OCR Short Course

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OCR Short Course

• Coursework 1a - Practical skills and
  understanding relating to the use of ICT
  applications

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Lesson 1 Coursework brief and initial designs
Coursework Task
Your task is to produce a rolling Powerpoint
presentation for the school foyer. It is to
incorporate 6 slides and must be formal in style.
The target audience is any visitor that comes
into school, although it is specifically targeted
at adults. It should be self-rolling and should
return to the first slide when the last one has
finished
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Lesson 1 Coursework brief

• Start designing your Powerpoint presentation.
  Think about how you can develop a style to use on
  all slides. How can you make it visually
  impressive? Look at the example that is
  currently in the foyer. The use of autoshapes,
  images, etc. Do not copy this, but think about
  how you can use similar techniques. By the end
  of the lesson, target the completion of your
  first slide.
• Keep a record of every website you use (including
  images). Put all of these references in the
  bibiograhy.doc in Shared/Students/InfoTech/Year
  11/ShortCourse/1a/
• Homework design two possible layouts for your
  presentation annotating why you are thinking of
  this particular layout / font. You can do this
  by hand or using a computer.

This is an example layout plan for a magazine
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Lesson 2 and 3 Coursework brief

• Continue designing your Powerpoint presentation,
  remembering the design remit you have been given
  by the Headteacher.

• Remember, the presentation must not be
  interactive at all. It must automatic. To do
  this, your teacher will show you how to
• Time animations.
• Time slide transitions.
• Loop show.

• You should attempt to finish slide 2 and 3 by the
  end of lesson 3. Lesson 4 will move onto graph
  drawing.
• Homework finish graphs 2 and 3. ICT Club is
  available Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for
  this.

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Lesson 4 Spreadsheet work

• You need to show that you can manipulate a
  spreadsheet and draw a graph.
• Find out the GCSE 5 A-C pass rate for the last
  five years. You can find it on the school
  website.
• Input this data into Excel.
• Format the spreadsheet (i.e. make year column in
  date format and the results in percentage
  format).
• Draw a graph showing the improvement in
  examination results. Make sure that you label
  the axis correctly.
• Insert your graph and table of data into slide 4
  of your Powerpoint presentation.
• Include some text on slide 4 which introduces the
  graph and the data.

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Lesson 5 and 6 Multimedia

• You now need to complete all of your Powerpoint
  presentation. In this time, you need to ensure
  that you do the following
• Use a variety of ICT and non-ICT sources
• Edit (change the content) and format (changed the
  appearance) of some information.
• Screen print the evolution of your work.
• Use a spell checker (and evidence it) and employ
  a proof-reader (someone suitable include before
  and after prints).
• Screen print some of your complicated searches
  and refined searches.
• Develop your bibliography (including all
  weblinks).

Homework finish presentation and revise for
mock examination (Shared/Students/InfoTech/Year
11/Short Course/Revision for Short Course.doc
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Lesson 7 - 11 Write up

• We now need to start the write up for your
  Powerpoint presentation. This counts for more
  marks than the actual design itself.
• On the network, you can find 1a writeup
  guide.doc. Follow these instructions exactly.
  Shared/Students/InfoTech/Year11/ShortCourse/1a/1a
  Write Up Guide.doc
• You can also self assess your progress by looking
  at the detailed examination criteria, by looking
  at Mark Scheme.doc in the same folder.
• Homeworks work on write-up and revise for mock
  examination (Shared/Students/InfoTech/Year
  11/Short Course/Revision for Short Course.doc

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Lesson 12 Exam Preparation.

• Look at the Revision Booklet for the Short Course
  on the school network or on the school website.
  This includes everything you need to know.