| 4.1.2 Value & Importance of Information |
| Last update 04 June 2009 - FatMax |
In this topic you need to understand the importance of up to
date, accurate and complete
information and that there are costs involved in terms of money,
time and human resources to
get good quality information.
| Key Points/Learning Outcomes |
You should understand:
- that up to date, accurate and complete information adds
value to organisations by aiding decision making,
monitoring progress (company and individual) and the
targeting of resources so giving a competitive advantage;
You also need to know about the costs associated with data collection (direct and
indirect), data entry, processing and maintenance. |
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Below you can find some resources to help you with your planning, revision or idle curiosity. Note: none of these are endorsed by WJEC
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| Introduction to value and importance of information. Written for AQA 10.2. Still good tho' |
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| Steve Longley's excellent Flash notes for value and importance of info. Right click and save link as / save target as |
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| Wikipedia entry for information quality - probably best in 4.1.3 but what the hell! |
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| Notes on this topic from North Chadderton High. originally for AQA 10.2 but just as relevant to WJEC. |
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| One page left over from an old Heathcote presentation. Might be useful as an introductory handout. |
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| A couple of value & importance questions suitable for homework and/or class discussuion. |
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| Short document outlining some of the overheads involved in collecting, entering, processing and maintaining data. |
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| Books/Reading |
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| See the books page or follow the links for more details about the titles listed below |
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- Mott & Leeming - pages 8 - 17
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| Sample Question |
There are financial costs involved in getting good quality information.
State two other costs and, giving a different example for each one, show how these costs arise.
More sample questions and answers are available here |
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| Books for 4.1.2 |
ICT Through Diagrams
Alan Gardner
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Essential ICT for WJEC
Stephen Doyle |
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WJEC ICT
Mott & Leeming |
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