Year13Term1

• Telelearning: isolated and remote areas; use in hospitals, prisons, retirement homes • Modification 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, computeraided learning • School library systems: catalogues, security systems, online research • Hardware in the classroom: laptops, notebooks, teleconferencing • Software in school administration: record keeping, scheduling, Intranets, public information • Training, tutorials, simulators
 * 3.2 Education**

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In order to study and evaluate the social and ethical issues involved in the use of tutorials, training and wizards, the student must have an understanding of related technological concepts. For more.....
 * 2.2.6 Tutorials, training and wizards (assistants)**
 * Knowledge of technology**

Students must study and evaluate the social and ethical issues involved in the use of tutorials, training and wizards. These may include: • the balance in responsibility between an individual and an organization for training • the need for IT companies to consider global and cultural diversity when preparing training and tutorial software • the requirement of organizations to provide training when implementing change. For more....
 * Social and ethical issues**

Information on the Internet as a resource
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Students must study and evaluate the social and ethical issues involved in the use of word processing and desktop publishing (DTP). These may include: • effects of DTP on the right to publish, for example, freedom of the press, free exchange of ideas • economic effects of DTP on business • intellectual property issues associated with reproduction and/or transformation of digitized text • effects of word processing and DTP on the workplace, for example, job loss, deskilling, surveillance • ergonomics/health impacts of word processing and DTP in the workplace • social impact of speech-enabled input/output.
 * 2.2.3 Word processing and desktop publishing**
 * Social and ethical issues**

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Students must study and evaluate the social and ethical issues involved in the use of software. These may include: • bug-free software • software piracy • interfaces adapted for the disabled • language independence of GUIs, making computers accessible to a very wide range of users, including those with special needs, and very small children • use of password protection to prevent unauthorized access • globalization of software.
 * 2.2 Applications** **2.2.1 Software fundamentals**
 * Social and ethical issues**

In order to study and evaluate the social and ethical issues involved in the use of software, the student must have an understanding of related technological concepts. These may include: • key terms—software (application), shareware, public domain, freeware, commercial software, integrated software, user manual, registration card, serial number, warranty, copyright, licence (multi-user, single user, site licence), compression/decompression, back-up, back door (trapdoor), upload/download, wizard, template • GUI, command-line interface, voice recognition. For questions on this topic open up this file
 * Knowledge of technology**

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