Strand+2+Index

= STRAND 2: Application to specific scenarios =  hotels, supermarkets, travel agencies." ||  IT systems in cars." ||
 * ===** 2.1 ** ** BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT **=== ||
 * === **Topic** === || === Examples ref ITGS Guide: first exams 2012 (Pg 23) === ||
 * Traditional businesses || "Banks, including ATM (automatic teller machines), EFT (electronic funds transfer),
 * Online businesses (e-commerce) || "Working practices such as teleworking and home working." ||
 * Transportation || "Airline reservation systems, navigation, package tracking, traffic control systems,
 * ===** 2.2 EDUCATION AND TRAINING** ===
 * ===** 2.2 EDUCATION AND TRAINING** ===

|| use of mobile devices, game-based learning, fully immersive environments, filtering and monitoring of students’ internet use, 1-to-1, m-learning. ||
 * === Topic === || === Examples === ||
 * Distance learning over large areas || Hospitals, prisons, retirement homes, schools. ||
 * Use of IT in teaching and learning || Educational software, online research and forums, virtual learning environments (VLE), e-books, Web 2.0 educational networks,
 * Hardware and network technologies in the classroom || Laptop computers, handheld devices, interactive whiteboards. ||
 * Provision for special needs || Inclusive software, Braille keyboards, accessibility. ||
 * School administration || Record-keeping of staff and finances, libraries, student records, EDI (electronic data interchange). ||
 * === 2.3 ENVIRONMENT ===
 * === 2.3 ENVIRONMENT ===

|| medical records, military service records, social security information, online police records. ||
 * === Topic === || === Examples === ||
 * Modelling and simulations || Climate change, forecasting natural events or demographic changes. ||
 * Data logging || Sensors, probes, real-time data collection. ||
 * Satellite communication || Remote sensing devices, satellite imagery, tagging. ||
 * Mapping, virtual globes || Geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems (GPS), cell/mobile phone tracking, online journey planning, online maps. ||
 * E-waste || Development, disposal and recycling of IT equipment, monitoring organizations such as the Basel Action Network. ||
 * Resource depletion || Use of non-renewable resources for manufacturing components, electrical consumption of IT systems. ||
 * === 2.4 HEALTH === ||
 * === Topic === || === Examples === ||
 * Diagnostic and therapeutic tools || Surgery, prosthetic devices, diagnostic technology, rehabilitation, patient monitoring, individualized IT solutions for disabled people, accessibility. ||
 * Medical information, administration, marketing and sales || Medical advice, e-prescriptions, telemedicine, electronic health records, international health cards. ||
 * Medical research || Global collaboration, database for the Human Genome Project, improving patient rehabilitation. ||
 * Psychological and physical considerations || Internet addiction, repetitive strain injury (RSI), ergonomics. ||
 * === 2.5 HOME AND LEISURE === ||
 * === Topic === || === Examples === ||
 * Homes and home networks || IT management of home systems: for example, lighting, security, entertainment centres. ||
 * Digital entertainment || Films, photographs, music, arts, online and digital games, gambling, virtual worlds. ||
 * Social networking || Chat rooms, messaging, blogging, file sharing, wikis. ||
 * Published and broadcast information || Books, newspapers, digital radio and TV, e-books, podcasts. ||
 * Digital policing || Monitoring organizations such as the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). ||
 * Hardware, software and networks || Portable digital devices and their ability to remotely control other devices, IT-enabled appliances. ||
 * === 2.6 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS === ||
 * === Topic === || === Examples === ||
 * Political processes || Online campaigning, voting, lobbying, fund-raising and advertising. ||
 * Government information sites || For example, travel warnings, tourist information, environmental information and warnings, government policies, city government websites. ||
 * Access to, and updating of, personal information held on government databases || Collection, storage and updating of personal data: for example, driving licence, TV licence, tax returns, passport applications and renewals,
 * Political processes || Online campaigning, voting, lobbying, fund-raising and advertising. ||
 * Government information sites || For example, travel warnings, tourist information, environmental information and warnings, government policies, city government websites. ||
 * Access to, and updating of, personal information held on government databases || Collection, storage and updating of personal data: for example, driving licence, TV licence, tax returns, passport applications and renewals,
 * Government control and use of information || Censorship, data matching across agencies, archiving, biometric data, national identity cards. ||
 * Law and order || Police surveillance, terrorist monitoring, DNA data. ||
 * Military || Cyberwarfare, smart weapons, espionage, battlefield technology. ||