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Question 1 (Marks: 20)

In learning unit 1 we touched on ramifications of Digital Divide, what are the consequences of digital divide in South Africa? Upload your answers on the blog you have created.

Q.1.1

Research the issues surrounding access; note their role to social capital, knowledge capital and human capital. Create a PowerPoint presentation to raise awareness on the ramifications of Digital Divide, outline how you can assist to the government to solve the issues around access

(10)

Q.1.2

What is the techno-economic paradigm and how can one develop from this?

(3)

Q.1.3

Primary school children are the most vulnerable to malicious intent online. Research what the nine elements of digital citizenship are. Create an electronic poster aimed at primary children, with a slogan and examples of what the nine elements are.

(7)

Question 2 (Marks: 15)

Digital Literacy and information fluency

Q.2.1

Use information fluency skills to analyze the groundbreaking archeological findings (Homo Naledi) by Professor Lee Berger from Wits University. Use the information fluency process, ask, acquire, analyse, apply and assess to dissect the matter.

In your discussion highlight the significance of this finding

Use a minimum of 300 words

Create a separate page for your findings on the blog

(15)

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Question 3 (Marks: 10)

Digital Communication and fluencies

Social Technologies include a broad range of applications that can be used both by consumers and enterprises. These include, blogs, social networks, social gaming, discussion forums, wikis, and crowd sourcing to mention but a few (McKinsey and Company, 2012)

According to McKinsey and Company (2012) they are:

Over 1.5 billion people on social networks globally;

80% proportion of total online users who interact with social networks regularly;

70% proportion of companies using social technologies;

90% proportion of companies using technologies that report some business benefit from them;

28 hours a week is spent by knowledge workers writing emails, searching for information and collaborating internally.

Use collaborative technologies like Google Hangouts to discuss and critique before you ink your responses. Please add screenshots of your conversation to the blog

Create a blog post titled: The social economy: Unlocking value through social technologies, in this post outline the benefits and risks of social technologies for individuals, corporates and communities. Focus on South Africa.

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Question 4 (Marks: 10)

Digital Etiquette

Create a Digital Code of Conduct for education institutes. Please think of how you would reinforce and manage it, include this into your ‘Code of Conduct’. This would be a guideline for the institutes that they can then adapt to their specific requirements.

Please ensure that you cover the following elements:

1. 10 points of netiquette;

2. Penalties that apply for failing to meet these;

3. How you would enforce and manage this in your business;

4. References;

5. All images to be Creative Commons.

Your Code of Conduct should be posted on the blog, be attractive in layout and overall appearance (i.e. colour scheme, layout and images are applicable).

Question 5 (Marks: 10)

Digital Rights and Responsibilities

Define Digital Rights and Responsibilities.

Create one Thinglink image that representing the role of Digital Rights and Responsibilities for society, business and education. Provide a definition in each of the images, highlighting the most critical aspects you believe they have in each context.

Make use of creative commons images

Upload the link on your blog and share it on Facebook and Twitter.

The Independent Institute of Education 2016

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Question 6 (Marks: 7)

Digital Law

Create an online poster for your institute of study to warn students of the potential impacts of Digital Technology on Society. Use ThingLink and post the link to your blog.

Question 7 (Marks:10)

Digital Security

Cyber security risks range from ID theft and fraud to corporate hacking attacks (Sony Attacks). Cybersecurity has never been more important for individuals, businesses, organisations and governments. Research 2015’s top 5 cybersecurity risks in South Africa. Critically discuss about how users, enabled hackers to obtain these details more easily by providing known companies with our data and an overview how they can be avoided or mitigated.

Include creative commons images to enhance your answer.

This question must be posted on the blog

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