Report 1:
Monitoring My Information Behavior

By Ashley Hooks

Instructions for this report are at:
www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy23/409a-g23-report1.htm

Introduction

This report is about my journey in creating and publishing a webpage and other documents for my course on the internet. The course is a psychology seminar course at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. It is about the psychology of driving and information literacy. The latter part is what this report is about. I learned many new things about using the web by doing this report, even though I have been a web user for a long time.

Section A

My name is Ashley Hooks and I am a psychology major at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. I am a junior currently and I am very excited to study information literacy this semester, as well as more ways to use the web rather than just surfing it. I have been using the web for a good amount of time, however I have never created a webpage; so, I am eager to learn how to do this. I think that these skills will help me not only to succeed in this class, but to succeed in future semesters and out in the real world. The steps I went through to complete my first task on information literacy was as follows:

I read through all the steps and sub-steps.

2. Created a word processing file for my report.

(a) I clicked on Start

(b) Clicked on Microsoft Word

(d) Clicked on Save As

(e) Entered hooks-409a-g23-report1.doc as my file name

(f) In “save as type” I chose web page

(g) Clicked on Save

3. I registered as a lab user on campus at webdata.soc.Hawaii.edu/lab_user

(a) I clicked on the link

(b) Put in my name

(d) Put in my type of request-a new user

(e) Put in undergraduate

(f) Put in my Academic Department which is Psychology

(g) Put in Psychology 409 as my only course that requires computer usage

(h) I clicked submit

(i) A screen popped up that said I would receive an email shortly afterwards

(j) I checked my email a little later on and my registration was successful

4. I wrote the first part of the report.

(a) I clicked on Start

(b) Clicked on My documents

(d) Wrote an introduction about myself

(e) Wrote the sub-steps I went through to complete this first task

(f) Wrote a list of errors I made in the process

5. I sent an email to Dr. James the same day I completed this first assignment

(a) Clicked on Netscape Browser on my desktop

(b) Clicked on my shortcut to UH webmail

(d) Clicked on compose

(e) Entered Dr. James’ email address

(f) Put “Completed Task 1” in the subject line

(g) In the body, wrote I completed task one, my name, and my section

(h) Clicked on Send

Errors

1. An error I made during this first task was I went out of order on some of the steps. I don’t know if it really affected my performance on this task, but one thing I did out of order was registering as a lab user. I did this before I even read any of the other instructions.

2. Another thing I did wrong was I wrote part of the report, saved it, and then came back to it later. This made it harder to finish it because I had totally lost my train of thought when I came back to it, and had to read the instructions again. Otherwise, I would say I was successful with my first assignment, and I hope to keep this pattern as I complete this first report, as well as learn more about information literacy.

Section B

Article 1 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 identifiying opportunities and limitations associated with memory work as a method for studying embodiment.

http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=12787719

This article researches embodiment, particularly the embodied practices of sweat and pain. The research group was a group of women, and the idea tested was that of Cartesian dualism, or how sweating and pain are often associated with each other. The research was to look at how the discursive was joined with the non-discursive; Previous research did not focus on this. The dualism of mind and body was thought by the researchers to be separate from materiality. The type of research used was memory work, where the researchers actually looked back at their own memories, and explored their emotions in doing so. The women chose to use the triggers of sweating and pain, because it created common memories. They found that dualism can sometimes help to experience one’s body in helpful ways, but could also hinder the practice.

I don’t really have much of an opinion either way on this subject, because I find it somewhat confusing. I understand what the research is for, but I don’t agree or disagree with it. I think that the mind and the body are related, and sometimes you can make yourself feel something like pain if you think you are in pain, so in a way I guess I lean towards the idea of the mind and body being related in many ways.

Article 2 Abstract:

Reviews the book “Swedenborg and his Influence,” edited by Erland J. Brock.

http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=9604085487

This article is fairly brief, and reviews the book Swedenborg and His Influence which is a book containing 25 papers about a Swedish scientist, theologian, and revelator, Emanuel Swedenborg. This author talks about how the 25 different papers represented the diversity of Swedenborg’s accomplishments in life. He identifies the different accomplishments and discusses how being a theologian and a scientist helped to come up with many new ideas in his lifetime.

I think this man, Swedenborg, had a very successful life. In this brief article, the things that were reported that he believed in and his ideas about life seem very valid to me. He believed that religion was a complete transformation of yourself and took a complete commitment, and I believe this idea to be true.

Section C

List 1-Steps for Task 2:

1. I read through all of the sub-steps

2. (three parts)

Part A-Finding an article on an online database:

1st article: (a) I clicked on Netscape Browser on my laptop

(b) I went to the University of Hawaii website

(d) I clicked on Electronic Resources

(e) On this search page, I typed in British Journal of Social Psychology

(f) Clicked search.

(g) I clicked on the second link to the journal

(h) I was prompted to enter my university username and password to be able to access the article

(i) I clicked on 2004, then on Volume 43, Issue 1, March 2004

(j) I found the page number of the article I was supposed to find

(k) I clicked on that article, and the information came up on the next screen

2nd article: (a) I clicked on Netscape Browser on my laptop

(b) I went to the University of Hawaii website

(d) I clicked on Electronic Resources

(e) On this search page, I typed in Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.

(f) Clicked search.

(g) I clicked on the second link to the journal

(h) I was prompted to enter my university username and password to be able to access the article

(i) I clicked on 1990, then on Volume 29, Issue 2, June 1990

(j) I found the page number of the article I was supposed to find

(k) I clicked on that article, and the information came up on the next screen

Part B-Read and Summarize the articles:

(a) I clicked on start

(b) Clicked on My Documents

(d) Typed the header “Section B”

(e) Went to the webpage I had already open with the first article

(f) Highlighted the abstract

(g) Clicked Copy

(h) Went back to my document and clicked paste

(i) Did the same for the second article-however I copied and pasted the first paragraph since there was no abstract

(j) Went back to the webpage for the first article, and highlighted the persistent link

(k) Clicked copy

(l) Clicked paste in my document

(m) Did the same for the second article

Part C

(a) I read the first article

(b) I summarized what it was about

(d) I read the second article

(e) I summarized what it was about

(f) I wrote about my reaction to the material

3. I wrote Section C of this Report

(a) I listed the sub-steps I went through during this task

(b)I listed the errors I came upon during this task

4. I sent an email to Dr. James the same day I completed the Second Task

(a) Clicked on Netscape Browser on my desktop

(b) Clicked on my shortcut to UH webmail

(d) Clicked on compose

(e) Entered Dr. James’ email address

(f) Put “Completed Task 2” in the subject line

(g) In the body, wrote I completed task two, my name, and my section

(h) Clicked on Send

Error:

-I made the mistake of trying to write my summary from just the abstract then realized that I could not do it from just this little bit of information. Therefore, I had to go into the article and read it through to understand how to summarize it.

Section D

For my next assignment, I found a mailbox online at this URL:

http://www.outdoordecor.com/cgi-local/SoftCart.exe/online-store/scstore/p-SASR-DUCK.html?L+scstore+qsdc1974ffde01de+1127634105

This mailbox was made in Massachusetts. It has copper wrapped around steel. It has a duck design and you can also personalize it when you order to have your own last name. Both sides are identical, and it sits nicely on a wooden post.

Section E

List 1-steps for Task 3:

1. Read all of the instructions

2. Find a mailbox on the web

(a) I clicked on start

(b) I clicked on Netscape Browser

(d) I typed into the search field “copper mailbox”

(e) I clicked on the sixth link

(f) I clicked on the category post-mounting mailboxes only.

(g) I clicked on the category of personalized mailboxes

(h) I clicked on copper-wrapped mailboxes

(i) I picked the mailbox with a design on it, that was wrapped in copper, and sat on a post.

3. (a) I highlighted the URL, then pasted it into Section D of this report

(b) Copied the picture and pasted it into the same section

4. I made two lists for Section E:

(a) I had to list the sub-steps I had to go through to complete this task

(b) A list of errors that I made while completing this task.

5. I sent an email to Dr. James the same day I completed the Third Task

(a) Clicked on Netscape Browser on my desktop

(b) Clicked on my shortcut to UH webmail

(d) Clicked on compose

(e) Entered Dr. James’ email address

(f) Put “Completed Task 3” in the subject line

(g) In the body, wrote I completed task three, my name, and my section

(h) Clicked on Send

List 2-Errors:

-This task was fairly simple, and I did not have any problems completing it. I think this is because I use the web almost every day to search for something specific. Therefore, I know how to search to make sure I find what I am looking for, and I was easily able to find this specific mailbox.

Section F

List1-Steps for Task 4:

1. I read through all the steps.

2. Create my home page and obtain uploading software.

(a) I clicked on Start

(b) I clicked on Microsoft Word

(d) I chose to save as a web page called home.htm

(e) I designed my webpage in this document: I put my name, the class and semester, the instructor’s name, and links to my outlines and Report 1

(f) I opened my web browser

(g) I clicked on Favorites, and clicked in the class homepage

(h) I clicked on the instructions on how to upload documents onto the web, www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy23/g23-ftp.htm

(i) I read through the instructions so I understood what to do

(j) I chose the second method to acquiring FTP software, and I clicked on www.internet-soft.com/download.htm where I could download the FTP software

(k) I clicked on download, and I clicked on Run, which installed the program onto my computer

(l) I started the program on my computer then clicked on Connect to Server

(m) After I was connected, on the right hand side of the screen, I clicked on New Server

(n) A window popped up, where I had to put in the name of my server (soc), the address of the FTP server, the class user ID and password, and then I clicked save at the bottom

(o) I could see my other classmate’s folders and I went to make directory on the right hand side, and typed in Hooks as my own folder name.

(p) I double clicked on two files that I needed to start, which downloaded them to my computer.

(r) I double clicked on my folder to open it (right side), and found the two files I had just downloaded on the left hand side, and uploaded them to my folder by dragging them from the left side to the right side.

(s) I found my home.htm file for my home page in my documents on the left side

(t) I clicked on this and dragged it to the right-hand side into my folder

(u) I clicked back onto my web browser, clicked on the class web folder, and made sure that my folder and webpage was viewable on the internet, which it was.

(v) Then, I uploaded my first two outlines the same way as my homepage.

3. I created a list of the steps I went through to complete this task, and a list of errors.

4. I sent an email to Dr. James the same day I completed the Fourth Task

(a) Clicked on Netscape Browser on my desktop

(b) Clicked on my shortcut to UH webmail

(d) Clicked on compose

(e) Entered Dr. James’ email address

(f) Put “Completed Task 4” in the subject line

(g) In the body, wrote I completed task four, my name, and my section

(h) Clicked on Send

List 2-Errors:

-I had a really hard time trying to upload my files at first. I downloaded the FTP software just fine, however when I opened the software, I could not figure out how to create the folder that would connect me to the other classmate’s folders. I did not know where to click on, and it was not clear to me in the instructions, where to put in the directory and password to upload files. I got really frustrated, and quit for the day with it, and the next day revisited it. I then discovered that you have to click on the button “new server” on the right hand side, and from there I easily proceeded on to upload all of my files.

Section G

Report 1 is about learning to publish things on the web, and the steps that you have to go to. This is an important part of information literacy, because once you know how to upload things onto the internet, you can carry that into the rest of your life. All of the tasks also helped you to practice things like searching the web for specific things, and how to search for articles online, etc. I had hoped to learn more about how to use the web and I definitely learned a lot about following steps very closely. I had no knowledge of how to create my own homepage and how to publish things and I know feel like I know a lot about it.

Section H

List 1-List of steps for Task 5

1. I read through all of the steps and sub-steps.

2. I wrote section G of the report, which included what this first Report is about and what I expected to learn by completing it.

3. (a) I opened my FTP software by clicking on Start, then FTP commander

(b) I clicked on connect to server, then double clicked on my folder, hooks.

(d) I then went to the class homepage in my browser and opened my report

(e) I looked it over, checking for things like if the links worked, if I had spaces between all paragraphs, if the sections were clearly marked, and if there was any confusion over where it ended or started.

4. (a) I added a header to my report, giving its name, my name, and where the instructions for the report were located on the web

(b) I put the required links to my home page and to the class home page at the bottom of my report, by copying them from the class home page and pasting them onto my report

(d) I uploaded the latest version of my report on the web in the FTP commander by dragging it from the left side to the right side into my folder, hooks.

5. I wrote this section of the report describing the list of sub-tasks that I went through to finish my report. Also, a list of any errors I made.

6. I added a section at the beginning of my report that told the reader general info about my report. This had to include info about the course, general curriculum, and information literacy.

7. Then, I uploaded the final version the same way as before.

8. I sent an email to Dr. James the same day I completed the Fifth Task

(a) Clicked on Netscape Browser on my desktop

(b) Clicked on my shortcut to UH webmail

(d) Clicked on compose

(e) Entered Dr. James’ email address

(f) Put “Completed Task 5” in the subject line

(g) In the body, wrote I completed task five, my name, and my section

(h) Clicked on Send

List 2-Errors:

I did not run into any errors in this task.

Class Home Page:
www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy23/classhome-g23.htm

My Home Page:
http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leon/409af2005/hooks/home.htm