BTEC National Diploma for IT

Practitioners
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35 – Impact of the use of IT

Unit Lecturer Melanie Edgar / Nur Ahmed
on Business Systems

Assignment Assignment
Title Manford Advertiser no 1

Date set 21st September 2009 Date Due 1st April 2010

Grading Grading Grading

Criteria Achieved Criteria Achieved Criteria Achieved
(P) (M) (D)
P1 M1 D1
P2 M2 D2
P3 M3
P4
P5

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I declare that:
• I understand what is meant by plagiarism
• I understand the implications of plagiarism
• This assignment is all my own work and I have acknowledged any use of the published or unpublished works of other
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Unit 24 – Digital Graphics & Computers Assessor Fraz Arshad / Nur Ahmed

Student name Student ID

BTEC Registration Assignment Title Manford Advertiser

Task Date Evidence

Assessment Criteria no. Achieved (Page no)
Comments / Feedback IV Comments

Describe new hardware and

P1 software technologies that
impact on organisations
Identify the challenges posed to
P2 organisations because of IT
developments
Describe how the internal
environment of an organisation
P3 has changed due to changes the
external environment brought
about by IT developments
Identify the changes in activity
and performance that can arise
P4
from adapting organisational
activities
Describe ways that
organisations can manage their
P5
risks when using new IT
technology
Explain the impact of IT
M1 developments for an
organisation
Explain why organisations
M2 modify their activities in
response to IT developments
Explain how employees and
M3 employers are affected by
changes in IT
Make reasoned
recommendations about how a
D1
particular organisation can take
advantage of IT developments
Assess the possible
consequences for an
D2
organisation in implementing
IT-based changes

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Unit 35 – Impact of the use of IT on Business Systems Assignment no. 1

Task no. Deadline Task Criteria

There have been many significant developments in IT hardware and software, over the
past decade that has had a great impact on organisations and the way in which they
conduct business and manage their affairs.
You are going to investigate some of these changes and produce a series of PowerPoint
P1
1 14/12/2009
presentations with speakers notes that can be added to the Advertiser’s website M1
describing these changes. Your description should include hardware, software and
systems.
Evidence: PowerPoint presentation
Task no. Deadline Task Criteria
In the previous task you identified the changes in the world of technology. Organisations
have to adapt to these changes and respond to them at ever-increasing speed. Different
organisations may find different ways of coping with the changes but each organisation
P2
must stay competitive otherwise it will lose out and possibly fail.
P3
2 12/02/2010
You are to write an article that can be placed on the website that addresses not only the M3
D1
organisational challenges faced but also how these can affect the internal and external
environments of the organisation.
Evidence: News article
Task no. Deadline Task Criteria
Following on from the previous task, having shown the challenges that exist, you should
have seen the areas in which failure is a great possibility and also where opportunities
exist for an organisation to succeed. P4
You are to write an article that shows organisations how to manage these risks, what P5
3 01/04/2010
M2
activities should be undertaken and what performance factors should be considered and D2
why.
Evidence: News article

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