Begin the process of becoming an informed user of your organization's information systems.

Begin the process of becoming an informed user of your organization's information systems.

Answer: The benefits of being an informed user of IT include:
- You will benefit more from your organization's IT applications because you will understand what is "behind" those applications.
- You will be able to provide input into your organization's IT applications, thus improving the quality of those applications.
- You will quickly be in a position to recommend or participate in the selection of IT applications that your organization will use.
- You will be able to keep up with rapid developments in existing information technologies, as well as the introduction of new technologies.
- You will understand the potential impacts that "new and improved" technologies will have on your organization and therefore will be qualified to make recommendations concerning their adoption and use.
- You will play a key role in managing the information systems in your organization
- You will be in a position to use IT if you decide to start your own business.