Critical Thinking Task due in 5 days.

Critical Thinking Task due in 5 days.
SIT105 Thinking Technology and Design – T1 20 21 1 OF 5 SIT105 THINKING TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN CRITICAL THINKING TASK DUE: FRIDAY , 16 APRIL , 8.00 PM , 20 21 UNIT LEARNING OUTCOMES Within the SIT105 unit , we have four ‘Unit Learning Outcomes ’ (ULO’s ). For this assessment task we are focusing on (ULO1) ‘Apply critical thinking techniques and IT discourse to identify and analyse problems from technical and non -technical perspectives. ’ The assessment of this assignment will indicate whether students can partially att ain this unit learning outcome. This assessment task is worth 20 % of your final mark. INSTRUCTIONS Read the entire assignment sheet and review the marking rubric. Answer all the questions liste d within the 1300 words maximum word limit. Any referencing is to use the Harvard style . Place your name, ID and answers in your document. Please note that only MS Word ( docx ) files may be submitted and only one file will be allowed. Submit your assignment document on CloudDeakin Critical Thinking Task folder . INTRODUCTION The purpose of t his assignment is to put yourself in the role of an employee of a technology company, you have received your first project and required to analyse the provided meeting transcript from a meeting between you and your first client to ultimately detail the req uirements of the project . In order to do this though, you must do some research , decipher the claims, produce issues, detail risks, a brief budget and timeline, along with which problem -solving techniques would be suitable. YOUR FIRST CLIENT! You have recently landed a new job position as a software engineer at Boston Dynamics , a groundbreaking engineering and robotics company. They build advanced robots for a variety of purposes. The company works internally and with cli ents on projects and then build a proof of concept, including developing AI (Artificial Intelligence ) algorithms to operate th em, the engineering, mechanics and testing. Many of Boston Dynamics clients come from very large organizations and often for use within commercial and military environments. Check out this video of one of Boston Dy namics popular robots named ‘ Atlas ’, which is designed to operate outdoors and inside buildings. It is specialized for mobile manipulation. It is electrically powered and hydraulically actuated. It uses sensors in its body and legs to balance and LIDAR and stereo sensors in its head to avoid obstacles, assess the terrain, help with navigation and manipulate objects. You have been in this job position now for one year and have successfully assisted on various project s, you are now being given your first client as the lead developer . This new client is Metro Trains and y ou plan to meet with this new client al ong with your team consisting of a project manager and account manager. In the forthcoming meetings , you will attend, it will be primarily for your technical knowledge to decipher the technical requirements of the project . You will be trying to find out what the client is wanting and how to bring their ideas to fruition from a technological standpoint . SIT105 Thinking Technology and Design – T1 20 21 2 OF 5 THE M EETING TRANSCRIPT The first meeting with the Metro Trains representative (Head of Product Development – Mary Rupena ) occurred at 9am on Monday 8th March , you attend ed along with your team from Boston Dynamics (BD) . The transcript containing the crucial elements that relate to determining the requirements of the project are below (this is not the entire conversation , just what was recorded ): BD: Can you tell us a bit about Metro Trains and the product you are looking to produce ? Metro : We are the largest in Victoria. Metro Trains Melbourne operates a fleet of 220 six -car train sets on 965 kilometers (600 mi) of track. There are 15 regular service train lines and 1 special events train line. Metro Trains Melbourne is also responsible for 219 railway stations and employs a workforce of 3,500 rail professionals including train drivers, mechanical and el ectrical engineers, network operations specialists and customer service representatives . We are very profitable overall; however , our weakness is that we are wasting human resources in terms of drivers where automation could take over and we are not very t ime efficient also . It is time to turn to technology . We are wishing to develop a new fully automated train service in Melbourne to take passengers on trips around Melbourne , 24 hours a day , 7 days a week . BD : What kinds of features do you want that this train to have? Metro : It should have a diverse blend of functionalities mixed between core functionality, maybe security and efficiency . • It must be able to take operate all day or all night ; • It must increase our operational efficiency to be above 90%; • It has to utilise techniques such as image recognition to determine other trains in the area (and on the same track) , determine weather conditions and objects or obstructions on the tracks ; • It should have infrared and night vision abilities ; • We also wish it to be a ble to move fast and if need ed, operate in hot or cold environments (as Melbourne can be cold during winter and hot in summer) ; • Finally , be able to operate with our other standard trains which are not automated. BD: Do you wish it to follow the existing designs of your fleet of trains or something new ? We have designers and engineering experts as part of our team, we can produce new and innovative models. As you might have seen with our range of unique robots for all kinds of situations. Metro : Based on the Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains which are our newest fleet models and will be best for our purpose , as it can be more easily fit on our current tracks and be consistent or visible . BD: What is the time frame you would like this completed by and what is your budget? Metro : We would like at least 20 of these trains as fast as possible , and our budget is near $75 million dollars. BD: We will come up with a cost figure after our meeting today and see if we can match that. Our production times usually always meets our expectations. We have several competitors who may do this cheaper, however , I can’t recommend them too highly as our quality assurance will likely to be guaranteed . Metro : Have you developed anything similar before or will this be the first of its kind ? BD : This is the first automated train which will carry passengers that we have developed, but we have other solutions we have produced which encompass several similar aspects. We can combine these various features to create something new for your purpose. Metro : How is the testing done to ensure the train does what it is supposed to do ? SIT105 Thinking Technology and Design – T1 20 21 3 OF 5 BD : We usually create a digital model of the product first, testing it in a virtual world first and then proceed with constructing the real version. With the real version , it will likely be more challenging as we need train tracks, however we have the ability to do testing with our state -of-the -art wind tunnels , labs and field environments. BD : That is all we need for now , we will produce a solid project proposal and get it to you as soon as possible. Metro : Excellent , I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed our meeting. W e will wait to hear back from you with a project proposal and timeline or budget! CRITICAL THINKING TASK QUESTIONS ! 1. Within the meeting transcript, please locate and list ten unique claims that you have found. 2. Create ten issues for all the claims you have discovered above . 3. From the meeting transcript, list: • One general statement • One vague statement • One ambiguous statement And explain why you think it is a general/vague/ambiguous statement. And • create Two fallacy statements by assuming you are “BD” in the transcript , and provide explanation . 4. From the meeting and other research, document six features you feel the proposed Metro Automated train should have which will suit the client requirements . Provide a brief critical analysis as to why they should be included (itemized analysis for each feature is preferred) . 5. As your role as the lead developer, present two question s that you should have asked to get a clearer view of the project? Ensure you present solid reasoning behind why you are asking them . 6. Potential user problems. Occasionally existing users (for example passengers) use a product in a way that they will encounter negative side effects from the new system or feature (in this case the automated train) . To add to this , all projects involve some form of risk, the risk is ultimately something which will go wrong. However, r isk is not always a bad thing, as no progress is made without taking some form of risk , but we need to plan for it . Risk is only a bad thing if the risks are ignored and they become problems. Create a list of five potential risks , the probability , the impact rating and the Score they will have . They need to be realistic, judged accurately and not random. Refer to the following tables for information when filling up your own table . Table 1. Probability vs. Impact Probability • High Probability (80 -100%) • Medium -High Probability (60 -80%) • Medium -Low Probability (30 -60%) • Low Probability (0 -30%) Risk Impact • High – Catastrophic (Rating A-100) • Medium – Critical (Rating B -50) • Low – Marginal (Rating C -10) Figure 2. Impact Classification Guideline Project Objective C Rating 10 B Rating 50 A Rating 100 Cost Cost increase > 0 or $0 Cost increase > 5 – 10% or > $50 Cost increase > 10% or > $100 SIT105 Thinking Technology and Design – T1 20 21 4 OF 5 Schedule Overall project schedule delay > 0 days Overall project schedule delay > 1 week Overall project schedule delay > 2 weeks Scope Scope decrease barely noticeable Minor areas of scope are affected Major areas of scope are affected; scope reduction unacceptable to the client Quality Quality reduction barely noticeable Quality reduction requires client approval Figure 3. Impact Classification Guideline Fill out your own table with 5 risks you have discovered: Risk Probability Impact rating Score Describe the risk…. What % is it? What will the impact be? A/B/C? What will the score be? E.g. 60 7. As your role as the lead developer , it is common to meet Binary numbers (composed of 0 and 1) . However, you need to convert Binary numbers into Decimal numbers (e.g. 15) to understand them. Give the converted Decimal numbers of the following four Binary codes (and provide your calculation process) . • (a) 10010 • (b) 01101 • (c) 00011 • (d) 11000 8. We have looked at a range of problem -solving techniques at the beginning of this unit. Choose from that list, one problem -solving technique which will be useful for developing this project? Critically argue why this method would be useful , and outline two main benefits. 9. Develop an issue map to represent if the automated Metro Train has broken down on the train tracks at SIT105 Thinking Technology and Design – T1 20 21 5 OF 5 Flinders Street Railway Station in Melbourne with a train full of people needing to get to their destination.