No Fuss No Rules ..... UIR

Day 1 - Introduction, Reflection

1:19 PM
Thursday, March 6, 2008

INTRODUCTION

Hi. This is my first post for the UIR Blog. So I'll be introducing myself. My name is Nur Azizul Hakim Bin Prayitno. You can call me Azizul or Zul. Both is just fine. I'm enrolled in the diploma course Game & Entertainment Technology. As you may have guess, I am an avid gamer. I've stopped playing computer games because my computer is at the brink of death.(My PC will hang or shut down when I play any games). I owned a XBOX 360. Games I like best are Halo, Halo 2, Halo 3 and Ninja Gaiden. As much as I like playing games, I like spending my free time on my hobby which is drawing. I can draw what I see very well. In other words, I can't draw something out of my own imagination(This sucks. I hate myself because of this). What I always draw are anime characters,well mostly females(what else do you expect from a healthy guy). Rest assured, they are not obscene pictures. That is all.
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REFLECTION

Honestly, I have always thought that blogs are just personal diaries kind of thing where you write stuffs like: what you have done, seen, heard, and felt on that day. Through the first day of UIR, I realised I was wrong. Through blogs, you can also write about other topics like politics, news and articles.

Lecture 1,Practical 1

Through lecture 1, I have learned quite a lot of the different categories of Internet Information that I have not known of like electronic journals, discussion forums, newsgroups, mailing list and many more. As for the research topic for the portfolio, I chose to research on the 'Impact of blogging on businesses'. Why I have chosen these topic is that since we have to manage our own blog for the 9-day of UIR, why not I use this topic to help me further understand the uses of blog.

Lecture 2,Practical 2

Through lecture 2 , I have learned about 3 categories of website : Organisational, personal, and subject-based. Through the practical itself, I have slowly learned how to identify these 3 categories. Through the lecture, I have also learned how to cite websites, articles, and database articles using APA style. I have always known that we should acknowledge the source of information but I did not think it is that important. However, through lecture 2, I have fully understand the importance of citation and the seriousness of plagiarism.

As a whole, I have always thought that I have known most there is to know about the Internet. However, there is much more to learn regarding the Internet. For example, before today, I have not known about the different categories of Internet Information, the 3 categories of website, and the importance of citation. Internet is part of technology and since technology is constantly changing and improving, I feel that we can never learn everything about Internet. I had fun on the first day, I look forward to the rest of the 8-days.