AOI: Employment:HL Task for 26/01/2010

Bussiness and Employment : Making brief notes is encouraged
Atiya
Do an investigation on telecommuting
a) Describe the technologies used, both softwares and hardwares in telecommuting

b) Obtain two articles with social / ethical issues on telecommuting and prepare to share your findings

c) Outline the effects of telecommuting.

Sajni
Ergonomics and health: Do an investigation on the topic assigned and obtain the following
a) Name the various technological ergonomics designs that have been designed or implemented by employers to increase employees productive.

b) Search for two current articles that raise heath issues as a result of using IT systems. Prepare to share your findings.

c) What solutions have been put in place to adress the various health issues resulting from using IT systems?

Immaculate
Job obsolescence and job retraining: Do an investigation on this
a) Distinguish between Job obsolescence and job retraining giving examples for each.

b) Give real examples from research where job obsolescence, job retraining have occured.

c) Outline jobs that have not been possible to retrain people because of technology. Give practicals from research.

Gary
Online job search: Research

a) Give five examples of job online search websites and describe the process of job search in one of them.

b) Obtaining two article raising social/ ethical issues of using online jobs websites. Prepare to share your findings.

c) What are the effects of using jobs online search?

Tasin
Employee surveillance.
a) Different software and hardware have been used to monitor employees. Search for the several surveillance softwares or hardware decribing how each works.

b) Obtain two news articles rasing social / ethical issues resulting from employee surveillance systems.

c) What are the effects of using this surveillances systems?

All students to read the following news articles and debate on

"Do you support the use of employee monitoring system? Give your reasons"

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-125241.html

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2308363,00.asp

http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/interview/0,289202,sid14_gci940369,00.html

http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=6506302

http://trendsupdates.com/the-pitfalls-and-loopholes-of-employee-monitoring-system/

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_km2919/is_200705/ai_n19189672/