Applied Information Technology Task 1: Getting Mobile

Sample assessment task for Unit 2A AIT

TYPE: Investigation
OUTCOMES: Outcome 2: Understanding ICT; Outcome 3: Quality of Information Solutions; Outcome 4: ICT in
Society
CONTENT: Hardware and software; social implications and trends; careers, work and jobs
UNIT LEARNING CONTEXT: Home (business) multimedia
TASK 1: Getting Mobile
Mobile Technology is a major part of our modern lives both personally and at work. Mobile technology like mobile phones,
portable computers and etc., have certainly come a long way that offer services like digital cameras, MP3/MP4 players, internet
access, online gaming and other functions that makes life more easier and entertaining.
INVESTIGATION
a. You are asked to investigate an interesting technology of your choice

(you should not have the same product with any of your
classmates something that provided/gave a huge change or impact/effect to an individual or to an industry) and find its function that
transformed from manual to digital life, example; its applications available, associated technologies (peripheral devices);

its hardware specifications, O.software used, problems or issues associated of its use, impact/effect on its users
(individuals or companies using it consumers) in the workplace, to telecommuting individuals and to other users,
that have opened up to cater their personal or business needs.

Collect good resolution images/graphics too.

Your Draft will be checked on Thursday
Dont forget to quote your Source to avoid
Plagiarism issues.

b. You will be searching for information about Social and

Implication Trends
c. Careers, work or jobs
d. Multitasking
PRODUCTION

A report composed of 10 maximum pages(contain letter a d)

A 12 Slides PowerPoint presentation with all the information collected from investigation part . (contain letter a only)

Collect all the possible important data and create a report in one document and a presentation. Your research must be short
and specific; your body of research must have at least 7 to 10 pages ONLY. Except cover page, table of contents, introduction,
etc.

Time required for task:

2 weeks to do in the class.
Pre task: ___________________
Start Task: ________________
Due date: _______________
No extensions of Due dates.
Work must be your own words, referenced and not plagiarized.
What to submit on _______________________
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To be provided

Timeplan checklist
by the teacher
Daily Journal
ConceptMap
Storyboard of the 2nd slide of your PPpt
Report maximum 11pages (from table of contents to bibliography(letter A to Letter d from Investigation)
Max of 12 slides of Ppt (contain only the Letter A from the investigation)

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Start here:
What to do: follow the technology process to have an organized and detailed task. - Good luck

I.Planning & designing

1

Read and understand the task and list on your Time Plan (column1: topics/needs to be done) what are the

requirements to complete.
After listing the requirements, estimate the time you will spend to complete each requirement by indicating
the due dates in the column 2
The 3rd column (will serve as your Checklist- you put/mark check). When you are done and
comply/completed the requirement.
Create a Concept map for this task. (it could be written or by the mindmapper app)This concept map will include
everything needed or requirements to complete the task. you may use your timeplan to guide you in your
brainstorming on what should be included in each of your requirements.
Presentation design~

Storyboard: Imagine the final output of your PowerPoint presentation.

a.
Then use the storyboard template to plan or sketch how your data will be organized or what
data/topic your slide contains.
b.
Use your drafts that you have collected about the components of computer system.
c.
You are not allowed to make/develop a PowerPoint/presentation in Ms.Ppt or in Prezi.com unless
you showed and let your teacher check your presentations rough draft(storyboard)
Remember, it is PowerPoint not Power Essay! These will determine the quality of your presentation.
In your storyboard;
- Develop a plan as to the layout of your PowerPoint (content, slides, -layout, animations or
effects of your text & etc.)
- Design the titles and backgrounds that you are going to use.( Font and style size to be used,
font colors)
- Indicate by putting a mark X the location of your images that you are going to include.
- Also indicate the
Your presentation must at least have the following criteria.
- Creativity
- originality
- Relativity of report
- Eye catching and Colour combination
- Style /text used
- Applied effects
- Provided images/graphics
- Uncrowded slide
Daily Journal After each period, record what you have achieved in a Journal.

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This is where you will log whatever accomplished or problems you have encountered during the
day/period
Use the provided paper to list your daily exercise/ achievements/problems
encountered/changes made/things to do on the next meeting as your Daily journal and it
should be handwritten, brief and specific.
If you forgot to logged, the teacher will assume that you were absent of did not do anything for the
day.

Recorded source/reference in the bibliography

- Accurately reference of all the online and offline sources used.

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II. Investigation
You are to investigate/research and collect images/graphics & its short description and their general uses of the parts
of computer. Provide the simplest/shortest description you can find, in your Book or from the Internet. Be original and
detailed. Do not plagiarize, use your own words or cite/quote the source where you took your image/graphics & your
description.
From this part investigation to Evaluation part will be in 10 pages only, minimum of 7 pages.
So, organize/arrange your data and be precise with the information collected.
a.

Research a Mobile device/technology of your choice

(you should not have the same product with any of your classmates something
that provided/gave a huge change or impact/effect to an individual or to an industry) and find its function that transformed from manual

to digital life of the user/consumer Collect good resolution images/graphics too. (Max of 3-4pgs)
Applications/ functions/features available
Your Draft will be checked TODAY
associated technologies (peripheral devices);
Dont forget to quote your Source to
its hardware specifications,
Operating system used.
avoid Plagiarism issues.
problems or issues associated of its use,
impact/effect on its users (individuals or companies using it consumers)
b. You will be searching for information about Social Implication and Trends and Issues of ICT (max of 3 pages)
Answer briefly the following questions in your words, Cite your online and offline source to avoid plagiarism.
What is Computer Ethics?
Provide the 10 commandments of Computer Codes of Conduct in a workplace.
Provide 3 keypoints of Australian Copyright Act.
What is the purpose of Intellectual Property Law?
Research and Describe the ENERGY STAR PROGRAM and how users should handle obsolete computer
technology?

Globalisation in IT explained and examples given

Outsourcing IT products. how technology became the path of outsourcing and how does it
improved over the years?
Reference could be after the information or at the end of the Investigation part.

III. Production (1page)

Using the information you have collected in Investigation part (letter A), create your 10 slide PowerPoint Presentation
Illustrates/show/print screen of the final product
Lists of Designs, font style, size, colour, images you used in your final product.
Storyboard\table of development phases or the changes made along with and explanation why these changes
would be an improvement or Problems you have encountered and the solutions you applied.
Explained design elements and principles used and how you have applied them in each of your presentation,
stating the reason for your choice.

IV. Evaluation / Response - Will be provided, after the 1

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week of your task. (1page)

You are to evaluate your own work if you did well and if you are ablet o manage your time and followed your
plans..

Time required for task:

2 weeks to do in the class.
Pre task: ___________________
Start Task: __________________
Due date: _____________________
No extensions of Due dates.
Work must be your own words, referenced and not plagiarized.
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