The unit is designed to allow you to explore the different technology solutions in business. We will identify different IT solutions and examine the impact of using the IT solutions in business. Investigating a local business and developing a suitable product that will help the identified stakeholder (a client) will be key to the unit. In order to achieve this, we will need to investigate and study different IT solutions in businesses; including websites, videos for business, commercials/adverts, music, Databases, spreadsheets products, online business journals, digital online business security solution/storage solution,
Unit Details
Unit Question: To what extend have businesses been impacted by new technology?
AOI: Human Ingenuity: What are the consequences of what we create in businesses?
Significant Concept: The choice of appropriate technology for different scenarios. Establishing and determining the correct technology for businesses that betters human life.
AK Focus: Global Economics: Trade and Development
The study of how individuals and societies exchange goods and services.
Summative Assessment
Students will investigate both local and global business and develop a suitable product that will help the resolve current client's challenges. Some of the options available a website, a video for the business, a commercial or advert, produce a commercial song/advert, develop a database, etc. The product can address any specific themes in the business; marketing and advertising, Training, data analysis and storage.
Activity 1
Discuss in pairs the story of MPESA, (the Kenya Mobile fund transfer businesses).
- What is MPESA?
- How did it start?
- When did it start?
- Who started it?
- How has the use of MPESA transformed lives?
Activity 2 (To done individually in your note books)
Study one business that has used many online digital innovation overtime. The business can be global or local. Example SafariCom, or Google are some of the leading online businesses companies with several digital innovations.
In your investigation;
- Outline the several technologies/ innovations used or developed by the named company and their functions
- Describe some of the technologies or innovations you foresee or suggest the companies to use in future.
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