Description Of ICT Systems

Description Of ICT Systems

Introduction

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In this report I will be investigating how two contrasting

organisations use ICT. The two organisations I have chosen to compare

are a high school, in this case Buile Hill High School, and a motorcar

company, this being Ford. I will be looking at how ICT helps these

organisations operate. I will be analysing the advantages and

disadvantages of the systems these organisations use and the impact of

these ICT systems within these organisations, referring to

implications such as cost, working practices, and security matters

such as data protection.

ICT Systems in Buile Hill High School

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Buile Hill High School is a secondary school with approximately 1200

pupils. In this school pupils are now registered using the Bromcom

system. This computerised system has replaced he existing registers

that followed a manual way of working of pen and paper. With the

Bromcom system teachers use a personal digital assistant (PDA)

connected to a wireless network, which enables marks to be transferred

to a computer in the school office. This computer automatically dials

the contact number of those pupils who are not in school. In addition

the Bromcom system provides reports about pupil attendance and

punctuality, working out pupils attendance and lates as a percentage

and also informs teachers about pupils who are not in school for

reasons such as being on holiday or for having doctors appointments

for example.

The Bromcom system holds many advantages such as that like a normal

register it is taken every lesson and so staff and teachers can keep a

close track of pupils whereabouts and determine whether pupils may be

skipping lessons or otherwise. Furthermore, it also allows imputed

data to be changed easily, such as changing a pupil's mark from an

absence mark to a present mark. Also, as mentioned above it provides

the advantage of convenience such as that data can be sent

electronically so the register does not have to be taken to the office

by person, this also saves time.