1. Using ICT in Organisations

2. What is an organisation?
An organisation is a group of people who work together towards the same goal.
There are three main types of organisations :
Commercial organisations
Industrial organisations
Public service organisations

3. Functions within organisations
Are areas or departments within an organisation.
They will vary according to the type of organisation.
Typical departments include:
Accounts
Marketing
Human Resources or Personnel
Operations
Purchasing
Sales

4. Using ICT in organisations
ICT has many uses within organisations, specialised use depend on the nature of the organisation. However, common uses can include:
Creating advertisement and promotional materials.
Letters
Storing customer, stock, membership, employee details
Building management
Mailing lists
Accounts
Payroll

5. Specialist applications
Some organisations can require specialist equipment. For example, a supermarket requires the ability to scan barcodes to allow quick stock checks, receipt creation, etc.

6. What you need to do….
Compare two different organisations and their use of ICT.
Things to think about:
What ICT is used for within the organisation?
What equipment is used?
The advantages and disadvantages of using ICT.
Whether the use of ICT has made the organisation more efficient?