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 * 8.1.1- Information Systems in Context **
 * **Students learn about: ** || **Students learn to: ** ||
 * * diagrammatic representation of an information system in context
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 * the environment
 * everything that influences and is influenced by the information system
 * the purpose
 * a statement identifying who the information system is for and what it needs to achieve
 * who the information system is for includes individuals and organisations
 * the information system
 * a set of information processes requiring participants, data/information and information technology built to satisfy a purpose
 * information processes
 * computer based and non-computer based activities
 * information technology
 * hardware and software used in information processes
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">data
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">the raw material used by information processes
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">information
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">the output displayed by an information system
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">user
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a person who views or uses the information output from an information system
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">participant
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a special class of user who carries out the information processes within an information system || * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">diagrammatically represent a given scenario that involves an information system


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">explain how an information system impacts on its environment and how it in turn impacts on the information system


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">describe the environment and purpose of an information system for a given context


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">explain how a given need can be supported by an information system


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">describe an information system in terms of its purpose

Below is an organised help table that will help you increase your knowledge in Information Systems in Context. On the left hand side of the table you will find the words that will come up throughout the course and especially in the topic of Information Systems in Context. On the right hand side of the table you will find the explanation to the term.These definitions will help you gain a better understanding of the topic. At the bottom of the table you will find some organised links so that you can either further your knowledge or gain other resources in response to Information Systems in Context. You will also find some review questions, aswell as a game that will give you typical multiple choice questions. || || The processes can be involving computers or non-computer facilities || ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">for a given scenario, identify the people who are:
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">in the environment
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">users of the information system
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">participants in the information system ||
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 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Term ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Explanation ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Environment || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The environment is the part of the process that influences, and is influenced by, the system and purpose. The environment impacts the information system and on the otherhand, the information system impacts the environment. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Purpose || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The purpose is the reason for its existence and answers the questions of who it is for and what need/s they have. There are ultimately infinity amounts of reasons why an information system is created. Eg (class list) ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Information Processes || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What needs to be done to transform the data into useful information. These actions coordinate and direct the system’s resources to achieve the systems’s purpose. There are 7 Information Processes. These include; · Collecting · Organising · Analysing · Storing and Retrieving · Processing · Transmitting and Receiving · Displaying ·
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Information Technology || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This aspect of the information system includes the hardware and software that is used throughout the system. In the system the hardware can not operate without the software. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hardware || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hardware is the physical equipment that is used throughout the processes. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Software || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The instructions that operate and guide the hardware through the process. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Data || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Data is the raw material that the information process deals with. Data can come in various forms such as, videos, graphics, text, numbers, etc.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Information || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Information is just the output from the data once it has been processed in the system. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">User || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">People who use the information produced by an information system either directly or indirectly. Information systems exist to provide information to its users. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Participant || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These are the people who actually carry out the processes within the system. These people who carry out the processes have direct and indirect contact to develop the information system. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Boundary || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The limits of a certain area. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Needs || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A database service and text search and retrieval system. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">System || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Any organised assembly of resources and processes united and regulated by interaction or interdependence to accomplish a common purpose ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Information Processes and Technology (IPT) || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The study of information systems and the processes and technology involved in them. IPT is also a subject offered to senior high school students in Australia in university entrance exams such as the HSC. It focuses on giving the student an understanding of information technology, information processes and the skills to create information systems and some basic programming skills. Some of the social and ethical issues of computer systems may also be included in the course of the subject. ||

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