12Term2

=Year 12 Term 2=

2.1.1 System Fundamentals
Students must study and evaluate the social and ethical issues involved in the use of IT systems. These may include: • the economic value of information • environmental issues related to the production of computer components and supplies • environmental issues related to the disposal of obsolete hardware and computer supplies • health issues and ergonomics related to the use of hardware • password protection, security, biometrics and authorized access • issues related to viruses on both stand-alone and network systems • greater dependence of organizations on IT • increase in teleworking and the virtual office • the need for ongoing training and retraining • the economic and psychological implications of planned IT obsolescence in hardware, software and services, which has been forced on consumers by the IT industry • organizational policies and standards, for example, e-mail, surveillance and monitoring policies.
 * Social and ethical issues**

In order to study and evaluate the social and ethical issues involved in the use of IT systems, the student must have an understanding of related technological concepts. These may include: • use, advantages and disadvantages of analogue and digital data • operating systems (multitasking, boot) and utilities, for example, defragment, disk format, virus scan programs • responsible computer use (for example, regular back-ups, virus checking, security, storage, housekeeping) • a responsible and systematic approach to implementing or upgrading IT systems, for example, analysis, design, implementation, testing, evaluation, training, policies and standards.
 * Knowledge of technology**

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2.1.2 Networks
Students must study and evaluate the social and ethical issues involved in the use of networks. These may include: • vulnerability of networks to intrusion • ability to implement different levels of access • implications of network failure, for example, banks, transportation, hospitals, schools • implications of collaboration, groupware and data sharing • threat of compromising data integrity in shared databases • additional threats to privacy on a network compared with stand-alone computers • the need to authenticate information • intellectual property protection on networks, for example, site licences, file access • equality of access for different groups and individuals • ability to monitor users (surveillance); concerns of people regarding monitoring • ability to filter incoming data • ability to control personal, business, military, government operations over a wide geographical area • increased globalization, for example, EFT, EDI, e-commerce • need for interface standards • need for network use policy.
 * Social and ethical issues**

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3.1 Business & Employment
traffic simulations, smart roads and cars, fuel efficiency and traffic safety systems
 * Transportation:** Reservation Systems, luggage processing, navigation, scehduling and distribution,

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job obsolescence and retraining, online job search, employee surveillance
 * Employment:** Electronic employee monitoring, telecommuting, ergonomics and health

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 * Banking & Finance**: EFT, ATMs, Internet Banking and brokerage, electronic cash, insurance

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Retailng, advertising and media
 * International Commerce:** Management of transnational corporations, business concentration
 * E-commerce:** Teleshopping, online marketing, data mining, spyware

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