Pratical Worksheet 3

Purpose

In this Pratical Worksheet 3, we are supposed to identify the purpose of any four resources. Explain your answers by listing the reasons in the table provided. Reasons provided can be related to the different characteristics of each type of resource.

Resources 1: Information

Information resources provide the facts for users so that we can gather the correct information instead of the wrong ones. For some major topics, information are given by from and about government eg. cenus data, from and about organisations eg. transportation schedules, about subjects eg. science and art.

Examples of such information websites are :

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/
http://www.sbtransit.com.sg/
http://www.nga.gov/

Ressources 2: Advocacy

Advocacy resources are created to influence the public opinion. It will be an attempt to increase the membership in the organization. These kind of sites promote causes. They will be actively campaign for people to give support to the issue selected.

Examples of Advocacy websites are:

http://www.hrw.org/
http://www.chefelf.com/starwars/ep1.php

Resources 3: Business/Marketing

Business/Marketing resources are constructed to promotea product or service. These resources may offer online catalogues, contain press releases and information about the company, offer online services,etc.

Examples of Business/Marketing

www.amazon.com

Resources 4: Personal

Personal resources are designed by individuals for different reasons. These websites will provide personal information. Subjects may range from whimsical to serious in nature, eg. may include news of the individual's favourtie stars or information on certain statistics

Examples of such Personal websites are:

http://www.jkrowling.com
http://patricklynch.net/

Search Facilities

In this assignment, I am supposed to 'Discuss the impact of drug abuse on youth'. Keywords are identified through the topic to make sure that the search process can be faster and accurate. Comparison of the effectiveness of all the search facilities will be conducted to find out which of the search facilities provides the best information to my needs.

During the process I found out that different search facilities cater to different needs and purposes. In my research the best search facility for my topic is search engine as it provides me the best result. The least useful search facility for my topic is the web directory as the resources provided are too broad.

As I said, different search facilities are available for different needs. I will continue to use the rest of the search facilities even though they are not important to me for this time. I have learnt how to carry out my research more faster and better.

Pratical 1 activity

After doing the practical 1 activity 1 on Microsoft words, it's time to update it to personal blog.

Process for the day

My topic is doing on the impact of drug abuse on youth. Four website are found with a combination of different types. Now I will explain the website that I have found over the lesson time.

Organsation: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/wpaydrug.htm.

This website is provided by the World Health Organisation about the youth on drug abuse as well as how the government is doing their part to help these drugs abusers and to reduce drugs abuse cases.

Personal: http://www.youthnet.org/ynblog/blog/entry/are_they_on_drugs_or

This website is a blog provided by Tom Green. His entry is about his views toward the article from the news with all scorn on all aspects of government drugs policy

Personal: http://www.progressiveu.org/221836-drugs-with-youth-in-dallas

This website is a blog provided by dw0389. His entry is about the drugs abuse situation in dallas and the ways that he suggested to the people to educate each other to reduce drugs abuse cases.
Subject-based: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_abuse

The wikipedia provides the definition of drug abuse and making drug abuse as a subject for readers to understand more the terms such as drug abuse.

Reflection for the day

With this activity, I know about what kind of websites such as Yahoo, Google and Wikipedia that I can use to find different sets of information even though the topic is the same.

To carry out the seaching process, I understand that the key words typed in are important to find the carry information. My keywords used to carry out the search are Drugs abuse, Drugs abuse on youth from orgaisation, drugs abuse on youth.

Through the use of different types of website, I realise the major different differences among the types. Each different website provides a different sets of views and information about drugs abuse. For example, Personal provides only one self perception about drugs, Organization provides another perception towards drug abuse.

With these knowledge in hand, I'm sure I will be able to handle research easily as compared to before.

Introduction

Fs here. 18 this year. Studying in Retail Management with no intention to work in a retail industry at this current moment.

Influences:
Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Acdc, Elvis Presley, Rolling Stones, Guns and Roses, The Everly Brothers and Chuck Berry.

Lifestyle :

- From my influnces, you can brieftly understand that i love listening to blues/rock music in the 1940s to 1980s.

- My dressing style is based on the type of music influence me.

- Workout once in a week so that I wun't have a big tummy like the teens that have in my age.

- Guitar player.

My Wish:

- I want to meet John Lennon of The Beatles and ask him how he got his inspiration to compose the Hits in the past, but don't think that is possible because he had been murdered.

- I want to rock with Elvis.

- Finding another Elvis now to rock with me.. Are you?

Favourite Website:

http://www.wikipedia.com/

- There is nothing more interesting on net for everlearning experience other than the site of wikipedia. There are lots information in this site that can be found rather than having to travel around with only two legs and you need more sand in the hourglass.

http://www.friendster.com/

- Is there other better way in Singapore to link our friends in Singapore to one another other than friendster? Let me know. I might consider switching.