unit 3

Debbie’s unit 3

Task 1

Produce some notes, including screenshots on where the dataset was found and why it was selected.

This provides evidence for [P6] 

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Task 2

Use a spreadsheet or database for processing the data you find into useful management information into useful management information indentifying some suitable locations where the road show is likely to find young professional workers.

This provides evidence for [P7] 

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Task 3

You have been asked to produce a front sheet to your reports explaining how the information you generate is valid, accurate and useful. This will ideally be a single page, two pages maximum, so management reading the reports can understand the validity of your findings.

This provides evidence for [M3] 

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Task 4

Produce a substantial email to your team leader justifying the information you selected to support these business decision-making systems.

This provides evidence for [D2] 

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Task 5

The legal issues Slides need to summarise these relevant data protection legislations:

·         Data Protection Act (1998)

·         Computer Misuse Act (1990)

·         Freedom of Information Act (2000)

This provides evidence for [P3]

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Task 6

The ethical issues slides need to summarise the Council’s code of practice regarding staff use of email, internet and whistle blowing.

This provides evidence for [P3]

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Task 7

The operational issues slides need to explain how the Council keeps information secure. This should include backups, organisational policies, the Council’s continuance plan and the impact of increasing sophistication of systems on large organisations such as larger Councils.

This provides evidence for [M2]

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Task 8 Prepare a poster entitled ‘Good Information’ to explain how the best information should be valid, reliable, timely, fit for purpose, accessible, cost-effective, accurate, relevant, have the right level of detail, be from a reliable source and understandable by the user.

This provides evidence for [P2]

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Task 9

Prepare a brochure entitled ‘How to improve the quality of business information’ targeted at small businesses, explaining how to make the best of their information.

The brochure should include your TASK 1  POSTER as an image, together with sections to cover the following areas, explaining how an appreciation of each of the aspects of information can improve its quality:

·          Types of information

·          Purposes of information

·          Sources of information

This provides evidence for [D1]

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Task 10

Prepare a poster entitled ‘Using information’ to show how data is transformed into information by organisations. The poster needs to identify some ways that organisations use their information.

This provides evidence for [P1]

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Task 11

Prepare a slide-show presentation entitled ‘Information Systems’ which can run as a continuous loop on road show computers. The presentation needs to have four sections:

a)     Features and functions of information systems, including what data is, who uses information systems, as well as the hardware, software and telecommunications use by these systems. Include slides about input, storage, processing, output, control/feedback loops, closed and open systems. (P4)

b)     Types of information systems – for a named organisation, including the management of information systems and other information systems, such as marketing, financial and human resources the organisation actually operates. (P5)

c)     Business functional areas – Including sales, purchasing, manufacturing, marketing, finance, personnel and administration. (M1)

Information flows – using suitable diagrams to show bother internal information flows and information flows to external bodies. (M1)                                           This provides evidence for [P4, P5, M1]

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