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2.2.6 Personal and public communications

Paper One and Two may require you to evaluate the social and ethical issues involved in the use of personal and public communications you should have an understanding of the following related technological concepts.

The social and ethical issues involved in the use of
tutorials, training and wizards. These may include:

• the balance in responsibility between an individual and an organization for training

• the need for IT companies to consider global and cultural diversity when preparing training and tutorial software

• the requirement of organizations to provide training when implementing change.

Knowledge of technology
In order to study and evaluate the social and ethical issues involved in the use of tutorials, training and wizards, you must have an understanding of related technological concepts. These may include:

• key terms—tutorial software, training software, wizards and assistants, help menu and help features, “Read Me” files

• using wizards, assistants and online assistants in the design and creation of a product, eg desktop published documents, slideshows, web sites.

Do you understand these issues and terms?  If you don't then do some research - find out what it ALL means.

When you think you know about Tutorials, training and wizards answer the questions below using a pen/pencil and paper: 

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A software company called Jes-Basketball (http://www.jes-basketball.com) produces software called Basketball Playbook which allows users to create new "plays" which are then animated and can be played on a computer using the free playbook viewer.  The manufacturer claims that the program allows coaches to develop better plays and makes it easier and faster for players to learn the plays.

The athletic director at Shanghai International School has decided to use Basketball Playbook with all of the basketball teams for the next season.    He has purchased a multi-user license from Jes-Basketball and has had the program and the "Read Me" file installed on the computers of all the basketball coaches and assistants.

1. Basketball Playbook comes with a "Read Me" file - define "Read Me" files. [2 marks]
    

2. Describe two wizards that might be found in software such as this. [4 marks]
    

3. Explain who is responsible for the coaches learning to use this software correctly. [4 marks]
    

4. Evaluate the decision to use computer software to assist sport coaches at schools with particular reference to the training needed to use the programs. [10 marks]