Information Technology
OPEN UNIVERSITY of MAURITIUS
Module Name: IT Essentials
Part time lecturer: Mr Ketan S. Ramhit
INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
Your assignment will be marked on a total of 40 marks.
Answer ALL questions
Submission date: 29 March 2014
Please note that any assignment submitted after the deadline, marks will be deducted as per assignment submission procedure document.
Word limit: 1500 words
Format: Please follow the guidelines in the document “Guide to writing assignments” available on Moodle.
In general, you are required to conform to Harvard referencing style.
Plagiarism will be heavily penalised.
Please include a bibliography at the end of your document.
Mode of submission: Please submit a hard copy addressed to Mr Ketan S. Ramhit &
Programme Manager: Mr Abheenaye Gokhool
POINTS TO REMEMBER WHEN SUBMITTING YOUR ASSIGNMENT:
All assignments submitted should include Form A and Form B (available of E-learn)
Please submit a hard copy to our Learning Resource Centres {Reduit (weekdays open) /
Curepipe (Saturdays open)}.
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QUESTION 1:
“Information technology has changed the face of work-life pattern of people.”
Discuss on the above statement with appropriate examples existing today.
(15 Marks)
QUESTION 2:
You have been approached by a household of four members to recommend a computer system.
The father performs duty as a Health Inspector at the Ministry of Health. After every inspection pertaining to public health issues, he needs to provide written reports of findings to his superiors. During his duty, he usually takes notes in his diary which he brings to work and transcribe them onto the computer in his office. He sometimes takes very good quality pictures of unhygienic spots and polluted places on his digital camera during his visits as evidence of environmental degradation to support his findings.
The mother is a pre-primary teacher working with children between 3 – 5 years of age. She is also the treasurer of a
Module Name: IT Essentials
Part time lecturer: Mr Ketan S. Ramhit
INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
Your assignment will be marked on a total of 40 marks.
Answer ALL questions
Submission date: 29 March 2014
Please note that any assignment submitted after the deadline, marks will be deducted as per assignment submission procedure document.
Word limit: 1500 words
Format: Please follow the guidelines in the document “Guide to writing assignments” available on Moodle.
In general, you are required to conform to Harvard referencing style.
Plagiarism will be heavily penalised.
Please include a bibliography at the end of your document.
Mode of submission: Please submit a hard copy addressed to Mr Ketan S. Ramhit &
Programme Manager: Mr Abheenaye Gokhool
POINTS TO REMEMBER WHEN SUBMITTING YOUR ASSIGNMENT:
All assignments submitted should include Form A and Form B (available of E-learn)
Please submit a hard copy to our Learning Resource Centres {Reduit (weekdays open) /
Curepipe (Saturdays open)}.
1
QUESTION 1:
“Information technology has changed the face of work-life pattern of people.”
Discuss on the above statement with appropriate examples existing today.
(15 Marks)
QUESTION 2:
You have been approached by a household of four members to recommend a computer system.
The father performs duty as a Health Inspector at the Ministry of Health. After every inspection pertaining to public health issues, he needs to provide written reports of findings to his superiors. During his duty, he usually takes notes in his diary which he brings to work and transcribe them onto the computer in his office. He sometimes takes very good quality pictures of unhygienic spots and polluted places on his digital camera during his visits as evidence of environmental degradation to support his findings.
The mother is a pre-primary teacher working with children between 3 – 5 years of age. She is also the treasurer of a