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Macmillan Academy - ICT Department

Unit 2 – ICT In Organisations

UNIT 2 – ICT IN ORGANISATIONS

Unit 2 – ICT In OrganisationsUnit 2 – ICT In Organisations

This unit will help you to:understand the information needs of organisationsunderstand how organisations, both large and small,

public and commercial, are structuredunderstand how developments in technology aff ect

how organisations collect information and how that information flows within and between organisations

understand how developments in technology aff ect why and how organisations present information

consider how ICT systems support diff erent activities or functions within organisations

evaluate the eff ectiveness of ICT systems in helping organisations achieve their goals

ABOUT THE UNIT

Unit 2 – ICT In OrganisationsUnit 2 – ICT In Organisations

You will look briefly into:Diff erent types of organisations and their structureFunctions within organisations Information and it’s use ICT systemsThe eff ects of developments in ICT on working styles

GENERIC RESEARCH

Unit 2 – ICT In OrganisationsUnit 2 – ICT In Organisations

You will look into an ICT system that is in use:How the system is used Its input -> process -> outputHow it helps the organisation meet it’s data handling

needs in terms of the organisations purpose

TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF ORGANISATION

Unit 2 – ICT In OrganisationsUnit 2 – ICT In Organisations

You will look choose a client organisation and write a report detailing:Type of organisationFunctions within the organisation Information needs of the organisationHow one specific ICT system handles the information

needs of the organisation by referring in detail to its inputs, processing, outputs and the methods of communication used by the system

The way that the ICT system helps the organisation to meet its purpose and goals

The eff ects of development in ICT on the organisations working styles

REPORT

Unit 2 – ICT In OrganisationsUnit 2 – ICT In Organisations

Your report will:Have a draft version that you have annotated for

spelling, grammatical and layout errors using recognised proofreading symbols

Be free from spelling and grammatical errorsFree from technical language and where technical

language is used the terms explainedHave a sources logHave a front cover, contents page, index, glossary,

captions on images, table of images, footnote, header and footer that reflects author, report content and section headings and numbered logical sections

A statement of copyright

REPORT

Unit 2 – ICT In OrganisationsUnit 2 – ICT In Organisations

You will:Describe the actions taken to solve the problem and show

a clear understanding of what you have done and whyShow clearly how the changes made have improved your

portfolio Identify qualitative and quantitative evaluation criteria

that are appropriate for assessing whether client needs have been met and testing taking full account of the evaluation criteria

Evaluate the formal report and successfully identify strengths, weaknesses and areas for improvement

Draw meaningful conclusions from your evaluation and made appropriate changes to the formal report as a result

EVALUATION

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DON’T PANIC! We will work through this

step by step, starting with an action plan

and user needs