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Source of articles for Paper 2.

Source of articles for Paper 2.

Excellent source of news articles.

Article about medical students breaching patient privacy by posting stories on Facebook.

Article about jurors in the states who have jeopardised trials by discussing them on Facebook and Twitter.

Article about a police officer who was disciplined after criticising the government and the police force on his blog.

Article about problems caused by teachers using Twitter to write about their lives, their schools, and their students.

Article covering the UK's notorious DNA database and the mistakes it contains. Gives examples of how the database has been successfully used as well as explaining how some of the errors might have arisen. Raises interesting questions about the wisdom of collecting such data and storing it about people even if they are acquitted of any crime.

Photo essay about the disposal of e-waste in Pakistan. Very powerful images of the pollution being caused. It also shows individual e-waste workers, giving a more personal insight than some other articles.

Part 1 of 2: Database solution for a client from a spreadsheet.

Part 2: Design a database in Access with class modules

Scenerio: Consultants have a tough enough time managing a team when everyone is on site. Scatter your project members to various locations, and it's even harder to stay on track. One consultant shares his experience and the lessons he learned on the way to success.

IT consulting has its share of bad consulting. The scenario addresses trying to establish a relationship with a potential client who has been burned by an unscrupulous consultant.

Source of articles for paper 2.

Source of articles for paper 2.

Source of articles for paper 2.

A fairly clear guide that covers much of the graphics and images section of the syllabus, including image formats, compression, resolution, and bitmap and vector graphics.

When a malaria research project in Uganda was expanded into a full-fledged malaria case-tracking effort across the country in 2006, health officials saw the move as a great opportunity to save lives... But after starting with such promise, the project quickly became mired in a series of technology shortcomings... It finally all came together this spring after the introduction of a few key high-tech tools -- a modern relational database, nine smartphones and a remote-access software application that was originally meant for a completely different use.

Feature article on flexible working. Includes stakeholders' views, technical requirements and security issues.

Article about how the authorities in the Chinese province of Xinjiang cut off Internet and even SMS access in an attempt to curtail protest movements. Covers the way people were using the Internet as well as the effective the ban is having on local businesses and their customers.