Unit 1: Front Cover of E-Book

Above is an example of a possible layout for the front page of your E-Book the rest of the ebook would be linked to this page. 

Hope this is clear.  The link pages will look very different. 

Unit 1: E-Book - Creating the Page Navigation

E-Boooks and E-Portfolios can have various page layouts, some basic designs are shown on the attched PowerPoint. Other options are shown on page 78-80 of the Edexcel GCE in Applied ICT by Heathcote and Farrell

 

 

Unit 2: E-Commerce Online Shopping

There are many sites that you can use for the next part of Unit 2.  You need to show at every stage how you can purchase items online.

The Process that you go through from: first click to last click.

1. Select a website
2. Find the Sign In or Register Section  If you forget your account password how do they send you a new one, does this process work and how secure is it.

3. Sign in (if you are an existing customer) or register to become a customer. 
4. What information do they ask from you at the start. Think about why they need or want each piece of information?  What do they company you have chosen do with this data? 
5. How do you purchase an item
6. What is the payment process
7. Do they deliver or can you collect?
8. Do they have a tracking system?

Please make sure that you have a screenshot for each new page of data entry you fill in.  

Good Luck

Unit 2: Digital Economy - Doing Business on the Web

As we have seen from previous work on Tescos and other suppermarket websites, that Internet Sales are increasing. Read page 124 to 128, and work on Activity 1, Activity 2, Activity 3 and Activity 4.

Unit 2: The Digital Economy - Clicks & Mortar

As we have seen internet sales are rising faster than any other part of the economy what causes people to prefer to shop on line.

Here are four articles about Internet Sales for many different companies.  What do these articles tell you about the changing Internet Market.

Activity 7: Consider the Pros and Cons of Online Grocery Shopping

Divide the list of comments between advantages and disadvantages

Activity 8: Compare Online Grocery Stores

page 131
You need to compare different websites. Below is list of the websites of the major supermarket chains in UK.
Tesco; Asda; Sainbury's; Morrisons; Waitrose - Ocado; Co-operative Food;
Aldi; Lidl; Marks & Spencer
What features do they have in common? What is different in each case? Which do you prefer and why?

Tesco - Horse Meat - Positive Press?

The recent dicovery of Horse Meat entering the Tesco Value Product line has had an effect on the Tesco brand only time will tell how long this problem will last. 

Below is an article about the issues involved and Tesco apology that was printed accross most of the newspapers at conderable cost to Tesco. 

 

2.2 Doing Business on the Web - Growing the Customer Base

We have seen that most of the increases in retail sales is through internet sales. 
The growth of internet sales has also led to the growth of new companies who are collecting information from consumers to spot trend in the retail market. 

Kartel World Panel is an example of company set up to provide analysis of the retail market. 

In the Supermarket Trade there are many major players and it is the competition between them that feeds this part of the economy.  In this BBC Business Article you will be able to see the different shares each of the companies has in UK. 

Below are a number of articles which show how internet sales have gone up for several different companies. 

Tesco - An example of large internet website

Tesco's is one of the Major Supermarket Chains in UK, along with Asda, Sainsburys, Morrisons, Marks & Spencer, Aldi, Co-operative Store, Waitrose and Lidl.

 

Tesco is has the largest share of the supermarket sales figures. Below are several articles about Tesco's and its recent problems with Horse Meat found in its Value Burgers.

Task 1: Read these articles and explain how tesco has become the leading retailer in UK and why some people dislike this company

1.5 Net Books - What are they? How have they developed?

Unit 1: The Information Age - 1.5 Net Books

We should know have a clear understanding of the way in which the Information Age has developed. The final part of Unit 1 is all about how your work is to be presented. This will be in the form of an E-Book, which is simply an electronic version of a book.

E-Books can be created using many different computer packages, see page 63 for details.

How much code (HTML) Hyper Text Markup Language will it need?

Tasks 1: Read pages 62 to 68 and describe the different types of E-Books. Post your results on your blog. 

Unit 1: Assessment Task

Unit 1 Assessment is via a E-Book.  Details of the content and design are shown in Specification for AS Course which can be accessed via the Sixth Form Moodle.

2.1 Information in Modern Organisiations

Unit 2 Digital Economy - 2.1 Information in Modern Organisiations - Types of Organsation and their Use of ICT

It is possible to divide the organisation by type or by sector. During the current recession it has become clear that companies with out a clear strategy to use ICT and the internet have failed will those witha strategy are doing much better. 
Below are two articles about two companies that clearly did not have an internet strategy and have paid the price. 
Task 2: Read these articles and explain why theses companies failed. 

Read pages 118 to 123 and work through the activities posting each one once you finish it. 

Active Book Links

Applied ICT Book

If you need any of the weblinks these can be found on this page of edexcel website activebook-links

Bridging the Gap: Examples of Initiatives

1.4 Local Divisions - Bridging the Gap: Examples of Initiatives

As we have seen there is digital divide in UK, examine the initiatives listed on pages 57 to 60. Describe each initiative and any judgement on how successful these have been.

Tackling the Divide on the Ground

Unit 1: The Information Age - 1.3 Digital Divide - Tackling the Divide on the Ground

As we have seen their is a digital divide between the richest countries and poorest countries in the world. Examine pages 44-48 and examine all the initiatives described, and see if you can find another example. Post your findings on your blog.

Civil Rights

One of the more contentious areas in the debate about the impact of ICT is that of Civil Rights. The more data there is on people, and the more technology is used to monitor or control people in order to keep society as a whole safe, then the more likely it is that people's right to privacy and civil rights as a whole may be compromised.

Tasks

 

Read page 34 to 36 and make a list of all the groups and organisations that have your details. Read the articles above on the Sixth Form Moodle and post how these issue are effected by ICT.