GCSE Information and Communication Technology Assignments Short and Full Course

GCSE Information and Communication Technology Assignments Short and Full Course First Teaching from Autumn 2004 First Examination from Summer 2006

FOREWORD The coursework in this booklet is set out in six assignments. Candidates studying the Short Course are required to complete one assignment from Section A and all assignments in Section B. Candidates studying the Full Course are required to complete all six assignments. The marks for each assignment are set out in the Mark Scheme and are allocated by applying the Assessment Criteria which accompanies each assignment. Teachers should also refer to the supplementary guidance booklet on internal assessment which will be available to centres in September 2001. Five per cent of the total marks available for the coursework assignments will be allocated to candidates performance in respect of quality of written communication according to the following criteria: The award of marks for quality of written communication in the assessment components will be made as follows: Coursework Assignments Short Course Full Course Threshold performance Intermediate performance High performance 1 mark 2 marks 3 marks 0-1 marks 2-3 marks 4-5 marks Assignments Quality of Written Communication Total Marks Short Course 57 marks 3 marks 60 marks Full Course 95 marks 5 marks 100 marks Some of the assignments provide candidates with the opportunity to incorporate ICT related work carried out in other subjects, for example, in GCSE: Art and Design, candidates could scan and manipulate original images and incorporate these into a multimedia presentation of their coursework (Assignment A1); Business Studies, candidates could interrogate a database or search the Internet or CD- ROM to research and analyse market research data on the potential customer base for a particular product or service. They could then produce a word processed report incorporating appropriate graphs or charts (Assignment A2); Economics, candidates could search the Internet to research relevant information on a relevant topic and use an ICT application to produce a Booklet or Report (Assignment A2) or candidates could design a website on a local economic issue (Assignment A3); i

English, candidates could use an ICT application within their coursework, for example, they could word process an article which attempts to persuade people to take green issues more seriously and incorporate it within a booklet (Assignment A2); English Literature, candidates could use ICT to produce a booklet based on a personal and critical response to short stories written before 1900 (Assignment A2); Geography, candidates could, following field work enquiry, produce a word processed report incorporating the use of relevant data, graphs, maps and diagrams (Assignment A2); History, candidates could search the Internet to research contemporary accounts of issues and events related to their coursework assignment and refine and present their findings in an appropriate format (Assignment B1); Home Economics (Child Development), candidates could design a multimedia presentation for a talk to a Mother and Toddler Group (Assignment A1); Modern Languages, candidates could use ICT to produce a booklet, in the target language, on their home town incorporating images, captions and text (Assignment A2); Music, candidates could design a multimedia presentation on the different musical traditions in Northern Ireland (Assignment A1); Religious Studies, candidates could design a website to show links with information providers within and across religions (Assignment A3); Science, candidates could produce a word processed report of an investigation. Data could be presented in a wide range of forms including graphical and mathematical relationships, in pattern searching and evaluation of complex data (Assignment A2); Technology and Design, candidates could use ICT to produce a booklet which promotes the use of a product that they have designed as part of their coursework (Assignment A2); The emphasis in the assessment of the assignments will be on the quality not the quantity of the work. The assignments will be assessed internally and moderated externally by the Council. Candidates should ensure that all work is accurate, clear and saved appropriately. ii

CONTENTS Page FOREWORD i SECTION A 1 Assignment A1: Design a Multimedia Presentation (19 marks) 1 Mark Scheme 2 Assignment A2: Produce a Booklet or Report (19 marks) 3 Mark Scheme 4 Assignment A3: Design a Website (19 marks) 5 Mark Scheme 6 SECTION B 7 Assignment B1: Using the Internet (6 marks) 7 Mark Scheme 8 Assignment B2 and B3: Scenario 9 Assignment B2: School Trip Pupil database & Contact database (18 marks) 10 Assignment B3: School Trip Payments Spreadsheet (14 marks) 12 Help Notes 13 Mark Schemes 14 iii

SECTION A ASSIGNMENT A1: DESIGN A MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION Design a multimedia presentation on a topic of your choice. The topic can be based on: work that you are doing in another subject; any aspect of school life, for example, after school clubs, a school trip, a school play or musical production. Activity 1 Produce an outline plan for your presentation. Choose an appropriate application to create the presentation. It should consist of no less that six slides and should be appropriate for your intended audience. As part of your presentation ensure that you: select and use appropriate fonts, styles and layouts for presenting combined information; present your information in a consistent way. Your display must make use of advanced features such as; buttons to control slide sequence, automated display, video clips or animation, graphics from at least two sources such as photographs from a digital camera, scanned images, graphics created by you or graphics downloaded from the Internet. Activity 2 Use a word processor to prepare a report and annotate your printouts outlining the methods used to produce your presentation. Include: topic chosen; choice of ICT application, initial plans; and details on: how you produced any special effects; how the design of your multimedia presentation is suitable for the intended audience. 1

Candidates should ensure that all work is accurate, clear and saved appropriately. Mark Scheme Assessment Criteria Activity 1 Marks Formatting text to include: appropriate font size suitable for audience; sensible use of colour; overall balance and appearance. Special Effects for Display to include: appropriate use of animation and other effects; appropriate use of buttons and timings. Graphics, sound, animation, video to include: graphics from at least two sources; appropriate use of video clips or animation; ensuring that images are of an appropriate size for audience; ensuring that images enhance the presentation. Activity 2 Report/Annotation to include: topic chosen; choice of ICT application; initial plans; description of methods used to create each slide and its components; how the design is suitable for the intended audience. 14 5 Total Marks 19 2

ASSIGNMENT A2: PRODUCE A BOOKLET OR REPORT Choose and use an ICT application to produce a booklet or report. This may support coursework in a subject you are currently studying. Activity 1 Identify the information and suitable sources you need or the data you need to collect. Select information which is relevant to your purpose. Create and/or import appropriate data, charts or graphics from at least two sources. Your booklet should make use of advanced text processing features such as: bullets, tables, page numbering, headers and footers, justification, indents and margins, integration of text and graphics. Activity 2 Include an appendix. This should be a word processed description outlining the methods used to produce your booklet or report. Include details on: topic chosen; choice of ICT application; the information sources used; how you created or downloaded and edited information for your own use. 3

Candidates should ensure that all work is accurate, clear and saved appropriately. Mark Scheme Assessment Criteria Activity 1 Booklet or Report appropriate use of: graphics/charts from at least two sources; fonts sizes and styles for headings and body text; pagination; headers and/or footers; integration of text and graphics; create and use table(s); additional features, for example, bullet points, indentation, alignment, tables; overall appearance. Activity 2 Marks 14 Appendix to include: choice of ICT application and facilities used; information sources used; how the information was created or downloaded and edited. 5 Total Marks 19 4

ASSIGNMENT A3: DESIGN A WEBSITE Choose and use an appropriate application to design a website which has at least six pages. The content may be related to a topic of your choice or may support a subject that you are currently studying. Activity 1 Produce an initial diagram or plan for your website; Select and use appropriate layouts for each page of your website; Include a home or index page; Ensure that the pages are linked to each other and to the home page. Your website should make use of advanced features such as; hyperlinks, tables/frames, forms, navigation guides, media objects video, sound, animation, graphics. Activity 2 Use a word processor to prepare a report describing how you created your site. Include in your report: choice of ICT application; a copy of your initial plans including all linkages; a screendump of the pages; how you added animation, sound, video, links to pages and other relevant sites. 5

Candidates should ensure that all work is accurate, clear and saved appropriately. Mark Scheme Assessment Criteria Activity 1 Web pages to include: index/home page; five other pages created; background colour or design; coloured text; relevant graphics positioned appropriately; graphics stored at an appropriate resolution; links to other relevant sites; animation, sound, video; links to home page; interconnecting links to other pages. Activity 2 Word processed Report to include: topic chosen; choice of ICT application; site map; how animation, sound, video and links were added. Marks 14 5 Total Marks 19 6

SECTION B ASSIGNMENT B1: USING THE INTERNET Use of Internet to research and present information on a topic of your choice. This topic must be chosen form a subject you are currently studying. Activity 1 Identify the topic you have chosen and the information you need. Browse and search the Internet. Select relevant information. Create a table to list and evaluate three of the most relevant sites you visited. E-mail the table as an attachment to your teacher. Activity 2 Word process a report on: the sites found by different search engine(s); how you refined your searches; sites visited. 7

Candidates should ensure that all work is accurate, clear and saved appropriately. Mark Scheme Assessment Criteria Activity 1 Marks to include: creation of table; evaluation of websites; table e-mailed as attachment. 3 Activity 2 to include: Word processed report showing: evidence of websites visited; evidence of search engine(s) used; refinements made to searches. 3 Total Marks 6 8

ASSIGNMENTS B2 & B3 SCENARIO :- Your school has decided to take a group of pupils to France next June on an adventure, water sports trip for 10 days. There will be 5 teachers and 50 pupils on the trip. Each pupil will be allocated a group number for both accommodation and sports activities purposes and a teacher will be responsible for a group (10 pupils) each. The teachers, whose leader is Mrs Green and deputy leader is Mr Gray, go free as the tour company pay their costs instead of employing other adults to supervise the pupils on the trip. All pupils must be able to swim at least 50 metres by the time the trip leaves. This year the trip is expected to cost a maximum of 500 but final arrangements regarding flights from Belfast to London, (in order to link up with the tour company s coach) the cost for each pupil for the adventure trip and food while travelling are yet to be finalised. The two database files required for this assignment should be received electronically from CCEA and are called PUPIL DATABASE and CONTACT DATABASE. Each file will be made available in excel format, but centres may adapt the format to suit their own needs. Some centres may wish to use the databases as relational databases but this is not essential to the assignment. The solutions can be achieved by treating the files as two flat files. One fieldname in PUPIL DATABASE is missing. The information required for this fieldname can be found in one of the tasks. 9

ASSIGNMENT B2 PART A Task 1 Design 2 data capture forms (1 for the pupil file and one for the contact file) for the school to use before future trips. The forms should match the needs of the school and may be used for data entry to the PUPIL DATABASE and the CONTACT DATABASE. The data capture form will be filled in by pupils wishing to apply for school trips such as this one. You should include a school logo or a school-trip logo specially designed for this school trip (the logo can be an original, relevant design created by yourself). You may produce a form for each database or one form to satisfy the needs of both files. Print the final version of the data capture form(s). PUPIL DATABASE Task 2 One pupil has decided against going on the trip as his parents have already booked their family holiday for the same dates. Remove him from the pupil and contact databases. His name is listed below along with his pupil number and year group:- Alexander John 1 8 Task 3 The teacher in charge has decided to allocate 1 place, to replace John Alexander. His details are :- 1. Terry Gaskill who is in year 8. He was born on 12 th October 1993 and will be pupil number 51, has no medical problems and will be in the same group as J. Alexander who withdrew. He paid his 100 deposit on 30/09/03 and can swim 50 meters. The school has permission to take and use his photograph if necessary. His contact details are as follows:- Mr F. Gaskill, who is his father. The address is 15, Belgrave Road, Belfast, BT8 6FT and the contact telephone number is 90593482. His designated teacher will be Mr Black and he will be in group number 1. The balance of his money must be paid by the end of April. 2. Jenny Vance who is a non-swimmer, in year 12. She will be pupil number 52, will be allocated Miss White as teacher leader but will have no group number and no acceptance date as she has not paid a deposit. Jenny was born on 23 rd November 1989. She has asthma. The rest of her details are not required unless she gets accepted for the trip in the event of someone else withdrawing. Please add the above 2 pupils to the relevant databases. Terry Gaskill needs to go into both the Contact database and Pupil database. Jenny Vance only needs to go into the pupil database because she has not yet been accepted onto the trip, therefore the other details are not needed. 10

Task 4 Mrs Green has asked for a list of all pupils in alphabetic order to be sent to the tour company. Sort the PUPIL database file by both surname and forename and print the full list of pupils showing all fields. Task 5 Mr Black is in charge of medical details and needs a list of all pupils who have allergies to penicillin or paracetamol. He wants to make sure all necessary precautions are taken before they leave the country. Print the pupils full names, year group, allergies and teacher in charge of their group only. Task 6 Mrs Browne, another teacher, is going to organise swimming lessons for any male pupils in her group who cannot swim 50 metres. Search for those pupils and print out their full names and year groups only. Task 7 Mrs Green has organised a photograph for the local newspaper in order to publicise the activities of the school. She has decided to use only girls in year 8 whose parents/guardians have given permission for their photos to be taken for school purposes. Print a list of these pupils full names and year group. CONTACT DATABASE Task 8 Create the correct structure for this file and import the relevant data. Task 9 It has now been confirmed that the school trip will cost 500. Mrs Green issues receipts to all pupils who have fully paid up for the trip. Search for those paid-up and design a formal receipt which should include the school badge (this may be an original design made by you). Using mail merge facilities you should now personalise the receipts. Each receipt should not exceed 50mm by 105mm. Print out one copy of a receipt showing the fieldnames and another set showing the data for those found by the search. Task 10 Miss White has responsibility for gathering outstanding money from pupils. Use mail merge facilities to print a standard letter informing parents of the date for final payments only for those who have paid less than 375. 11

ASSIGNMENT B3 Payments Spreadsheet Part A Design and use a spreadsheet to help Miss White keep track of monthly payments made by 10 pupils in her group. The spreadsheet must keep a monthly record of individual payments, a running total for each pupil, an outstanding balance per pupil, the overall total collected each month and the average amount per pupil collected each month. The overall cost of the trip is 500 per pupil and this amount should be collected between the end of September and the end of March, with no collections made in December. No pupil pays more than 100 in any month. Make sure you show the design of the spreadsheet and consider the layout carefully before entering data. Print the spreadsheet showing the formula used the actual data used Flights Spreadsheet Part B As the tour company only offer transport from England the school has to organise flights to London and back at the start and end of the trip. There are several airports and flight companies offering fares, to various airports in the London area. Research the flight costs from Belfast International Airport as well as Belfast City Airport and present them in a spreadsheet showing the total cost for 50 pupils and 5 staff and average cost per pupil. You may confine the research to three airlines such as Easyjet, BMI, British Airways or any other of your choice. This is a group booking. Therefore you may consider all pupils as children and all staff as adults when researching fares. The unit cost per child may simply be multiplied by 50 instead of considering group rates. The same applies to staff. Print out the spreadsheet showing all relevant data collected. Show the results in another suitable form. Part C Write a report on the research, design and production of The Flights Spreadsheet. 12

HELP NOTES PAYMENTS SPREADSHEET In order to make the spreadsheet of reasonable length, pupils may select one teacher s group for the PAYMENTS SPREADSHEET and enter the data for that group only rather than the full group of 50 pupils. FLIGHTS SPREADSHEET For the FLIGHTS SPREADSHEET consider the inward flight to be 10 days after the outward flight. In order to keep the assignment suitable for pupils in future years it will be necessary for the classroom teacher to supply dates for travelling ( I suggest Easter holiday time as a possibility), as well as departure/return times. When looking for flight costs pupils may consider prices for individuals (pupils and staff) to be the same as for group bookings. Thus the cost found can be simply multiplied by the respective number travelling to find out the total cost involved. 13

ASSIGNMENT B2 - SCHOOL TRIP MARK SCHEME (TOTAL = 18) TASK 1 Data Capture Forms :- MARKS All relevant fields included 1 PUPIL DATABASE TASK 2 TASK 3 TASK 4 TASK 5 TASK 6 TASK 7 TASK 5,6,7 CONTACT DATABASE TASK 8 TASK 9 TASK 10 Design customised to match PUPIL and CONTACT databases including a logo Deletes record 1 Adds two records 2 Alphabetic sort by surname and forename Found allergies to penicillin and paracetamol Found boy, non-swimmers in Mrs Browne s group Found girls in year 8 who have permission for photo Print selected fields for the three tasks Structure created 1 Import data 1 Design receipt and add logo. Print fieldnames. Select specified records and relevant fields. Print actual data. Format standard letter 1 Insert mailmerge fields 1 appropriately Carry out search 1 Carry out mailmerge 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14

ASSIGNMENT B3 COST OF SCHOOL TRIP MARK SCHEME (TOTAL = 14) PAYMENTS SPREADSHEET FLIGHTS SPREADSHEET FLIGHTS REPORT Design of spreadsheet 1 Correct formats and 1 alignment used with text and numbers Formula produces correct 1 results, is replicated and is printed Spreadsheet showing 1 actual data and results is printed Enter text and numbers 1 with accuracy Data collection 1 Spreadsheet design 1 Suitable spreadsheet 1 printed Results from spreadsheet 1 shown in another suitable form A high quality report which includes details on the choice of application, where and how the data was obtained, formula used and how the solutions were obtained for both spreadsheets. A good quality report which includes details on the choice of application, where and how the data was obtained, formula used and how the solutions were obtained for both spreadsheets. MARKS 4-5 2-3 15

A report which includes details on the choice of application, where and how data was obtained, formula used and how the solutions were obtained. 0-1 16