Friday, October 13th

October 13, 2017 9:03 AM

Jose and Natali will be presenting news articles today.

Embedded Systems Essay Feedback - print out a copy of your essay, be sure your name is on it and turn it in.

Mark the sample essay using the following key:

• Circle the thesis statement,
• Mark each Pro point made with Pro1, Pro2...
• Box in the examples that are given for both Pros and Cons
• Mark each Con point made with Con1, Con2...
• Circle the conclusion
• Underline tech terms used. Are they used appropriately? Does their use convey the writer understands the terms?
• On a scale of 1-10 how convincing was the essay for or against?
• Any suggestions for improvement? What would make the paper clearer? What would make this a stronger paper?
  
  Repeat this process with the student essay you were given. Once you are finished find that student and discuss your feedback with them.

Therac Case Study - Read this article (page 63 in the green book) and answer the following questions in a google doc.
1. What factors led to these failures?
2. What was the response of the manufacturer?
3. What was the response of the hospital?
4. The company that produced the Therac 25 was relatively small, how would this factor into this incident?
5. What is the impact of embedded systems becoming part of safety-critical systems?

Discussion of the Therac-25
Case Study

How to Discuss and Weigh Up and Issue

Just for fun

Wizards, templates, Spell check
Can You Read This?

Introduction to DTP
WYSIWYG
POD
On-line publishing
Lulu

Begin DTP exercise

Homework

Read pages 176-187 blue book and pages 49-61 in the green book.
Update your Embedded Systems essay based on the feedback you received in class and upload to school loop as a PDF file.

10. Evaluate the use of embedded systems in such critical systems as plane navigation systems. This is an evaluate question. You need to come to "make an appraisal by weighing up the strengths and limitations of different evidence and arguments". Make a conclusion and support your answer but also include limitations. 5 points.

What

3.2 Software - pages 27-28
• Applications: word processing, desktop publishing, presentations, photo and video editing, music and sound development, website development

Why

Understanding the different features that productivity software provides increases your productivity and provides more time for other activities.

How

By successfully completing the MS Word exercise.