Digital Technologies Impact on Education & Society

This assignment delves into the multifaceted impacts of digital technologies on education and society. It requires you to analyze factors influencing school teachers' perceptions of instructional benefits of digital technology (Badia et al., 2014), explore the role of digital technology in reading accuracy among age-related macular degeneration patients (Gill et al., 2013), and examine the acceptance of technology in classrooms by 'digital natives' (Gu et al., 2013). Additionally, you will evaluate the effects of digital media on political knowledge and participation (Dimitrova et al., 2014) and discuss the impact and reach of MOOCs in developing countries (Liyanagunawardena et al., 2014).

How digital technology has
transformed business
activities e.g. operations,
marketing, accounting, etc.

Table of Contents
TITLE: “ THE IMPACT OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY ON BUSINESS ACTIVITY.” ...........1
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................1
P1 Aims and objectives of the selected project .....................................................................1
P2 Project management plan with cover different aspects.....................................................2
P3 WBS and Gantt chart.........................................................................................................3
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................4
P4 Research with small scale data..........................................................................................4
LO 3.................................................................................................................................................9
P5 Research techniques..........................................................................................................9
P6 Recommendation and conclusion....................................................................................10
LO 4...............................................................................................................................................10
P7 Reflect own learning and performance...........................................................................10
Project Logbook...................................................................................................................11
P8: Prepare a logbook of your activities taken place during the project (Please complete
following sections and provide you activities in chronological order)................................11
P9 : Provide a summary of experience throughout the project by the answering the following
question in A paragraph (500 words Max)...........................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

TITLE: “ THE IMPACT OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY ON BUSINESS
ACTIVITY.”
LO 1
P1 Aims and objectives of the selected project
Digital technology carry several activities that helps to focus on the successful operations
in systematic manner. Small business of UK market requires several tools and techniques that
assists to make sure revenue of the company increasing (Vigdor, Ladd and Martinez, 2014). In
this context, present report based on the Ryder Architecture which operating activities to increase
their revenue and profits.
Aim: “ To identify impact of digital technology on small business growth and profits – A case
study on Ryder Architecture.”
Objectives:
 To identify understanding of digital technology in small business.
 To analysis importance of digital technology in Ryder Architecture.
 To recommends ways through Ryder Architecture will improve their positive results in
business.
Research questions
 What do you understand by the concept of digital technology in small business?
 What are the importance of digital technology in Ryder Architecture?
 What are the recommends ways through Ryder Architecture will improve their positive
results in business?
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P2 Project management plan with cover different aspects
In respect to develop impact of digital technology in business, there are several elements
exist that improve performance in systematic manner. According to the requirement, the chosen
organisation need to make their concentration on following activities:
Cost: In the present research around £450 cost will be occurs to perform several
functions. In this way, each activity set with cost to attain creative results.
Risk: Due to limit of time and cost, researcher face risk in their research (Westerman,
Bonnet and McAfee, 2014).
Scope: Digital technology implications has wide scope in the business which impact
positively to target new people.
Resources: Extensive research program determines through primary and secondary
information. As results, it helps to develop systematic activities at workplace.
Quality: It is more significant parameter to attain profits and revenue at workplace. To
meet with desired aims and objectives, researcher has responsibilities to implement qualitative
information (Gill, Mao and Sheidow, 2013).
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P3 WBS and Gantt chart
Illustration 1: Work break down structure
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Illustration 2: Network planning

LO 2
P4 Research with small scale data
In order to create systematic activities, different kinds of data will be collected that helps
to accomplish desired results. Qualitative data can be gather through primary and secondary
sources. In order to collect the primary data, researcher prepare questionnaire through they can
collect information from different respondents (Badia, Meneses and Fàbregues, 2014).
Furthermore, secondary information will be gather through articles, published resources,
magazines, books, journals, etc. In the present study, questionnaire has been prepared through
thematic analysis will be conducted.
Questionnaire
Name:
Age:
Gender:
1. From the above, which of the following feature included by Ryder on their internet website?
 Online payment
 Integration with social media
 Security website
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Illustration 3: Gantt chart

 Online forms for collecting information
 Other
2. Did the business using internet website?
 Yes
 No
 Cannot say
3. Which of the following main strategy adopted by Ryder?
 Paid search
 Social media
 Print advertisement
 Other
4. Did the company using information and communication technology in their business?
 For computers
 Company wide computer network
 Electronic data interchange
 Customer supplier relationship management
5. How much are you satisfying from Ryder operations?
 Strongly agree
 Agree
 Neutral
 Disagree
 Strongly disagree
Theme 1 Integration with social media is the important feature included in the Ryder
From the above, which of the following
feature included by Ryder on their internet
website? Frequency
Online payment 1
Integration with social media 17
Security website 1
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Online forms for collecting information 1
Other 0
Interpretation: In respect to carry the present graph, it could be stated that there are 17
respondents stated that the chosen business using digital technology with integration of social
media in it. Furthermore, there is one respondent said that online payment is the main function
that used by business.
Theme 2 The company using internet website
Did the business using internet website? Frequency
Yes 17
No 2
Cannot say 1
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Yes No Cannot say
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10
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16
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Frequency
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17
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1 Online payment
Integration with social
media
Security website
Online forms for
collecting information
Other

Interpretation: From the above graph, it could be interpret that there are 15 respondents stated
the company highly using digital technology platform for the development. Furthermore, there
are 3 members said that Ryder never using digital technology for their development and
improvement.
Theme 3 Social media is the best strategy that adopted by Ryder
Which of the following main strategy
adopted by Ryder? Frequency
Paid search 2
Social media 15
Print advertisement 2
Other 1
Interpretation: In the above graph, it could be interpret that 15 respondents stated that Ryder
using social media strategy in digital technology perspective. Furthermore, there are 2
respondents said that print advertisement is the useful strategy for their enhancement in the
performances. Moreover, there are 2 respondents stated that paid research is the important aspect
that assists to make creative results in the business. Remaining 1 person said that other things
required in Ryder for their development.
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15
2
1
Paid search
Social media
Print advertisement
Other

Theme 4 Company want to create wide network with different aspects
Did the company using information and
communication technology in their business? Frequency
For computers 1
Company wide computer network 17
Electronic data interchange 1
Customer supplier relationship management 1
Interpretation: In the above graph, it has been interpreted that there are 17 respondents who
said that the chosen business need to concentrate to create wide network with different
computers. Furthermore, there is 1 person who said that electronic data interchange is the aspect
in which company using communication technology. Remaining one person also interpret that
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17
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Company wide
computer network
Electronic data
interchange
Customer supplier
relationship
management

customer relationship management is the activity that implemented with Ryder operations and
functions.
Theme 5 Customers are highly satisfied from Ryder operations and functions
How much are you satisfying from Ryder
operations? Frequency
Strongly agree 14
Agree 2
Neutral 2
Disagree 1
Strongly disagree 1
Interpretation: From the above graph, it could be interpret that there are 14 respondents
strongly agree towards the satisfaction from Ryder operations. Furthermore, there are 2 persons
who are only agree with Ryder activities and operations. Moreover, there are other 2 respondents
neutral from the chosen business operations and functions.
LO 3
P5 Research techniques
With regards to conduct research, following are different tools and techniques
implemented at workplace:
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2
2
11 Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree

 Research design: In order to solve issue and problems, researcher implement descriptive
research design at workplace (Ng, 2016).
 Research philosophy: Research philosophy also play important role in which researcher
use interpretivism philosophy at workplace.
 Collection of data: Survey has been conducted in which questionnaire helps to find
useful information at workplace. Primary and secondary both kind of information
implemented in it (Blake, 2013.).
 Analysis of data: Researcher need to conduct analysis of data through questionnaire.
Qualitative techniques helps to gather relevant information towards the business analysis.
 Sampling: In the present research, 20 sample size has been taken in which simple
random sampling method has been used to gather effective information.
P6 Recommendation and conclusion
In order to gather relevant information, present researcher determines their participation
in systematic manner. In this context, effective and qualitative information need to be implement
to meet with positive results. Furthermore, business also expanded in different areas so that aims
and objectives will be accomplish in desired manner (Liyanagunawardena, Williams and Adams,
2014). In this aspect, new activities will be designed that helps to make sure systematic
transaction will be develop at workplace. Hence, identification of new activities in Ryder
increasing performance and revenue in proper way.
LO 4
P7 Reflect own learning and performance
From the above, I had learned that digital technology is creative aspect that assists to
make innovation in business. In this way, quick decisions will be develop that assists to conduct
proper data analysis in the business. In addition to this, primary data consist implementation of
fresh data that are important to carry different methods at workplace (Gu, Zhu and Guo, 2013).
With the help of different kinds of information, aims and objectives will be accomplish in
desired manner. As results, creative structure and right information will be determines in the
business.
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Project Logbook
P8: Prepare a logbook of your activities taken place during the project (Please complete follow
sections and provide you activities in chronological order)
Name:
Project title: THE IMPACT OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY ON BUSINESS ACTIVITY
Date:
Update on weekly research/tasks achieved
Points to consider:
What have you completed? I completed aims and objectives of the present study
Did you fulfil task requirements? Yes
Are you on track and within deadlines set? Yes
Did you need to make any changes to your project management plan? No
Any risks and/or issues identified?
Points to consider:
Did you identify risks/issues with a lack of skills required for undertaking research/tasks? Yes risk f
to collect data from respondent and due to lack of time unable to get proper responses.
Did you identify any additional risks/issues that have an impact on the project management plan? N
Problems encountered
Points to consider:
What barriers did you
face?
How did you overcome
them?
New ideas and change of project direction
Yes, new ideas and project direction consist important part in the business aims and objectives.
What have I learnt about myself this week?
Points to consider:
How did I feel when I had to deal with
tasks/problems? Did I find it useful to complete
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the tasks?
In respect to deal with the task, there are several
problems take place such as collect relevant data
and perform several functions towards the aims
and objectives.
How well have I performed? What did I contribute?
I performed very well and contribute part in
searching data towards the business activities.
What can I improve on next week?
In next week, I will improve my performance
towards development of profits and revenue in
Ryder.
How might this learning apply in the future?
Learning could be applied in future for development of the aims and objectives.
Tasks planned for next week
Points to consider:
Which tasks are priority? Collection of data are primary task.
Have you set aside sufficient time for completion? Yes
Project plan status to date (on, ahead, behind)
On
Supervisor comments to address
P9 : Provide a summary of experience throughout the project by the answering the
following question in A paragraph (500 words Max)
Performance Review
 What was the project supposed to accomplish?
 To understand the concept of digital technology in small business.
 To analysis importance of digital technology in Ryder Architecture.
 To recommends ways through Ryder Architecture will improve their positive results in
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business.
 Did the project succeed in its aims? How do you know? Specifically, please
outline any evaluation and assessment undertaken.
In respect to develop impact of digital technology in business, there are several elements
exist that improve performance in systematic manner. According to the requirement, the chosen
organisation need to make their concentration on following activities:
Cost: In the present research around £450 cost will be occurs to perform several
functions. In this way, each activity set with cost to attain creative results.
Risk: Due to limit of time and cost, researcher face risk in their research.
Scope: Digital technology implications has wide scope in the business which impact
positively to target new people.
Resources: Extensive research program determines through primary and secondary
information. As results, it helps to develop systematic activities at workplace.
Quality: It is more significant parameter to attain profits and revenue at workplace.
To meet with desired aims and objectives, researcher has responsibilities to
implement qualitative information.
 What things do you think worked well and why? Evaluate all aspects of the project
(e.g. initial inception, project activities and project outcomes) from a range of
perspectives.
In respect to deal with several activities, different aspects of project will be implemented in the
present research. In this regard, initial inception and project activities of the present research
consist important part in successful results. Therefore, it assists to develop creative activities
from different range of perspective (Mowlabocus, 2016).
 What problems emerged during the project and how were they tackled? Was there
timely identification of issues and resolution during the project process?
In respect to deal with different activities, time and cost are major elements that need
to be addressed to solve issues and problems at workplace.
 What did you learn from undertaking the project?
In respect to undertaken the present research project, there are several activities will be
learn. In this way, issues and problems are solved through perform major elements in
the business (Towse and Handka, 2013).
 How would you rate your performance as Project Manager?
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From the feedback of tutor, I can rate my performance as project manager.
 What strengths and weaknesses of your performance did you identify?
Main strength that are identified that is I able in collect relevant data, better and skilled
communication activities, etc. On the other hand, I was unable to fulfil my research on
time which create major impact on my development (Dimitrova, Shehata and Nord,
2014).
How will this inform and support your continuous professional development?
Learning support to increase continuously and professional development activities in the
systematic manner. Therefore, it helps to make proper concentration in the research areas
(Sula, 2013).
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Badia, A., Meneses, J. and Fàbregues, S., 2014. Factors affecting school teachers’ perceptions of
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Blake, R.J., 2013. Brave new digital classroom: Technology and foreign language learning.
Georgetown University Press.
Dimitrova, D.V., Shehata, A. and Nord, L.W., 2014. The effects of digital media on political
knowledge and participation in election campaigns: Evidence from panel data.
Communication Research, 41(1), pp.95-118.
Gill, K., Mao, A. and Sheidow, T., 2013. Digital reader vs print media: the role of digital
technology in reading accuracy in age-related macular degeneration. Eye, 27(5), p.639.
Gu, X., Zhu, Y. and Guo, X., 2013. Meeting the" digital natives": Understanding the acceptance
of technology in classrooms. Journal of Educational Technology & Society, 16(1), p.392.
Liyanagunawardena, T.R., Williams, S. and Adams, A.A., 2014. The impact and reach of
MOOCs: A developing countries’ perspective. eLearning Papers, pp.38-46.
Mowlabocus, S., 2016. Gaydar culture: Gay men, technology and embodiment in the digital age.
Routledge.
Ng, W., 2016. new digital technology in education. springer international pu.
Sula, C.A., 2013. Digital humanities and libraries: A conceptual model. Journal of Library
Administration, 53(1), pp.10-26.
Towse, R. and Handka, C. eds., 2013. Handbook on the digital creative economy. Edward Elgar
Publishing.
Vigdor, J.L., Ladd, H.F. and Martinez, E., 2014. Scaling the digital divide: Home computer
technology and student achievement. Economic Inquiry, 52(3), pp.1103-1119.
Westerman, G., Bonnet, D. and McAfee, A., 2014. Leading digital: Turning technology into
business transformation. Harvard Business Press.
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