ICT In Society
This is a five-week project in which you are going to write
a report about the ways in which ICT affects our society.
The report will be word processed and it is up to you how it
will be structured. The title is: ICT and its effects
on society. You should consider including relevant images.
The work must be in your own words - you cannot simply
copy and paste. You can quote people or websites if
it is helpful.
The following must be included in your report:
An introduction that discusses what you have learned in ICT,
including the benefits of these tools
A look at how ICT is used in the wider world.
This section should include actual examples of how computers
and technology are used in the areas of:
- E-commerce (online shopping)
- Manufacturing (e.g. CAD & CAM)
- Education (e.g. encyclopedias, the internet)
- Business communication (e.g. e-mail & video conferencing)
- Crime (e.g. fraud & piracy)
Each of the above areas must be considered for a level
7. For
each of the above areas, you need to look at the benefits that
computers can bring and also the disadvantages. A level
6 piece
of work should cover at least three of the above topics. Each
section should take half a page to a page.
A level 8 student needs to write a final section called "The
wider impact of ICT" and this needs to consider 3 areas:
- Social: what impact does ICT have on the way we as humans
interact with each other?
- Economic: how does ICT help businesses and what costs can
it lead to?
- Moral & ethical: What impacts is ICT having on human behaviour?
Levels for this project
| Level 4 |
You write a report explaining what you can
do with a computer |
| Level 5 |
Your report either describes the use of ICT in society or discusses
the benefits and disadvantages of ICT |
| Level 6 |
Your report describes the use of ICT in society and
also discusses the advantages and disadvantages
that the greater use of ICT can bring |
| Level 7 |
You create a clear, well presented report that makes appropriate
use of images and includes a wide range of uses of ICT, covering:
e-commerce, manufacturing, education, business communication
and crime |
| Level 8 |
Your report concludes with a section that evaluates the
impact of ICT on the wider world from social, economic, ethical
and moral perspectives. |
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