Digital art: electronic music, interactive visual art, desktop publishing
Film: digital actor simulations, characters and animation
Live arts: digital effects, choreography, lighting, marketing
New media: DVD, CD, VR, stereolithography
Broadcast media: digital radio and television, electronic news, magazines and books
Toys and games: CD or online games, online gambling
Resources
Beekman Chapter 6: Graphics, Digital Media and Multimedia
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Telelearning: isolated and remote areas; use in hospitals, prisons, retirement homes
Modifications of hardware and software for special needs: voice recognition software, text-to-speech, special input and output devices, Internet resources
Software in the classroom: science experiments, social studies modelling and simulation, instructional tools and media, computer-aided instruction, computer-aided learning
School library systems: catalogues, security systems, online research
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In this area we investigate the use of IT in the health industry and medicine.
Telemedicine: service delivery to isolated and remote areas
Electronic health records: provacy, data analysis, public health
Diagnostic and therapeutic tools: robotic surgery, prosthetic devices, diagnostic software, drug development and marketing
Medical advice on the Internet or a CD-ROM
Monitoring patients
IT solutions for disabled people
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Transportation: reservation systems, luggage processing, navigation, scheduling and distribution, traffic simulation, smart roads and cars, fuel efficiency and traffic safety systems
Employment: electronic employee monitoring, telecommuting, ergonomics and health, job oblolesence and retraining, online job search, employee surveillance
Banking and finance: EFT, ATMs, Internet banking and brokerage, electronic cash, insurance
International commerce: management of transnational corporations, business concentration
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1.1 Reliability
Reliability refers to the operation of hardware, the design of software, the accuracy of data or the correspondence of data with the real world. Data may be unreliable if it is entered incorrectly or if it becomes outdated. For example, a medical record that becomes dissociated from the patient it refers to becomes unreliable. [...]
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Criterion G
Identifying the problem within a social context
3 marks
Criterion H
Analysis and feasibility study
4 marks
Criterion I
Planning and developing the chosen IT solution
10 marks
Criterion J
Testing and evaluating the solution
6 marks
Criterion K
Assessing the social significance of the product
3 marks
Criterion L
The product
6 marks
Criterion M
The log book
3 marks
Total
35 marks
G Identifying the problem within a social context
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The notes below indicate how the three different strands, shown below, of the subject are interrelated.
The Three Strands
Social and ethical issues
Technical knowledge
Areas of impact
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The assessment objectives of ITGS are detailed below:
Assessment Objective 1 (AO1): knowledge and understanding of specified content
Demonstrate technical knowledge of ITGS terminology and concepts
Demonstrate technical knowledge of IT systems
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of specific ITGS research topics
Assessment Objective 2 (AO2): application and interpretation
Explain the effects of IT applications and developments on specific areas of impact
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