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Impact Of Information Technology On The Secretarial Profession
[A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS IN PORT HARCOURT METROPOLIS]
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1.6 RESEARCH QUESTION
The following questions were designed by the researcher to make her reach precise conclusion.
1. Do information technology machines aid secretary in performance of her jobs?
2. Does information technology influence secretarial job?
3.
Are the orientations and training acquired by the secretaries enough,
to enable them use these information technology equipment efficiently
and effectively?
4. Do information technology machines replace the work of secretaries in an organization?
5. Do secretaries derive job satisfaction from the use of these modern office gadgets?
6. Does the use of information technology equipment enhance the secretary’s job output?
7. Do companies or organizations benefit from the use of information technology equipment?
1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS
In respect of this study, the following terms are defined and explained in order to understand the full meanings by the reader:
a.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: These are the more mechanized machines that
have been using in the modern offices, e.g. word processor, computer
services and other electronic machines that required at least less human
efforts.
b. DATA BASE: It refers to a group of related records and
files. Libraries mostly keep database to help them manage their
collection of books. A computer-based allows you use a database more
efficiently than you would have imagined using paper records.
c. INTERNET: The Internet, which is a worldwide network that are interconnected.
It provides the following on-line services:
Electronic
Mail (e-mail) – Allows you to send and receive messages to and from any
computer connected locally or internationally to the Internet via a
service provider.
World Wide Web (www) – This is graphical interface
based on the multimedia framework that makes it possible to have text,
picture, video and sound on the pages to be accessed. Surveying the Web
can be a pleasurable experience when visiting the sites of companies and
even individual on the net, discovering new ideas and meeting new
friends.
EVOLUTION: This process of developing into a different form.
Something that works out gradually. The development of some modern
offices machines have under gone many ages before the era of this
technology which we are in today, i.e. from the age of Digital to Analog
computer.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Information Technology that is formally known as modern
office machines are widely been used in our offices today. It is usually been
used in order to facilitate office work and reduces labour cost. The aim of
this study is to determine the extent the Information Technology (IT) has
helped the secretary in the dissemination/execution of his or her daily routine
works.
Prior to the technological development in offices, clerical works were done
manually. But today the invention of some equi ... Continue reading---
