...Google Glass as a Cybernetic System Paola Gulian 18/06/2013 p.gulian@me.com Stavangerweg 352, Amsterdam 1013AX Telephone: +359 888 88 30 81 Student Number: 10396144 Thesis supervisor: Michael Dieter Media Studies: New Media and Digital Culture Universiteit van Amsterdam 1 Table of Contents: 1. Introduction / 3 2. Chapter 1 – History of Cybernetics theory, Systems Theory, Cyborg and Posthumanism / 6 2.1. Introduction to Norbert Wiener’s theory of cybernetics / 6 2.2. Gregory Bateson on second-order cybernetics / 8 2.3. The kinship between human, animal and machine, Donna Haraway’s theory of the cyborg / 12 2.4. The disembodiment of the human being, Katherine N. Hayles’ theory of the posthuman / 14 3. Chapter 2 – Google Glass, Individuation and the Black Box / 21 3.1. Introduction to Google Glass / 21 3.2. Google Glass and Gregory Bateson’s theory of self-corrective systems / 24 3.3. Industrialization of memory through Google Glass and Bernard Stiegler’s theory of the exterior milieu / 26 3.4. Google Glass as a black box and W. Ross Ashby’s theory of the black boxing / 29 3.5. Experience Design, Olia Lialina and the disappearing user / 30 3.6. Miniaturization of technology, Google Glass as a ubiquitous computer through Mark Weiser’s theory / 32 4. Chapter 3 – Google Glass as an Extension of the Human Being: MediumSpecificity and Becoming Posthuman / 34 4.1 Media ecology through Marshall McLuhan and Google Glass as an extension of the human being / 34 4.2 Perceptual...
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...Family Systems Theory LaTova Quattlebaum Simmons College Family Theory September 24, 2015 Family Systems Theory The family systems theory has many strengths, one being that it “encourages nurses to see individual clients as participating members of a larger family system” (Kaakinen, Coehlo, Steele, Tabacco, & Hanson, 2015, p. 76). That being said working labor and delivery this concept holds true as the birth of an infant affects everyone in the family not just the woman, all roles within the family system are switched and everyone has to adapt. That adaptation could be adaptive or maladaptive in order to maintain stability (Kaakinen et al, 2015, p. 76). A weakness is that the theory maybe too “abstract for beginners” (Kaakinen et al, 2015, p. 79). Healthcare facilities appear to focus on the individual rather than the family, with that happening it makes it harder for new nurses to recognize the importance of “a family as a whole, is greater than the members of the family” ( Kaakinen et al, 2015, p.79). Looking at the family as a whole, during the laboring and birthing process, it is essential to take care of the mom laboring, but as equally as important to care for those attending the labor (i.e. dad, grandparents, and siblings) as their negative experiences could ruin the entire labor experience for the family as a whole. References Kaakinen, J. R., Coehlo, D. P., Steele, R., Tabacco, A., & Hanson, S. H. (2015). Family health care nursing: Theory...
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...Exam Material includes all topics/concepts covered in lecture (some topics may also have been presented in lab). Chapter 1 1. Define anatomy and physiology. 2. Recognize some of the different branches of anatomy and physiology. Be able to list an example of each. 3. Recognize the 11 organ systems. Recognize major organs and 1-2 major functions of each organ system. 4. Arrange the levels of structural organization from the most complex to simple. 5. What is homeostasis? 6. What is meant by the idea that homeostasis is a “dynamic process”? 7. What 2 organ systems are primarily involved in the maintenance of homeostasis? Which responds more quickly? 8. Can you describe an example of the nervous system regulating homeostasis? 9. Can you describe an example of the endocrine system regulating homeostasis? 10. List and describe the 3 basic parts of a homeostatic regulator mechanism? 11. What are characteristics of negative feedback? 12. What are characteristics of positive feedback? 13. Diagram an example of negative feedback. Identify the 3 basic parts in your example. 14. List 2 examples of positive feedback. 15. What is a homeostatic imbalance? What is a possible outcome of homeostatic imbalance? 16. What are general effects of aging on homeostasis? 17. Describe/recognize the anatomical position. Why do we need to understand this? 18. Name/label the major body cavities, their subdivisions, and the major organs contained within (be complete) . ...
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...TRAINING MODULE LAYOUT Training module number :1 Title: Importance of feedback in performance management WHAT | HOW | DAY 1INTRODUCTIONPEN IT DOWN : WHO ARE YOU?ACTIVITY 1:DARE TO SHARE 1ACTIVITY 2:CATCH THE BALL INTO THE BASKETACTIVITY 3: A PRESENTATION ON FEEDBACK MECHANISM AND IT’S IMPORTANCE.ACTIVITY 4:WRAP IT UP!.DAY 2:QUICK REVISIONACTIVITY 1:DARE TO SHARE 2. | Introduction of the trainer and the training need is very much essential for an effective training programme. * Welcome the audience. * Introduction session wherein the trainer will introduce himself formally. * Engage people a bit by asking them to guess what could be that day’s training need . * Then introduce the training need to the audience using a video (showing importance of effective feedback mechanism in managing performance in a an organisation)As the audience is large, we can ask all the managers to write their names and the department they belong to on a piece of paper, so that a fishbowl draw can be done to call people out for participation, when ever it’s required throughout the training programme . Call 10 people from the audience using fishbowl draw, and ask them to share their experience as a manager and how easy or difficult it has been for them to manage the performance of their employees. This will actually bring into picture the various problems that a manager faces in managing the...
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...PYC4808 Ecosystemic Psychology Assignment Two Question 1 : Name and define the first-order cybernetic principles as described in your prescribed textbook. When viewing first-order cybernetics, we observe from the outside of what is going on in the system. We do not view ourselves as part of the system and do not concern ourselves with what the system does or why it does it. What we are concerned with is describing what is happening in the system. We aim to answer questions such as, “who are members of the system?, what are the characteristic patterns of interaction in this system?, what rules and roles form the boundaries of the system and distinguish it as separate from other systems?. “(Becvar & Becvar 2014. Pg 69 ) In first-order cybernetics we also attempt to find out how freely information is transmitted in and out of the particular system, as well as view the balance between change and stability within the system. Consistent with the element of recursiveness, the system is one that has reciprocal causalty and not linear and both people and events are mutually interactive and influenced. In order to analyze the family system, relationships and interactions amongst members are viewed instead of viewing the individuals in isolation. From the perspective all systems are influenced and influence each other. From a cybernetic perspective, we acknowledge that an isolated cause/effect event is only a small part of a large pattern of circularity. “Feedback refers to the...
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...Recursion- People and events are seen in the context of mutual interaction and influence, we do not examine anything in isolation, but we look at their relationship and how they interact with and influence the other. The behaviour of A complements the behaviour of B and vice versa. First order cybernetic perspective- meaning comes from the relation between individuals and the elements as each defines one another. Casuality is now a reciprocal concept which is only found in the interface of individuals and systems as they influence one another. Power and responsibility exist only as a bilateral process. Everything influences and is influenced by every other thing. Recognise that an isolated cause/effect event is only a small part of circularity. Recursion- process of repeating a function, each time applying it to the result of the previous stage. Feedback- this is when information about past behaviour is feedback in the system in a circular way. Feedback is behaviour and affects our inputs. First order cybernetic perspective- we can talk of positive and negative feedback- refers to the impact of the behaviour on the system and how the system responds to that behaviour. Positive feedback- acknowledges change and accepts it by system. Negative feedback- shows that the status quo stays the same. Feedback can refer to something good or bad- this will be evaluated in context. Feedback is self-corrective- the particular indicating differences that will increase the probability of the...
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...Welcome to the Family of 5th Military Information Support Battalion (Airborne). 5th MISB (A) has three companies, each with their own Family Readiness Group (FRG). Each FRG operates directly under the guidance of the company commander and his or her appointed representative. You and your Family members are automatically a part of the FRG managed by your Soldier’s command. The Battalion Command Team will provide overhead governing and support to ensure FRG activities are resourced and are successful. With that being said, our FRG program will exist as a single and central FRG at the battalion level, pooling resources to work in concert with Family Readiness Support Personnel to accomplish at a minimum four battalion level events annually, consisting...
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...Homeostasis is one of the twelve principles of biology. It is the constancy of the internal environment in a living organism in order to function properly. Homeostasis is maintained by a series of control mechanisms by using negative and positive feedbacks. This series is divided into three subunits: thermoregulation, osmoregulation and finally chemical regulation. Each one has its own role in keeping the living organism healthy and any sudden changes might lead to organ failures and consequently death. One of the most significant mechanisms of homeostasis is the regulation of body temperature (thermoregulation), which is restrained by the thermoregulatory center in the skin receptors. The hypothalamus as well as skeletal muscles, preserving a set point of 37.5 ± 0.5 °C (Core temperature) in most mammals. This is important for maintaining the enzyme at its optimum activity, where most of the life keeping metabolic reactions (for instance, Krebs cycle in respiration) are catalyzed by enzymes and as enzymes are affected by both temperature and PH, it will be life threatening to have any changes in temperature. Osmoregulation is another mechanism where water potential regulation is controlled by the kidney, as it has osmoreceptors located on it. These osmoreceptors detect the water potential and the pituitary gland then secretes the hormone ADH in a quantity that suits the water potential in the cells. Any failure in osmoregulation might lead to dehydration and imbalance of the...
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...Adopting a family systems theory, which can be defined as understanding people not in isolation, but as part of their family can help shift the current systems theory, which fails to see the youth as part of a larger family entity and translates the youth in how they fit into the “system”. Currently, there is a model of intervention for youth with first episode psychosis called Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI) program in British Columbia that works to create a “care pathway” (Fraser EPI Program, 2017). In this program, youth and adolescents have an individualized plan created to provide “a practical "best practices" guide to care that fits within the system in which care is being offered, standardize care and reduce variation in practice and in documentation and to provide a method for evaluating and improving quality of care” (Fraser EPI Program, 2017). The program works with the families of the youth to support them ,and provide education on the youth’s mental health concerns. “Families are also an integral part of our program. In addition to family support and crisis intervention, counselling and therapy provided by clinicians, we offer educational groups for families and monthly support groups” (Fraser South, EPI, 2017). The successful aspects of this program could be expanded to meet the needs of transitioning youth with other mental health concerns. Adult services are often based on the recovery model. The recovery model is “a process, rather than an outcome, in which...
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...Family Systems Framework Another way to look at the functioning of these individuals would be to use the Family Systems Framework, which “defines properties and characteristics of families rather than any particular individual within the family” (Hepworth, 2017, p. 255). This framework will examine the following dimensions: homeostasis, boundaries, family decision making, family roles, communication styles, life cycle, rules, social environment and adaptive capacity. When exploring the family as a whole, we see homeostasis which is the tendency to maintain balance and the status quo. Celia sees major changes coming for the family and her role as a caregiver, while Alejandro does not want to go against his father’s expectations of his career. In regards to boundaries, the family has opened its boundaries to the community of the church, school and service providers. The family works closely with those in their community who appear to be of similar national origin and culture, but also to various service providers to meet their needs. Internal boundaries also exist in the form of subsystems. We can examine the relationship between Celia and Alejandro, which appears to be strong due to him feeling obligated to help her and Celia continuing to care for him in the home in his young adulthood. We can also examine the relationships between both Celia and Alejandro with Hector, the family patriarch. Here, we see Celia is close to Hector, while currently experiencing some conflict over...
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...Open Systems Concept Applied Management Concepts ADM-510 We have read and understand the plagiarism policy as outlined in the syllabus and the sections in the Student Bulletin relating to the IWU Honesty/Cheating Policy. By affixing this statement to the title page of my paper, we certify that we have not cheated or plagiarized in the process of completing this assignment. If it is found that cheating and/or plagiarism did take place in the writing of this paper, we understand the possible consequences of the act/s, which could include expulsion from Indiana Wesleyan University. Open Systems Concept There are many models that affect business and one of them that has been examined for more than fifty years is the systems model of business. In this paper, the authors will examine what the open systems model is versus the closed systems model. The authors will also explain how these systems impact decision-making within an organization, and how The Vera Bradley Company makes decisions in light of using the open systems approach. “A system is commonly defined as a group of interacting units or elements that have a common purpose” (Heil, 2006). Systems theory can be divided into two categories: closed versus open systems. Ludwig von Bertanlanffy, a biologist, initially developed open system theory and it became readily apparent that it was immediately applicable across all disciplines. It defines the concept of a system, where "all systems are...
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...Development of an Automated Competency Examination Analyzer with Interactive Feedback Mechanism and its Effectiveness Submitted by: Bensan, Jester L. Chapter I PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND A. Introduction In a regular semester, every teaching department conducts competency exams for subjects that are included from the course outline’s in-semester subjects. A competency exam for a given subject is composed of 50 questions. Every question has 5 choices, in which the 5th choice is either all of the above or none of the above. All questions are gathered in a question bank, which questions have been verified correct and validated before actually using them on actual exams. From that question bank, set of questions will be analyzed and selected to form a subject’s competency exam. A problem may arise if the questions found in the test bank, which are probably just paper documents, or unsecured electronic files, are stolen, manipulated or snooped. Also, there is a high probability that the questions found on exams are just the retake of previous batches, thereby encouraging cheating and disclosure. The process of selecting questions from the test question bank is also troublesome and time-consuming. The task of choosing questions based on difficulty and domain of learning may be quite confusing especially if one decides to select the questions manually. It may require a lot of patience and keen analytical skills to obtain a competency exam in which questions...
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...SOCIAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS…THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SYSTEMS ARE THE KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE February 25 th, 2012 Abstract A socio-technical system is a combination of people and technology working together towards one common goal or objective whether the goal is to increase sales in a company or develop a program to help design and build a safer automobile. The employees that operate the devices, tools and run the computers systems are the driving force behind any successful social technical system. SOCIAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS…THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SYSTEMS ARE THE KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE A social technical system is a combination of people and technology working together, the technical system which is composed mainly of the physical components and techniques needed to transform the input into output in a manner which may enhances the economic and capabilities of an business or organization. The driven factor behind the overall performance in the organization’s technical system and the social system is the personnel that maintain and utilize the systems. Socio-technical systems major components include hardware, software, physical surrounding, people, procedures, laws and regulations, data and data structures. The personnel component of the socio-technical system is the major deciding factor that will determine the overall success of any social technical system. In Rizzio (2005) article, “Designing complex socio-technical systems”. His socio-technical approach to...
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...Bus 599 Module 5 CASE STUDY Bus 599 Module 5 CASE STUDY 1. Determine the two critical feedback loops. Describe each Feedback Loop that you identify in your organization and explain why you selected them. Make sure you explain the Loop, the cause and effect process within the Loop. You could also include a Causal Loop Diagram. If you do, show the arrows and direction of affect (+ or -). Also, determine what the warrant is for your case. A feedback loop is a channel or pathway formed by an 'effect' returning to it’s 'cause,' and generating either more or less of the same effect. (Business Dictionary.com, 2011). Feedback loops can be divided into positive and negative loops. A feedback loop is considered positive if it contains an even number of negative causal links. A feedback loop is considered negative, if it contains an odd number of negative causal links. (Systems Thinking, 2011). BALANCING LOOP A balancing loop attempts to move a current state to a desired or reference state through some action. (Systems Thinking, 2011).The structure may begin with the current state greater or less than the desired state, in which case the current state may approach the desired state from above or below. (Systems Thinking, 2011). + + Organizational goals (the...
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...| Cybernetics Method to Incentive compensation Management | @ TCS | | Amit Sharma ,Jasveen Singh, Rajat Bindlish,Siddharth Tiwari,Vaibhav Attree | | Group 11 | 6/12/2013 | | Contents 1 Introduction: 1 1.1 What is Sales ICM? 1 1.2 What is Cybernetics? 2 2 The Cybernetics Approach to Sales ICM 2 2.1 Cybernetics Influence Diagram (CID) 3 3 Sales ICM CID 4 4 Feedback Loop Analysis 6 4.1 Feedback Loop – Commissions Calculations 7 4.2 Feedback Loop - Clawback Calculations 8 4.3 Feedback Loop – Revenue and Cost of Sales 9 4.4 Feedback Loop – Dispute Management 11 5 Conclusion 12 * Introduction: Sales Incentive Compensation Management (ICM) Model is increasingly becoming the key decisive and motivating factor in influencing sales execution to impact the business performance. As sales models are being re-engineered to incorporate more market dynamics and adversities, sales compensation models are also becoming increasingly complex. In the global market where increasing customer reach is a major challenge, it has become essential to include dealers, partners, distributors, retailers, contractors, buying centers across various sales channels into the business’ Sales ICM model. Accurately measuring and rewarding the performance of the sales force (both internal and external to the business) has become the key to driving desired behavior in achieving the business objectives. Failure to understand Sales ICM as a key...
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