We have covered a bunch of Big Ideas from Computing and Information in this course so far, what you need to do is start connecting these ideas together to help you better understand a system of your choice. In this assignment I want you to make a concept map that focuses on a particular natural, social, or engineered system. You will need to draw upon the big ideas you have been learning about in readings and in class.

Here are the steps you should follow for making a concept map:

1. Pick a single natural, social or engineered system. Select a system that you are very familiar with or are interested in learning more about. For example, you could pick an iPhone, which is an engineered system or a tree, which is a natural system. The system you select will be at the center of your concept map. You will then map out some of the components of the system. For example, iPhones have hardware and software, and these might break down into components such as touch screens, cameras, storage, and applications (which might sub-divide into productivity apps, wellness apps, etc.). Or perhaps you might focus on the people who use, sell, and design the iPhone. What system you pick, and what aspects of the system that you want to map out, are completely up to you. Your map should have at least 15 components and sub-components. You should have arrows between components that interact with or are related to each other. You can also add labels describing the relationship between components. The labels should be short (ideally one or two words).

2. Include 3 “cross-cutting” connections: your concept map should have at least 3 connections that “cut across” the concept map. This means you should try to find connections between components or entities that were previously several connections apart from each other. For example, you might describe how one component of the software interacts with a particular component of the hardware.

3. Pick 4 Big Ideas and connect to the system. Some of the big ideas are so big (computing, information) that you will need to use some of the smaller, related ideas (decomposition, DIKW Pyramid, etc.) when you make your concept map. For example, to understand an iPhone we might think about information, representation, and communication. Your big ideas will be 4 extra boxes or bubbles that are connected to components of the system. Which ideas you select is completely up to you.

4. Draw and describe the connections between the Big Ideas and the system. Elaborate on the relationship between the natural, social, or engineered system and the big ideas. This is where you need to start doing some hard thinking about the particular system you selected. Identify the components of that system that relate to the big ideas and discuss, in your own words, how they connect together by drawing and labeling the connections on your concept map. The labels don’t need to be too long, but unlike the previous labels they should be a couple of (complete) sentences long. Put some thought into this, because you will eventually have to explain how they connect in your write-up!

5. Draw 2 big ideas connections. Draw 2 additional connections between the big ideas themselves. For example, you might discuss how algorithms and communication are related in the context of your chosen system. You should describe new relationships that weren’t discussed in class but that you see are related based upon your own analysis of a real-life example. Be creative!

6. Write an explanation of your concept map. This companion document should have 3 parts. First, describe the Natural, Social, or Engineered system you select and why you selected it. Second, it should list the 4 Big Ideas you decided to include and a short definition of that idea. Third, it should further describe the 3 cross-cutting connections and the 2 big ideas connections. You should also include three (3) citations and links to any additional resources you used in developing your concept map (Wikipedia, blog posts, news articles, technical pages, etc.). At least one of your three citations should be scholarly (i.e., found via the library or Google Scholar). Your write-up should be 400-500 words (about one page). We won’t penalize you if you go a little bit over one page, but don’t make it longer than you need it to be to express your thoughts.

Formatting
Please use either Times New Roman or Arial font. Please use a font size of 12.
Please use single spacing.
Please use inline citations so that I can clearly see which sources correspond to which parts of the text. The standard practice is to put your citations in a numbered list at the end; in the text, when you quote or paraphrase a source you can include a parenthetical containing the number(s) of the source or sources that you want to cite.
Please use either MLA or APA style citations.

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