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Administration and IT

Curriculum for Excellence Business Education National 4 and National 5. Administration and IT. Websites as Sources of Information. Is the Information Available on Websites Reliable or Unreliable?.

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Administration and IT

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  1. Curriculum for Excellence Business Education National 4 and National 5 Administration and IT

  2. Websites as Sources of Information Is the Information Available on Websites Reliable or Unreliable?

  3. Reliable sources of information will be found on website of reputable, well-known businesses. Reliable Websites Examples of these types of businesses are • Virgin • Clydesdale bank • EasyJet

  4. Reliable websites • You will also find reliable sources of information on: • Government websites eg. www.gov.uk • Well known organisations eg Glasgow University www.gla.ac.uk

  5. The information given should be up-to-date - eg product prices are recent and current accurate – there are no errors in the information given available – information is easy to access relevant – information that is suitable to the user sufficient – information is complete and comprehensive but concise cost-effective - should not be expensive to obtain the information Reliable – is the author identified? Are they experts/recognised? Reliable Websites

  6. personal details financial details Reliable Websites The website should be secure as visitors to the website may be giving

  7. wrong decisions may be made if the source of information is unreliable, eg arriving late for a train a damaged reputation may be gained as wrong decisions can damage the reputation of the person/business making the decision higher costs may be incurred as unreliable sources waste time and money as the information may be inaccurate, not relevant or not concise visitors to the site may be victims of fraud as the site may have been set up with the intent to steal personal and financial information Unreliable Websites Consequences of unreliable websites are

  8. Communication in Admin – Task 2 Using the heading above, answer the following questions: b) The BBC News webpage is judged as being a reliable source of information. Access this webpage. Using this webpage, outline the key features that make the BBC a reliable source of information.

  9. Communication in Admin – Task 2 A) Not all websites are as reliable as BBC News. Explain the consequences of using unreliable websites.

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