Unit 3 - VGCSE

“An Investigation in to the Impact of ICT on my life at home and at school”

For the first part of your unit 3 coursework you need to carry out the above investigation in the form of a report. To help you complete the report you need to use the pink booklet, the Internet and your knowledge.

You should use the following layout and guidelines:

Introduction

In this section you need to write a paragraph saying what you are going to be discussing in the report

E.g. we will be researching different technologies available today and discussing how they affect our lives socially, at home and at school.

You need to list the technologies that affect your life:

  1. The Internet
  2. Mobile Phone
  3. Digital broadcasting – e.g. Interactive television
  4. Storage media – e.g. DVD, Minidisk

The technologies

You can discuss each of the different technologies identified in the introduction in this section.

Use subheadings to separate the technologies.

You need to discuss the following points for each technology:

  • A brief explanation of what the technology is - E.g. what is the Internet?
  • What are your needs? E.g. what kind of Internet connection you need (ISDN, Broadband etc), what kind of email do you use I.e. look at page 9 from your pink booklet!
  • When do you use it? – E.g. “ I use the Internet to research information for my English GCSE coursework…” “I can complete homework at home and e-mail it to school”
  • How does the technology meet your needs? E.g. “Having access to email at home and at school can mean that I can email work to and from school.”
  • Benefits of using ICT – How does the Internet benefit your life? E.g. “It helps me complete my English homework where I have had to research poets we have been studying.”
  • Disadvantages/limitations of the technology – E.g. “I use the Internet to research information for my English GCSE coursework…however there is some information such as…that can only be obtained by asking questions directly to the people involved.” What happens if you don’t have access to the Internet? How does this affect you?

Conclusion

You need to write a brief overall conclusion summarising your findings.

E.g. how ICT affects your life at school and at home.

Bibliography

List all the sources you have used to help you complete this report.

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