+++Week 4+++The Reference++

+++The Reference+++

1. Where can you find information about Nobel Prize? Who get the Nobel Prize this year?


The Nobal prize for 2008 goes to ::
Check out the list in the link
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/lists/2008.html

The information that I found on the nobel prizes are from the internet. This is the link to the website to find the notel prize for the year 2009.
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/lists/2008.html
This year there was no award being rewarded because the awards will be held in the beginning of October
Other information on Nobel prizes could be found in this website.
The Nobel Prize (Swedish: Nobelpriset) is a Swedish & International monetary prize, established by the 1895 will and estate of Swedish chemist and inventor Alfred Nobel. It was first awarded in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace in 1901. An associated prize, The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, was instituted by Sweden's central bank in 1968 and first awarded in 1969. The Nobel Prizes in the specific disciplines (Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Literature) and the Prize in Economics, which is commonly identified with them, are widely regarded as the most prestigious award one can receive in those fields. The Nobel Peace Prize conveys social prestige and is often politically controversial.





2. Go to Encyclopedia Online at http://library.spu.ac.th Search for the history of autobiles or computer. Summarize the informaiton you get.





The information I get from the website is that the wesite is in thai language. I would suggest since I am studying in the international faculaty there should make the website in English. I am not able to find a specific encloypidia. This section would relate in the automobiles section of the encyclopedia. From the letters A. the first section of the encloypidia.
For example a sample of list would look like this.
Call#:
QD 39.3.M3 ข226พ 2539
Location
Collection
Call No.
Status
Due Date












3. What is the difference between general book and Refernce book

A reference collection is a collection of source in print and electronic from intended to be referred to rather than read. The materials are usually not for loan outside the library.
The Reference collection consist of encyclopedias, dictionaries, directories, years books, almanacs, states and other sources providing readily accessible reference information. It is arranged to enable convenient and rapid use by library clients and staff.

General books are related to fictions and non fictions. This is very general. Text books can be related in general books. These books could relation to free writing.

4. When do you need to search information from the reference?

You may search these information during a search time,. A topic related to history. A meaning of

a specific topic. It could be related to anything from humans, religion to airplane.

Source: Personal definition

+++5. What type of reference collection that you like to use most? And Why?+++

The Source of reference I like to use most is the Manual. This is because it gives me the instructions on doing, making or performing something.

Source: Personal definition

+++6. Copy 1 page of the book and write in the blog.+++

++YEAR BOOK++GRADUCATE SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT 2008 CHIANG MAI RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY..

::History section::

Chiang Mai Rajabhat University is a university in the north of Thailand. It is under the Royal Thai Ministry of Education. The university was founded in 1924 as an agricultural teacher training college. In 1948, it became Chiang Mai Teachers College and offered majors in a variety of subject areas. On February 14, 1982, the year of King Rama IX's sixtieth birthday, His Majesty proclaimed Thailand's 36 teacher's Colleges to be Rajabhat Institutes; they then began offering majors and degree programmes in non-teaching fields. On March 6, 1985, His Majesty the King graciously granted the use of his royal crest as the Rajabhat Institute emblem. Rajabhat Institute Chiang Mai became Chiang Mai Rajabhat University in 2004.
Enrolment is about 10,000, and classes are divided into regular, evening and weekends. Most students come from secondary schools in northern Thailand, some even from remote areas. Chiang Mai Rachapbhat University is thus a community institute which provides a comprehensive education for local students and working people.
There are five faculties and one graduate school, employing about 500 faculty members.
There are four campuses:
Wieng Boa, the main campus, is on Chang Puek Road, in the center of Chiang Mai.
Mae Sa, the campus of Faculty of Management Science, is in Mae Rim District, 10 kilometers from Chiang Mai.
Sa Luang (2,320 acres), campus of the Agricultural Center, is in Mae Rim District, 27 kilometers from Chiang Mai.
Mae Hong Son campus, in Mae Hong Son, is the center for external services in educational area.

+++WeeK 3+++Sept 14-2009

1)++++Journal & Magazine++++

A Journal is a personal record of occurrences, experiences, and reflections kept on a regular basis such as a diary.

The Steps a writer should follow while writing a journal are to be considers::---

For example magazines i read are mens health and FHM For Him magazine

Title is probably the most important part of the paper as readers will decide whether to proceed to read your article or not pending on it. It should describe the research and is short, informative and concise. Avoid using a title starting with “ A study of….” as this is obviously a study. Interesting title attracts readers. It is analogous to marketing a product to reach out to your readers.
Authors. Each author should have made significant contribution to the design, analysis, and writing up of the paper to take public responsibility for its content.1 The first author is one who has major input into the study and prepares most part of the manuscript.Abstract. Different journal may specify different abstract format. Follow the instructions for authors.
The abstract normally consists of background, objective, methods, settings, designs, results and conclusions. Usually this is limited to 200-250 words. Summarise new and important findings and main conclusion of the study. Do not use phrases such as “ this will be discussed...” or “further detail will follow…” because abstract are more likely to be accessible to readers than the full text article.
Keywords. Following abstract, usually 3-10 key words are required that are usually MeSH headings so that it will ease the process of indexing and cross-referencing. The words usually convey the research studied or important concepts, methods, population or setting of the study.
The main text usually follows The IMRAD system, which is the basic of writing a scientific paper. IMRAD stands for Introduction, Methods, Results And Discussion. It deciphers different questions posed. In the introduction, we answer and explain “Why did you start (the study)?”, in methods, explain “what did you do?”, in results, detail “what did you find?”, and in discussion, explain “what does it all mean?”
Introduction. In this section, describe in brief the background of the research topics with relevant up to date review of key articles in literature. Explain the reasons for your study as well as its relevance. State the research question, objectives and rationale of the study.
Methods. Describe in detail your methodology that includes research design, settings, population studied, inclusion and exclusion criteria, the time that study was done, the instruments used to measure outcome, recruitment or data collection processes, and approval from ethics committee. State the statistical software used where applicable as well as the statistical tests employed. If the study is on drugs, use generic names.
Results. Provide all relevant results for readers to assess the validity of the conclusions. Present the results that answer the research question early follow by secondary results. For quantitative studies, provide details of response rates. Describe the sample characteristics. Use text, tables or graphs to present data in a clear and organised manner so that it is easier for the readers to comprehend. Different results may present better in different forms. Tables are useful in summarising findings. Do not use tables or any graphic forms if the data can be written in a few sentences in running text. Data also should not be repeated in different format, as it does not provide any added information. Label all tables and figures or illustrations.

Source: http://ejournal.afpm.org.my/v1n2-3/research_notes5-1.htm

2)++++DC & LC Classfication++++

Library of Congress Call Number...

Call numbers can begin with one, two, or three letters.
The first letter of a call number represents one of the 21 major divisions of the LC System. In the example, the subject "Q" is Science.
The second letter "E" represents a subdivision of the sciences, Geology. All books in the QE's are primarily about Geology.
Books in categories E, United States History, and F, Local U.S. History and American History, do not have a second letter (exception: in Canada, FC is used for Canadian history).
Books about Law, K's, can have three letters, such as KFH, Law of Hawaii. Some areas of history (D) also have three-letter call numbers.
Most other subject areas will have call numbers beginning with one or two letters.
For most of the subject areas, the single letter represents books of a general nature for that subject area (i.e. Q - General Science or D - General World History).


Source: http://geography.about.com/library/congress/blhowto.htm

3)+++What is the call number?++++

Each book in the library has a unique call number. A call number is like an address: it tells us where the book is located in the library.

Note that the same call number can be written from top-to-bottom, or left-to-right.

Reading call numbers:

What does the call number mean?
Remember that Library of Congress Classification arranges materials by subjects.
The first sections of the call number represent the subject of the book.
The letter-and-decimal section of the call number often represents the author's last name.
And, as you recall, the last section of a call number is often the date of publication.

Source: http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/legacylib/callno.html

4)++++What are sources of knowledge?+++

Identify as much as you know...

SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE
How do we know what we know? Where does our knowledge come from-what are its sources? Many people think that sense experience, which is one source of knowledge, accounts for much or all of our knowledge. In actual fact, this is NOT so. There are four sources for our knowledge:
1. Memory: we know that many things occurred in the past because we remember them happening. Memory does not generate or create new beliefs-it puts us in touch with previous beliefs.
2. Sense perception: we know things because we have experienced them through our senses-sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch-or a combination of these.
3. Introspection: roughly defined as "looking inward," introspection is our knowledge about what is going on in our minds or consciousness, our awareness that we are remembering, sensing, etc., our awareness of what we are remembering, sensing, etc., our feelings, etc. Introspection is not necessarily subjective, though it is private-there is no way to verify or prove what someone else is thinking or feeling.
4. Reason: our ability to reason provides us with a final source of knowledge. There are truths of reason (such as logical and mathematical truths) that only reason can provide us. Reason comes to know by defining terms, working out the analysis of these definitions, and applying the rules of logic.

Source: http://www.ask.com/bar?q=what+is+source+knowledge&page=1&qsrc=19&ab=6&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.carroll.edu%2F%7Emsmillie%2FGeneral%2Fsourcesofknowledge.htm

5)++++What have you read this week?+++

This week I have read information about marketing, this relates to my marketing class. I have learned many different aspects from this paper.
This is a sample of the introduction and contents of what I have read. Have fun reading!!

Information Gathering: research potential customers, their needs, and spending habits in order to understand what sort of product, service, or idea they wish to buy.
Evaluation of Organization Capabilities: decide what your organization can produce relatively well, and what your organization is not capable of producing based on the organization's specific strengths and weaknesses.
Identify Market Opportunities: research the current market for a product idea, and look for an opportunity; such as no competition or strong demand.
Set Objectives of Marketing Strategy: decide what results need to be achieved in order to reach the organization's goals; such as a specific increase in sales, or net profits.
Formulate an Action plan: List the specific steps the organization needs to take in order to implement the marketing plan, and assign the responsibilities to specific staff members.
Monitor & Evaluate: Study the marketing plan regularly, at least once per quarter, to track performance against the set objectives.

Week 2

::::1.What is information literacy skills?:::





Literacy skills, especially reading and writing skills, need to be learned together, because one reinforces the other. Every reading approch should teach these skills in some way or another.



::::2. What is SQRW?::::



SQRWis a four-step strategy for reading and taking notes from chaptr in a textbook. Each letter stands for one step in the strategy.






Survey. Questions, Read, and Write.

::::Use Big 6 skills (step 1-6) of the topic you know best?::::







My topic is based on Trade rules.







Firstly i have to define the problems. then i have to identify the information requirments of the problems... In this topic the main focus is on Trade rules.



::::Task Definition:::





1. Trade pullbacks with the trend That means:



a. Never sell a low
b. Never buy a high
c. You go long a test of a higher low in an uptrend

































::::Information Seeking Strategies:::




2. Control
a. Buyers are in control as long as the market is making Higher Lows
b. Sellers are in control as long as the market is making Lower Highs
3. Support and Resistance
a. Resistance will be found, when the market is in an uptrend but is unable to make Higher Highs. As long as you see Higher Lows being made you might expect that resistance to be taken out eventually
b. Support will be found, when the market is in a downtrend but is unable to make Lower Lows. As long as you see Lower Highs being made you might expect that support to be taken out eventually



::::Location and access::::




3. Trend
a. You see identical chart patterns develop on all timeframes.
b. Uptrend: Market is making higher Lows
c. Downtrend: Market is making lower Highs
d. To determine the trend you take a higher timeframe and then take the entry signal from the shorter timeframe
e. The longer the timeframe giving the entry signal, the stronger the move.




::::Use of Information::::




4. Profits
a. Let the profits run.
b. Don’t give profits back.
c. Say you are long, the trend is up and the trade is showing you a profit. Where do you exit? Buyers are in control until Sellers are able to take control from them. That means you exit
at Resistance on a longer timeframe, because resistance usually is not taken out on a first try, or it would be no resistance.
If the market is making a Double Top. That means you need to sit through a pullback first. This pullback should have its low above your entry. That’s why we have the rule: Never go long at a top. If the market is unable to take out the previous high, you exit
If you trade (just) 1 contract, you take profits at certain targets, which have been proven in the past to be the average maximum range a trade goes before you see a pullback. It’s better to build your account step by step. The home runs are for a time, when you have mastered trading 1 contract.
d. I use an achievable daily goal of 375$/day per contract traded. Once I reach that, I stop trading, if I’m at it for more than 6 hours, if I have taken already 5 or more trades,
if I feel like I want to do something else. I trade to have free time for other things, so you need to take that time or the ultimate goal is not a real goal. e. If I make my daily goal in one or two trades, I continue trading and see what the day will bring further. I limit my loss in that case to the profits made so far. A day in green, where you made your daily goal already should never end red, as that’s a big emotional blow to your trader psyche. It’s like a contract making a new all time high and then reversing to close below yesterdays lows.

:::Synthesis: Putting it all together::::

5. What to trade
a. Trade what speaks to you. It really doesn’t matter what you trade. You need to be comfortable with the contract you trade, you need to know it in and out.
b. Trading different contracts is fine. But it will extend the learning curve as you need to learn not 1 contract in and out but multiple contracts. Each has its own quirks, each his own personality. Compare a Bond chart with an oil chart. It’s something totally different. There are groups of contracts which behave similar. Most indexes will move in a similar fashion, most currencies, a lot of commodities show comparable moves. But just because one contract is rising another must not fall or rise in sync. If you trade different contracts be sure you know the correlation between these contracts or you will be fooled by the markets.
c. If you trade Forex or currency futures be aware how each currency trades against each other. There is no longer 1 major currency in the world. We have 3 major currencies (US Dollar, Euro and Yen) and moves in one pair can be expressed in the other two as well. You might take a EUR/USD trade, but you might as well take a EUR/YEN and USD/YEN trade to get the desired position. The cross rates (major ones are EUR/YEN and GBP/YEN) need to be watched these days, as the carry trade was and is made or unwound in these currencies (If the interest rate differential between the EU and the US widens the new carry trade will be the EUR/USD, something we are already starting to see in the high Euro / USD exchange rate)





::::Evaluation::::


The better a trader you are, the smaller your stop can be without the risk of getting thrown out of a valid trade. (At least that’s what I assume)
The less wiggles the contract you trade shows, the easier it is to define where a stop needs to be placed to be sure a trade signal is no longer valid.
If you are still on the path to the expert level, you need to stack the cards in your favor to make sure you have a very high probability of the individual trade to be a winner. Only then will you be able to pay the unavoidable stops and still come out a winner.

Reference:-

http://globetrader.blogspot.com/2008/03/trade-rules.html

http://www.tradeport.org/tutorial/rules/index.html

http://www.zunia.org/cat/international-trade-and-trade-rules/


In this research i have followed steps:-

Step 1. Task Definition

Step 2. Information Seeking strategies

Step 3. Location and Access

Step 4. Use of Information

Step 5. Synthese: Putting it all together

Step 6. Evaluation

Week 1

Questions:

1) What did you just read

I have recently read the handouts from our class, this relates to what is information and knowledge.
The main topics included in my readisn is data, Information, knowledge, Understanding and wisdom.

2) Why immagination is more important than knowledge

Ablert Einstine said "Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attemps to acquire it" This shows that going to school and reading books is not the only theory to gain knowledge...

3) Why do you seek for imformation?

People seek informaitons for various reason. To gain knowledge and understading about all sorts of theories and know what is happening in the changing world.


4) What topic do you know best?

My topics i know best is about trade. Why do we have FDI how to process it, how to sell overseas to my buyers overseas...

5) What website do you like most. Why

Facebook is a most used website in my daily life, i use it for networking, readings the news. watching online videos and most commenly used is the applications which they offer...