Tuesday, December 22, 2009

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

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