2. Plan
1.The software for the solution of tasks
of the specialized professional sphere.
2.Modern IT trends in the professional
sphere: medicine, power, etc.
3.Use of search engines and electronic
resources in the professional purposes.
Safety issues in industrial information
and communication technologies.
3. Definitions
Managing data – keep track of data about customers, products,
demographics and other information important to the business, uses
secured mechanisms for storages.
Maintain financial status – Keep track of the financial status of the company
on an annually, monthly or even day-to-day basis.
Communication–Uses e-mails, publishes information on web, keeps in touch
with stake holders via social networks, conference meetings avoids the need
of physical availability of participants of the meetings.
Networking- shares resources, common database of files accessible for
authorized members
4. Definitions
Research work – Investigate new products, improve the quality of the
existing products through effective research.
Audio and Video business presentation.
Process simulations- The processes allows you to see effect of changes,
without having to actually make those changes to your processes, can use
to maximize the overall confidence with the proposed changes without
implementing.
Increase productivity through Industry specific software.
Though the typical usage of computers at work has been summarized as
above
5. Modern IT trends in the professional sphere:
medicine, power, etc
ICT in Education
The usage of concepts in ICT in the education sector
also varies on its application such as,
- ICT as a subject (i.e., computer studies)
- ICT as a tool to support traditional subjects (i.e.,
computer-based learning, presentation, research)
- ICT as an administrative tool (i.e., education
management information systems/EMIS)
- ICT as a medium of knowledge exchange
6. ICT in Business/Trade and Commerce
Nowadays, the business IT specialist applies ICT in their
organizations to achieve their commercial objectives. It
makes them be quick, cheap, and more attractive to the
client of their business. One of the major applications of
ICT in businesses is the existence of industries where
buying and selling of products or services done through
internet or other computer networks. This area is called
Electronic Commerce or E-commerce. You will learn
what e-commerce is deeply in session 25 of this material.
However, again for your benefit, a brief description of e-
commerce is given below before moving on to the next
topic.
7. ICT in Medicine
ICT is used in many ways related to the Medicine sector.
E-Medicine is one of such facility.
E-Medicine is an online clinical medical knowledge database
with a collection of thousands of articles, images, videos which
support you to browse and get knowledge in any matter
related to the medicine field such as details of diseases,
drugs, medications, health news, first-aid guides, etc.
Further, you can get the answers for your own health care
related question as well.
8. Work environment
It is essential to maintain your best possible work environment
to ensure the health and the productivity of all computer users.
You may think that you have arranged the furniture and the
computer equipment correctly, but still it may give health
issues arise if the working environment is poor.
Following are the physical aspects that you need to consider
with respect to a good working environment.
9. Working space
You must have enough space to perform your tasks safely and
comfortably. The amount of working space depends on the user,
nature of work you do, and the devices and the furniture you need to
use.
Location
It is important to think about the visual environment when locating your
computer with other peripherals.
Lighting
You may use artificial to provide lighting, but it is better to go for a
combination of natural and artificial light.
Decor
Too much of dark colors can create contrasts in brightness so that
additional lighting is needed. As a general rule the ceiling should be
brighter than walls and walls brighter than the floor.
10. There are four potential health issues identified as
associated with computer work.
They are:
• Physical discomfort, pain, or injury
• Visual discomfort
• Stress
• Fatigue
These may often influence each other. Let us have a look at
each issue separately.
11. Questions
1. Using suitable examples, describe how computerization would help
an organization to perform more efficiently and effectively.
2. Briefly describe the following terms.
3. a. E-Commerce b. E-Banking c. E-Medicine
4. What are the advantages of e-learning with respect to both teaching
and learning?
5. Briefly explain the nature of the environment that is preferable for a
computer based working area.
