Report1:
Monitoring My Information Behavior
By Karis Amano
Instructions for this report are at:
www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy23/409a-g23-report1.htm
Task 1
Section A
Self Introduction:
My name is Karis Amano, majoring in Psychology at the
Sub-steps:
1. Read steps 1 to 5
2. E-mailed Dr. James to confirm what exactly we were supposed to do for step four
3. Decided that my idea of how to do Step 4 was right so I went ahead to do steps 2 (saved a file for future work) and 3 (registered as a Lab User)
4. I opened my new saved file to write my brief introduction and lists of sub-steps and errors I have made
List of error(s):
1. I continued with Steps 2 and on before I got a reply from Dr. James because after thinking about it, I figured that my original idea of what I had to do was right. That may be considered an error because the first step is do understand all five steps before moving on.
Task 2
Section B
British Journal of Social Psychology; March 2004, Vol. 43 Issue 1, p99,14p, 1
“Women’s collective constructions of embodied practices through memory
work: Cartesian dualism in memories of sweating and pain”
Abstract:
“The research presented in this paper uses memory work as a method to explore six women's collective constructions of two embodied practices, sweating and pain. The paper identifies limitations in the ways in which social constructionist research has theorized the relationship between discourse and materiality, and it proposes an approach to the study of embodiment which enjoins, rather than bridges, the discursive and the non-discursive. The paper presents an analysis of 25 memories of sweating and pain which suggests that Cartesian dualism is central to the women's accounts of their experiences. However, such dualism does not operate as a stable organizing principle. Rather, it offers two strategies for the performance of a split between mind and body. The paper traces the ways in which dualism can be both functional and restrictive, and explores the tensions between these two forms. The paper concludes by identifying opportunities and limitations associated with memory work as a method for studying embodiment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]”
Persistent link to this article: http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=12787719
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, June 1990, Vol. 29 Issue
2, p277, 2p
“SWEDENBORG AND HIS INFLUENCE (Book)”
Abstract:
(Reviews the book "Swedenborg and his Influence," edited by Erland J. Brock).
The year 1988 marked the tri-centennial of the birth
of the Swedish scientist, theologian, and revelator Emanuel Swedenborg.
Swedenborg and His Influence consists
of 25 papers originally presented at a symposium held by the Academy of the
Persistent link to this article: http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=9604085487
Summary of articles:
In the British Journal of Social Psychology article, they discuss Cartesian dualism, that we consist of two separate entities, the human body, and the mind, self, or spirit. Women would think of their past memories of sweating or feeling pain and describing the situation and their emotions. In certain situations like being in public, showing signs of sweating or pain would generate shameful emotions. In other situations such as working out at a gym, sweat and pain were signs of hard work that would pay off in the long run. The first paragraph of page 110 of the article confused me. I do not understand how focusing attention on a sensation such as pain, can distance ourselves from it and how can the mind and body be two separated entities when they work together with our thoughts, actions, and maybe different feelings about those actions later on.
The Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion article was quite different. It is a much shorter article describing a Swedish man named Emanuel Swedenborg who lived in the late 1700’s and his written works and influences in philosophy, metallurgy, navigation, biology, and even the design of American cities such as Chicago. I was amazed at the intellectual range one man can have and his impact around the world.
Section C
Sub-steps:
1. Read steps one through five
2. Continued to do step two by opening internet browser
3. Typed http://libweb.hawaii.edu in the address bar
4. Clicked on “Electronic Resources”
5. Searched for “British Journal of Social Psychology; March 2004, Vol. 43 Issue 1, p99, 14p, 1” but found no results
6. Searched for “British Journal of Social Psychology”
7. Clicked on “British journal of social psychology [via provider Academic Search Premier]” and again in the new window
8. Entered UH user name and password
9. Under “All Issues,” clicked on year 2004
10. Clicked on “Vol. 43 Issue 1 – Mar2004”
11. Clicked on the result saying, “p99, 14p, 1”
12. Copied abstract of article
13. Opened “amano-409a-g23-report1” and pasted abstract in file
14. Copied article’s persistent link to record and pasted it in file
15. Clicked on “PDF Full Text”
16. Printed to read article later
17. Returned back to http://libweb.hawaii.edu and clicked on “Electronic Resources”
18. Searched for “Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion”
19. Clicked on “Journal for the scientific study of religion [via provider Academic Search Premier]
20. Clicked on “Swedenborg & His Influence (Book)”
21. Copied its persistent link and pasted it into this file
22. Copied its short abstract and first paragraph and pasted it into this file
23. Printed to read article later
24. Started typing sup-steps
25. Read articles
26. Wrote summarizing paragraph for articles
27. Continued with reporting sub-steps
28. List of error(s) and reasons for those error(s)
29. E-mail Dr. James upon completion of Task 2
Error(s):
1. Sent completion e-mail to Dr. James late – I did not finish this assignment on time because I did not pay enough attention to the instructions page and did not take note of the due dates. Online assignments tend to slip my mind and it did not feel right to send the e-mail even though I did not finish the assignment.
Task 3
Section D
Where I found the mailbox:
Section E
Sub-steps:
1. Read steps one through five
2. Open internet browser using www.google.com as homepage
3. In address bar, typed “buy copper mailbox”
4. From results, I clicked on, “Copper Mailbox - compare prices, reviews and buy at NexTag - Price ...”
5. Clicked on eighth result, “Brookstone Rural Delivery Copper Mailbox”
6. Copied contents of address bar by highlighting and pressing ctrl+c
7. Opened Microsoft Word and opened my file, “amano-409a-g23-report1”
8. Under Task 2, Section D, pasted address by pressing ctrl+v
9. Switched back to “Brookstone” window
10. Right clicked on picture of mailbox and selected, “Save Image As…”
11. When a new window popped up, asking where I would like to save the image and what I want to save it as, I clicked on “Save”
12. I switched back to Microsoft Word window
13. On the top of the window, I clicked on “Insert” then selected “Picture” and clicked on “From File…”
14. In the new window that popped up, I looked for the image of the mailbox I just saved, selected it and clicked “Open”
15. Resized the image by dragging the corner in and placed it where I wanted it
16. On picture toolbar that pops up, clicked on icon for text wrapping and chose tight wrap
Errors:
1. Not sure if assignment was due at 5pm so I don’t know if I turned it in late.
Task 4
Section F
Sub-steps:
1. Read instructions for Task 4
2. Opened a new word processing file
3. Saved as home.htm as a webpage file
4. Typed name, course name, semester, and professor’s name in file
5. Opened new browser window and went to www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy23/g23-ftp.htm
6. Read instructions for uploading files onto webpage
7. Opened new browser window and went to www.internet-soft.com/download.htm
8. Downloading FTP Commander and ran it
9. Opened program from desktop
10. Clicked “Connect”
11. Filled in dialog box with last name (amano), FTP Server (www.soc.hawaii.edu), user ID (409af2005), password given in class, clicked “save”
12. Clicked on “MakeDir” and named it “amano”
13. Downloaded files “_message” and “_WSDirIndex.css” and uploaded to my file
14. Under FTP servers, opened folder, amano
15. Uploaded the two files to server
16. Uploaded file “home.htm” from own computer to server
17. Opened browser that I used to download FTP Commander
18. Went to http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leon/409af2005/amano/home.htm to see if webpage was working and it did
19. Later tried going to www.soc.hawaii.edu/409af2005/amano.htm but it did not work
20. Went back to FTP Commander window
21. Deleted “_message” and “_WSDirIndex.css” from computer and my folder on server
22. Downloaded both files again from a classmate’s folder and uploaded to my folder
23. In browser, went to www.soc.hawaii.edu/leon/409af2005/amano/ and it worked
Errors:
1. After downloading FTP Commander and uploading files, www.soc.hawaii.edu/409af2005/amano.htm did not work and I did not know why. I may have uploaded it to www.soc.hawaii.edu at first, I guess I got confused.
2. Did not list sub-steps while actually doing Task 4. I thought I had to upload my outline before my oral presentation so I followed steps for FTP uploading, unaware that it was part of Task 4. There for I tried to retrace steps that I went though to write Task 4 so I may have forgotten some little details.
Task 5
Section G
A Summary of Report 1:
Report 1 serves
as a way to develop our information literacy skills. It gave us a chance to use our library’s
electronic resources, shop for an item online, creating our own webpage using
FTP Commander, and using a word processing software like Microsoft Word. By recording each sub-step we have made in
each task of Report 1, other viewers of our webpage may also learn how to do
these tasks themselves. Before Report 1,
I already knew how to perform basic computer tasks but I have learned how to
upload files to the web using FTP software and I hope that others who have not
already learned, start using computers and the internet more but at the same
time being cautious and aware of intruders and hackers because like all things,
it has its drawbacks but it can also prove convenient and time saving.
Section H
Sub-steps:
1. Read steps one through eight for Task 5
2. Started list of Sub-steps and continued it while performing task
1. Open Microsoft Word
2. Pressed Ctrl+o and opened amano-409a-g23-report1 file
3. Typed Section G of Task 5
4. Clicked on “File” in upper left corner and “Save as…”
5. Under “Save as Type:”, chose “Web Page” and clicked “Save”
6. Opened FTP Commander
7. Connected to server
8. On the right side, opened “SERVER LIST…” and double-clicked on “kamano”
9. Opened my folder by double-clicking “amano”
10. On far left side, doubled-clicked “My Documents”
11. To the right of that, double-clicked “PSY 409a” folder
12. Selected “amano-409a-g23-report1.htm” and uploaded to FTP server by clicking the blue arrow pointing toward the right
13. Exited FTP Commander
14. Opened web browser and waited about 5-10 minutes before checking my page
15. Went to http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy23/classhome-g23.htm
16. Clicked on www.soc.hawaii.edu/leon/409af2005 under CLASS WEB FOLDER 409a (Monday)
17. Clicked on my name
18. Opened “amano-409a-g23-report1.htm”
19. Checked the appearance of my page
20. Did necessary changes in Microsoft Word file
21. Added required title to document
22. Added class home page and my home page links to bottom document
23. After making all changes, saved .htm document
24. Closed Microsoft Word
25. Repeat steps 8-21
26. Emailed professor as in step 8
Errors:
1. When I make a change to the file and upload it, it does not appear on the web page right away. I usually have to wait a few minutes to check the changes.
2. I do not know why the copper mailbox image of Section D does not appear but I have provided a link to that image.
Class Home Page:
www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy23/classhome-g23.htm
My Home Page:
www.soc.hawaii.edu/leon/409af2005/amano/home.htm