Study+Guide

Part 1. Introduction to Information Skills and Systems · Impact of technology on society – specifically the impact of technology on school and how it has changed since you started Primary School (see note below re. Reading p116/117) · Information Systems in Context – understand each component · Information Processes – COASPTD!! · There will be a Case study similar to the Woolworths case study · The nature of data and information – difference between the two · Social and ethical Issues – Data Security, Copyright Part 2. Tools for information processes – need to know how these processes were used in the wikispaces project, also consider the advantages of technology over non-computer tools · Collecting – hardware & software, non-computer tools · Organising – digitising, application software, non-computer tools · Analysing - NA ·  Storing and retrieving – only how this process relates to wikispace · Processing – main tool/hardware for processing · Transmitting and receiving - only how this process relates to wikispace · Displaying - only how this process relates to wikispace Part 3. Planning, design and implementation – know the system development cycle and the 5 stages: · 1 - Understanding the problem – data collection, requirement report, project plans · 2 - Making decisions – feasibility study, analysis – exam will include a case study similar to A1 Designs · 3 - Designing Solutions – recognise difference between context diagram and dataflow diagram, create a context or DFD, Nothing on Flowcharts, importance of good documentation <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· 4 – Implementing – difference between direct/parallel/phased/pilot conversion, importance of training <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· 5 - Testing, evaluating and maintaining - only how this relates to wikispace <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Social and ethical issues – difference between machine-centred and human-centred systems. Nothing on work environment/ergonomics. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Read p116/117 to assist with the impact of technology on school Part 4. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· There will be questions from 4.1, Guidelines to projects <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Identify the differences between a Personal information systems and a Group information system. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Rules for Group work – I will definitely put a question or two on group work!!