Talk:Digital Media & Culture: Collaborative Essay Collection 2018/The Internet of Things/Research Question 3:CLuB

Hi team!

uni are now assigned to a group with Feargus (although neither have emailed with their usernames yet, so no idea what those are

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 * GregXenon01 (discuss • contribs) 19:27, 8 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Still don't have a wiki username for Feargus. What's going on guys? Where is your discussion? - we need to see lots of discussion recorded here for you to amass "contribs" which are used to evaluate engagement. GregXenon01 (discuss • contribs) 12:58, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Essay planning and discussion
Hi Mark. I first steps should be contacting Feargus to see how hes getting on to get him onto here. We also then need to think of our question that we'd like to answer. Have you had any thoughts on what our question could be?

(Thl00021 (discuss • contribs) 13:09, 16 March 2018 (UTC))

Hi Thomas, I agree first steps are getting in contact with Feargus - I have emailed him about this so will let you know once I hear back. In the meantime I've been looking at some possible questions surrounding the IoT. Was thinking we could tie in with convergence as these are two topics that have a lot of crossover and would help differentiate our essay. Obviously the focus would still largely be around the IoT though. Maybe something looking at how the IoT represents an ideal foundation for media convergence and the positive and negative effects this can have. We could each look into different examples or work on a different section etc while sharing sources and ideas. I know thats quite a broad question so open to any further ideas on how to make it more specific and concise or if you had a completely different idea thats fine too, this is just a suggestion to get the ball rolling. --Maaark25 (discuss • contribs) 18:09, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi Mark, As the deadline for submission is this Thursday, I propose that we decide on essay question and plan it as soon as possible with or without Feargus. It may make his life easier if a plan is in place for him to come back to if he is very busy with work. After our discussion in the comments of your post, I think an essay relating to the internet of things in the context of the automotive industry. What are your thoughts on how to word the question?

Secondly, do you have any idea on how we are supposed to submit this essay. Do we all just write our own bit on this thread? Or is there a different way of submitting? This module is very confusing and has gotten me very lost.

Thl00021 (discuss • contribs) 13:07, 27 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Hi sorry forgot to sign into my wiki account so didn't notice your post on this page till now. Feargus seems really busy at the moment with other commitments so I agree that we should decide a question and leave him a section to discuss. Not sure how busy he will be this week and whether he's able to submit before the deadline but we can certainly get the bulk of it completed and let him know a specific area to look at tomorrow. I told him we were thinking of including the automotive industry and he was fine with that.


 * Regarding our question I have been thinking a lot about it and feel like the automotive industry alone might leave us struggling a little to fill 3000 words. I suggest we still include it but do so within the wider scope of the travel industry. We could break up the essay looking at: the journey (planes, trains and self driving automobiles) for which we already have lots of good info, and then looking at the destination more specifically the leisure aspects of a holiday ie. hotels and package holidays. Theres a lot of scope for IoT innovation here (much of this is already in place such as travel bands collecting data, electronic check in and smart rooms in hotels and theres also lots of potential for future developments). As for the specific question how about .. how will the rise of the internet of things shape travel in the near future? Im not sure if thats too short and open - we could add a specific timeframe or a mention that we will discuss pros and cons of emerging examples?
 * I have already got most of an introduction put together that explains what the internet of things is and how the technology has come about and its increasing effect more widely. This references a few key thinkers on the topic more widely without giving any really detailed discussion and examples which can come later. I can add in a little on the travel industry too.
 * For the discussion section you and Feargus could each take an area (Ie journey or destination) and write roughly 1000 words on it for now so we have space for intro and conclusion and to finesse any areas we think need more detail before Thursdays deadline. Of course thats assuming the travel industry suggestion is alright with you? If not just say and we can think up something else.
 * I have uncovered lots of examples and discussion around each of the areas to help. Currently working on some notes and links which I will post up on here along with the intro tomorrow morning before I go to work. Im working Wednesday and Thursday but will try check and respond to this page as much as I can during the day but if not I will certainly be free in the evening and first thing in the morning.


 * Regarding submission my impression was that we post it (in the same fashion as all our posts on this page) to the wiki book itself - so the tab thats not this discussion page but is still our groups specifically. (although if thats wrong anyone reading this please do correct me) we can still edit once we have posted to that but might be worth putting some drafts on this page before so we can peer check each others work. I am useless at checking my own work for grammatical errors as each of my posts likely alludes to, so I know that would be helpful for me and a good way to make the most of the wiki format.


 * Apologies I haven't posted more frequently on here. I know more of our grade comes from our contribs on pages like this than the essay itself and we weren't to leave that so late but hopefully we can generate plenty before the deadline to build on the comments on our respective pages.

--Maaark25 (discuss • contribs) 22:14, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

No Worries Sounds perfect to me. I'm happy to write 1000 words on how the internet of things impacts the travel industry. Shall I look at the positives of the IoT on the journey and then you and/or feargus could look into the negative? you could write a small introduction to the negatives section with any words you may have left of your 1000, then Feargus could take that section on from their.

As for the conclusion, We could all write a mini paragraph summing up everything we've personally written about that can all come together as one conclusion? Thl00021 (discuss • contribs) 23:30, 27 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Great, yes that sounds good I will let Feargus know. Nice idea regarding the conclusion. I have just posted my intro onto the draft space below, it's a little longer than I anticipated but I think it already invites plenty discussion of both the positives and negatives so will hold off on a mini intro to the negatives for now till we see where we are at for the word count. It can always be cut if needed as is 820 words. Would appreciate if you could read it over and let me know what you think, thanks. - --Maaark25 (discuss • contribs) 07:57, 28 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Think it would be good if you could include some discussion around the negatives of the journey too actually (within the 1000 words roughly) as there is lots to say in that regard - ethical points, safety concerns etc.
 * Then Feargus can do the same looking at new examples and the pros and cons for the hotels/ leisure side of travel which could invite discussion around concerns over what the data is used for ?

Maaark25 (discuss • contribs) 08:25, 28 March 2018 (UTC) Hi guys just a few potential points here, sorry not much typed up yet but will add more this evening. Also see the links and references I posted for lots more detail.

IoT effecting travel -	planes (nice example - sensors on plane detecting heart rate etc. and this info is relayed to flight attendants who can help passengers) -	trains (connected railway) -	self-driving cars (all other points aside do people want to stop driving, many love it?)

a key point might be safety

pros -	sensors can report on an engines condition along with countless other mechanical features – could prevent accidents -	we already trust traffic lights etc and they make roads much safer

cons -	 do we trust technology, will we lose too much control due to automation?

-	risks of hacking – if keyless entry can be exploited what if a self-driving car was while on the road?

IoT effecting leisure -	hotels (smart rooms, electronic check in etc) -	travel bands can monitor entire holiday experience providing valuable data

the real value of the IoT = the data it can gather (Alam and Prasad) BUT is this data gathering ethical – do we want our data to be collected, how much do we want to be collected, is it ok for this data to be sold if it might enhance society? Who really owns devices like a smart phone – us or the manufacturer? These are extremely current sorts of questions given the recent news around Facebook for example.

--Maaark25 (discuss • contribs) 08:06, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi Mark, looks like some great work you have done already. I like the essay title you suggested and think we should run with that, allows us to talk about multiple things. Thanks for the ideas of points to include and helpful links to aid my part of the essay, makes my life a lot easier. The deadline has been pushed back a week, so that should hopefully give Feargus some extra time to get invloved. Intro looks good as far as I can tell. Maybe after Feargus and I have done our parts, you could mention some of our points in the intro to just introduce the points a little.

Will notify you when I have done the travel aspect of the essay.

Thl00021 (discuss • contribs) 13:47, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi Mark Have you heard anything more from Feargus?

Also, would you say that those links you have showed to web articles would be considered academic sources and usable to reference in the essay? or Will i need to find other sources to back up the points behind specific examples of the IoT in the travel industry?

Thl00021 (discuss • contribs) 20:21, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

I have done a rough 750 words on the travel aspect of the essay. Let me know what you think, if there's anything you think I should add/take off.

Thl00021 (discuss • contribs) 22:34, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi thanks for posting the section on travel below. I'm not entirely sure about the referencing either. If it was a standard essay assignment I would reference them but not sure if this will be the same. While most of the articles are from prominent journalistic sources like the Guardian I'm not sure they would be considered academic. I will have a look into this soon - referencing uses a special wiki format I think so needed to figure that out anyway. If we can't reference as academic sources, the ideas generated can still be used to inform our discussion, so have been useful. Might be worth trying to find some more scholarly articles in the meantime.

The draft looks good to me. Only thing I'm not sure about is whether the hacking of keyless entry systems is an example of IoT itself. Obviously its two devices communicating but does it involve a network in the same way sensors and satellite info work together in self-driving cars? It might well be that it is IoT but just thought I'd mention it as not certain myself. If not it's definitely still worth mentioning the Volkswagen example but maybe more in the context of the vulnerability new technology more widely has to being hacked. I had included the link to that article to the raise point that if the keyless entry can be hacked then how likely is it that IoT technology - ie. the navigation systems used in self driving cars - might be exploited. Would keep most of that example just change the line 'IoT has also been used for gaining access to cars' to maybe say something like 'another potential issue self driving cars may experience is the threat of hacking. New technology is constantly faced with this problem and the automotive industry as been no different. Keyless entry exploitation for theft is an example of this'. Could then round off with 'if the entry can be exploited then whats to stop the IoT sensors being compromised' after still keeping all the great detail and info you have given in the volkswagen example. Or something to that regard anyway but obviously this is up to you and I might be entirely wrong about it not being as much as an example of the IoT.

Other than that I really like the work you have done. I think the balance between positive and negative elements is excellent: the negatives in relation to self driving cars and personal data sharing on planes but also including counter points to each and the very positive example of trains.

The only additional thing I can think to add at this point would maybe be some discussion for whether people really want automation. This point was brought to my attention in the modules previous discussion task. Many people are concerned that if technology becomes too advanced we will lose too much human control. The notion of human lives being put into the hands of technology is one that causes a lot of panic. This point can apply more widely to all sorts of technology too so we could alternatively use it in our conclusion.

I have let Feargus know our essay question, the new deadline and the section we have left for him to tackle, as well as a link for this page last week, so hopefully we will see him on here soon. I appreciate that it's tricky for us to think about aspects like the conclusion, and whether we need to mention more points in discussion until we see his section. We have another assignment due this friday so hopefully we can get this all sorted asap.

One final thing to mention was that I have seen some other groups make nice use of the wiki format adding images to their essays. I think this really makes them stand out. Wondered if you had any ideas on what we could include for this?

Thanks --Maaark25 (discuss • contribs) 15:56, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

Hi Mark. Thanks for the feedback. I have made some changes.

I have also looked into the referencing and there's a special wiki way to reference which is shown in the help section when editing. I have also added in hyperlinks to wikipedia pages for things like Uber and Volkswagen. I have also looking into adding pictures but I can't work it out. We could add pictures relating to the text, such as a self driving Uber by the car section, diagrams of things etc. Just need to make sure we dont clutter the page with pictures. Just use pictures we need.

Thl00021 (discuss • contribs) 16:34, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

Hi no problem, the discussion section looks great! I really like the hyperlinks you've added - great use of the format. Adding pictures is a little more complicated but I think I'm getting the hang of it now. I think it's best we use images we find on Wiki Commons and then format them as is explained here Inserting Images. I recommend testing it out on a page like this using the 'show preview' function to see that the image is being displayed the way you want as there is quite a lot of different formatting options. I have found basic trial and error is the best way to get to grips with it. Below is an example of an image I found that we might consider using in the essay. I agree we should just add a few pictures where relevant and avoid clutter. Some diagrams would be great, I haven't found any yet but will keep looking. If we can both try and find some potential images and post them here before tomorrow evening we could then pick out the best ones to include in the final copy of the essay and decide how to display them on it. --Maaark25 (discuss • contribs) 18:43, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

alright looks good. I can't really think of any other images we could use that would be of great help, not just aesthetic. We will also be able to add more pictures to Feargus' part when that is done.

Do you want to format your references the Wiki way? There's guide on how to under the help section of the editing bit.

Thl00021 (discuss • contribs) 15:46, 4 April 2018 (UTC)

Hi I posted my section onto the wiki book on Thursday with the references in the appropriate format. Not sure if you can see that on the wiki as it says it's pending so assuming it needs tutor approval but should be visible under the latest draft. I have now added your section of discussion as well, assuming thats fine with you as it looks all good to me and noticed you had added the car pic at appropriate point. Feargus sent me his section by email today so I have now added that too. I had trouble converting his references into the wiki format as it gave me an error message so I have just left them as links for now. I also created a brief conclusion as we didn't have anything for this so at least now it looks like a complete essay. Please feel free to make any tweaks or changes to any of it. I just posted everything as it was on discussion and email as wanted to get something on our wiki page considering the deadline has now passed. --Maaark25 (discuss • contribs) 15:11, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

Brilliant. Sorry, I had no idea that there was a separate place to put the finished essay into. Thank you for that. Looks like we are all done then, Good Job CLuB

Thl00021 (discuss • contribs) 15:23, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

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Hello CLuB,, ! I hope your essay is going well! As you are looking into the Internet of Things I thought it might be useful to share a source about Smart Cities by Dustdar, Nastić and Šćekić with you, as they represent the connectedness of the Internet of Things on a vvery broad and advanced scale: Dustdar S., Nastić S. & Šćekić O. (2017). Introduction to Smart Cities and a Vision of Cyber-Human Cities. In Smart Cities. Cambridge: Springer. Doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-60030-7_1. Good luck with your essay. MaryCastoridae56 (discuss • contribs) 13:38, 29 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Hi thank you very much for sharing this source with us. I think it will prove useful for our essay as although we aren't looking at smart cities as a primary example they will still likely be touched on while discussing leisure aspects of travel - exploring a city for example - and as you said they are a terrific example of connectedness which is huge element in any work around IoT. I had a quick look at your groups essay to see if I could offer any resources or guidance back but it looks like you already finished what is an extremely impressive essay. Your group seems to have made the most out of this format adding images etc and have done a fantastic amount of work so well done. I particularly like how you have engaged multiple themes from the module in your discussion of always on culture. --Maaark25 (discuss • contribs) 15:07, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

Hello !

Thank you for your reply. It is very good to hear that you found my suggested reading useful as an supplementary source.

Thank you, too for giving our essay a read and liking it. We too are very pleased with the result. I hope you could take some ideas with you from our layout as you seem to have particularly enjoyed the added multimedia. If you need any help inserting images, as this can be very tricky, do not hesitate to ask for our help.

Good luck with your further work. MaryCastoridae56 (discuss • contribs) 10:28, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

Essay draft space
Hi guys, please use this space to post any drafts of essay sections you would like to have peer reviewed. --Maaark25 (discuss • contribs) 23:02, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

Introduction
The Internet of Things (IoT) isn’t new, in fact the term was coined decades ago as the first internet connected devices appeared. It’s all about connectivity between technology. Once a device is connected to a network like the internet it becomes connected to other devices also connected to that network and in doing so becomes a part of the IoT. Such devices are already widespread today. It’s likely that there are many examples around you as you read this: whether it’s an increasingly common place smart meter in your home or the smart phone in your pocket the IoT is already everywhere. But if it’s not about today it’s about tomorrow, imagine a fridge that orders your groceries and you are picturing something that can be made possible by the IoT. As Greengard states: ‘the Internet of Things connects human and machine intelligence in new, entirely remarkable, and sometimes scary ways’. All of these connected devices can adopt new capabilities through being connected and can offer extremely detailed granular data on a vast scale. Data which can then result in future innovation.

The (IoT) has arisen, in large part, through convergence - an aspect of modern society that continues to shape it. Over a decade ago Jenkins described media convergence as ‘the flow of content across multiple media platforms’. Today examples of this are increasingly widespread. Netflix is an example that can perfectly elucidate what media convergence is. Put simply it is the coming together of existing technologies together with new technologies to create something new. In the aforementioned example ‘Net’ represents the web and ‘flix’ the cinema, the result ... cinema on the web. Convergence as Bolter and Grusin suggest, isn’t new media forms such as networked digital media replacing older media, rather converging with it to create something new.

This is exactly what has given rise to technology like the IoT. Examples such as self-driving cars may sound like something out of a movie - in fact they are in lots of movies - but the reality is the technology already exists to create them and they key to combining that technology is convergence. Futuristic technology is simply converging technology.

Driverless vehicles will be on the road in our lifetime. Creating them is a convergence between automotive technological developments - such as the implementation of sensors in vehicles - and the technology working in the background to inform them, constantly feeding them data collected from traffic lights, satellites and surveillance systems. This convergence is critical for this utopian sounding concept to become reality, without the IoT cars couldn’t recognise average speeds or accidents on the roads ahead.

This data gathered is not only driving the vehicles but it’s driving future decision making, and this goes far beyond driverless vehicles. Through converging technology, the IoT can use sensors and networked devices to gather more data than ever before. Alam and Prasad suggest that this data gathering will equate to better decisions being made and bring about further innovation. Although as this essay will discuss, this is a contentious issue. While the data gathered will be extremely clean and unambiguous, whether or not the decisions made from it will be better is unknown. How do we know the data collected will provide better decisions and who benefits from them? Furthermore, do we agree with the data collection itself?

Undeniable though is that this volume of data is extremely valuable and so the technology gathering it is highly sought after. Because of this the IoT can be expected to generate radical changes to countless aspects of life in the years to come.

This essay will focus on one of those aspects: Travel - a connected industry befitting connected technology. The travel and tourism industry is estimated to make up 1/10 of all jobs worldwide, a startling figure. Any industry of that size is likely to already be imbedded with the latest technology and as such travel is no different. The IoT is beginning to shape an unprecedented amount of the industry. It can innovate the journey, with modes of transportation becoming increasingly more advanced. Data can be generated that improves safety, maintenance, efficiency and customer experience. As in the self-driving cars example it can even lead to outright automation. The changes won’t stop upon arrival either. Hotels can become more personalised and exploring a city will be an entirely different experience with a smart phone in hand. Furthermore, all of the data the sensors in each connected device collect is anticipated to provide exponential changes long into the future.

However, while at first glance much of these futuristic possibilities seem incredibly positive there is a vast array of issues with each and these must be explored and considered in order to effectively assess just how the internet of things will shape travel in the years to come.

--Maaark25 (discuss • contribs) 07:48, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

Discussion
The Internet of Things has helped many areas of our life development dramatically into the world of technology. Travel is one of these areas. From driverless Uber cars to airplane seats that measure our heart rate and body temperature, our means of travel are being enhanced with the use of the Internet of things, however there are many concerns and dangers of putting our trust into these new technologies.

Autonomous cars that will use sensors to track, monitor and measure its surroundings are now in development which will get you from A to B without the need of a human driver. This means that you can program the car to drive safely to eliminate the factor of human error which will hopefully reduce the quantity of accidents on the road. It is also these exact technologies that make the car vulnerable to cyber-attacks that may result in intended collisions and danger to the passengers. The technology can also not be programmed correctly or may also have malfunctions which can also cause accidents. In March 2018, a woman was killed by autonomous car in Arizona that was part of a trial from the popular taxi service, Uber. The car, that was supposed to be able to detect pedestrians, crashed into the women when she crossed the road away from a designed crossing. What happens when there is a collision? Who is to blame? These cars are capable of gathering unbiased and un-tampered information on potential entities responsible to help determine who is responsible using Blockchain technology. This incident raises the question of whether you can perfectly program a car to drive itself without the thinking and learning processes that technology cannot possibly replicate. another potential issue self driving cars may experience is the threat of hacking. New technology is constantly faced with this problem and the automotive industry as been no different. Key-less entry exploitation for theft is an example of this 	Page text. . Volkswagen developed a technology that would allow car owners to open, start and lock their cars by just having the key fob on their person. The use of this technology, again, makes it susceptible to malfunctions and hacking. It was reported in 2016 that all cars made by Volkswagen, or any of its sister companies, are vulnerable to theft. By replicating the signal created by the key fob using technological equipment that costs £30, they can unlock and start any of these cars. This strengthens the idea that technological developments are not always safe and secure enough. If this technology is vulnerable to simple technology, would you rather not just simply press a button on your key to open the door instead of putting your belongings in the hands of technology? Throughout the theme of the Internet of Things, the question of "Is it really worth it?" is constantly raised.

The plane journey has also been developed to aid in the care of passengers. Airplane seats have been developed that can measure the heart rate of each passenger and display it on a colour coded map for the flight staff to see. This development is in hopes of attending to passengers that may feel unwell, so they can help them before they become so unwell that it causes an emergency landing as it is understood that passengers heart rate has a correlation to being ill. A passenger’s emotion can also be measured by translating their heart rhythm pattern into an emotion. This information can also help analyse the effectiveness on in-flight entertainment and can aid in determining what parts of the plane are liable to stress. All of this is great, however it raises issues of sharing personal data. The developers of this technology propose an opt-out scheme where passengers can choose not to have their data measured. Alternatively, passengers can choose to share their data online with family and friends in order to receive support from them, rather than the flight staff.

Technology is also being developed to enhance that train journey. Train loading and unloading information can be used to inform passengers on peak times to promote train times that may be less busy, making travel much easier at peak times. Information on passenger distribution on the trains can help passengers find seats, resulting in more distribution of passengers. A system may also be developed that can categorize faults which can be analysed to find patterns and areas of persistent maintenance. Speeds monitoring can also be used to improve safety. Train speeds and velocity can be signalled to central control systems. Signalling systems outside on the tracks can detect the speeds and even slow down or stop trains based on the location of any switches or other trains which may cause an accident. Overall, the use of the Internet of Things has enhanced the experience of the journey for the passengers and increased the safety of the services. Thl00021 (discuss • contribs) 22:31, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

Useful reading
Hi guys, please use this space to share any reading you have found that you think might help with the essay. --Maaark25 (discuss • contribs) 23:12, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

 Sources used in intro 

Academic

Internet of things

Alam, M.; Prasad, N. (2017). The Rise of Internet of Things (The Age of the Software Defined Vehicle Book 1). Amazon Digital. Buns, M.; Meikle, G. (2018). Introduction. In Internet of Things. (pp.1-6). Cambridge: Polity Press. Buns, M.; Meikle, G. (2018). First Things. In Internet of Things. (pp.7-25). Cambridge: Polity Press. Greengard, S. (2015). The Internet of Things. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

Convergence

http://henryjenkins.org/blog/2006/06/welcome_to_convergence_culture.html

Bolter and Grusin (1999) Remediation: Understanding New Media

Other

https://www.wttc.org/-/media/files/reports/economic-impact-research/2017-documents/global-economic-impact-and-issues-2017.pdf

Additional academic sources

Bunz,M. Meikle, G. (2017) ‘The Internet of Things’, Seeing Things, University of Westminster, Polity Press, pages 54-71.

Greengard,S. 2015, The Reality and Repercussions of a Connected World, ‘The Internet of Things’, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Press

Lanier, J. (2010). Missing Person. In You Are Not A Gadget. (pp.3-23). London: Penguin Books.

Some Links that might be useful

https://www.digitaldoughnut.com/articles/2018/january/ways-in-which-iot-is-shaping-the-future-of-travel

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/may/06/what-is-the-internet-of-things-google

https://skift.com/2016/12/19/how-the-internet-of-things-will-impact-travel-in-2017-and-beyond/ https://www.ibm.com/blogs/internet-of-things/smart-air-travel/

https://www.rcrwireless.com/20160908/big-data-analytics/smart-trains-tag31-tag99

https://theconversation.com/whos-to-blame-when-driverless-cars-have-an-accident-93132

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/12/cars-risk-keyless-entry-system-hacked-volkswagen

--Maaark25 (discuss • contribs) 08:02, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

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General Feedback
 * Essays of this standard attain the following grade descriptor for the collaborative essay. Whereas not all of the elements here will be directly relevant to your particular response to the brief, this will give you a clearer idea of how the grade you have been given relates to the standards and quality expected of work at this level (although it should be noted that this work is near the upper end of this grade description):
 * Good. Among other things, work of this standard will make a clear point in a clear way. It will relate concepts to original examples in a straightforward fashion. It will make effective use of the possibilities of the form (including links, as well as perhaps copyright-free videos and images, linked to from Wiki Commons). It may also demonstrate a broader understanding of the module's themes and concerns, and is likely to show evidence of reading and thinking about the subject material. The wiki markup formatting will be very clear.

Specific Feedback:


 * You have submitted a fairly well written and detailed response to the brief. Here you outline a number of arguments and examples that specifically address the theme of IoT, and your discussion of the research evidences at least a fair working knowledge of the emerging scholarship on your chosen topic. The research question that you have chosen to discuss your theme is rather well-chosen because of its originality – this is a very new area in media studies, and some of these questions are only really starting to surface, s the implications of IoT connectivity become apparent. Travel is an entirely novel aspect of this, and shows that you are thinking both about the specific concepts, but also beyond the more obvious applications. I genuinely enjoyed reading about these findings.


 * The essay is written in a mature, accessible style, and your argument is on the whole well structured. You make a good stab of critical engagement with the issues, as well as some of the literature encountered, and you have demonstrated some awareness of the contradictions inherent in the theme itself. This is good work. The only real problem that I had was a difficulty in reading parts of the page as it is made up of large chunks of undifferentiated text. There are some links and some images to help break this up, but I think an eye on formatting and presentation would have been worth the effort.


 * It was noted that the bulk of the text was added after the deadline had passed (14:47 on 6th April), so I’ve taken this into consideration and applied the 6% penalty for late submission. The alternative was to mark a considerably short essay without entire sections, which would have substantially affected the mark to your disadvantage (i.e. it would have failed).


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GregXenon01 (discuss • contribs) 11:38, 23 April 2018 (UTC)