HUCOMIN ANNOUNCEMENT MAR 29-APR 5

1. Twitter experiment will be extended up to April 5. Each student will be required to submit a paper on April 5 discussing the following. Pls make sure you read or watch the video on Persuasive technology by B.J. Fogg.

a. How do you understand persuasive technologies? Characterize persuasive technologies and give at least 3 examples based on your understanding.

b. Would you consider Twitter as a persuasive application or technology? Why or why not?

c. Would you consider Twitter as a facet of email or SMS or instant messaging? How different is Twitter from these communication tools? Would you consider Twitter more powerful or less powerful?

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Here are the guide questions for the assessment of the Group demography mapping projects. All groups regardless of topic will submit a group assessment paper on the following:

1. Imagine having all the demography information on educational, entertainment, dining, residential, financial, wellness in different layers, surrounding the vicinity of DLSU. How do you think these establishments will make an impact to--

a. business and economy around DLSU
b. transportation requirements around DLSU
c. safety and crime incidents around DLSU
d. ordinances, laws and regulations in Manila

2. How do you think this rise in population and socio-economic variables would affect the EXISTING internet and technology infrastructure that we have? How do you FORECAST the ICT requirements of all these businesses as well? If you are the Mayor of Manila, what policy will you push to support DLSU, the residents and the establishments to have better ICT infrastructure in Manila?

3. On the other hand, how will you promote and safeguard the interests of DLSU, the students, the faculty, the brothers, teh staff, the parents and the alumni-- that DLSU's interests of quality and excellent education is assured inspite the rise of many establishments (including bars, entertainment, restaurants) not directly contributing to the goal of education?

Please submit the group assessment on Apr. 5, classtime. Thank you very much.

Online Discussion announcements

Everyone is to participate in the online discussions from March 7 to 11. We will use Twitter so make sure you have an account and follow your group leader's Twitter account as well. Be reminded to use #hucomin hash tag for purposes of class discussions/commentaries.

For the online discussion, leaders please email me your twitter account (so I can follow you) at mavic.pineda@delasalle.ph and to get the instructions from me.

Thank you very much.

MARCH 3 Activity & Announcement

To be submitted today, given your proposed topics 1. make a project schedule and task assignments of the members for the next two weeks. 2. Make a phone screen design for the main page (if you are making a phone application). Be reminded of the size of the phone screen. Include the icons/symbols & functions. Pls label them. If you are making the mapping demographics, create the main page of your website. No need to have a separate page for your map. The main page should include the preliminary function buttons, icons or tabs you intend to include in the page. Indicate where your graphs or reports will take place.

Leaders, please submit your proposals, the project schedule+task assignment and main page design to Paolo for S15, to Mark for S14.


Note: S14 Make-up class will NOT push through today. Remaining presentations of S15 will push through on the 24th. Thank you.

ADVANCED CLASSES FOR MAR 15 & 17

Advanced classes for Mar 15 and 17 will be on Mar. 1 & 3, G206.

Please prepare for a good discussion on the technology trivia. Grading criteria will be relevance of content, clarity of discussion & usefulness of examples.

DLSU DEMOGRAPHICS MAPPING

HUCOMIN FINAL PROJECT:
DLSU DEMOGRAPHICS MAPPING

This final project entails exploration of the various ways mapping can be used to illustrate and report data. But this also entails data gathering and survey. This requires attention to detail, persistence in data collection and critical analysis of data. This is going to be a challenging test to you as IS students.

Objective: The project aims to study a specific demographics around DLSU Manila through the use of an interactive mapping application developed and interpreted by the Hucomin students.
Mechanics:
1. Each Hucomin group will choose a specific demography to be studied. For example, it can be:
a. Entertainment
b. Student residences
c. Home Services
d. Financial services
e. Dining and food outlets
f. Education and training
2. The project entails creation of an interactive map using Flash & image maps or the Google map. Each group is to make a proposal to be submitted on Mar. 3 class time. Demography to be studied will have to be approved.
3. The project has DLSU Manila as the center of the map to be analyzed. The mapping project includes a 3-kilometer circumference proximity around DLSU Manila.
4. The project entails reporting the business or services’ establishments in a summary list. Reports should be meaningful, can be printed and viewed together with the map.
5. A simple menu will have to be created to allow the viewer to see individualized or collective information.
6. The project will have to be uploaded in the web. Your class adviser will announce where it can be uploaded.
7. The project will be presented on March 22, class time. The group may select one or two members of the group to present the project.