Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Topic 3 - People and ICT systems
- Characteristics of users
- Experience
- Do they need training? if so, are they expected to
learn it on their own using manual, tutorials etc.
- Physicaly capability
- Sensory impairment? Blind - 'talking' computer, braille keyboards/ printers
- Physically disabled? Mobility - voice activated systems
- Environment of use
- Home, on the move, work
- Task to be undertaken
- Different user requirements
- Ways to make an ICT system easier to use
- Offer different languages
- Allow text to be read out loud
- Use plain, simple language or include a GLOSSARY
- Allow users to change text size
- HELP button
- Allow users to change the
colour of text/ background
- User guide
- How unsers interact with ICT systems (Talk about interfaces - benefits
and limitations)
- On-line help for beginners +
- Help-desks - manned by someone
from the IT department
- Existing users = more experienced
and can help
- Training - tutorials, interactive, face-face training, paper based,
instructional training
- Effective ICT teams
- Advantages
- Time effective
- BOUNCE ideas
- Project manager can assign tasks
appropriately according to skils &
experience
- Help and motivate eachother
- Always someone to take over anyone who leaves
- Work is superior that individual work
- Disadvantages
- Some people don't like to depend on others
- Lots of meetings needed to coordinate
- Hard to manage
- Conflict
- if someone is behind, affects all
- Jobs available to ICT professionals
- Roles of ICT professionals