Assignment 9: Based on the SONA of the President, derive at least 3 research topics

Environmental factors affecting the rice production

Currently, there are continuous research regarding on rice quality and the factors affecting it.

Objectives:

1. to provide information on the factors that affects production of rice in the Philippines;
2. to present a solution on how to cope with these factors affecting the Philippines rice production through simulation;
3. to devise effective methods in coping with the environmental factors that affects rice production;
4. to provide information on the impact of these factors on rice production, and
5. To help in developing an enhanced rice production systems.


Effectiveness of Hybrid Rice Seed Production in the Philippines

The technology, Hybrid Rice Seed Production, helped China to increase its rice production. And thus, Philippines are starting to implement this technology.

Objectives:

1. to provide information on the effect of the rice production in the Philippines;
2. to provide information on the response of the Filipino farmers in this new technology;
3. to provide information how it helps Philippine rice production;
4. to test if this technology helps stabilized rice production, and
5. To see if it solve the food crisis.


Effective ways in promoting Philippine Tourism

It has been said that tourism is considered as an important contributor of our country’s economic growth.

Objectives:

1. to provide ways on effectively promote Philippine tourism;
2. to help develop awareness of tourism industry;
3. to establish the most effective way on promoting tourism;
4. to establish the system for generating tourism in the Philippines, and
5. To develop plans on effectively to harmonize in generating tourism in the Philippines.

Notes for Systems and Data Security

http://h1.ripway.com/julie_it211/network security (written report).doc

Difference between method and methodology

The difference between method and methodology is that method is the tools of scientific investigation and methodology is the principles that determine how such tools are deployed and interpreted (Klein, 2007). In my own understanding, method are the tools you used in your study like statistics while methodology is the principles which governs how this methods are implemented, or the system of principles, practices, and procedures applied to any specific branch of knowledge (Mischel, 2002).

References:

1. Klein, P., 7 Apr 2007, "METHODS VERSUS METHODOLOGY", http://organizationsandmarkets.com/2007/04/07/method-versus-methodology/
2. Mischel, J., 15 Oct 2002, "METHOD VERSUS METHODOLOGY", http://www.mischel.com/diary/2002/10/15.htm

Article Review: A Robotic Brain-Computer Interface

I decided to make a review on the posted article of Ms. Clenemao Galgao about “A Robotic brain-computer interface.” Its main discussion is about robotics focusing on brain-computer interface (BCI). BCI is a direct communication pathway between a human (or animal brain) and an external device (Wikipedia, 2008).

The article was based from the research of Caltech (California Institute of Technology) who developed a robotic device that establishes an interface between computers and the brain by positioning electrodes in neural tissue (Piquepaille, 2008). It states that the study is beneficial to paralyzed people for it gives them a chance to operate the computers and the robots with their minds. In addition, the author states that it provides users to search billions of images with corresponding small amount of data which can be seen in just a second (Galgao, 2008).

As the article presented the topic regarding BCI it helps me view BCIs significance. As the research on BCI started in 1970s till mid-1990s the purpose of BCI is to restore damage hearing, sight, and movement it has been very helpful especially to people who are impaired and it gives them a chance to live normal again. In addition, it is interesting to know how “BCIs detects small changes in brain signals to provide a path of control for devices that does depend on muscle movement. (Ourand, 2004)”


References:

1. Galgao, C. (2008), “A Robotic Brain-computer Interface”, http://rsg0927.forumsmotion.com/methods-of-research-f3/assignment-1-due-before-june-15-2008-1300hrs-extended-june-25-2008-wednesday-t5.htm [accessed 20 June 2008]
2. Wikipedia. (2008), “Brain-computer Interface”, http://en.wiipedia.org/wiki/Brain-computer_inteface [accessed 9 Aug 2008]
3. Piquepaille, R. (2008), “A robotic brain-computer interface”, http://www.primidi.com/2008/05/21.html [accessed 6 Jan 2008]
4. Ourand, P. (October 2004)“FYI_Brain Computer Interface Technology”, http://www.alsa.org/files/cms/Resources/FYI_Brain%20Computer%20Interface%20Technology.pdf