Implications of Mobile Technology

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Implications of Mobile Technology

• Chapter 3

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This presentation will

• Help you understand how to answer open ended
  questions which could be asked of you in the exam
  in relation to the implications of mobile
  technology.

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Introduction

• Discuss questions are open ended questions which
  rely on your knowledge which you should have
  acquired by reading news articles and
  experiencing technology.
• This topic relies on you having good knowledge in
  the following areas
• Wireless Networks
• Cellular Networks
• Satellite Communication Systems.

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Discuss

• This type of question is the daddy of all
  questions (worth the most amount of marks) and
  usually appears once or twice in the exam paper.
• It is usually an essay question that should take
  you about 20 minutes to write.
• You will need to discuss the impact and
  consequences of something, with at least one
  advantage and disadvantage and include a
  conclusion.

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Discuss

• It is a very open question in which you will be
  marked by the quality of your answer. There are
  loads of ways this type of question could be
  answered.
• You should avoid answer bouncing.
• E.g. Discuss the impact that tv has had on
  people.
• An answer that bounces might look something like
  this
• People watch tv, get hooked, get fat because they
  arent exercising, drain the NHS, cause the
  Government to raise taxes, people have to pay
  more in taxes, they cant afford nice tvs, they
  lead a boring life.

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Discuss

• In a past paper this question was asked
• Discuss the impact that ICT has had on airline
  travel.
• Good answers chose a topic and looked at the
  advantages and disadvantages and concluded their
  answer.
• Bad answers listed out as many things as they
  could!

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Discuss Writing Frame

• To help you answer these questions you could use
  the following writing frame

Describe ve or ve Impact Consequences
Or a point of view. This is the effect. How does it relate to me? Immediate impact. E.g. House is on fire and burns down I have to run out quickly! What happens as a result of the impact? Long term. E.g. I have to find a new house to live in.
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Discuss Writing Frame

• Discuss the impact of ICT on airline travel.

Describe
Security cameras which are able to xray you safely.
ve or ve
Positive Impossible to hide any weapons on you as they clearly show up on the xray machine. Negative Invasion of privacy as a stranger is able to see you naked in the scanners.
Impact
Airport security able to move passengers through security at a greater rate compared to when they needed to enforce stop and search procedures.
Consequences
Improvement in airline security but could cause problems for some people, especially in some religions. Would it be right to have two security systems in place or should there be only one?
The way you write your answer would determine how
many marks you are likely to receive. 0-3 (Low
Band) 4-7 (Middle Band) 8-11 (High Band)
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Discuss Mark Bands
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Discuss Mark Bands
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Example exam questions

• Discuss the implications for a child of using a
  laptop and mobile telephone while on a school
  trip.
• You could focus on the following things
• Ability to send and receive messages even when
  abroad.
• Can contact parents if needed.
• Child can link mobile to laptop.
• For each of those points you would need to be
  able to discuss the implications of being able to
  do those things.
• For example, a child can take pictures with their
  mobile phone and then upload them to their laptop
  so they can write a field report using their own
  images instead of downloading them!
• The cost of connecting to the internet using a
  mobile phone abroad is expensive so by doing it
  this way no extra cost is involved.

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Example exam questions Try these ones

• Discuss the implications for a manager of a large
  company being able to communicate with the
  company while on a business trip to Japan using
  mobile technology.
• Discuss the implications of a person sailing
  around the world being able to communicate using
  mobile technology with family, friends and their
  support team.
• Discuss the implications for army troops in the
  desert being able to communicate using mobile
  technology with their commanding officer based at
  the barracks.