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This book is not designed simply as another resource book, but as a means to engage students in the wider aspects of IT through the inclusion of reflective questions, encouraging readers to research and debate the place of IT today.

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Full title :EBOOK.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2010.
Edition:1st ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):McGraw-Hill Education
Place of Publication:Berkshire
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2010.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (135 pages).

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780335239481, 033523948X
oclc:on1371443873
LC Classification:T58.5 -- .E94 2010eb
Dewey Decimal:004.0712

Front cover -- Half title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Series editor's preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Current issues in information technology -- Introduction -- IT in everyday life -- Employment in the sector -- The rise of the internet -- IT Security -- Copyright ethics -- Towards a digital Britain -- 2 Features of the sector -- The ubiquitous nature of IT -- Current trends -- E-green issues -- Green futures -- 3 Aspects of teaching and learning IT -- Challenges with highly specialized IT -- Company-specific versus generic software applications -- Designing projects to mirror industry -- Time lag -- Continuing professional development -- 4 Preparing for work in IT -- Purposes of digital literacy -- The gender gap in IT -- Engaging women and girls in IT -- Linking education to the workplace -- Opportunities and challenges of work placements -- Options for 14-19-year-olds -- 5 IT qualifications -- Entry-level qualifications -- Level 1 qualifications -- Level 2 qualifications -- Level 3 qualifications -- Level 4 and above qualifications -- 6 Teaching and learning strategies -- Towards IT integration -- Learner skills and…