1. Sources of Information
By Dominique Stainton

2. Sources of Information
To complete the topic of sources and characteristics of information, we need to consider where data and information can br drawn from an Organisation

3. Internal Information
Internal information is information that is generated through the normal business activities of an organisation. This information tends to be generated by a specific functional area within the organisation but can often be used by more than one other business function.

4. Some functional areas of an organisation
Finance
Personnel
Marketing
Purchasing
Sales and customer services
Manufacturing
Distribution
Administration
Research and development

5. External Information
Most organisations also interact with external agencies (those outside the company), receiving and providing information as required. Some of the external agencies are:
Government
Trade groupings
Commercially provided
Databases
Research

6. Task
Try to think of as many examples of where St Clements College would use the different functional areas. For example:
Marketing – press, open evenings etc