10.5 The Social Impact of ICT
| Specification Content/Learning Outcomes |
The Social Impact of ICT looks at the use of ICT in industry and what effects these uses will have on society in general as ICT becomes more widely available.
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Resources - The Social Impact of ICT
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PowerPoint presentation | |
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Acrobat file |
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Internet resource |
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| The Social Impact of ICT |
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n/a | Alcester Grammar School links covering this topic |
| ICT in Education |
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91kb | Short PowerPoint presentation based on Heathcote Ch.5 |
| Economic and Social Impact of ICT |
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n/a | Research article about how ICT has affected lives in America. Good info about education. |
| ICT in Education 2 |
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32kb | Notes from David Yates. |
| ICT in a Caring Society |
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61kb | Short PowerPoint presentation based on Heathcote Ch.4 |
| ICT in a Caring Society 2 |
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26kb | Notes from David Yates. |
| ICT in Business and Commerce |
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51kb | Short PowerPoint presentation based on Heathcote Ch.2 |
| ICT in Business and Commerce 2 |
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29kb | Notes from David Yates. |
| The Social Impact of ICT2 |
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n/a | Athena Project. Scroll down to 10.5 for links to useful sites. Some dead links. |
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Reading - The Social Impact of ICT
Texts other than Heathcote can be found in the ICT section of the Library
Resource Centre.
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Heathcote - Core Text | |
Internet resource |  |
Other book |
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| ICT in Business & Commerce |
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n/a | Heathcote Ch.2 Pages 07 - 11 |
| ICT in Manufacturing |
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n/a | Heathcote Ch.3 Pages 12 - 15 |
| ICT in a Caring Society |
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n/a | Heathcote Ch.4 pages 16 - 20 |
| ICT in Education |
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n/a | Heathcote Ch.5 Pages 21 - 23 |
| Social Impact of ICT |
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n/a | Steve Longley's excellent notes |
| Social Impact of ICT |
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n/a | Greenwood School. Scroll down to the relevant links in 10.5 |
| Investigate Industrial and Commercial IT Systems |
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n/a | De Watteville & Naughton Ch. 1 Pages 1 - 22 |
| The Impact of ICT |
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n/a | Doyle Ch.3 Pages 37 - 47 |
Practice questions/homework - The Social Impact of ICT
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Past exam question |  |
Heathcote question |
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FatMax assignment |  |
Smokin' Dog assignment | |||
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| 1. January 2001 ICT1 Question 10 |
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n/a | The use of Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) has brought benefits to a number of areas. For each of the following, state a use of ICT, and describe the benefit that can be gained. Your examples must be different in each case. (a) Education (b) Health (c) The home (d) Offices (e) Manufacturing companies (f) Police (12 marks) |
| 2. Groupwork exercise |
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n/a | In groups of 2/3 prepare a PowerPoint presentation on any aspect of the Social Impact of ICT |
| 3. Teleworking question |
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n/a | Through the 1990's an
increasing number of people have become teleworkers. These are people who
work from home using a PC linked to a WAN via a modem and the telephone
system. Discuss, with the aid of specific examples, the advantages and
disadvantages to individuals, organisations and society of this type of
employment. (13 marks) |
| 4. Homework questions from David Yates |
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n/a | 1. Give two advantages and
two disadvantages of computer-aided learning packages compared with
conventional classroom teaching. (4 marks) 2. Describe briefly
four ways in which information technology can aid pupils studying subjects
other than computing or information technology. 3. Some manufacturers are deciding to
re-employ people on the shop floor and retire their robots. Give one
argument to support this action and one argument against it. |
| 5. ICT in Business & Commerce |
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n/a | List four different software
packages that a small business would find useful, explaining in each case
why they would be useful. (8 marks) |
| 6. EdExcel Computing Paper 1 Question 11 1996 |
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n/a | Discuss in an essay the
concept of a cashless society and the assertion that we will become one. You
should refer to steps taken by banks and other financial institutions to
move towards a cashless society and explain why some people feel that it may
never be possible to achieve such a goal. (15 marks) |
| 7. AQA Computing Paper 1 Question 3 1997 |
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n/a | Replacing a manual system by a
computerised system can have certain unwelcome consequences. Suggest three
different examples of these unwelcome consequences at least one of which
should be social and at least one economic.. (3 marks) |
| 8. ICT in Manufacturing |
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n/a | Research an application of
computers and ICT in manufacturing. Describe briefly the end product, the
reason for using ICT and the software and hardware used. What group of people benefits most from the use of ICT in the application you have described? Is any other group of people disadvantaged? Briefly explain your answers. (12 marks) |
| 9. ICT in Manufacturing |
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n/a | Describe briefly one
application for robots in industry. Explain two advantages of using robots in the application you describe. (4 marks) |
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