WEEK ELEVEN SUMMARY

DATA, INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE

Definitions:

Data Characteristics:
-Factual
-Non-Judgemental
-Transient
-Has no intrensic "method"
-Has no intrinsic "value"

Information:
-Summative
-Relational
-Dimensional
-Uncertain value

Knowledge:
-Inferential
-Experential
-Judgemental
-Subjective
-Extremely valuable

Data, Information and Knowledge:

Data:
Data is the first form that the information comes in

InformationL
Information is what is formed when you have built on thae data that you started with and maybe you have asked questions about the data and gained information that way.

Knowledge:
Knowledge is what occurs in the brain after you have processed information and you know it well. It becomes stored in your brain and then you may do further research on that topic to find oiut more about it after this you are considered knowledgable on the subject.

SUMMARY:

This lecture has helped me to better understand what the terms datam information and knowledge mean.

TUTORIAL ACTIVITY ONE:

Definitions

Data:

Data is the first form that information comes in. It is the dimplest form data can be as simple as information in a table.

Information:

Information is a step up from data. Information is what occurs when the data is processed and understood.

Knowledge:

Knowledge is what you have when your vrain has processed information so that you understand it fully and are then able to share your knowledge with someone else.

TUTORIAL TASK THREE:

Understanding The Connection Between data, information and knowledge:

Understanding the connection between data, information and knowledge is vital to university life. The data is what we are first given in simplest form maybe a sentence or a number, we then have to form opinions and share the data so that we have information and then knowledge is what we are finally able to turn into an essay or report.

READING ONE

Data, Information,Knowledge and Wisdom:

What Is Data:

Data is just lines on a page or facts in a table it simply exists and it can exist in any form for example a computer spreadsheet.

Information:

Information is data that has meaning vecause itr has been connected in some form and it now makes sense.

Knowledge:

Knowledge occurrs when the information has finally been made so that it is useful and you can convert it into a useful form.

Understanding:

This is the process where knowledge is read and understood by other people.

Wisdom:

Wisdom is what we gain when our brain has finally processed the information and we are able to translate ir to others.

SUMMARY:

This reading has shown me the importance of data, information, knowledge, understanding and wisdom and how they can all be used.