Brooklands Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Blyth v Birmingham Waterworks - correct answer-Breach of duty, "negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided upon those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do." Hall v Brooklands Auto Racing - correct answer-Breach of duty, the reasonable man is the "man in the Clapham omnibus" Nettleship v Weston - correct answer-Duty/breach, drivers owe a duty of c...

Blyth v Birmingham Waterworks - Breach of duty, "negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided upon those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do." Hall v Brooklands Auto Racing - Breach of duty, the reasonable man is the "man in the Clapham omnibus" Nettleship v Weston - Duty/breach, drivers owe a duty of care to other road users, a learner d...

What is the classic definition of breach? correct answer: "The omission to do something which a reasonable man...would do or the doing of something that a reasonable man would not do" per Alderson B in Blyth v Birmingham Waterworks (1856): " *Blyth v Birmingham Waterworks (1856) correct answer: Reasonable man standard Alderson B outlined that negligence is the failure to do as a reasonable person would do or doing a reasonable person would not do Ds lay waterpipes along street but ...

P3 Prepare a document to explain the issues related to the use of information • The Legal issues material needs to summarise these relevant data protection laws:- Data Protection Act 1998 & Computer Misuse Act 1990 and how they affect the college’s use of information. • The Ethical issues material needs to summarise these relevant codes of practice:– staff use of email, use of the internet and whistle blowing (see Brooklands Policies in the unit folder) • The Operational issues ma...

-2- P3 Prepare a document to explain the issues related to the use of information • The Legal issues material needs to summarise these relevant data protection laws:- Data Protection Act 1998 & Computer Misuse Act 1990 and how they affect the college’s use of information. • The Ethical issues material needs to summarise these relevant codes of practice:– staff use of email, use of the internet and whistle blowing (see Brooklands Policies in the unit folder) • The Operational issue...

P2 Prepare PowerPoint entitled Good Information to explain how the best information should be Valid, reliable, timely, fit for purpose, accessible, cost-effective, accurate, relevant, have right level of detail, be from a reliable source and understandable by the user. This PowerPoint must give realistic Brooklands examples for each of the characteristics of good information shown on it.

P4 Create a document summarising the Features & Functions of Information Systems which is going to be given as a hand-out to other members of your team. This will include: Features of information systems: people who use information systems, as well as the hardware, software and telecommunications used by these systems. Functions of information systems: storage, processing, output, control/feedback loops, closed and open systems. Transformation of data into information: distinction between ...

M1 Prepare PowerPoint presentation entitled Information Systems which is going to be run on roadshow computers, (see Transitions menu for Timings; use graphics/animations to make it more eye-catching too). The presentation should include the following: • Information Systems:- Describe what an information system is and the overall purpose of one. • Business Functional Areas (BFA) for Brooklands and what information they gain from other sources; including how they process that could include:...