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=Unit 8 - Techinical innovation and e-commerce=

This unit is designed to allow you to demonstragte your understanding of technical innovation and e-commerce.

A report describing how at least three of the following technologies is used by the INDIVIDUAL (maybe yourself!)
 * AO1 - Identify the effects of ICT on the individual**
 * Internet eg: email, WWW, messenger, chat rooms
 * Communication eg: mobile phone, video phone, video conferencing, information points
 * Entertainment eg: games console, MP3 player, digital TV
 * Mobile access eg: laptop, PDA, wi-fi, WAP
 * Data capture eg: digial camera, voice recorder, scanner
 * Financial transaction eg: ATM, EPOS, smart card

You need to give some benefits and disadvantages of each technology. For merit you need to cover FOUR, for distinction FIVE.

Identify an innovation and descirbe its purpose, how it works and the benefits and limitations
 * AO2 - Describe an innovation in ICT**

Give a brief definition of e-commerce and explain how it has change the way people buy goods and services. Cover the key points of choice, convenience and cost. Us an example to illustrate one of these key points. Types of e-commerce you might choose
 * AO3 - Investigate how e-commerce has affected the way people buy goods and services**


 * electronic data interchange (EDI) between companies
 * supermarkets
 * banks
 * specialist retailers
 * auction sites
 * organisations, clubs etc where e-commers is not the primary fun ction of the website
 * price comparison websites

Identify one ecommerce website and describe the purpose and audience of the site. Use annotated screenshots to describe some of the e-commerce features of the site (like baskets, checkout, searching etc) Sites might include
 * AO4 - Investigate an e-commerce website**
 * booking system
 * auction site
 * commercial website selling products
 * digital download site

(USE BBC BITESIZE FOR INFO!!!) Describe some of the main requirements of legislation relating to
 * AO5 - Understand the logal and moral issues in the digital age**
 * Data Protection Act
 * Copyright
 * Misuse of Computers Act

Briefly describe at least one (2 for merit/distinction) moral issue relating to the use of digital technology - using a specific example to illusrate your point.
 * Civil liberties, eg:
 * surveillance
 * data collection
 * data storage
 * ID cards
 * airport security
 * access to information
 * employment