-Introduction

Communication technology becomes more developed in this world every single

day. Technology has increased the number of ways we communicate and increased
the pace at which we live our lives. Without technology the current world would not
be the same. Our overwhelming dependence on technology is one of the largest
changes seen in modern society. Communication Technology (CT) is the activity of
designing, constructing and maintaining communication systems. In this essay I am
going to discuss the implications of communication technology on human
relationship, the advantages and disadvantages of using communication technology at
workplace and my opinion about analysis on the importance of media ethics in
Malaysia.
-The implications of communication technology on human relationship

In case you want to know how technology has affected our society then you just
need to think about the olden days when we had no modern means of food appliances,
no computer, or transport. A person had to spend a lot of time on traveling. Women
had to cook bread and mill flour by hand. There were more physical activity required
in old days. Our routine life has dramatically changed with the arrival of high tech
machines, different modern modes of communication and transport. Life has become
easier and more comfortable than before. It seems that world is at our fingertips.

I think the Internet has brought a huge impact on private and public life of people.
Through social networking sites family and friends can keep in touch for almost no
cost. Instead of paying lots of money on phone calls while travelling abroad you can
now Skype your loved ones for free. By using the search engine ‘Google’ or ‘Siri’
you will find an answer for any question. You can save digital photos to your phone
and send them to family or friends using multiple sharing applications such as
‘Facebook’.

The arrival of broadband has meant people can now shop for groceries, fashion or
homeware without leaving their homes. Many people now are able to work from
home instead of commuting to the office. In my opinion communications technology
has had a major impact on people’s everyday lives.
Private:

 Education- Online courses

Online learning has to be the greatest revolution in modern education and opened
great opportunities for everyone who wants to learn. With e-learning you can take any
course available in traditional four-year universities. The great variety of online
courses is a huge advantage of this type of learning. No matter where you live or what
you want to study you can always find a suitable programme that you can follow from
home. All lectures and required materials are provided via online resources. Online
learning allows users to use ‘self-paced learning’. Self-paced learning allows students
to complete modules based on their own personal targets and available time. This type
of learning prevents students having to incur the additional cost of attending colleges
in person, therefore providing a cheaper education option.

 Tracking your location through social media networking sites and apps

Social media networks such as Google, Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook also bring
us some disadvantages of the CT era. One aspect each of these social networking sites
have in common is location tracking of every single piece of information exchanged
between users. Websites such as Google then use this information to send targeted
location advertisements to the users. This is a high invasion on your privacy of your
public life style.
Public:

 Business opening up their market to a wider range of customers

Most retail business now have online shopping facilities available for consumers. This
gives all internet users the opportunity to browse, choose and purchase a wide variety
of products, stretching from everyday groceries to luxury once off items.  Online
shopping now allows users to access these store twenty-four hours a day, seven days a
week, three hundred and sixty-five days a year. Most of these companies now provide
home delivery right to your door step.

 Information is not safe

Since most information is being stored under one database, it can be exposed to
people within an organization with bad intentions of leaking or selling information to
the media. This information can also be easily hacked or have a virus or worm
injected into the information system. If this occurs information can be lost within
minutes. So companies and governments need to backup databases and information
systems regularly to remote locations.
-The advantages and disadvantages of using communication technology at work place

Advantages

 Technology improves communication

Workplaces using technologies is helping to change the way employees interact and
communicate while working. Many of the employees use various communication
tools to interact with the exchange information at work. Employees can communicate
by interacting through text messaging services or video calls. Virtual communication
also helps to share projects while in different departments. It can also be used in group
decision making. Communication technology has a great part in the customer service
department to serve customers on time.

 Technology encourages creativity

Technology helps to create new innovative ideas that help in the business sector. It
helps in the growth of business and expansion. Creative ideas help to grow business
and technology is a boon to it. With the use of internet technology employees can
come up with innovative ideas. Employees can use internet technology to promote
business. It also helps in encouraging brainstorming on various work-related issues.

 Technology improves Human Resource Management

The technology helps in changing the ways of human resource management to

perform their work. Technology helps to improve the process of screening, recruiting
and hiring new employees. It also helps with recruiting and hiring new employees.
The candidates who apply for the job can submit their resumes to human resource
management. It helps to save time as the selection process becomes easier.
Technology also helps in tracking down the performance and productivity of the
employees at work.
 Technology helps in saving time

It can be used to automate various work projects. Using technology for automation
will bring out the efficiency that will help to increase production at work. It helps in
using databases that help in storing information that can facilitate quick decision. The
use of internal networks helps in sharing information with the other departments of
the workplace. It also helps in sharing the workload.

 Technology helps in creates mobility

Technology helps to eliminated space and time boundaries. Technology has made life
easier for the employees as they can stay in control of their jobs. The technology helps
in saving time, and the mobility making the employee stay in control. The technical
tools help to save time as meetings can be done through technical tools.
Disadvantages

 Technology can distract at work

Sometimes technical tools distract the employees at their workplace. The employees
start to use the social network site that affects the productivity of the employees. The
workplace gets distracted due to smart-phones, laptops and virtual meeting
applications like Skype.

 Technology has high maintenance costs

Technology affects in the costing part. Sometimes it becomes costly to maintain it.
Many workplaces cannot afford the cost of technical tools. If the computers are not
maintained properly then it can affect the performances of the workplace. It can stop
the work and bring a loss in the business.

 Technology makes a person lazy

We know that technology helps in automating all the technical work. This makes
employees lazy at work and kills their creativity skills. Most of the time to make the
work easy employees perform their simple tasks through technical devices. This stops
the brain work of the employees at the workplace.