ICT and Its Impact on an Individuals Work and Personal Life

A report into how ICT has had an impact on an individuals working and

personnel life

For this report I decided to ask my mum how her life has changed since

computers became involved daily in life. I wrote 10 questions each

with questions incorporated to get a wide view on how it has had had

an impact on her life.

I asked my mum 'when did you first use a computer, and was it at the

workplace or at home?' she answered 'I first used a computer at work

because it was part of my new job'

I then asked if she went on a course to help learn new skills and did

she find it useful as follow up questions. She replied ' no, I wasn't

given the opportunity to go on a course I simply had to teach myself

it would have been a lot better if I had been on a course though.

I then wanted to find out if she was comfortable about using ICT and

if she was confident with it. I asked 'Was ICT a big change for you

which you didn't really want to take because you found it

intimidating, or did you relish the thought of learning new skills?'

she answered ' yes I found it extremely intimidating as everyone else

in my office new how to work a computer and I felt left behind. People

also thought that because they knew I should so I found it very

stressful'

Next I wanted to know how much exactly had ICT changed her working

life I asked if it had and she answered 'after a long time I have

started to enjoy using the computer and I find it very useful At work

Health and safety is a crucial part of a working place and regulations

must be taken seriously so I asked 'how do you solve problems to do

with health and safety? Are there any issues you feel strongly about

and feel something should be done?' she replied 'I believe health and

safety is very important and my workplace feels the same and are keen

to address and problems'.

I then wanted to know 'if any health and safety issues affected her

personally on an everyday basis and what was done about them?' she

replied ' no I don't have any they affect me on a day to day basis'

Next I wanted to know how ICT helped her at home if it did at all. I

wanted to know how often a computer was used for and how frequently if

one was owned.