...Introduction This assignment will be discussing the ways in which Information Communication Technology (ICT) can be used for the storage, analysis and organisation of the workplace environment, linking back to workplace setting. It will evaluate how ICT is used in an early year’s educational setting. This assignment will also be discussing the role of the computers. It compares the difference between having a computer and for the people who do not use a computer. ICT is also used by children and young people in an educational setting. There are policy and procedures relating to children and young people regarding the use of ICT. Also included in this documents, are policy and procedural methods children and young people use in the class room setting. Another aspect discussed will be how ICT uses software packages. Packages used are Microsoft word and Excel in order to manage the educational setting. There are many different ways to store and organise the information in the workplace setting. In modern society ICT is used to promote the efficient running of an organisation. When using ICT to help store and organise the information on children, software packages are used. Excel is used for inputting data and to organise files and information. There are many ways Excel help the staff in an educational setting. It helps the staff to put the registers in order. Every morning when children come to the setting staff marks the register for the school records. This will allow the...
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...AQA AS Level ICT Course Handbook Contents 1: Introduction. 3 2: Code of Conduct 3 3: Resources 5 4: Homework 5 5: Contact Details 5 6: Course Structure 5 8: Monitoring Your Own Progress 6 9: Coursework Assignments 7 1: Introduction. Welcome to AS Level ICT. Please keep this handbook at the beginning of your ICT folder. What is the aim of this course? Information Technologies are now widely used in all aspects of government, business, education, leisure and the home. In an increasingly technological age, a study of Advanced Information Technology and particularly how computers are used in the solution of a variety of problems, is not only valuable to the students themselves but also essential to the future well being of the country. The course aims to provide students with knowledge and understanding in areas including: • An understanding of the nature of information, its structure, application and implications of its uses. • An awareness of the role of IT in the management, manipulation and dissemination of information. • An understanding of the role of people, technology and systems in organisations. • An awareness of the economic, social and ethical implications of the use of IT systems. • An understanding of the range of applications and information systems...
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...WOMEN DEVELOPMENT AND NATIONAL POLICY ON WOMEN IN NIGERIA Olubunmi Aderemi Sokefun Abstract This paper discusses the document on women in Nigeria (National Policy on Women). Several past administrations in this country have treated women issues and affairs with calculated levity: Carefully side - tracking or blatantly refusing to accord it the necessary attention. It is now a thing to gladden the hearts of all women of Nigeria that, "after four attempts by four former heads of Nigeria's Government," Chief Obasanjo's administration finally granted government recognition to women's issues in this country. The official document .on Human Rights' issues as it relates to Nigerian women; this document is known as the NATIONAL POLICY ON WOMEN. This paper therefore focuses on the document which promises to bring delight to the heart of every woman in this country. Introduction When late Mrs. Olufunmilayo Ransome Kuti joined the vanguard team as the only nationalist and activist during the early struggle for Nigerian independence, hardly did .anybody realize then that she had a dream, a clear vision of a future Nigerian woman, that vision was crystal clear in her heart, and like a pivot, it stood firmly on three stand posts-known today as women's rights, women emancipation and women empowerment.. . Mrs. Olufunmilayo Ransome-Kuti later joined by some educated women of like minds, fought daringly and relentlessly for these three .pivotal goals of women emergency and relevance in the socio-political...
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...to Information and Communication Technology (ICT). With the introduction of ICT into the field of library and information science (LIS), it has become imperative that library and information science practitioners possess the skill needed to function effectively in an ICT environment. Lawal (2002), quoting Francis Bacon, describes a professional as one who has mastered certain specialized intellectual techniques, and adds that it was the intellectual content which came to distinguish the profession from the medieval craft. According to him, increased specialization of skills means that the term “profession” is now used for certain occupations which enjoy prestige and which give esoteric service. Such professions include architects, surveyors, doctors, librarians and information scientists, and engineers, among others. The intellectual work of librarians derives from the application of scientific principles in organizing, storing, retrieving, and disseminating information. In recent years, the library profession has been affected by developments in ICT. Igbinosa (2007) notes that advances in ICT have changed the paradigm of librarians' work from information storage to one of access to world literature resources using electronic databases, the Internet, and other digital resources. According to Omekwu (2005), digital technology has revolutionized the information acquisition, storage, and retrieval processes. The application of ICT in libraries has widened the scope of librarianship...
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...PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING PRACTICAL ICT TESTS The Supervisor A suitably competent supervisor, who may be the candidates’ tutor, is responsible for the administration of the practical tests according to these instructions. The supervisor is responsible for the preparation of the hardware and software for the test. Timetabling of the Practical Tests CIE does not timetable the practical tests in the same way as most IGCSE and AS & A Level written papers. The IGCSE and AS & A Level timetable will specify a period within which candidates must take the two practical tests for each syllabus. Within this period, Centres may conduct the practical tests at any convenient time or times. Candidates must complete each practical test in a single session. Wherever possible, candidates from the same Centre should sit their assessment at the same time. If more than one session is necessary to accommodate all candidates, these sessions should follow on from each other. However, Centres do not need to sequester candidates until other candidates have taken the test. When arranging examination dates, Centres should take into account the time needed to set up the system and should allow contingency planning (e.g. to reschedule examination times due to possible hardware failure) wherever possible. Preparation for the Practical Tests Before the candidates take a practical test, the supervisor must work through a past/specimen paper, using the hardware and software that the candidates will be using...
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...CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1. BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY ICT is an acronym for information and communication Technology. It is a set of technological tools and resources used to communicate, create, disseminate, store and manage information (Tinio, 2004). This technology include computers, the interest, broad casting technology (such as radio and television), and telephony according to O’leary & O’ leary (2004) refers to a communication process that uses the interest rather than traditional communication lines to connect two or more people via telephone. Thus, Information and Communication Technology is a technology that merges computing with high speed communication links carrying data, sound and videos. As a powerful tool for information dissemination, ICT has a wide variety of application and usage. It is used in such places as industries, banks, homes, military, Agriculture and education. In education, the application of ICT can be viewed in three perspectives, namely administrative and counseling tools; object of instruction and as a vehicle of instruction. As applied to administrative and counseling activities, ICT is used in planning of admission, record keeping, grading of scripts as well as in computer. Assisted Academic Counseling. In computer Assisted Academic Counseling; a computer package is designed specially to assist counselors to do their job effectively. It helps to assist individuals to eliminate inhibiting behaviours such as impatience, test, anxiety...
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...olden days when teaching learning and communication were carried out through crude means. This research work would extensively examine the role of information and communication technology (ICT), up to the present age that can be called modern ICT age. 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The word is growing digital every second in time with the evolution of new ideas radically transforming every facet of human endeavors and lives generally. There is a great potential for significant improvement our lives as a result of the new technological advancement will depend entirely on the spread with which we adapt to it. Oxford advanced learners dictionary: Information is fact or details about something while technology is the scientific knowledge used in practical ways in industry. In the word of Hornby (1982), information is the giving of knowledge or news while technology is defined as the study mastering and utilization of manufacturing and industrial methods, systematic application of knowledge to practical task in any industry. Information technology can be defined as the science and activity of using computers and other electronic equipment to store and send information. Information technology could be best defined as the various technologies and the application which includes all aspects of the use of computer, micro-electronic devices, satellite and communication...
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...olden days when teaching learning and communication were carried out through crude means. This research work would extensively examine the role of information and communication technology (ICT), up to the present age that can be called modern ICT age. 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The word is growing digital every second in time with the evolution of new ideas radically transforming every facet of human endeavors and lives generally. There is a great potential for significant improvement our lives as a result of the new technological advancement will depend entirely on the spread with which we adapt to it. Oxford advanced learners dictionary: Information is fact or details about something while technology is the scientific knowledge used in practical ways in industry. In the word of Hornby (1982), information is the giving of knowledge or news while technology is defined as the study mastering and utilization of manufacturing and industrial methods, systematic application of knowledge to practical task in any industry. Information technology can be defined as the science and activity of using computers and other electronic equipment to store and send information. Information technology could be best defined as the various technologies and the application which includes all aspects of the use of computer, micro-electronic devices, satellite and communication...
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...Green ICT Universal Institution Education Candidate Name | NI Yuxi | Candidate Class | NI Yuxi | Candidate ID | Gj110112128 | Assessor’s name | David Wu | Date | 18th December, 2013 | 1st Record of Performance | | 2nd Record of Performance | | Declaration I hereby declare that this submission is my own work and that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, it contains no material previously published or written by another person or material which has to a substantial extent been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma at any university or other institute of higher learning, except where due acknowledgment has been made in the text. 原创性声明 兹呈交的论文，是本人在导师指导下独立完成的研究成果，在论文写作过程中参考的其他个人或集体的研究成果均在文中以明确方式标明，本人依法享有和承担由此论文而产生的权利和责任。 Signature(签名): ________________ Date（时间）: ________________ Table of Contents 1. Introduction 4 1.1 Background 4 1.2 Goal of your Green ICT Plan 4 2. Action Taken 5 2.1 Methodologies of Investigation 5 2.2 Assistance from Other Departments 6 3. Findings 6 3.1 Findings through Investigation 6 3.2 Findings through Coordination 7 4. Conclusion 8 4.1 Analysis on Findings 8 4.2 Green ICT solutions 8 5. Recommendations 10 Reference 11 1. Terms of Reference 1.1 Background With the gradually development of economy, more attention has been paid to energy conservation and environmental protection in the contemporary society. “Many corporate IT departments have green computing...
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...olden days when teaching learning and communication were carried out through crude means. This research work would extensively examine the role of information and communication technology (ICT), up to the present age that can be called modern ICT age. 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The word is growing digital every second in time with the evolution of new ideas radically transforming every facet of human endeavors and lives generally. There is a great potential for significant improvement our lives as a result of the new technological advancement will depend entirely on the spread with which we adapt to it. Oxford advanced learners dictionary: Information is fact or details about something while technology is the scientific knowledge used in practical ways in industry. In the word of Hornby (1982), information is the giving of knowledge or news while technology is defined as the study mastering and utilization of manufacturing and industrial methods, systematic application of knowledge to practical task in any industry. Information technology can be defined as the science and activity of using computers and other electronic equipment to store and send information. Information technology could be best defined as the various technologies and the application which includes all aspects of the use of computer, micro-electronic devices, satellite and communication...
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...September/December 2012 Understanding the Importance, Impacts and Barriers of ICT on Teaching and Learning in East African Countries Berhane Aradom Tedla Northeast Normal University Abstract This paper based on synthesis of the research literature, observation and focused group discussion with East African Scholars on the use of Information and Computer Technology (ICT) in primary and secondary schools in East African Countries with a particular focus to understand the importance, impacts and barriers of ICT into classroom Instruction. The study explored internal and external factors that surround ICT issues, policies of ICT integration and factors that facilitate or impede the use of ICT, with the focus of improving the quality of teaching-learning process. The study reveals that the inhibiting factors are unrealistic policies of ICT, poor infrastructure, lack of teacher competence, confidence, incentive, perception and beliefs, imposed curriculum, lack of proper network, political instability, brain drain, sporadic electricity, poor transportation, lack of public awareness and participation, poor school leadership, technological illiteracy and lack of pedagogical skills. The study further revealed that ICT integration is far behind in East African Schools as a consequence of ICT deficiency, absence of pre-service and in-service teacher training and poor teachers’ welfare and morale. Eventually, the study concluded that ICT is crucial for anytime and anyplace learning to ensure economic...
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...Kolbs experimental learning cycle helps us to understand how adults learn. Cognitive abilities are how people learn. Kolbs identified two pairs of opposite factors, when these are combined together they show a learning cycle with four different stages of learning, each staged has to be followed in the correct sequence. The four stages are: * Concrete experience – the doing stage where you carry out/participate in an action/actions. * Reflective observations – the reviewing or reflecting stage. You think about what you did/what happened during the concrete stage. * Abstract conceptualisation – the concluding stage in relation to the concrete experience (called the theorising stage sometimes). It is the stages where you use all the information you have gained about the experience to organise your thoughts into some sort of order and make sense of the experience. * Active experimentation – this is the planning or trying out stage. The important point here is that you tackle an aspect of the activity differently from the first time. Describe Honey and Mumford’s theory of learning styles: Learning styles | Characteristics | Preferred learning situation | Less favourable learning situation | Activist | • Like to be involved• Like new ideas • Lose interest quickly • ’Jump first/think later’ mentality • Like to dominate | • New experiences • Working with others • Taking the lead • Taking on difficult tasks | • Listening e.g. lectures or when passive...
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...How can ICT support the learning of children with special educational How can ICT support the learning of children with special educational needs? ICT can support the learning of children with special educational needs [SEN]. It enables children with SEN to overcome barriers to learning by providing alternative or additional methods of communicating within the learning process. Moreover, it also helps teachers to create a supportive framework, which can enable autonomous learning. When used creatively, ICT can enrich and enhance teaching, motivating pupils and engaging them in active learning. But how is this achieved? The range of special needs covers a very wide spectrum. It will be necessary therefore to examine how ICT can support the various needs. Standard equipment is often suitable for children with SEN. the settings of the computer can be changes to make it more computer friendly. The mouse motion can be slowed down for better control. The toolbar can be created to suit the children's needs. However if this is not suitable there are many peripherals and devices, which can support children with SEN, but not all are appropriate for everyone. For those children with a physical disability a variety of switches, optical pointers, voice controlled devices and word prediction software has been designed to overcome the problems these children have using traditional input devices such as the mouse and keyboard. However according to Semerc [2000] these...
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...huge amount of customers which is about nearly a third of the malaysia’s population. This internship project is a part of my 2- year degree program which I conduct at University Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) , which one of TNB subsidiary company. I was assigned to work in ICT division which is one of the none core business in TNB department that provide network infrastructure , data collection and producing intelligence system for tnb operation .the main client of ict division is distribution ,transmission ,and power generation .hence , the position of ict devision is like the hub of the TNB devisions since they have to corporate with every TNB department in order to ensure their business is running efficiently and running smoothly. I worked on an assignment project to investigate the development of Distribution Operation Management System (DOMS) that was developed by one of TNB primary vendor PSI IN control SDN BHD . the system was requested by Distribution System Operation (DSO) in TNB for the purpose of improving operation efficiency and eliminating manual process of managing planned outage. Besides that, I was also given the opportunity to join MFFA team to perform maintenance work on PDA equipment . This taks suits my major in information system , and also brought me to a very new and interesting area of using communication technologies in electricity network. Through the assignment, I did not only gain a lot of knowledge but more importantly, I also had a great...
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...CHAPTER I The Problem and Its Background INTRODUCTION Many countries around the world are investing in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to improve and update the education they give to the younger generations. The Department of Education envisions an ICT-Supported system of quality basic education for all. It is stated on the National Framework Plan for ICT’s in Basic Education (2005-2010). It is committed to the appropriate, effective, and sustainable use of ICT’s to broaden access to and improve the quality and efficiency of basic education service delivery. The poor performance of students across the country in national and international tests, and the consistent high school dropout rates in both elementary and secondary school levels, underscore the deterioration of the quality of the Philippine schools system. Computer education offers potential for human betterment, at the same time, it is taught with great dangers that neither the potential can be truly realized, nor the danger avoided, without careful far-teaching critical questions being asked about computers in education. It is clear and evident that whatever this eventual outcome, the debate about computers in education is just beginning and is going to be with us for some time. The mathematician, computer scientist, and psychologist, Seymour Papert conducted renowned projects in the 1970’s at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with the goal of making children the “builders” of their open...
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