IT systems In Organization

Information Systems, People and Teams
Objectives

• Establish the roles and need for IT in organizations

• Identify the different organizational IT policies

• Examine the various IT personnel and organizational structure: for example, information system (IS) managers, support, staff, network manager, database administrator

• Interrogate the roles of the different development personnel: for example, manager, programmer, analyst, project manager

Task 1  (15 mins)Role and need of IT systems in Organization
a)  What is the role of IT systems in organizations? Why do we need IT systems in organizationshttps://bizfluent.com/about-6525978-role-information-systems-organization.html

https://smallbusiness.chron.com/types-information-systems-organization-43097.html

https://www.bmc.com/blogs/first-five-it-roles-organizations-new/

b) Write down at-least 4 Organizational IT policies and briefly explain the importance of each of the IT policy identified.https://www.michalsons.com/focus-areas/information-technology-law/types-of-it-policies


Task 2 (20 mins)
IT personnel and Organizational Structure
Write brief notes on the following and post them on your OneNote page;

a) IT personnel;  Describe the roles and responsibilities for  following IT personnel;      
- Information System Managers      
- Support staff,     
- Database administrators 
-  Network managers
b) Development Personnel; Describe the roles and responsibilities for following  IT development personnel
- Project Manager,   
- System Analyst,   
-  Programmer,

Describe the other personnel from the link below;https://medium.com/@SherrieRose/software-project-team-roles-and-responsibilities-152a7d575759


Task 3 ( 10 Mins)
1. Using a software of choice; Design the organization structure of the different personnel in a software development company

2. Analyse the google's organization structure against Ubitech's organization structure.
https://www.hierarchystructure.com/google-company-hierarchy/
https://www.ubitech.eu/structure/

Strategies for Answering Paper 1 Questions

Writing problems that often appear in examination responses

• etc. (worth no marks)
• –> (used in math meaning if…then), do not use in writing
• & (write out ‘and’)
• Avoid SMS-speak (‘u’ instead of ‘you’ and other instances)
• misspelling words that appear in the question or misspelling ITGS words
• phrases such as ‘it is obvious’ contributes nothing to the argument

Know ITGS terminology and void misunderstandings such as

• “Internet is broken” meaning the students cannot get access
• confusing terminology such “tele-conferencing” with “video-conferencing”, “reliability’ with ‘integrity’
• a flash drive being called a “USB”
• a server that is “not secure” is not called “insecure”

Extended response Strategies for Paper 1

As a student you should:

• recognize that the Triangle is a basis for the questions on Paper 1. The structure on Paper 1 questions shows that students must understand the scenario presented, answer questions regarding the IT systems that underpin that scenario and then move on to address social and ethical impacts relating to the stakeholders.
•  be guided by command terms from pages 71-72 of the Guide throughout the course in all assignments and tests. They need to receive written feedback regarding how well they address the question and the command term in their responses.
•  learn how to organize the responses to extended response questions, use relevant ITGS terminology (IT terminology and/or social and ethical considerations) and provide evidence (specific examples) and make evaluation(s) and conclusions that go beyond being a repeat of what has been written.

Strategies for answering Paper 1 question

a) Normally 1-2 Marks

Identify: Provide an answer from a number of possibilities.

State: Give a specific name, value or other brief answer without explanation or calculation.

Define: Give the precise meaning of a word, phrase, concept or physical quantity.

    

b) Normally 2-4 Marks
Describe:Give a detailed account, Step by step, give an example where possible

c) Normally 4-6 Marks
Explain:Give a detailed account including reasons or causes; Examples from the stimulus material should used to support the explanation.

Compare: Give an account of the similarities between two (or more) items or scenarios, referring to both (all) of them throughout. Comparison should be done concurrently.

Distinguish:  Make clear the differences between two or more concepts or items.

Analyze: Break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure. Positives & Negatives should brought out.

d) Evaluate, to what extent, discuss, Normally 8 Marks

Evaluate; Make an appraisal by weighing up the strengths and limitations. For every limitation recommend a solution.

Discuss: Offer a considered and balanced review that includes a range of arguments, factors or hypotheses that touches both sides. For every negative impact, recommend a solution. Opinions or conclusions should be presented clearly and supported by appropriate evidence.

To What Extent: Consider the merits and demerits or otherwise of an argument or concept. For the demerits recommend viable solutions. Opinions and conclusions should be presented clearly and supported with appropriate evidence and sound argument.

Justify: Give valid reasons or evidence to support an answer or conclusion.

Answering Extended Response Part (c)

Use the link below to obtain see how to respond to extended response question

Strategy for extended response

Sample

Question Paper 1 Q2

https://www.itgstextbook.com/itgsopedia/file/view/SL_Q2_QP.pdf/313005694/SL_Q2_QP.pdf

Markscheme for Q2

https://www.itgstextbook.com/itgsopedia/file/view/SL_Q2_MS_final.pdf/313005954/SL_Q2_MS_final.pdf

Unmarked Student B Response

https://www.itgstextbook.com/itgsopedia/file/view/SL%20P1%20Q2%20Candidate%20B%20unmarked.pdf/313006196/SL%20P1%20Q2%20Candidate%20B%20unmarked.pdf

Unmarked Student E Response

https://www.itgstextbook.com/itgsopedia/file/view/SL%20P1%20Q2%20Candidate%20E%20unmarked.pdf/313006296/SL%20P1%20Q2%20Candidate%20E%20unmarked.pdf

Unmarked Student H Response

https://www.itgstextbook.com/itgsopedia/file/view/SL%20P1%20Q2%20Candidate%20E%20unmarked.pdf/313006296/SL%20P1%20Q2%20Candidate%20E%20unmarked.pdf

Marked Student B Response

https://www.itgstextbook.com/itgsopedia/file/view/SL%20P1%20Q2%20Candidate%20B%20marked.pdf/316398540/SL%20P1%20Q2%20Candidate%20B%20marked.pdf

Marked Student E Response

https://www.itgstextbook.com/itgsopedia/file/view/SL%20P1%20Q2%20Candidate%20E%20marked.pdf/316398568/SL%20P1%20Q2%20Candidate%20E%20marked.pdf

Marked Student H Response

https://www.itgstextbook.com/itgsopedia/file/view/SL%20P1%20Q2%20Candidate%20H%20marked.pdf/316398594/SL%20P1%20Q2%20Candidate%20H%20marked.pdf

Question on Computer Graphics

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AdMB2qB6nz0-nScj4Lchf9kwECG-mALW/view?usp=sharing

Useful resource for Terminologies

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QggbczTZ5sCVbZfcgOKJKegKHu9tu4Tc5CYPSWqznwM/edit#gid=0

Friday Lesson 6; Project Activity Creating Storyboards

Designs for Movies, Animations, video Adverts & Videos.

Storyboards are the designs used to create movies, animation, video adverts and videos.

One of the most important stages of planning the above products is creating a storyboard.

A storyboard is a graphic organizer that plans a narrative.

Task;
Think of one of the following; short movie story-line , animation story, video advert or a video that you would like to create. Then create storyboard of 8 frames as your plan for the final product.

Your are allowed to draw or use storyboard building software. Ensure that all important aspects of a storyboard are captured in your design.

Resource
https://wave.video/blog/what-is-a-storyboard/

Thursday Period 5 ; HL Only Case Study Activity

The government of Kenya is shopping for the best facial recognition system to manage its different operations in governance; The Facial Recognition system should have most of the listed strengths below;

• High performance matching capability with multiple camera feeds
• Detection of persons of interest on premises in real-time
• Real-time alerts to be acted upon as necessary
• Ability to process live and archived video images
• Easy Integration and Deployment
• Unsurpassed Accuracy & Matching Speed
• Can be used in for Security - law enforcement
• Can be used in health

Your task will be to identify the best a facial recognition system provider (company) that can be able to provide most of the requirements listed above; You will then prepare a FIVE minutes presentation that will include the following;

• A demo on how the system works
• The main strengths of the systems
• Clients or countries using the system
• Other additional features the system can offer
• The limitations of the system
• Future improvements being worked on or what you recommend.

The task will be done individually and all resources used shown on your OneNote page.

Everyone will have to identify a unique company to research on.

The presentation will be assessed next Thursday on the basis of presentation creativity,  quality of convincing and the number of features it has and current clients using the system. 

Example 

Read more about https://www.cognitec.com/

Wednesday Period 5 Task:. Paper 2 Practice

Use the Paper 2 news article in the link below to write the responses for each of the Paper 2 criteria;

IT system: using hand-held computers, wireless network and central database Article

You will work in pairs discussing and writing good quality responses for each criterion. Ensure that you give your best input. Use the 50 mins wisely not to complete but to work on the quality of the responses. 

Afzal & Jeanette

Abba & Jonathan

Alefiyah & Jordan

Heena & Amilio

Azaan & Gabby

Anita & Tamara

Vallerie & Sachwani

Ayaan & Sneha