Friday, February 16th
Criterion E notes - ALL images MUST be labeled! and referenced in your writeup. If you don't refer to it then don't include it.
Lab Hours: M-F 7:00-8:30AM, Lunchtime, 5th & 6th periods
Due Wednesday Feb. 28th 1st and 2nd Complex Task Writeup for Criterion E - 1st task must be updated based on feedback. Submit your document as a PDF. Be sure to cite your resources!
Meta Tags - if your site is a business site then you should read about meta tags. You may also want to find out how to increase the ranking of your site in Google searches.
Continue working on Criterion E - 8 Marks - Product Development
Products that do not have the required complexity tend to lose marks on several criteria, especially B, D, and E.
- On careful examination, the testing processes referred to in criterion B, D and F must be closely aligned. This may not be obvious at the beginning.
- Criterion D. Students must provide detailed plans for their products both in the overall structure and also in the design of components. For example, for a website, the hierarchical structure for the website would be provided along with sketches/diagrams about the various webpages and components on the webpages (i.e. design of logos and buttons, choice of fonts, etc.)
- Criterion E: Students do not seem to realize that they must clearly indicate the complex aspects of their products and then actually describe how the specific tools (using the correct name and process) are used to make that part of the product. Students need to look at the examples in the TSM. This is where they need to show that they can use technical language and screenshots to explain how they made the special features and complex aspects in their product.
- All diagrams, sketches, screenshots must be legible, labeled and referred to from the body of the text.
- In all projects the content material originates from the client or the student must collect the information (i.e take photographs, make a movie, create a sound track). Wherever copyrighted material must be used, it must be cited in the resources of the report and be clearly indicated in the product in a matter appropriate for the kind of product. (see IB Academic Honesty document).
- Students need to collect information about the content of their products, but also tutorials for developing skills and research guidelines for creating well-designed products (i.e. design guidelines for specific types of websites, for specific desktop publishing products, for specific types of databases, ... etc.). Students often collect ideas by researching a range of products of a similar nature.
- The student should test their CD-ROM/DVD on different computers to make certain that it functions properly.
Homework
Continue to work on project, you should be devoting a minimum of 5 hours a week outside of class in the development of your project. The only homework from this class during this time is the work required for your project. Time should be devoted to learning how to design and create a quality product. Continue to communicate with your client to obtain any information you need and keep them informed with your progress.
Continued work on Criterion E
Due Wednesday Feb. 28th 1st and 2nd Complex Task Writeup for Criterion E - 1st task must be updated based on feedback. Submit your document as a PDF. Be sure to cite your resources!
What
ITGS Internal Assesment - ITGS Project
Page 56-70
The requirement of the project is to develop an original IT solution to a real problem for a specified client.
Students should undertake a challenging task using advanced techniques published annually on the OCC to
demonstrate their practical IT and project management skills.
Why
To experience first hand the process of product development from design through completion.
How
By continued research, learning and application of skills to produce a finished product and documentation.