and a Disadvantage would be that if people really do like the Sims that the person created then they could still steal the work if they re-did all of the work on their own, but that is still stealing so as a result people should not be able to post anything up online.

Another solution to this problem would be to not have the new features that allow the user to be more creative but keep the features that are new with the game that do not let the user create thing but the features that just are new with the playing of the game. This would solve the problem because, there no longer be the need to post what people created up on line. They wouldn't want to because there would not be that feature anymore. Also, if they got rid of that feature that allowed the user to create things then people could focus on just playing the game, and not focus on what everything looks like, just playing, and improving the people goals. The disadvantages to this would be that people who like creating this would not like the game because there would be nothing for them to create. An advantage would be that there would be no intellectual property stolen anymore.

Criteron E
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/04/13/the-sims-3-billboards-pop-up-all-over-the-usa/
April 14 2009



http://www.gamedaily.com/games/the-sims-3/pc/game-features/dont-download-the-sims-3-demo/
April 14 2009


http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2009/03/30/the-sims-3-wont-feature-invasive-copy-protection-used-on-spore/
april 14 2009


http://www.gameindustry.com/ih/item.asp?id=2283
5-11-09


http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/thesims3/news.html?sid=6209804
5-17-09

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ATMs

3 Advantages to using ATMs?

-speed.
speed is a good thing especially today because everyone is so busy, often there are even drive through ATMs so you do not even have to leave your car. and also the Machine is a lot faster than the teller. there is a drawback that could be assoicated with this, that is that because more people have started to use ATMs jobs have been lost which is a drawback but when you are using an ATM you are not thinking about that so its not a big enough drawback to make me stop using ATMs.

-not retristed to certain hours- This is a wonderful feature because for the people who work "regular" jobs the 9 to 5 jobs then the bank is just about never open when they need to go. The use of an ATM have benefited the "regular" job holders because they can go to an ATM whenever they feel like it to get the money needed. I do not see any drawbacks for this feature.

-access anywhere in the world is a benefit because when you are on a vacation, you can just bring your debit card to be able to get money off it. This is a very nice feature because when you travel you do not want to have to bring a lot of cash with you. The one thing about using an ATM in a foreign country, the ATM company takes a way a fee for using their ATM. This is a drawback but again i do not think that it is significant enough to make the idea of ATMs bad.

Part D

The problem of the new ipod nano is that it allows you to take videos and it is illigle to take videos of people in genernal without their permission and espelially when they are chanigng and this will effect business with the policys that they put into effect.

One very simple solution would be to drop of your camera, ipods, and all electronics before entering the changing room, and then have an employee who brings the basket back and forth when its needed. This would work, for example when you enter the gym and swipe you card, you can hand in you new ipod nano, and other video/picture taking devices. Then the user will go to the changing room get ready for the gym and then depending on the logistics of the gym, the person at the desk can bring the electronics to the gym aera, or the user can go back to the front desk to get the needed items. and this works in the reverse when the user is done at the gym also.

This solution will be effective if people go along with it and drop of their picture taking devices but if people do not take it seriously the the fitness club will havt to facilitate some more drastic

Case study #2

The government of the Western Province wants to purchase a pre-existing or custom-built EMR management system from a local or multinational company that would lead to improvements in the:

-healthcare of patients
-accuracy of record keeping
-efficiency of the hospital and clinics.

1. What is an EMR management system? What do they typically include? How would they help improve each of the points above? Would they be available in East African countries? Provide evidence for your answer!

An EMR management system is a system is an electronic medical record management system. this means that a hospital can have one management system throughout the hospital and also all of the medical records would be synchronized though out the hospital. this is a good thing because if a patient first goes to the hospital through the ER, the ER will collect some information. then if the patient is having a child they will go up to the maternity ward, and with the information collected in the ER it means that they won't have to collect the information again. Then if something was to go wrong and they ended up needing more testing or an IV the nurse would be able to add to the EMR so that the next time that the patient goes to the hospital there would already be some record on that patient. ie. personal info, allergies, genetic disorders...

An example of an EMR is Advanced MD and it includes -medical billing, no IT stress, back up the database, preform upgrades, allow the user to access the database anywhere anytime, via the web. almost completely eliminates lost medical record, IT help when needed for free. Advanced EMR which is by the same company just more advanced also features, same thing except Advanced EMR allows the doctor to dictate the organization of software, so it doesn't hinder the style of the doctor, and also its very easy to use.

Advanced EMR would help the patients because its synced to the web, so if they are transfer to another wing of the hostipal their information would get to that wing almost instantly. It would help the accuracy of record keeping because, if there is not a field that is acceptable for whats needed then they can create another one, which allows the records to be very accurate. and lastly this is very efficient.

2. What options are available for pre-exisiting systems? What are the price points for those systems? What are the advantages and disadvantages to buying a pre-built system?

One system which i talked about earlier is Advanced MD. The Price of this system is $300/number of doctors/ month. This seems expensive, but from their website. everything looks really good, so that the benefits will out way the drawbacks. The price point is 3,600 per year if there is only one doctor. advantages for this program is that within the company, there are options for practices and also options for enterprises so they can talk to each other to create a more comprehensive database. A drawback is the price. If it costs $300 per month per doctor, the price will very quickly grow to be a lot especially within a larger practice.

3. What options are available for custom systems? What are the price ranges for those systems? What are the advantages and disadvantages to buying a custom system?
one very easy and quick custom system would be to just use a spread sheet, and set up a password for it. this would be easy but a major drawback would be that its not as easily integrated with hospitals or more major practices. the idea of just using excel would be an easy fix but not necessarily be a good option but it would get the job done. The price for this system would be to buy the Microsoft office package for the small business, the starting price for this is 449.95. another feature of this package is Microsoft access which could also do the same thing and most likely a better job.

An advantage for a custom system is that it can be the way that you want and that you will not have any questions about the way that they work, or store information, or the security, or how to back up. This is a benefit because the owner will know that they are getting full use of the system. A drawback though, is that they do not have the normal system. this is a drawback because there is a good change that the data will not be able to be transfered from database to database as easily as the Advanced MD program does. another drawback to the custom system is that in the Advanced MD system, it takes care of just about everything, backing it up, sending out bills and everything. So with the custom system the owner of the system has more responsibilities.

4. Make a recommendation to the government of the Western Province; which type of system should they buy? Which options should it include? What compromises will they have to make?

I think that the Government of the Western Province should by the Advanced MD system I think like that because this system is expensive it seems to take a way a lot of the other responsibilities that would be necessary otherwise. One reason that I don't think that they should make their own is that, even thought there are not many hospitals and medical facilities, in africa but between all of the difficult conditions that are going on. it seems like the best thing to do to have one type of EMR, so that while there will be differences with languages, and beliefs, and whatnot but the one thing that the doctors do not have to worry about is that the records will be transfered from one place to another. Thats why the Advanced MD system is the best.

FBI Prepares Vast Database

Discuss three advantages the biometrics database provides the FBI. Evaluate three advantages.

three advantage to the FBI with the new database would be it allow the to finish off a case a lot quicker. Another advantage is that the database of biometrics could the accuracy which could help to eliminate otehr suspects. One last advantage would be the capacity of the computers.

The speed of solving the case would be a major advantage because a computer can process the data much faster than a human, so the sooner that the find a match the sooner that they can catch the criminal. Another benfit is that with the millions of pieces of data in the database that are accurate and that will help to eliminate other suspecsts for the case very easily, So that the people who weren't involved in the case do not have to wait around and be worried that they are conviceted of something that they didn't do. And the database would have a bigger capacity of the pervious method. The pervious method was books of pictures and what not but now there are huge networks carrying this information so that it will be easier to catch a suspect becaue people do not have to flip through the books.

This new major Database for the FBI is a good thing because with the use of databases it will only benfit people. the only harm would be that the person does not want the goverment to have their biometric data without their premission. But overwellming the postive benfits out way the drawbacks. But the people who run the database have to worry about sucricty becuae if the data base got hacked into bad things could happen, they could switch around a lot of the data so people would be accused of crimse that htey did not commit.

Part C

The Issue for the New Ipod Nano is Business and employment. Within the greater issue, questions related to economics qustions are raised.

Economic questions are raised because if a costumer of a health club is not satisfied with the policy surrounding ipods, and recording devices in the locker rooms, they could potentially change health clubs. already "Life Time Fitness, Chanhassen, MN, says the new iPod Nano will be included on the list of recording devices banned in the locker rooms of its 84 fitness facilities across 19 states." this artical came out right when the ipod came out so once more gyms find out about it and become more aware of this issue, it would be assumed that the 84 fitness areas and 9 states will jump up in number to include more gyms and more states. with gyms banning the ipod nano it creates customers who are upset, and who could find a new gym that still has polices that they agree with or has polices but do not inform them to the level that they should be.

The stake holders involved in business and employment are the health club owners, and the costumers. the benefits for the health club owners are that they can decided if they want to potentially be liable in a law suite if there is a issue of illegal recording of someone in the changing room, but a draw back is also if the do ban the new ipod nano is that people would be angry with them.

A benefit to the costumers who have the new ipod is the other software that the ipod has like the software that can track how far you have ran and how many calories you have burned. a draw back is that they might not be able to use the new ipod at the gym because the health club has banned it.

A benefit to the coustumers who don't have the ipod in question is that if the ban is in place they can feel safe to change in the locker room with out being video taped. and a drawback would be that they wish that they had the ipod but other than that there is not real drawback

Case Study Question 1

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 health care 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 health care and health care technology in Africa.

From reading articles online I am getting the sense that health care in Africa is really sporadic and there are really no generalizations that one can make because they are all so different. But one thing is for sure and that is that the health care can be improved, with the help of technology, and also with the help of better doctors and nurses in the remote areas of Africa.

2. Search through the websites of local hospitals such as Cape Cod Hospital, Falmouth Hospital, and Jordan hospital to find out about their use of technology.

One form of hospital IT is Amalga 2008 which is Microsoft's version of software for hospitals. This program can "capturing, storing, and quickly presenting data from disparate systems." this system has 2 previous systems into one, hospital 2000 and Azyxxi.

The Stake holders for this piece of IT are, Microsoft because they are reliable if anything bad happens because they are the ones that are created, Patients because they are the ones that could potently be hurt emotional or physically- emotionally if a lot of people know about their personal health records and physically if the system fails and the doctors give them medicine that they are allergic to. also the doctors, nurses and hostile staff are stake holders because they are the ones that are running the system.

The advantages for Microsoft is that they are making more money and they have more customers, a disadvantage is that if they fail they will get a bad name and they are a very big company so they would lose a lot of respect as a company. an advantage of the patients is that their health records could be better organized now so there will be less mistakes, but a disadvantage is if the system fails they could be in great danger because the doctors could mess up. and an advantage for the people working at the hospital is that with the new IT it will make their ob easier of keeping everything straight, but if something goes wrong with the IT then they could potentially really hurt one of their patients.

Microsoft and the doctors, nurses and hospital workers are the responsible ones, they are the ones that are making/running the system. Microsoft needs to make sure that the system is working, and the hospital workers are responsible for making sure that the information is correct.

Doctors and hospital workers are the accountable ones because if the system gets messed up and they end up killing someone because of an allergy, the doctors are the one who are blamed.

The laws that apply to this situation is that medical records should be private, and with a IT system records could be viewed by more people. anyone who has access to the system.

Part B

For the new Ipod Nano there is a lot of factors to take into consideration, like the hardware, how the iPod works and lastly who the stakeholders are.

The hardware that is related to the video part of the Ipod is the camera, and it allows the quality of the video to be 640 by 480 megapixels, and will take 30 frames per second. The length of video that the ipod can hold is very dependent on the size of Ipod, if there is only videos on the ipod then you could hold either 8 or 16 hours of video. but the amount of video goes down from there because once you put music onto your ipod the memory will go down.

The ipod has the click wheel that you can scroll with, four different buttons, menu, next, back, and play, and one in the middle. For recording you will use those four buttons. It functions as all video cameras do, except the buttons are a little different.

The immediate stakeholders of the new iPod Nano are the people who own the ipod, because its their responsibility to not take videos of people in the health club. Another stakeholder are the health club owners because they are also responsible if inappropriate videos are taken. Lastly the other people involved are the other members of the health club, they are a stakeholder because they are the potential victims.

bib

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/09/15/review_media_player_apple_ipod_nano/
september 30 2009

sources used

http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/13/flip-camcorder-ipod-nano-video-quality-compared/

september 29

Part A for Ipod Nano

The student explains an appropriate social and/or ethical issue related to an IT system.

The new Apple IPod Nano raises some ethical questions because it has a camera built into it. The news piece from fitnessbusinesspro.com was published on September 22, 2009, and the article rises on question that is associated with the video camera that is on the new IPod Nano. The camera being built into the iPod is a positive feature in most circumstances because it will allow you to document any activity no matter where you are if you have a camera with you or not. But the negative impact is that in most health clubs they do not want cell phones in the changing rooms because one can take pictures of someone else changing. Now this will happen with iPods and it won’t be pictures, it will be videos. The video camera has 640x480 resolution, in a comparison video with the flip camera; the flip camera had much better picture. But just because the quality of the video is not good that does not solve the problem because people can still bring the camera into health clubs and take videos of people changing.

http://fitnessbusinesspro.com/forprofits/Privacy-Concerns-iPod-Nano-20090922/

september 28 2009

OVERLAND PARK, KS -- Although the new iPod Nano released earlier this month has features such as a built-in pedometer designed for gym goers, the addition of a video camera to the music-based device is causing privacy concerns at some health clubs.

Life Time Fitness, Chanhassen, MN, says the new iPod Nano will be included on the list of recording devices banned in the locker rooms of its 84 fitness facilities across 19 states.

“In keeping with Life Time’s policy that restricts the use of recording devices in the locker rooms, the new Nano will be included in that category because of the potential for compromising photos or video footage,” says Kent Wipf, public relations manager for Life Time. “The new Nano's use for music listening is acceptable in the workout area but shooting videos with it while exercising is prohibited.”

Wipf says that Life Time staff members will monitor Nano use in workout areas, as they do with other devices that could compromise privacy. They also will ask members to report any violations.

Regional YMCAs, such as those in the Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, area, also are considering restricting iPod Nano use since they are video-capable devices, reports The Pioneer Press. However, the national YMCA office has no overall policy restricting their use.

“Many YMCAs across the country have policies that prohibit the use of electronic devices equipped with cameras in locker rooms,” says Jessica Wylie, marketing and communications for the YMCA of the USA. “Each YMCA association across the country is independent and autonomous. As the national resource office for the nation’s 2,686 YMCAs, we encourage all YMCAs to make the safety, comfort and security of all YMCA members a first priority.”

the new iPod Nano

http://fitnessbusinesspro.com/forprofits/Privacy-Concerns-iPod-Nano-20090922/

Does the topic relate to ITGS? Explain how!
Yes this topic relates to ITGS because in the new ipod there would be a computer, and it is a issue because in the new ipod nano there is going to be a small camera/video recorder. this could be a issue because at some health clubs they do not allow cell phones because of the cameras. People can live without their cell phones at a gym they are not commonly used but most people are using an ipod when they work out to help pass the time. so there is a possible problem with the camera in the

Is the area of impact one that has not been addressed in a previous portfolio piece? Which area of impact have you already done? Which area of impact does this piece fit?
the first one that i did was in the entertainment section with sims, this will fall into entertainment, or health. the Sims one was the one that i was going to throw out anyway i did not do my best work on it.

Was the news item published no more than six months before you started the course (you started September 2008)? What is the publication date of the article?
Yeah september 22

Does the article raise one or more social or ethical issues related to an IT system? State clearly the social or ethical issue.
yeah it raises social and ethical issues, because video recording devices should not be allowed into the changing rooms in the gym.- people could take videos of people changing and what not. or take videos without people knowing.

Is the problem clear? Explain the problem.
Yes the problem is that some health clubs do not all cell phones with cameras into the locker rooms, and if the new ipod has a camera then it wont be allowed into these aeras. Most people bring their Ipod to the gym also so thats where the problem is.

Can you think of two viable solutions? Briefly state the possible solutions.
-allow the new ipod nanos into the workout aera but not into the locker rooms, have something that will go back and forth like a basket for ipods and cell phones so people can use them while working out
-not allow them at all so then maybe people will stick with their old ipods for another year

Do you have access to a range of resources on this topic? Name three possible resources to research this topic.
apple website

Backup Software-Software that allows copying files or databases so that they will be preserved in case of equipment failure or other catastrophe.
can you find an example of a brand name with specific features it offers? -Justin Scott 6/1/09 9:18 AM

Broadband Wireless Access-Wireless Broadband is a fairly new technology that provides high-speed wireless internet and data network access over a wide area. how wide of an area? -Justin Scott 6/1/09 9:19 AM

Client/server network-A computer network in which one centralized, powerful computer (called the server) is a hub to which many less powerful personal computers or workstations (called clients) are connected. The clients run programs and access data that are stored on the server. Compare peer-to-peer network.

CT scanner (CAT Scan)- Tomography (a method of producing a three-dimensional image of the internal structures of a solid object (as the human body or the earth) by the observation and recording of the differences in the effects on the passage of waves of energy impinging on those structures) in which computer analysis of a series of cross-sectional scans made along a single axis of a bodily structure or tissue is used to construct a three-dimensional image of that structure. The technique is used in diagnostic studies of internal bodily structures, as in the detection of tumors or brain aneurysms.
-A machine does imaging of you body to look for growths and other things that shouldn't be there.

Data redundancy- The occurrence of values for data elements more than once within a file or database. (this is bad because: One of the biggest disadvantages of data redundancy is that it increases the size of the database unnecessarily. Also data redundancy might cause the same result to be returned as multiple search results when searching the database causing confusion and clutter in results.)

Disaster recovery-Disaster recovery is the process, policies and procedures related to preparing for recovery or continuation of technology infrastructure critical to an organization after a natural or human-induced disaster.Disaster recovery planning is a subset of a larger process known as business continuity planning and should include planning for resumption of applications, data, hardware, communications (such as networking) and other IT infrastructure. A business continuity plan (BCP) includes planning for non-IT related aspects such as key personnel, facilities, crisis communication and reputation protection, and should refer to the disaster recovery plan (DRP) for IT related infrastructure recovery / continuity. This article focuses on disaster recovery planning as related to IT infrastructure.

Embedded IT systems-Any electronic system that uses a computer chip, but that is not a general-purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Such systems use microcontrollers (MCUs) or microprocessors (MPUs), or they may use custom-designed chips. Deployed by the billions each year in myriad applications, the embedded systems market uses the lion's share of all the electronic components in the world.Embedded systems are employed in automobiles, planes, trains, space vehicles, machine tools, cameras, consumer electronics, office appliances, network appliances, video games, cellphones, PDAs, GPS navigation as well as robots and toys. Low-cost consumer products can use microcontroller chips that cost less than a dollar. See microprocessor and microcontroller.

EMR- Electronic Medical Records-An electronic medical record (EMR) is a medical record in digital format. In health informatics and most contexts, EMR and EHR (electronic health records) are used synonymously, but many people define an EMR as just the physician interface and EHR including both a physician and patient interface. The term has sometimes included other systems which keep track of medical information, such as the practice management system which supports the electronic medical record.

Failover systems-Failover is the capability to switch over automatically to a redundant or standby computer server, system, or network upon the failure or abnormal termination of the previously active server, system, or network. Failover happens without human intervention and generally without warning, unlike switchover.Systems designers usually provide failover capability in servers, systems or networks requiring continuous availability and a high degree of reliability.

File server-In the client/server model, a file server is a computer responsible for the central storage and management of data files so that other computers on the same network can access the files. A file server allows users to share information over a network without having to physically transfer files by floppy diskette or some other external storage device. Any computer can be configured to be a host and act as a file server. In its simplest form, a file server may be an ordinary PC that handles requests for files and sends them over the network. In a more sophisticated network, a file server might be a dedicated network-attached storage (NAS) device that also serves as a remote hard disk drive for other computers, allowing anyone on the network to store files on it as if to their own hard drive.
A program or mechanism that enables the required processes for file sharing can also be called a file server. On the Internet, such programs often use the File Transfer Protocol (FTP).

Fire wall-computer hardware or software that prevents unauthorized access to private data (as on a company's local area network or intranet) by outside computer users (as of the Internet)
Internet-an electronic communications network that connects computer networks and organizational computer facilities around the world
Intranet-a network operating like the World Wide Web but having access restricted to a limited group of authorized users (as employees of a company)

LAN hardware and software- A system that links together electronic office equipment, such as computers and word processors, and forms a network within an office or building.

Network server- A computer system that serves as a central repository of data and programs shared by users in a network.

Peer-to-peer network- A network of personal computers, each of which acts as both client and sever, so that each can exchange files and email directly with every other computer on the network
Security software and hardware-
Software- McAfee
Hardware- Biometrics

Server-a computer in a network that is used to provide services (as access to files or shared peripherals or the routing of e-mail) to other computers in the network

VPN- Virtual Private Network- A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or individual users with secure access to their organization's network. A virtual private network can be contrasted with an expensive system of owned or leased lines that can only be used by one organization. The goal of a VPN is to provide the organization with the same capabilities, but at a much lower cost.

WiFi- The term Wi-Fi is often used by the public as a synonym for wireless LAN (WLAN); but not every wireless LAN product has a Wi-Fi certification, which may be because of certification costs that must be paid for each certified device type.
Wi-Fi is supported by most personal computer operating systems, many game consoles, laptops, smartphones, printers, and other peripherals.