1. Unit 3 Information Systems
LO2 - Understand the issues related to use of information

2. Learning Objectives In this and the following sessions you will…
Demonstrate understanding issues related to information covering
Organisational
Ethical
Legal
Outcomes -
All learners will be able to identify an organisational/ethical/legal issue linked to a given company
Some learners will be able to describe organisational/ethical/legal issues linked to a given company
Few learners will be able to explain the organisational/ethical/legal issues linked to a given company

3. What’s covered in LO2 Operational issues: Ethical issues:
Legal issues:

5. Operational issues:
security of information; backups; health and safety; organisational policies; business continuance plans; costs eg additional resources required, cost of development; impact of increasing sophistication of systems eg more trained personnel, more complex software

7. Ethical issues:
codes of practice eg on use of , internet; ‘whistleblowing’; organisational policies; information ownership

9. Legal issues:
relevant data protection legislation eg Data Protection Act 1998, Freedom of Information Act 2000; other relevant legislation eg Computer Misuse Act 1990