Assignment 3

After attending my third seminar it was clear to me what had to be achieved to pass assignment three.
I had to use the topic i picked in assignment 2 to expand on and collect information using cross search and the library.

This assignment introduced me to the University of Dundee library, its collections and the methods for finding what i needed.

To pass this assignment i had to complete four activities:

• Use CrossSearch, the library database, to identify useful resources that covered my topic. Make a selection of around six or seven key texts. 
• Create a bibliography of your key resources in the Harvard style, and write short notes to explain each one’s strengths and weaknesses.
• Identify the main journals for your discipline and for design in general. Find out when they are published and where they are stored, plus their online access details.
• Identify useful online resources and provide examples of their benefits.

Here is my Bibliography with a few notes to describe what they contain.

Brown, S. (2000). Communication in the Design Process.

- This book focuses on the communication between the employer and the consultant design team, and on the areas of function, finance, timescale and aesthetics. This book includes a review of current thinking and guidance on this. Data is collected from a survey using questionnaires and personal interviews. 

Bizoi, M. (2010). Risk assessment of information and communication technology use in multinational educational. Innovation and Creativity in Education. 

- This journal identifies the problems technology could have. It describes different tests and situations tried on various people from adults too children to identify any risks.

Halonen-Akatwijuka, M. (2010). Organizational Design, Technology and the Boundaries of the Firm. Economica.

- This journal looks at how business rely on technology. Also, communicating in general through a business prevents there being problems or any 'hold- ups'. 

Mamaghani, F. (2010). The Social and Economic Impact of Information and Communication Technology on Developing Countries: An Analysis. International Journal of Management.

- This journal looks at how technology is improving developing countries. It indicates that ICT has a positive impact on growth in developing countries, both socially and economically.

Min, Z. (2008). Design Details in Product Design. Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on Industrial Design. - This journal is information for industrial designers. Telling them how to design objects so that its easy to communicate. Communicating with designers and the customer. Raines, C. (2006). The Art of Connecting: How to Overcome Differences, Build Rapport, and Communicate Effectively with Anyone. - This book tells us how managers/leaders of businesses have to find new ways of connecting and communicating. It gives us examples of how to overcome these issues of communication Barriers.