Level 3 Business
L3 Unit 33: The Impact of Communication Technology on Business
Unit code: L/502/5485
QCF Level 3: BTEC National
Credit value: 10 Date Set | March 2011 | Hand in date | June 2011 |
Guided learning hours: 60
Learning Outcomes: 1. Know how the internet operates and the facilities available 2. Be able to use the internet and related technology for a range of business activities 3. Understand how organisations adapt to trends in the use of e-business 4. Understand the key features of planning for the increased use of e-business at different levels.
Assignment 1: P1 (pages 398 - 407)
P1: Describe how the internet operates
Scenario: You are a consultant advising local entrepreneurs. The internet is now a major part in any successful business and knowing how it works it vital, especially when it is used to benefit your company.
Task 1: (P1) In a PowerPoint presentation, with supporting notes, describe how the internet works.
Your presentation should cover the following:
* What is the internet? * How the internet works: (Internet as a network, servers, types of connections to the internet, internet service providers (ISPs), worldwide web (www), protocols, domain names, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and Internet Society (ISOC)). * Trends in the Internet (increasing speed; falling costs; increased use of netbooks, rise of social networking, growing concerns over data security and increasing worldwide internet usage) * Use of related mobile technology by business organisations: WiFi; Bluetooth®; 3G phones; PDAs; smartphones; Voice Over internet Protocol (VoIP) * Networking of computers: networks; wireless networks; Bluetooth®, 3G phones, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) and iPads, smartphones (iPhones, Blackberrys).
Assignment 2: P2, M1 (pages 408 - 419)
P2: Describe examples of how the internet is used by selected, contrasting businesses
M1: demonstrate how to solve problems in internet use for four different types of business
Unit code: L/502/5485
QCF Level 3: BTEC National
Credit value: 10 Date Set | March 2011 | Hand in date | June 2011 |
Guided learning hours: 60
Learning Outcomes: 1. Know how the internet operates and the facilities available 2. Be able to use the internet and related technology for a range of business activities 3. Understand how organisations adapt to trends in the use of e-business 4. Understand the key features of planning for the increased use of e-business at different levels.
Assignment 1: P1 (pages 398 - 407)
P1: Describe how the internet operates
Scenario: You are a consultant advising local entrepreneurs. The internet is now a major part in any successful business and knowing how it works it vital, especially when it is used to benefit your company.
Task 1: (P1) In a PowerPoint presentation, with supporting notes, describe how the internet works.
Your presentation should cover the following:
* What is the internet? * How the internet works: (Internet as a network, servers, types of connections to the internet, internet service providers (ISPs), worldwide web (www), protocols, domain names, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and Internet Society (ISOC)). * Trends in the Internet (increasing speed; falling costs; increased use of netbooks, rise of social networking, growing concerns over data security and increasing worldwide internet usage) * Use of related mobile technology by business organisations: WiFi; Bluetooth®; 3G phones; PDAs; smartphones; Voice Over internet Protocol (VoIP) * Networking of computers: networks; wireless networks; Bluetooth®, 3G phones, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) and iPads, smartphones (iPhones, Blackberrys).
Assignment 2: P2, M1 (pages 408 - 419)
P2: Describe examples of how the internet is used by selected, contrasting businesses
M1: demonstrate how to solve problems in internet use for four different types of business