Impact Of Computers In Society and The Environment

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Unit 19 Impact Of Computers In Society and The Environment

Computers and Working Patterns

  1. Terms of Reference:

This report focuses on the impact of ICT in several different areas of work. Students in the AVCE ICT- Yr 2 group were assigned to a specific topic in which they had to research, review the findings and finally produce a report. This report is the brief synopsis of six reports produced by each of the groups in the class.

2.0 Procedure:

All information has been gathered from either the Internet, websites or word-of-mouth. The topics and the groups who researched them are as follows:

2.1- Job losses and gains

2.2- Home working and de-skilling

2.3- Working Patterns in our local community

2.4- National and International economies

2.5- Improving work opportunities for women and the disabled

2.6- Increased leisure time

3.0 Findings:

        3.1- Job gains and losses: ICT has opened up a countless number of jobs for the society also changing the nature of jobs along the way by a great deal. ICT has changed the working environment with more technology placed inside the office environment or any other working environment. Virtually everything with a microchip is associated with ICT, for example, a working environment such as an office is full of ICT from PC’s used by employees to telephone, fax machines and web cams. IT is very difficult to imagine life without ICT, as we know it would cease to exist. Jobs are now done more quickly and efficiently than before. Many jobs have been created by ICT Foe example; Web Designer, Software & Hardware Engineer, Robot Maintenance and Systems Analyst.

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Since ICT has been introduced in technology, computers have made a huge impact and difference to our lives especially in the employment sector. Some people believe that ICT is a job creator where computers are used to make work a lot easier for workers. Overall this is the main reason why people believe ICT has been a huge success. Others believe ICT has destroyed their jobs due to a lack of computer skills. ICT has changed dramatically and this means that workers feel threatened because their jobs are at risk. Workers believe that their skills are not upgraded enough to ...

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