IEEE Computer Society

Over the semester, I had to attend Sunset Elementary School to be apart of and volunteer for the afterschool program called the “Academic Avengers”. This program is with the Washington Elementary School District. When I first started the program I was nervous, yet excited! After attending an orientation, I felt prepared and confident to start the program! Instructions were given to the students who were helping in the program. The program consists of several different classrooms, each with about…

CNE would focus on are ergonomics, usability, and reliability. Ergonomics Ergonomics focuses on the design and ease of usability for computer systems. Factors such as safety, comfort and convenience are considered. For example, where is the computer placed so that it optimizes the nurses’ workflow? Is the number of computers available adequate? Are there computers in every room or do the nurses use wireless mobile carts? Critical care environments rely heavily on the teamwork between…

opponents. The Allies attempted to counter them by any means necessary, but it wasn’t until in the middle of the war did the concept of the potential of computers hit them. Scientist soon found out about the computer’s ability to compute firing tables, break code, and communicate between relay stations. At the beginning of WWII, the first all-electric computer was invented by Professor John Atanasoff and his student Clifford Berry. The machine was called ABC. The ABC had been designed to solve…

Among all reading materials, the topic impressed me most is Appex Corporation. Several years ago, I tried to start my own business and design the organization structure. When I read Appex case, I was stunned because my design was quite the same as Appex. Never do I want to see what happened in Appex happen in my future company. Therefore, I desire to learn from the case and all the other aspects mention in our readings to design my new organization structure and separate it into three stages,…

As society progresses, our reliance on technology grows everyday. It allows us to be more efficient in many ways. However this efficiency can come with certain consequences. In 1962, when Rachel Carson released her book Silent Spring, she exposed pesticides’ harmful effects on the environment, stirring up major controversy on pesticide use and igniting the environmental movement. Known as the most efficient way to improve crop profit, pesticides were later placed on strict restrictions, and the…

The article called, " The Digital Parent Trap" was written by Eliana Dockterman and was published by Time magazine. The author discusses the different views and the benefits in children being knowledgeable in technology. She describes this generation as "the tech-savviest in history". I believe the author makes her point clear mainly using logos to capture her audience. She provides factual information gathered from research and statistics. The attitude of the author seems somewhat serious and…

Mohsin Yaqub ENGR 482-917 Dr. Glen Miller 10/03/2017 Virtue Ethics and Computer Engineering Virtue Ethics has been around for centuries and even today brings value to the lives of people. Virtue Ethics aims to achieve living “The good life”, this theory states that if one wants to do well then they must be good. As a Computer Engineer, I believe that doing well means doing something that would bring meaning into the world. Promoting goodness and living an altruistic life to create a…

The wide expansion of technology occurred in the early 2000’s and has rapidly spread ever since. Originally, technology was meant to be used in the workforce as a way to make manual labor jobs easier and more efficient. Since then many more advancements have been made, bringing technology right to your front door, or, your living room carpet. Technology being so accessible and convenient, unlike before when it was only used when necessary, has became an indulgence in the average household. In…

The pink tie is the logo for the math society, profile picture for waterloo social accounts (ie: Twitter), and occurs on the official website. The university understands that the internet is an important part of a student’s life, and thus using the tie for online symbols makes it more relevant to students. The math society effectively uses the math tie because this symbol is well known to all math students, and thus all math students…

A rat Rod, why rat rods? What is a rat rod? Who built the first rat rod? Pro streets or rat rods? What are the styles of rat rods? The first top question “Why rat rods?”. Let me tell you about them in these paragraphs. But first what is a rat rod. Many people have said that they were a piece of junk through together with a budget well they're wrong. A rat rod is a vehicle you can drive for as many miles as you want and not fall apart every 2000 miles. A rat rod is a vehicle that the parts are…