INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
This mind map comes in handy if you are in the middle of job searching. Gather all the possibilities, then with the help of the mind map choose whichever fits your needs best.
TYPES OF AGENCIES
DATA ADMINISTRATION AND OFFICE ENVIRONMENT
MEMORIAL
GALLERY
RECORD CENTRE
MUSEUM
FUNCTIONS:
- Identify, acquire, preserve and exhibit unique, collectible or representative object
- Provide experience, through display where visitors can make connection between content and ideas
- Serve as memory institutions for culture
- Support formal and informal learning and research
types:
- general museum
- Natural history/ Natural Science Museum
- Art Museum
- history museum
- Science and Technology Museum
ARCHIVE
functions:
- Retained for legal purposes, for a specific period of time
- Keeps an evidence of the existence, functions and operations of the institution or organization that generated them
2 types:
- public archive
- private archive
LIBRARY
Keep track of your applications so you won't send it twice to the same employer.
You can also separate the responses which might turn into an offer.
functions
- Acquire, store and preserve printed and non-printed materials for reference purpose
- selecting and organizing a complete information collection to meet user needs
- Assist user to access accurate information fastly
- Assist any formal and informal education
5 types of library:
- national library
- academic library
- school library
- public library
- special library
INFORMATIO WORKS IN INFORMATION AGENCIES
disseminating
preserving
managing
processing
storing
List here the people you have been in contact with, in case you would need to follow up with them later on.
collecting
Add your appointments here!
creating
Use our mind map to prepare for an interview and prepare individually for each company that called you for an interview.
IT SYSTEM COMPONENTS
You might get offers at first or you might need to negotiate; either way, list here all of your offers so you can easily compare them and choose.
software, storage and communication services
input devices > cpu > output devices
data and information
people
HISTORY
1983
Windows was introduced, followed by Apple Macintosh a year after.
1981
first IBM personal computer was released
1980
Gather here all the documents you have prepared, the cover letters, recommendations, resumes, etc.
Computers with integrated circuits on a single chip is available and affordable for consumers
DEFINITION
information
You may know a few people who are in the position of helping you out by offering internships or so.
data that has been processed to convey understanding experiences, accumulated learning and expertise
data
Add here the job fairs you would like to visit.
the collection of raw unprocessed facts, figures, and symbol
Information system
Write down all your online networking profiles: e.g. LinkedIn.
system that use information technology to capture, transmit, store, retrive and manipulate or display information use in one or more business process (alter, 1999)
Information technology is a subset of information systems (Boahane & Ditsa, 2001)
If you plan to attend any networking events, you should note them down here.
Networking events
Information technology (IT) plays an important role to support information agencies carry out its mission
Add here the agencies or the recruiters you are working with.
Recruiters/Agencies
