1. PRESANTATION BY TAPIWANASHE DENNIS CHIMINYA 23150467

2. Question: “Research has found that smart phones are affecting productivity, communication in the work place, social engagement, and have an effect in education”. Do you agree with this statement?

3. Smart phones, what are they? These are special phones with computer capabilities like the internet access, email, Windows Mobile software, music player and other different applications.

4. Examples Of Smart phones

6. Easy access to information.

7. Its cheaper to even set up compared to alternative access devices like Personal computers.

8. The word “Weisure” has been introduced by experts which is a mixture of the work time and the leisure time.

10. 42% of employees access business email accounts while at home or on sick leave; and

12. addressing situations where employees may copy and remove confidential information using a smart phone’s camera or Bluetooth TM capabilities;

13. requiring smart phones, like PCs, to be have security software and password protection;

14. addressing whether communication via smart phones can constitute after-hours work, giving rising to overtime payment claims; and

16. 75.4 % of the respondents indicated that they accessed the Internet via their cell phones. (UNISA’s study of high school learners)

17. In poor schools 93% of the Grade 11 learners reported having used the internet on cell phones with 68% using their phones for internet access on a typical day, opposed to 39% using computers (Kreutzer 2009).

18. They are entering the market faster than Personal computers or laptops did.

20. People are able to communicate with each other at any time cheaply as email is a cheaper way of communication and some phones its free of charge.

21. People have an easier access to information of other cultures without having to visit the place or go on a Desktop or Pc therefore it is a convenient source of information.

23. Conclusion No technology or anything comes without its negative effects: Misuse of the work resources. Wasting of time. Addiction. Workaholics. Industrial Espionage In conclusion Smart phones have had a greater positive effect on productivity, communication in the work place, social engagement and education.

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27. http://mikepearsonnz.wordpress.com/2010/04/15/the-implications-of-smartphones-for-the-enterprise-and-education/

28. http://www.prlog.org/11405808-uk-facebook-statistics-for-march-2011.html

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