Upload
smokystu
View
833
Download
1
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Part of the revision process I give my IPT Prelim students at the end of a section in the learning.
Citation preview
Preliminary IPT Revision
12/04/2023 1
Syllabus Points CoveredThe following Syllabus points will be focused on in this presentation:
P1.1 – describes the nature of information processes and information technology
P2.1 – identifies and describes the information processes within an information system
P3.1 – identifies and describes social and ethical issues
P5.1 – selects and ethically uses computer based and non-computer based resources and tools to process information
P7.1 – recognises, applies and explains management and communication techniques used in individual and team-based project work.
12/04/2023 2
What is a System?
• Any organised assembly of resources and processes united and regulated by interaction or interdependence to accomplish a common purpose.
Page 4 of your text book details what a system is with examples of a brake system and a swimming pool filtration system. Worth a read!
12/04/2023 3
What is Information?
• Information embodies the understanding of a relationship of some sort, possibly cause and effect.
• Information systems are all around us and we use them to meet our needs everyday.
12/04/2023 4
Environment • The circumstances and conditions that surround an
information system.
• Everything that influences and is influenced by the information system.
A good example is on page 7 of your text books, detailing the use of an ATM.
12/04/2023 5
Purpose• The purpose a statement identifying who the information
system is for and what it needs to achieve
• Who the information system is for includes individuals and organisations
• a set of information processes requiring participants, data/information and information technology built to satisfy a purpose
12/04/2023 6
Information Processes• information processes - computer based and non-
computer based activities
• what needs to be done to transform the data into useful information
• these actions coordinate and direct the system’s resources to achieve the system’s purpose
12/04/2023 7
Participants• a special class of user who carries out the information
processes within an information system
• user - a person who views or uses the information output from an information system
• to take part, be or become actively involved, or share
12/04/2023 8
Data/Information• data - the raw material used by information processes
• information - the output displayed by an information system
12/04/2023 9
Information Systems in Context• We will now discuss this section in context with what has
been in the last 9 slides.
12/04/2023 10
Social & Ethical IssuesSocial Issues arising from the processing of information
Issues that effect society and its members, such as:• Privacy of the individual• Security of data and information • Accuracy of data and information• Appropriate information use
12/04/2023 11
Privacy of the IndividualPrivacy is about protecting an individuals personal
information. Personal information is information that allows
others to identify you.
The 10 National Privacy Principles• NPP 1: collection• NPP 2: use and disclosure• NPPs 3 & 4: information quality and security• NPP 5: openness• NPP 6: access and correction• NPP 7: identifiers• NPP 8: anonymity• NPP 9: trans border data flows• NPP 10: sensitive information
12/04/2023 12