Report

The numerical information system created has demonstrated to be effective in the means of determining the effect of issuing laptops to students on the staff and the students, presenting their perspectives. The system consisted of a survey that collected the data from students and staff that contained similar content.
Once the data from the online spreedsheet had been downloaded into an Excel spreadsheet, analysis of the data took place through sorting the information into particular worksheets in order to to make any links or to determine trends.

There weren't many noticable trends presented on either survey, although there are significant links that are evident between the staff and student analysis. Both present links in particular between productiviy of work and care towards laptops.

While students are enthusiastic by the preposition of being issued laptops, most if not majority of the students had stated that more care would be shown towards them if there are more laptops that are issued to them. However, some did say that some students may not while the staff also supported this.

The analysis required a number of formula's and functions that finally presented the data in graphs. Functions and Formula's such as "COUNTIF", "Average","Sum" and a variety of graphs.

The numerical information system alows the evaluation of whether issuing laptops to students will be effect of now and what factors need to be considered when doing so.

ISC Diagram

Information Processes:


Collecting:

• Opinions of the teachers and students on the effective use of laptops instead of textbooks

• Collecting information on computer and internet usage habits

• Collection of data from the survey


Organising:

• Structuring the survey methodically to follow a structural and easily understandable questions – this will also help the analysis of the information

• Organising the questions of one survey to match the questions of the other to receive a better understanding of the opinions of the participants – to make an effective comparison between to the 2 groups that are interviewed.

• Organising finalised data into excel spreadsheet.


Analysis:

• Analysing the responses made by individuals

• Analysing the data from the responses in excel to make trends and patterns

• Creating a variety of graphs based on analysis to determine the trends and patterns

• Deciphering the information provided from both survey responses

• Google Docs – creating summary responses

• Determining what graphs are to be used for which type of data presented.


Storing and Retrieving:

• Storing the responses to create summaries

• Receiving the data of responses from each individual who completes the survey


Transmitting:

• Connecting the user to the participant through the use of the internet network.

• Transmitting the survey to the responders.


Processing:

• Publishing the survey

• Implementing different options for the survey responses

• Converting the data of responses into an excel document and downloading it – may change formats of some of its content when downloading

• Manipulating and changing data when organising and rearranging data for analysing responses.

• Conversion of data into graphs and charts.


Display:

• Presentation of the survey on the screen of a laptop or PC screen

• Displaying the content of the survey