Saturday, April 26, 2014

Important Information on the May Examination

The following are some of the Examination Areas to be tested
Digital Activism Unit
  • IT technologies used for activism
  • How the technologies work or the way they have been used by stakeholders in past
  • The impact of using those technologies
  •  Concerns and issues resulting from using the technologies
Leisure, Pleasure Unit
  • Review of some entertainment Information technologies tools in use
  • Examine how the technologies work/function in particular sectors of entertainment 
  • The impact of using  information technologies in entertainment
  • Issues resulting from using the information technologies in entertainment and solutions to some related problems
Transport Unit (The case study material and research will be used in the question)
  • Review of some of the taxi systems information technologies as stated in case study material and other researched information.
  • Examine how the different technologies function as used in running an taxi businesses.
  • The impact of using different information technologies in management of taxi business.
  • Issues resulting from using the information technologies and solutions to some of the related problems
  N/B
-There will be three sections in the exam. You will answer only one question from each of the section
-The Technology exam will be 1 hr 30 mins
-The following command terms will be used in each of the questions
            a) Identify
            b) Describe
            c) Explain
            d) Evaluate

Critical Thinking
When answering question from the different command terms, learn to use the trigger words in Describe, Explain and Evaluate which often signal critical thinking. 
The bold words are the key terms in the various criteria.
Identify / DefineRequires a brief response or just a list.
Describeshows a technical process step by step, using an example is recommended  
Explanation - Because, as a result of, due to, therefore, consequently, for example
Evaluation - My opinion, overall, although, despite, on balance, on weighing up

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