CS220AU Digital Portfolio

Overview

This GitHub repository is the template for the CS220AU assignment in 2022. It demonstrates minimalistic ideas for

• project management
• web hosting with GitHub Pages
• web-design with Markdown language and
• evaluation with the assessment.md and the dp-checklist.md files.

This website aims to explore some of the impacts the digitalisation of society has had on the way we experience humanity and particularly the way this can and is already becoming a threat to the current collective's existence. The writing format aims to follow APA 7th edition writing style and regulations, with all in-text citations and referencing done in APA-style. All images used are from Unsplash, with the respecive creators credited after each image.

The URL of the website can be found in the sidebar, under 'About'. The homepage uses the information in the index.md file.

Portfolio items

This portfolio contains the following:

1. website exploring digitalisation as an existential risk and elements of critical thinking.
2. self-and peer-assessment using the marking rubric in the assessment.md file.
3. portfolio overview providing a succinct overview of the portfolio, an outline of completed tasks (Log) and tasks to do (ToDo) in this README.md file.

Log

• 2023-01-18 Submitted to FASER.
• 2023-01-18 Filled in dp checklist.
• 2023-01-18 Completed self-assessment and peer-assesment in the assessment file.
• 2023-01-18 Updated portofolio items and overview sections in the readme file.
• 2023-01-18 Moved everything to GitHub and layed everything out, adding pictures, respective links and headings.
• 2023-01-18 Finished essay on Word.
• 2023-01-15 Almost finalised essay and made final edits.
• 2023-01-15 Started looking at a layout on Github and editing the index.md file.
• 2023-01-13 Rearranged ideas and overall structure of website.
• 2023-01-05 Expanded on my draft and started making connections thoughout the essay.
• 2022-12-20 Kept writing and editing.
• 2022-12-15 Started writing in Word in essay from and structuring my ideas into solid paragraphs.
• 2022-12-05 More research into effects of digitalisation on society.
• 2022-12-02 Started looking into screentime and at making some pie charts.
• 2022-11-28 Read more, came up with research question and very brief outline of the website.
• 2022-11-24 More research/reading into digitalisation, finally came up with key words for my question.
• 2022-11-15 Started writing up some potential research questions.
• 2022-11-09 More research on Big Tech and the use of data.
• 2022-11-08 Moved reflective notes from notebook to private repository.
• 2022-11-02 V&R map in digital form (on Word) + quick analysis/reflection of the map.
• 2022-11-02 Added notes on metaverse to private repository + started thinking of my own digital footprint.
• 2022-10-25 Metaverse as an existential risk? Found articles and started reading/taking notes on this.
• 2022-10-24 Created V&R map for myself.
• 2022-10-24 Added initial notes to private repository.
• 2022-10-20 Started researching existential risks.
• 2022-10-18 Created Github account (public and private repositories)
• 2022-10-11 Watched videos on digital identities and got introduced to the idea of V&R maps.

TO DO