Book map Unit


1 What is ICT? Listening · Speaking


Topics


• defining ICT • introduction to different aspects of ICT


2 ICT in the workplace Reading · Writing


3 Introduction to ICT systems Listening · Speaking


• impact of ICT on business, including communication, information management and product design


• impact of ICT on the nature of work, including teleworking and outsourcing


• embedded and general purpose systems • data storage and management • control systems • communication systems • functions of ICT systems (data capture, processing and output)


4 ICT in education Reading · Writing


5 The history of ICT Listening · Speaking


6 The Internet Reading · Writing


7 Software development Listening · Speaking


8 Efficiency in computer systems Reading · Writing


• use of computers and the Internet in research and learning • computer-assisted learning (CAL), virtual learning environments (VLEs) and their impact on teaching


• key stages in the development of the computer (inventions and innovations) • development of computer components (input, output, processing and storage) • foundations of the Internet


• Internet protocols and data transfer • Web 2.0 and the future of the Internet • social networking services (SNS)


• development methods and processes • waterfall, iterative and prototyping models • planning the development process • open source software


• efficiency in computer systems • reliability, security, speed and cost


9 Human-computer interaction (HCI) Listening · Speaking


10 E-commerce and e-government Reading · Writing


11 Computing and ethics Listening · Speaking


12 ICT in the future Reading · Writing


4


• importance and scope of HCI • aspects of human sciences and computer sciences • different types of interface • hardware and software


• types of e-commerce: B2B, B2C, C2C, B2G • barriers to adoption of e-commerce


• laws and regulations, including copyright • principles and ethics, including privacy and surveillance • the role of hacking


• virtual and mirror worlds • augmented reality (AR) • lifelogging • using technological growth curves to predict future development


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