Category: Writing

Task: Write a narrative essay in 200 – 250 words (personal story).Think of meaningful experiences you have shared with close friends or relatives. These might be times when you and another person faced a dangerous situation, had an adventure, or just did something fun. Choose one topic.Instructions? Write a narrative essay about one of the experiences mentioned above, making sure you get across why the event was significant to you. Include the settings, main events, feelings and reactions to the experience.? Your essay should have 200 – 220 words.? Your essay should have 3 parts: Introduction – Body – Conclusion.o Introduce the setting, the people involved, and the situationo Sequence events so they build on one another from beginning to end.o Add vivid details, descriptions and sensory language.o Provide a satisfactory conclusion and include your personal reflections on what happened.o Use the first pronouns (I, we).
? Use the simple past tense? Include dialogues – direct speech (simple present tense)? Use adjectives and adverbs? Use transitions/linking words and time expressions? Be careful about capital letters, punctuation and spelling of common words.

Read the case “For the Birds”, and answer to the set of questions 1-9:
1. “Is this an example of a system failure or a system success?” Why or why not?
2. What is “the system”?
3. How did the “problem” and related “system(s)” evolve from the time the aircraft departed the runway until the crew and passengers were safe and the post-event forensics were completed?
4. Did the definition of the system boundaries change dynamically?
5. Who are the stakeholders?
6. Who is (are) the decision maker(s)?
7. In “designing” this system (however it was designed), what were the important design considerations?
8. What are the metrics?
9. How were alternatives generated and evaluated—during the design of the “system” and during the resolution of “the problem”?
Attachments:
6208059_1_For-The-Birds.pdf

This one is an interesting question! My family is full of gamers, so I would side with the advantages of video games for the most part, but I cannot ignore the disadvantages! Let us start with the positives, hand eye coordination skills at work, as well as problem solving, socializing virtually can be a great skill to learn, and then lastly depending on the video game there is much to learn! Now as for the disadvantages, the biggest one is time flies when you are having fun! Be careful to monitor the amount of time spent on a video game. While playing a video game the body is not moving, lack physical activity could be a concern. There are some that might caution that video games could be addicting, I believe that teaching moderation is key. One last thing I would caution a parent about is to look out for the video game ratings, and make sure that its appropriate for the age of their child. Comment as you fit. Min 40 words or more

Using Light, Burgess and Duguay’s (2018) Walkthrough methodology, conduct a walkthrough of an app of your choosing. Write an analysis of the results addressing the key areas central to the walkthrough approach.
Why am I doing this assignment?
The purpose of this assignment is for you to critically think about the affordances and architecture of networked technology and to begin thinking about how the structure and features of an app are designed to shape user engagement and build an imagined networked public. The essay should consider and reflect on the ways users may resist these technical arrangements and appropriate the app technology for their own purposes. The key learning outcomes from this assignment will be 1) developing an understanding of how networked technologies are designed and used to engage users and 2) the ability to critically identify and analyse the cultural, political and social meanings embedded within apps.
What do I have to do?
The walkthrough method is a user-centred research approach that provides a way to critically analyse apps by engaging with an app’s interface. Essentially, the method establishes a foundational corpus of data from which researchers can build a more detailed and critical analysis of an app’s
intended purpose, embedded cultural meanings and implied ideal users and uses.
Your Walkthrough Essay must analyse and discuss your chosen app’s:
Vision
Operating model
Modes of governance
This assignment will involve you deploying the walkthrough technique and systematically analysing the various stages of app use including:
App registration and entry
Everyday use
Discontinuation of use
You may use screenshots to support the documentation process.
A good essay will move beyond descriptions of the app and will critically discuss the symbolic meanings of the features, linking them to cultural, political and social values that may be embedded within the apps. It should also consider how users may resist or appropriate the affordances on the app and how this behaviour may challenge or continue to perpetuate particular cultural values.
Word Limit: 1,500 words (references not included)
Criteria for Marking:
Understanding and demonstration of the method
A critical and analytical evaluation of the results
An explicit and comprehensive engagement with broader themes and concepts
Supported and evidenced argument
Appropriate use of documentation
Clarity and fluency of written expression