An Introduction

This blog, Perspectives on Modern ICT, was created to share some of my thoughts on the effects of, strangely enough, modern ICT (Information and Communications Technology) on people and on society. I do hope you’ll enjoy the content that will be posted over the next few weeks.

Statement of academic honesty (As found on the official ACU cover sheet):

By submitting this assignment for assessment, I acknowledge and agree that:

1. This assignment is submitted in accordance with the University’s Academic Regulations, Assessment Policy and Academic Integrity and Misconduct Policy. I also understand the serious nature of academic misconduct (such as plagiarism) and the penalties attached to being found guilty of committing such offences.
2. No part of this assignment has been copied from any other source without acknowledgement of the source.
3. No part of this assignment has been written by any other person, except to the extent of collaboration and/or group work as defined in the unit outline.
4. This assignment has not been recycled, using work substantially the same as work I have completed previously and which has been counted towards satisfactory completion of another unit of study or credited towards another qualification, unless the Lecturer in Charge has granted prior written consent to do so.
5. A copy of the original assignment is retained by me and that I may be required to submit the original assignment to the Lecturer in Charge upon request.
6. The Lecturer-in-Charge may, for the purpose of assessing this assignment:
   1. Reproduce this assignment;
   1. Authorise the reproduction of this assignment;
   1. Provide a copy of this assignment to another member of the University; and/or
   1. Communicate, or authorise communication of, a copy of this assignment to a plagiarism checking service, such as the “Turnitin” service operated by iParadigms LLC (or such other service utilised by the University at its absolute discretion). I acknowledge that a plagiarism checking service provider may then retain a copy of this assignment on its database for the purpose of future plagiarism checking.

Signed: Hamish Butler, S00269480