Information Processes and Technology Information Processes Collecting

collecting - the process by which data is entered into or captured by a computer system, including: deciding what data is required how it is sourced how it is encoded for entry into the system

hardware used for collection – scanners and/or digital cameras to collect images – microphones and/or recording from peripheral devices to collect audio – video cameras and/or peripheral devices with appropriate interfaces to capture video – keyboards and/or optical character readers to collect numbers and text – data capture devices such as counters for counting cars on a road

software used for collection – device drivers that allow hardware to interface with the operating system – software that allows participants to enter or import data – software that allows participants to move data between applications

non-computer procedures in collecting – literature searches – surveys and interviews – form design for data collection – manual recording of events – existing non-computer data

social and ethical issues in collecting – bias in the choice of what and where to collect data – accuracy of the collected data – copyright and acknowledgment of source data when collecting – the rights to privacy of individuals on whom data is collected – ergonomic issues for participants entering large volumes of data into an information system

Collection devices for the five media types Keyboard Mouse Scanner Digital camera Microphone Video camera

Activity Hardware use for collecting p.76 course text