Q.5.1 There has been an exponential increase in the usage of smart phones in the last decade. Some students now use smart phones to cheat on tests and assignments. Develop an Acceptable Use Policy concerning the use of smart phones for the Independent Institute of Education to be implemented at the various campuses.

•        No smartphone use (eg phone calls, texts) allowed during class or during any examinations/tests.
•     Anyone caught using a device will be liable to have it confiscated, and may result in failure of that exam/test. Phones must be turned off during class times. The only exception to this would be where the teacher has given explicit permission for their use (eg calculator function in a maths class). 
•        Smartphones must not be used in any area where there are issues of privacy (eg locker rooms, toilets etc). 
•        No photos must be taken of other students or staff without their permission. 
•        Use of mobile devices to bully or tease other students will not be tolerated, and will result in appropriate action taken.

References: 
Office of Education Technology (2012). Acceptable Internet Use Policy. VDOE: Acceptable Internet Use Policy. Virginia Department of Education. (Accessed 1 May, 2017). 

Q.4.1 Use your cell phone to create a short video for tertiary students on the importance of netiquette and why it is important. Discuss the role it plays in all aspects of our lives. Upload the video on to your blog.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/54twesrrbno3bco/Movie%20on%202017-05-07%20at%2008.40.m4v?dl=0

Q.3.1 Discuss the Internet of Things and how it will affect businesses in South Africa. Identify a sector in the industry and detail how it will be impacted.

The internet of things refers to any device or thing which can be connected to the internet. This is more and more common nowadays, with so many devices being available that rely on the internet (Kobie, 2017). This will have a major impact on South African businesses, as we can already see it is currently doing (Toesland, 2015). 

More and more businesses are having to update their technology, develop apps and smart devices in order to keep up with the current trends. Taking an example, the healthcare industry is already being completely changed by the Internet of Things. There are so many wearables that you can get which will tell you your heart rate, sleep quality and time and so much more, which is giving the patients much more access to their own medical records, and allowing them to track their own health (Meola, 2016). Remote care monitoring is becoming more common, and there are apps through which you can get a doctor’s diagnosis now, and telehealth is more common where you are able to have a doctor's appointment remotely (Johnson, 2016). 

This is radically changing the whole of healthcare and the accessibility of these services to millions, as people do not necessarily have to go into a doctors surgery anymore, which can be very difficult for some people, particularly those who do not have the money for the high fees, or for public transport. These changes therefore have huge potential for increasing availability of healthcare across the country. 

References: 
Johnson, A. (2016) The Internet of Things and its Impact on the Healthcare Sector, Cira Labs. Available at: https://cira.ca/blogs/cira-labs/internet-things-iot-and-its-impact-healthcare-sector (Accessed: 29 March 2017).
Kobie, N. (2017) What is the internet of things?, the Guardian. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/may/06/what-is-the-internet-of-things-google (Accessed: 29 March 2017).
Meola, A. (2016) Internet of Things in healthcare: Information technology in health, Business Insider. Available at: http://www.businessinsider.com/internet-of-things-in-healthcare-2016-8 (Accessed: 29 March 2017).
Toesland, F. (2015) Will Africa take the lead in the Internet of Things?, African Business Magazine. Available at: http://africanbusinessmagazine.com/sectors/infrastructure/will-africa-take-lead-internet-things (Accessed: 29 March 2017).

Q.2.3 Provide a few tips on how one can manage their digital footprint?

In order to manage your digital footprint, ensure that your privacy settings are set to secure on all your online social media sites. Also, be very cautious as to what you post online, and remember that it maybe seen by other people for whom it was not intended. Keep your personal information secure by not revealing it online (eg phone numbers, address, etc). (Roberts, 2015). 

References: 
Roberts, M. (2015) How to Manage Your Digital Footprint, Online Learning Tips. Available at: http://onlinelearningtips.com/2015/08/26/how-to-manage-your-digital-footprint/ (Accessed: 30 March 2017).

Q.2.2 Digital footprints can be construed as trails that digital citizens leave online. Do you think that digital footprints could become a problem? Discuss.

Yes I do think this can be a huge problem, as so much of what is said online is irreversible, or may be seen by people that you didn’t intend to see. Some people do not have adequate privacy settings on their social media for example, so anyone in the world can access their social media accounts, which can often have quite personal information on them. This has the potential to be very dangerous.
(Open University, 2016). 

Reference: 
Open University, (2016) Your online presence - Help Centre - Open University, Www2.open.ac.uk. Available at: http://www2.open.ac.uk/students/help/your-online-presence (Accessed: 31 March 2017).

Q.2.1 Unemployment between the ages of 15 and 24 has reached a staggering 71 million (ILO, 2016). Solution fluency is a guided problem solving framework that consists of six D’s. Use the solution fluency process to solve unemployment problems in your area. Provide a brief background of your area and how you intend to tackle this problem.

Solution fluency is a set of skills that teach us how to learn. By developing these skills we can then apply them to many situations in order to solve issues that arise, and help us to learn in different environments.

Define: ‘How to solve unemployment in Cape Town.’

Discover: how did we get here, what was done in the past and what can we do differently? This is largely due to poor educational outcomes in South Africa, where many young people simply don’t have the skills to be able to enter into jobs.

Dream: Move forward and think of solutions: I believe more access to vocational training for youth who are out of school or who do not have skills ready to enter into jobs would be beneficial for their long term work prospects.

Design: How to make dream become a reality- steps to take us from problem to solution. This would be done by setting up various vocational training programs in order to help the youth gain skills.

Deliver: Putting design into action: produce and publish. This would be producing the programs, and putting them into action.
Debrief: Evaluate all previous steps. This would be the actual revision of the previous steps when the program is in place, to evaluate what is working and know where to improve the service, or if it is not working to think of another idea.

(Crockett R, 2015). 

Reference: 
Crockett, R., 2015. Global Digital Citizenship Foundation. [Online] Available at: https://globaldigitalcitizen.org/21st- century-fluencies [Accessed 30 March 2017].

Q.1.4 Create a LinkedIn account and subscribe to two at least 2 groups that are relevant to your field of study. Add a link of your profile to your blog.

Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanya-galloway-7879b944/