EDITION JUNE 2006

CSG 1132 COMMUNICATING IN AN IT ENVIRONMENT

INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATING IN AN IT
ENVIRONMENT

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OBJECTIVES
At the end of this chapter, student should be able to:

Make full use of the CITE components in their daily lives.

Define the

advantages

and

disadvantages

of understanding the basic

application tools in CITE.

Act accordingly whenever they are online.

INTRODUCTION

Communicating in an IT Environment prepares the students to participate in a rapidly

changing world in which work and other activities are increasingly transformed by access
to varied and developing technology. Students who use the right ICT tools find, explore,
analyze,

exchange

and

present

information

responsibly,

creatively

and

with

discrimination.
Students learn how to employ this knowledge to enable rapid access to ideas and
experiences from a wide range of people, communities and cultures. Increased capability
in the use of an advanced technology promotes initiative and independent learning, with
students being able to make informed judgments about when and where to use ICT to
the best effect, and to consider its implications for home and work, both now and in the
future.

Malaysia is conducting considerable efforts in the field of education. Such efforts have
now been intensified by the creation of Smart Schools, which is one of the flagships
available in the Multimedia Super Corridor. This new dimension of education has
promised to produce students who are more creative and innovative in their thinking,
quick to adapt to technologies and able to access and manage new information.
Thus, this subject aims to provide the students the appropriate 'know - how' in the field
of ICT. Imagine how easy life can be when you have the right knowledge. Imagine how
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convenient it can be if we know how to use the knowledge effectively. There are a lot of
things - in fact, limitless of things - that a user can do when he or she has mastered the
needed ICT tools.

Previously, when one feels like shopping, he or she has to spend so much time preparing
him or herself, drive or take a taxi or bus to the shopping complex, move around the
shopping area and browse for items, select the needed item, take it to the counter to
make payment, move out from the shopping area and go to other shopping departments
and after all that, drive or take a taxi or bus back to the house. A very tedious activity,
don't you think so? With knowledge in ICT, you can skip all that and shop at the
convenience of your house! How to do that? Well, you can do so by doing shopping
online. Switch on the PC, connect to the Internet, go to the required website(s), browse
the items and make your purchase. In one or two days time, the item will be delivered to
your door step. Easy, right?
The wonders do not stop at shopping only. You can in fact buy books and other printed
materials online. Sometimes, the price is even cheaper than the one offered at your local
bookshops! You also do not have to waste time going to the library as you can actually
get unlimited information and extracts from the many virtual libraries available on the
Internet. All you need to have is the right knowledge and expertise to navigate your way
while you are online.

Knowledge in ICT is essential to today's students. It does not only give them the needed
information and education but it can also provide them with unlimited pool of
information/ which can enhance their ability and intelligence to greater heights. Students
will become more inquisitive and eager to find and learn new subjects. They will also be
able to use their creativity and develop new and interesting ideas to assist them further
in their education,
Therefore, students are advised to grasp this knowledge so that they can be at par with
students from around the globe. This is imperative if we do not want to be left behind in
this era of new technologies.
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Tasks in the class/ library

1. In a group of three, find as many information as you can about ICT in Malaysia.
2. In the same group, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of mastering the ICT.
3. From the library, find books that have information about ICT. List down the names
of the books and state what information you get from them.

Tasks in the laboratory

1. Surf the Internet and provide five useful websites that can give information about
ICT.
2. Find a website that offers its customers the ability to do shopping online.
Browse

that particular website and comment what makes that website

attractive
and interesting.
3. Go to www.iaring .com.my and study the website. List down five sub menus that
look interesting to you. Comment on each sub menu that you have picked.

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