AS ICT and A2 ICT Information as a commodity

Students need to realise that information has a value attatched to it.

Information costs money to produce and there are many people out there willing to pay to for it.

Value of Information

A clearly written PPT which covers all aspects that the students need to be aware of for this section of the syllabus

Kindly contributed by Fat Max

Value of Information

A worksheet to accompany the PPT above.

The worksheet contains a set of questions which require students to understand and apply the information.

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Value and Importance of Information- Psionica

An excellent presentation that can be used to provide a comprehensive set of notes to help students with this topic.

Information as a commodity - Alcester Grammar

Another excellent presentation, well worth a look. There are 20 slides so it may take a short while to download.

http://www.alcester.net

 

Information as a commodity - Alcester Grammar

This handout accompanies the presentation above.

http://www.alcester.net

 

Information as a commodity (ICT 1)- North Chadderton

A comprehensive set of notes written specifically for the AQA syllabus. However, they are just as relevant for the OCR spec.

Source: http://www.nchadderton.zen.co.uk

Information (ICT 4)- North Chadderton

A comprehensive set of notes written specifically for the AQA syllabus. However, they are just as relevant for the OCR spec.

Source: http://www.nchadderton.zen.co.uk

The Value and Importance of Information - Fat Max

This information sheet provides an excellent overview of this topic.

It is clearly written and provides links to relevant supporting news articles.

http://www.fatmax.org

Value and Importance of Information- Colchester School

A clear set of notes - provides a good starting point to introduce this topic.

Information as a commodity - Fat Max

A clear and concise presentation about this topic. Aimed specifically at the AQA syllabus, however, the information is just as relevant for the OCR specification.

http://www.fatmax.org

 

Current news stories

No matter which syllabus your students are following, it is extremely beneficial for them to have a good awareness of current news in the field of ICT.

We have categorised the recent news stories by topic.

Get your students to research the latest events and feedback to the rest of the class.

 

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The value of information

Although this tutorial is written for an American audience, there are many thought provoking points made.

Well worth a look.

http://dlist.sir.arizona.edu

Value and Importance of Information

These web pages were written by the US department for transportation.

This site is dated 1998, however the information is still valid.

 

Measuring the value of information

Written by the Windemere group, this website looks at how information is of value to organisations.

http://iw.windermeregroup.com

 

 

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