BALANCING ACT

An Introduction To Environmental Awareness, System Transformation and Wellness

Sagres May - June 2022

Evgeny Skripachenko, David Valentim, José Rosado and Paul Sheridan

Environmental Awareness This self-learning module (1) takes around 2 hours. Please email your improvement suggestions to info@itgis.org.

Human beings must learn to care and must learn how to maintain the health of the global environment. The Southwest Coast in Portugal is one of the few remaining well-preserved coastlines in southern Europe - the entire area of the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park.

A natural park, or sometimes nature park, is a designation for a protected landscape by means of long-term planning, sustainable use and agriculture. These valuable landscapes are preserved in their present state and promoted for tourism purposes. The region, internationally known for its natural beauty ⇒, characterizes the three criteria related to natural resources.

Accordingly, this module will introduce you to

Concluding with a look at what we can do about climate change.


Information Systems Transformation This expertly guided module (2) takes around four hours. However, a further one-hour optional project tutorial comes highly recommended.

WAMP

Software engineering is a primary skill needed to bring about systems innovation. It's an effective way for us to make changes to improve the way people do things. Here, we explore web-based software engineering to give you the insight and practical know-how for lending a helping hand towards solving some of the world's troublesome problems.

As a starting point, this course is ideal for students with little or no programming experience wishing to uncover the fundamentals of web based software engineering. It explains client (browser) and server-side architectures, associated technical terms and delivers practical knowledge in World Wide Web programming languages (including PHP, JavaScript, SQL, CSS, and HTML).

Four to five, one-hour software engineering seminars give a sound basis on which to try further study, at a more advanced level, covering Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Object Oriented Programming, Graphics, Video and IA Design Techniques, should this be a desired option, and for those who wish to explore Information Systems Engineering we introduce a related course that describes Advanced Digital Transformation: The balanced strategy for navigating technical change from concept to value realisation.

Non-computing students will emerge with increased confidence to communicate with colleagues working with computers and be better equipped to take part in future technical development initiatives. No previous computing knowledge is required, but each student must where possible, supply their own Windows 10 or 11 laptop (64-bit system type) configured with a Chrome browser. To check system type for 64 or 32 bit operating-system, right-click This PC in file explorer and click Properties.


Wellness Module(3) is a collaborative effort, and discussions are ongoing. Please email any contributions to info@itgis.org.

We also need to take good care of ourselves and do this in the best way possible. So, where appropriate, we must learn and use new ways to better cope with life's trials, say, until the optimal ecosystems that inherently promote wellness develop and evolve.

Wellness

The term wellness has been applied in many ways. It is much more than just physical health, exercise, and nutrition. Wellness is multidimensional including: physical, emotional, career, intellectual, environmental and social aspects.

Wellness is a full integration and the pursuit of continued growth and balance in these dimensions. Each dimension contributes to our own sense of wellness or quality of life, and each affects and overlaps the others. At times, one may be more prominent than others, but neglect of any one dimension for any length of time has adverse effects on overall health.

Making the most out of the way people feel about and experience their daily lives.