My Journey for SECP1513 course (Weekly Reflection)
Week 14 SECP1513-07 Reflection
In week 14, (20 January 2022) sir Hairudin held a short meeting and showed us our carry mark for Quiz 1, Quiz 2 and Mid Term Examination. I was pretty happy with my Quiz 1 mark. For Mid Term Exam marks, it was okay although I hope I got A/A+ marks but I ended up with A-, which is not bad considering the examination was pretty tough. But for Quiz 2 my marks was pretty bad, I got 2 out of 5 marks. This motivates me to do my best in the rest of assignments and projects to get the best result and achieve 4.0 GPA. After that, sir Hairudin also held a QnA session to answer students' question about project and assignment.
Week 13 SECP1513-07 Reflection
In week 13 (13 January 2022), sir gave us a brief explanation about project 2 (low fidelity prototype) and assignment 4. We had some QnAs session about the project and assignment. After the class, we group 6 did a discussion about the assignment 4 and low fidelity prototype project 2.
Week 12 SECP1513-07 Reflection
Week 11 class (30 December) was supposed to be our last class for 2021. But unfortunately a flash flood incident happened and affected a lot of UTM students. And the university decided to postpone the lecture to give room for students who were affected by the flood and who involved with the Flood Relief Programme.
Week 12 (6 January 2022) was our first TIS class for the New Year !!! Happy New Year 2022 !! \(^O ^ )/
During this class, Sir Hairudin taught us chapter 12, System Analysis and Design and chapter 13, Programming and Languages. The lecture was a bit confusing, especially for the System Analysis and Design since it contains a lot of flowcharts and hierarchy of system analysis and design. But it was pretty fun, to learn new information. For the chapter 13, it was pretty simple since I have some experience and knowledge about programming Language. This class was also the last class for sir Hairudin to teach us syllabus from the lecture notes, since our lecture only consists of 13 chapters.
Week 10 SECP1513-07 Reflection
In week 10 (23 December 2021), we learnt chapter 10 (Information Systems) and chapter 11 (Databases). The lecture was normal and I learnt a lot of knowledge from the lecture. I learnt about functional view of an organization, management levels, different sytems in organization, difference between physical and logical views of data, database models and many more. To be honest, the lecture was really interesting especially for the information systems chapter. I got to know about the levels and positions in an organization and it really open my eyes about how working in a company in the future will be like.
Week 9 SECP1513-07 Reflection
Class was cancelled and me and my team took the opportunity to discuss our assignment and project. We discussed about the low fidelity prototype project for a couple hours and reached to conclusion after everyone reach an agreement and we also divided the task properly. The discussion also went really smoothly.
Week 8 SECP1513-07 Reflection
It was a mid semester break for students. I did some revision for the upcoming Midterm test in Sunday, 12 December 2021. Other than that, I also did some self study for the AWS Cloud Foundation.
Week 7 SECP1513-07 Reflection
In week 7, which is 2 December 2021, we had to participate in an industry talk about 5G and WIFI6 by Mr Nicholas Yong, an Executive Industry Solution Manager for Asia Pacific Region. The talk was fun, but during that day it was raining and the weather made me sleepy during the talk. Although I stay in front of my laptop for the whole session, I wasn't able to stay 100% focus for the whole talk session. I still need to revise the recorded industrial talk after it ended, to make sure I am able to do my assignment with my best effort.
Week 6 SECP1513-07 Reflection
In week 6, we learnt chapter 8 and 9, which are about communication network and privacy-security-ethics. The chapter was not that hard, and I learnt a lot of new things from the lecture. Sir Hairudin taught us about the connectivity, wireless revolution, communication systems, network security, different types of networks, primary privacy issues and ways to protect computer security, and a lot more. It was a lot of information to digest, and I learnt a lot of new things from the lecture itself. I also was really interested in the subtopic of malicious program and computer crime, since it was an entertaining topic to learn.
Week 5 SECP1513-07 Reflection
Week 5 was a pretty busy week for me. In 8:15 a.m. we had a quiz in e-learning. We continue to have a lecture for 30 minutes. The lecture was pretty fast and I think I need to do a revision to relearn about it. After that, in 9:00 a.m. we have to attend industry talk from OZEL Sdn Bhd about Augmented Reality. Overall I think it was a pretty fun week. I learnt a lot about augmented reality and the industry revolved around it.
Week 4 SECP1513-07 Reflection
Week 3 Class was cancelled due to Deepavali holiday. During week 4 (11 November 2021), we learned about Input and Output (Chapter 6) and Secondary Storage (Chapter 7). Mr Hairudin also talked about low fidelity project and eportfolio. In the end of the class, we had some QnA and discussed about Assignment 1, since we need to send the assignment before 13 November 2021. I learnt a lot from this lecture especially about input and output and secondary storage. I also gained new knowledge about disk partition and cloud storage
Week 2 SECP1513-07 Reflection
During week 2, we had a lecture about application and system software. After that, Mr Hairudin asked us to conduct a discussion about system unit. During the discussion that we held in DIscord, I gained some knowledge especially about component ROM (read only memory) since before this I misunderstood how the ROM works. The discussion went really well and I uploaded the footage to Youtube as required by Mr Hairudin.
Week 1 SECP1513-07 Reflection
During week 1, Mr Hairudin did some briefing about the course information like eportfolio, prototype and others. After that, he also taught about Chapter 1 and 2. Some part of the chapters are a bit confusing, so I need to do some revision for these two chapter to gain a better understanding about IT, internet and e-commerce.
Assignment 1- Poster on 4th IR, Industrial Talk 1 & 2
For Assignment 1, we were required to prepare THREE posters on; 4th IR, Industry Talk 1 by TM and Industry Talk 2 by Cyber Security. The first Industry talk was held on 1st November 2021 from 3 to 4.40 pm. The speaker, Mr Nazri from TM mentioned that the lifestyle might change in couple years later as everything is going autonomous and efficient after the 4th IR. The next Industry talk was from Ms Sarah, a representative of CyberSecurity Malaysia, an agency under KKMM.
These are the posters we made
From the industrial talk, I learned and realized that 4th IR is really vital for the improvement of human's life, future of work and business. We should appreciate the current technology as it help us making our country becoming a modern country through the advancement of technology. Therefore, people must prep up their skills and knowledge on applying technology into daily life from now in order to be qualified into technologically advanced workplaces.
The next Industry talk was Industrial Talk #2 from Ms Sarah, a representative of CyberSecurity Malaysia, an agency under KKMM. I learnt that industry 4.0 is an infusion of automation to the manufacturing sectors which enhances efficiency. This talk motivated me to gain more awareness towards the importance of IR 4.0 and how we need to approach the transformation to its technologies just like how the development of AI can shift us from manual labor to automation. As an example, IR4.0 has created many new automation industries such as transportation and surgeries being done by robots. Therefore, we should appreciate the advancement of technology and grab the opportunities to improve out lifestyle.
Overall, I gained a lot of information and knowledge from both this industry talk. I am excited for the next talk, in order to gain new beneficial knowledge about technology,
Assignment 2 - Newsletter on Cloud Computing Service Provider, Industrial Talk 3 & 4
There are two industrial talk for this assignment, which are 3rd Industrial Talk: AWS (Amazon Web Services) and 4th Industrial Talk: Augmented Reality by OZEL Sdn Bhd. For AWS talk, Dr. Qusay talked about cloud computing (Cloud computing is the on-demand delivery of computer power, database, storage, applications. Next, for the Augmented Reality Talk, Dr. Ruzimi gave a talk about Augmented Reality, the core concept of it and he stated during the presentation that one of the challenges with Augmented Reality (AR) in Malaysia is internet connectivity.
This is the newsletter that we did.
From the industrial talk 3, I learned that cloud computing such as AWS enables us to think and use our infrastructure as software delivered to us, rather than traditional hardware infrastructure. AWS also gives us the customization to handle service efficiently. As an example, AWS has significantly reduced the user and developer's workload by using the service provided by Amazon. AWS is flexible, has a secure cloud platform, requires no space and provision. I am also motivated and excited to enroll in AWS Academy Cloud Foundation after watching the industrial talk. I am convinced that AWS Academy Cloud Foundation will help students a lot, to gain a better and deeper understanding of how AWS works. In conclusion, cloud computing service provider like AWS is the utility and future of our life that will increase efficiency, especially for company and developers.
For the industrial talk 4, I learnt that AR is one of the most popular technical trends right now, and as AR-capable smartphones and other devices become more widely available, it will only grow in popularity. It is a
technologically augmented depiction of the real physical world that is made possible by the use of digital visual components, music, or other sensory stimulation.It can also, for example, assist medical students in
practising a surgical operation with low risk. AR can also assist people in determining the size of our furniture so that it will fit
exactly in our home. In a nutshell, our country must be ready to adapt to technological developments in order to benefit the public.
Assignment 3 - Magazine on 5G Application in Smart Campus, Industrial Talk 5 & 6
There are two industrial talk that we need to attend, Industrial Talk 5 and Industrial Talk 6. For industrial talk 5, it is about Smart Campus : The Journey Starts Here by COMMSCOPE MALAYSIA. Next industrial talk is industrial talk 6, is about 5G, WIFI6, and Emerging Network Technologies. We were required to make a magazine, and here is our magazine cover page. The full file can be downloaded at the 'Files to Download' section.
From the industrial talk 5, I learned that remote working is the trend of working mode nowadays and people started to look for network security because of the hackers who penetrate the network or IoT devices. I also learned that the smart campus will also be the look in the future in which students will experience smart cities and smart homes at the same time on the campus. Next, I learned that when IoT solutions become automated and able to self-optimizing, it will be much easier for network professionals to solve the troubleshooting or even the systems are able to troubleshoot on their own. I am motivated to support the development of smart campus, smart city and smart home in order to bring our country to become more modern and efficient.
Next, for industrial talk 6 about network technologies, I learned that the fifth generation of wireless technology systems is known as 5G. It has quicker speeds than any prior generation. For example, consumers can download movies within seconds compared to4G. This is because of Low latency allows data streams to be sent more quickly. I am motivated to learn more about 5G, and fully supports the implementation of 5G in our daily life. A life with lightning quick internet speed would be really efficient.
Assignment 4 - Online Dashboard Report, Industrial Talk 7
Industrial Talk 7 is about Data Visualization. In industrial talk #7, Mr. Isma Redha from it gave us an introduction to data visualization using Microsoft Power BI. Mr. Isma also showed us how to import data into Microsoft Power BI to analyze and visualize them in different ways and how to publish our report to power BI. And then, we were required to create an online dashboard report and need to publish the dashboard online. You can view our dashboard online by clicking here or view it under here:
I learned about how information can be visualized in several ways like trends, outliers, and correlations which provide specific insights. The most popular chart types are bar chart, pie chart, line chart, scatterplot chart, bubble chart, and heat map variations. I also learned about seven types of data relationships which are: nominal comparison, time series, correlation, ranking, deviation, distribution, and part-to-whole relationships. Overall, the assignment taught me a lot about data visualization and it will definitely benefits me a lot during my study or workplace.
PROJECT 1 & 2 - Low Fidelity Prototype
I have learnt a lot from this project especially about cloud computing, low fidelity mockups and the process of creating a business. I learnt how AWS Architecture works, and I am able to identify which AWS services will be beneficial for our project. Next, I learnt how to use Figma, a popular website for fidelity prototype creation. This project also taught me a lot about entrepreneurship. I also have improved my teamworking, creativity and critical thinking skills in order to create this project successfully.
There are several motivations for me to complete this project. Firstly, the project contributes about 21% of my carry mark for the subject. I am motivated to get the best mark for this project, to get a good overall result from this subject. My next motivation is from my teammates. They helped me a lot throughout this project and since we share the same mark for this project, I don’t want to disappoint them. Thus, I am motivated and want to do my best for this project, so all of us get the best mark possible for this project. Lastly, my motivation to complete this project comes from myself. I knew in order to be a good developer, website designing and cloud computing is a vital component, thus I want to gain the most out of this project.
There are several issues that we stumbled upon when doing this project. The first issue is when we want to do our discussion. Since everything is online, discussing the project can be a hassle. This is because our free time are not the same, different timeline and different learning schedule. Therefore, our solution for this problem is some of the discussion meetings were rescheduled for everyone to attend it. The next issue is our project is quite complicated. There are so many modules and submodules that we need to implement, in order for this project to be a success. Our solution is we put a ton of effort in order to successfully finish this project. At one point, we discussed about the project until midnight (around 12.00 am). Overall, we did all of our discussions and we are able to finish everything successfully before the deadline.
My direction after this project is I will focus more for my next semester and final examinations. Since I already has some basic knowledge about fidelity prototyping and cloud computing, I will apply this knowledge for future projects. I also want to learn more about cloud computing and system development in the future. There are some parts in this project that I don’t fully understand and I will work hard to become better in system development, cloud computing and project completion.
I think I will need to improve my teamworking skills by to improve my potential in the industry. Especially for industry related to creating a system, website and application, teamworking skills is really important. Next, I will also involve more in project creation, self-learning and getting online certificate to improve my potential in the industry. By doing so, I am able to branch my potential career more, maybe in the future I can become a cloud computing architect or a DevOps developer or a software application specialist and many more career paths.
SECP1513 Lecture Note Summary & Reflection
CHAPTER 1 - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, THE INTERNET, AND YOU
Chapter 1 introduces the basic skills and concepts that students need to bee prepared for this digital world. Chapter 1 includes information systems and how the critical parts of technology interact. This chapter teach students about parts of an information system, difference between system software and application software, and different kinds of system software programs. This chapter also has a subtopic about general purpose, specialized, mobile applications, types of computers and its hardware, connectivity and last but not least data and files. This chapter is really helpful because it taught me a lot of knowledge about computer and information systems.
CHAPTER 2 - THE INTERNET, THE WEB, AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
Chapter 2 includes origins of the Internet and the web, how to access it, and different web utilities. This chapter also give a brief explanation about different internet connections, e-commerce, cloud computing and Internet of Things (IoT). This chapter was fun because i get to know more about cloud computing and IoT since it is really important topic for our semester 1. From this chapter, I gained some knowledge about cloud computing and it gave me some preparations for my AWS Academy Cloud Foundation course.
CHAPTER 3 - APPLICATION SOFTWARE
Chapter 3 is about application software, general purpose applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, presentation programs and database management systems. This chapter also has a subtopic of specialized application, mobile apps and app stores and last but not least software suites. This chapter was really beneficial for Software Engineering students (including me) because it teach us about application software. This gave us (Software Engineering students) a basic foundation on what type of software application we need to develop in our future workplace.
CHAPTER 4 - SYSTEM SOFTWARE
Chapter 4 describes the difference between system software and application software. This chapter is almost similar to chapter 3 but it mainly focuses for system software. There are different types of system software program, mobile operating systems and utilities. This chapter taught me a lot of difference between system software and application software. Although both are different, as a Computer Science (Software Engineering) student, I need to master both of these chapters because if I want to be a good software developer, I need to be knowledgeable in all types of software.
CHAPTER 5 - THE SYSTEM UNIT
Chapter 5 emphasizes on system unit, and probably my most favourite chapter out of all chapters in the course. The chapter mentions difference between basic types of system units such as system boards, microprocessors, memory, slots, cards, power supplies, buses and slots. it also has a subtopic about how computer read data, encryption and binary. The chapter was pretty simple and self explanatory but it was pretty fun to learn.
CHAPTER 6 - INPUT AND OUTPUT
This chapter talks about input (data that is used by computer), output (processed data), different types of input devices such as keyboard, pointing devices, scanning devices, image/audio input devices and different types of output devices such as monitor, printers, and audio/video devices. Ergonomics is also a topic apart of the chapter and I learnt that in order to use computer properly and safely, we need to sit and position ourselves properly in order to minimize physical damage.
CHAPTER 7 - SECONDARY STORAGE
Chapter 7 teaches student about primary and secondary storage and the important characteristics of secondary storage. The chapter also includes subtopic cloud storage, SSD, HDD, flash memory, USB drives and mass storage. I learnt a lot from this chapter especially cloud storage and also gained new knowledge about disk partition.
CHAPTER 8 - COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKS
Chapter 8 consists of connectivity, wireless revolution, communication systems, physical and wireless channels, connection devices, types of networks, network architecture and issues relation to Internet technology. This chapter is really interesting because it includes a lot of interesting topics especially network security. I learnt that there are three technologies commonly used to ensure network security which are firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and virtual private networks.
CHAPTER 9 - PRIVACY, SECURITY, AND ETHICS
This chapter includes topics such as people concerns of computer technology, primary privacy issues, laws on privacy, impact of large databases, ways to protect computer security and the most important part which is computer ethics. Computer ethics is really important for everyone to know, in order for us to browse internet and use computer safely and ethically. Computer ethics can be defined as guidelines for the morally acceptable use of computers in our society. In my opinion, this chapter should be taught to general public because everyone need to know the importance of computer ethics. I learnt a lot from this chapter on how to use computer ethically.
CHAPTER 10 - INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Chapter 10 emphasizes on the functional view of an organization, management levels and the informational needs for each level in an organization, how information flows within an organization, the concept of computer-based information systems, difference between data workers and knowledge workers. This chapter is really important, in order for students to have a basic knowledge about how their future workplace will going to look like. I learnt a lot about how an organization works and this chapter motivates me to pursue an excellent job in the future.
CHAPTER 11 - DATABASES
Next, chapter 11 which is databases. This chapter consists of databases and database models, physical and logical views of data, data organization, batch processing and real-time processing, strategic database uses and security concerns. This chapter is a pretty simple and the lecture note only consists of 20 pages. I learnt a lot about how data works, how to collect it, share and data security. This chapter also helps me during my assignment 4, which me and my friends from Group 6 need to manipulate data and make an online dashboard page and present the data collected in the shape of graph, chart and table.
CHAPTER 12 - SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
Chapter 12 mentions the six phases of the systems life cycle, analyzation of existing information systems and evaluation of the feasibility of alternative systems. The six phases of system life cycle are preliminary investigation, ystems analysis, systems design, systems development, systems implementation and systems maintenance. In organizations, this six-phase systems life cycle is used by computer professionals
known as systems analysts. This chapter gave me an understanding on how a system will be built, designed and maintained. I learnt a lot about how an organization's systems work and it gave me a basic knowledge about how my future work will be.
CHAPTER 13 - PROGRAMMING AND LANGUAGES
This is the last chapter in the lecture note of SECP1513 course. Chapter 13 includes the concept of programming and the six steps of programming, different design tools including top-down design, pseudocode, flowcharts, and logic structures, program testing and tools for finding and removing errors, CASE tools, object oriented software development and last but not least five generations of programming languages. This chapter is pretty self explanatory since I have a bit of knowledge in programming. Nevertheless, the chapter was beneficial for students and I also able to revise about how programming works and the basic of it.
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- First name: MUHAMMAD TAUFIQ BIN JURIMI
- Student ID: A21EC0095
I want to acknowledge my lecturer, Mr Hairudin because he guided me and my classmates in this course. He gave a lot of feedback to our assignments and presentations, and from there I learned a lot and try to improve myself in this subject. Thank you sir, because this course had improved my knowledge about Information Technology, thanks to your lecture and guide. This course definitely contributes so much to my knowledge on Information Technology especially for cloud computing.