FIT2001 - Week 7

This week, we have a new tutor coming in replacing the previous one. This new tutor seems to be more serious than the one before. The environment feels differently all of a sudden. But I'm not sure whether its a good thing or not.

One side, made me feel there is more tension in the air and less relaxation than previous tutorials, but the other side, made me work even harder and within the time limit of the tutorial combined with the pressure exerted from the tutor. It might be a good thing, since I work harder under this condition and it lets me to see that I might be working under this environment in the future, and this environment that I felt gives me a glimpse as to what environment I'll be in at work. It is also enables me to cope with the pressure and "get use to it".

FIT2001 - Week 6

Back from the Mid-Semester break and I'm ready to go back to work.
The assignment is due this Sunday and I'm preparing the event table for the assignment.

Another thing that happen this week is the presence of the lecturer in the tutorial. He explains about the use case diagram and other analysis methods in the tutorial. There's no other things to write other than the fact that the tutorial is like an extension of the lecture, but I feel more knowledgeable for this unit and it's impacts for my future career as an IT professional.

FIT2001 - Week 5

This week's tutorial is even more interesting.

We were having exercises about Event Tables that applies to elevator system. We made the tables of processes from the start where a person press the elevator call button until the person gets off at the desired level.

This exercise gives me additional insight to systems development. Again, like in previous week. The system that we're analyzing is not an IT system, but another common day-to-day system that we're using it without us realizing it. This exercise provides me with a better knowledge about the event table that I need to use for the Assignment 1a.

FIT2001 - Week 4

This week we have our mock interview. This exercise helps me to develop my interpersonal skills as a future employee and employer. It is also gives me the ability to think about what are the things to be expected as an IT professional. Conducting interview for systems analysis gives me understanding on the importance of designing the correct system. Failure to clarify the system for the client will result in the designer to design the incorrect system.

This week, I did a lot of thinking about the interview. And even though the effort of preparing and conducting one proves to be tiresome. I understand the reason behind it and I feel that I gain benefits from the mock interview.

FIT2001 - Week 3

This week, we talked about podcasting. To be honest this reminds me of the same topics back in my high school. Back then, the other students and I were expected to make a podcast as a form of computer tutorial to guide the non-computer savvy people in using a computer feature of our own choice.

Back then, I don't remember well on the podcast that I made. I think it was an audio tutorial on how to convert audio cassettes into digital files. All you need is a cassette player with an audio jack, a stereo audio cable with male-to-male jacks, and a computer with a sound card installed.

The method is simple:

1. Insert the cassette tape into the player.
2. Connect the player to the computer using the audio cable. The Cable must be inserted from the output jack of the player and into the microphone (input) side of the computer.
3. Using Microsoft Sound recorder (for Microsoft Windows OS), press the record button and at the same time, press play on the cassette player.
4. Once its finished, save the sound file into the computer and the digital file of the cassette tape is created.

I don't recall what grade that I got for that assignment. But I think it was satisfactory. This week's tutorial reminds me of that assignment years ago.