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TIME These briefs are only valid for submission of marks to OCR in either January or

May 2012.

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES You must use this booklet for guidance throughout your work for this unit. You must complete your project by the date set by your teacher. You must submit all your preparatory work with your solution to the brief. All work submitted for assessment must be your own work. You must read the

Notice to Candidates on page 2 overleaf before you start your project. Where you have worked as part of a team you must clearly identify your individual contribution to the project.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES The total number of marks available for the paper is 50. You may start your preparatory work as soon as you receive this paper. There are no restrictions on computing facilities, hardware or software that may be used. This document consists of 12 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

It is important that you discuss with your teacher anything that you do not understand.

To be opened on receiptA2 GCE APPLIED INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYG048/IC Working to a brief

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES For assessment submission

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NOTICE TO CANDIDATES

The work you submit for assessment must be your own.

If you copy from someone else or allow another candidate to copy from you, or if you cheat in any other way, you may be disqualified from at least the

subject concerned.

Any materials eg books, information from the internet you have used to help complete this work must be clearly acknowledged in the work itself.

You must always keep your coursework secure and confidential whilst you are preparing it. If it is stored on the computer network, keep your password secure. When printing work collect all copies from the printer and destroy those you dont need.

When you hand in your coursework for assessment, you will be required to sign that you have understood and followed the coursework and portfolio regulations.

ALWAYS REMEMBER

YOUR WORK MUST BE YOUR OWN

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES

Each of the following briefs has been written so that it may be completed alongside the Advanced GCE optional unit to which it relates.

Only responses to the briefs as set will be accepted. No marks will be awarded for work in response to any other brief.

Read the briefs in this booklet. You must research and develop one of these briefs.

For assessment of this unit, you must produce evidence which must include:

a preparatory report into current working practice a project plan in response to the set brief a diary or log of work completed support materials for use with the project an evaluation of your performance in relation to planning the project an evaluation of your performance in implementing the project an evaluation of your ICT solution to the given brief.

Whichever brief you choose, you will need to report on current working practices. Before you plan the structure and content of your project you will need to carry out some research into working practices within the organisation. This research should enable you to plan a solution that works smoothly and with minimum disruption.

A project management plan will help you to organise your time efficiently. As a guide, the minimum requirements for the project management plan should include:

key dates, deadlines and timescales how work may be managed in small sections or tasks organisation of information and resources time for reviews and modifications time for evaluation.

Full planning is vital to the success of the project. Full planning will also allow you to evaluate your work more effectively. There must be clear evidence of planning before you start your project.

While you are working on the project you must complete a diary or log. This diary or log should include:

a full list of all tasks undertaken as part of the delivery of the project an assessment of your contribution to the success of the task the skills used in meeting the requirement of the task an assessment of how your skills needed to extend to meet the needs of the task your discussion

of your skills needs to include your use of working with others as well as ICT skills.

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You will need to produce supporting materials. These may take any form, and the ultimate decision about what support materials your project needs is for you to decide.

Once you have completed the project, you will need to report on how well the project ran, what were its strengths and weaknesses and how well you worked with others. You should also suggest improvements to the project. You should collect feedback from users and the client in order to allow you to make informed comments about your project and the role that you played.

At the end of the unit, you must hand in:

your report on current working practices your project plan your diary or log support materials your evaluation reports.

Make sure that all your work has your name, candidate number and Centre number on each page.

BriefsYou may carry out the brief by working on your own or as part of a team. Where you are working on your own the focus of working with others becomes the clients or end users of the product. Where you are working as a team member the focus may also include other members of the team.

You must develop a solution to one of the following briefs.

Brief 1

You have been asked by a retail chain to research into the impact of a supermarkets environment on consumers shopping decisions. You should use the results of your research to produce a spreadsheet model that predicts the impact of a range of variables on the likelihood of customers making a purchase.

The specific variables that you have been asked to consider are:

gender age the number of people per square metre the volume of music being played through the in-store public address system the level of tidiness within the supermarket the quality of dcor within the supermarket the ease of finding specific products the availability of staff to provide help and advice the quality of lighting the clarity of signs

This task may be completed in conjunction with Unit G049: Numerical modelling using spreadsheets.

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Brief 2

You have been asked to create an installation to be used at a regional shopping centre. You have decided to create a multimedia diary of events in your local area over a period of six to eight weeks. This multimedia diary will include interviews, photographs, video and music. The installation should allow members of the public to select specific elements for viewing and listening.

The installation should also include a feedback form that uses drag and drop and allows members of the public to add their name and contact details.

This task may be completed in conjunction with Unit G050: Interactive multimedia products.

Brief 3

You have been asked to produce a section of an ICT textbook aimed at students from years 5and 6. This should be ten A4 pages in length (or equivalent). You have been given a list of three topics from which to choose. These are:

Web page design and creation Using spreadsheets to solve simple problems Online safety

Each section must conform to a common structure. This structure is:

introduction explaining what will be covered theory explaining the ideas behind the topic skills showing the reader how to use any software overview a review of what has been done assessment an assessment that can be used with the topic.

Your completed product must include a range of suitable graphics and text.

This task may be completed in conjunction with Unit G051: Publishing.

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Brief 4

You work for a graphics design business. You have been commissioned to produce wall prints for a large home furnishings retailer. These should be aimed at people between the ages of 18 and 25 and be in the style of the following art movements.

Impressionism Cubism Surrealism Constructivism Pop art

The client requires original subject matter, but in the style of each of the above art movements. You should produce a minimum of two prints for each.

This task may be completed in conjunction with Unit G052: Artwork and imaging.

Brief 5

You have been asked to produce a sample website that advertises and sells tickets for events at a local venue. The website should have a minimum of five pages, which should include:

multimedia advertising feedback forms a facility for customers to buy tickets direct.

The completed website should be suitable for a wide audience.

This task may be completed in conjunction with Unit G053: Developing and creating websites.

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Uni

t G04

8 - A

sses

smen

t Evi

denc

e G

ridUn

it G

048:

W

ork

ing

to a

brie

fW

hat c

andi

date

s ne

ed to

do:

Evid

ence

nee

ds to

incl

ude:

a:

[AO2]

a p

repa

rato

ry re

port

into

cur

rent

work

ing

pract

ice

[3];

b:

[AO2/

3] a

pro

ject p

lan in

resp

onse

to th

e set

brief

. [8]

;c:

[AO

1/2/

3] a

dia

ry o

r log

of w

ork

co

mpl

eted

[16];

d:

[AO1]

supp

ort m

ater

ials

for

use

with

the

proje

ct [5]

;e:

[AO

4] an e

valu

atio

n of

can

dida

tes

perfo

rmance

in re

latio

n to

pla

nnin

g th

e pr

oject

[6];

f: [AO

4] an e

valu

atio

n of

can

dida

tes

perfo

rmance

in im

plem

entin

g th

e pr

oject

[6];

g:

[AO4]

an e

valu

atio

n of

can

dida

tes

ICT

solu

tion

to th

e gi

ven b

rief

[6].

How

the

cand

idat

e w

ill b

e as

sess

ed:

Task

Ass

essm

ent

Obje

ctive

Mar

k B

and

1M

ark

Ban

d 2

Mar

k B

and

3M

ark

Awar

ded

aAO

2

The

cand

idat

e pr

oduc

es a

des

crip

tive r

epo

rt in

to c

urre

nt w

ork

ing

pra

ctic

e;

[0 1]

The

cand

idat

e pr

oduc

es a

n an

alyt

ical r

epor

t in

to c

urre

nt w

ork

ing

pract

ice;

the

repo

rt hi

ghlig

hts

stre

ngth

s an

d w

eakn

esse

s of

the

curre

nt w

ork

ing

pract

ice;

The

repo

rt hi

ghlig

hts

som

e iss

ues

of w

hich

acc

ount n

eed

be ta

ken w

hen

impl

emen

ting

the

proje

ct;

[2]

The

cand

idat

e pr

oduc

es a

n an

alyt

ical r

epor

t in

to c

urre

nt w

ork

ing

pra

ctic

e;

the

repo

rt hi

ghlig

hts

stre

ngth

s an

d w

ea

knes

ses

of th

e cu

rrent

wo

rkin

g pr

act

ice;

The

repo

rt hi

ghlig

hts

all is

sues

of w

hich

a

cco

un

t nee

d be

take

n w

hen

impl

emen

ting

the

proje

ct.[3]

/3

b(i)

AO2

The

cand

idat

e pl

ans

thei

r pro

ject;

[0 1]

The

cand

idat

e us

es o

ne

form

al p

lann

ing

tech

niqu

e to

pla

n th

eir p

rojec

t;[2]

The

cand

idat

e us

es tw

o fo

rma

l pla

nnin

g te

chni

ques

to p

lan

thei

r pro

ject.

[3]/3

b(ii)

AO3

The

cand

idat

es p

lan

inclu

des

little

det

ail; [0

1]

The

cand

idat

es p

lan

inclu

des

fair

deta

il; m

ost

ta

sks

requ

ired

to c

ompl

ete

the

proje

ct are

lis

ted;

[2 3]

The

cand

idat

es p

lan

fully

iden

tifie

s al

l tas

ks

requ

ired

in o

rder

to c

ompl

ete

the

proje

ct.[4

5]/5

c(i)

AO1

The

cand

idat

e pr

oduc

es a

dia

ry o

r log

that

sh

ows

that

they

hav

e de

velo

ped

or e

xten

ded

thei

r range

of I

CT s

kills

and

tech

niqu

es w

hilst

pl

anni

ng a

nd p

rodu

cing

the

resp

onse

to th

e br

ief;

[0 1]

The

cand

idat

e pr

oduc

es a

dia

ry o

r log

th

at s

how

s th

at th

ey h

ave de

velo

ped

and

exte

nded

thei

r range

of I

CT s

kills

and

tech

niqu

es w

hilst

pla

nnin

g an

d pr

oduc

ing

the

resp

onse

to th

e br

ief;

[2 3]

The

cand

idate

pro

duce

s a

diary

or l

og th

at s

how

s th

at th

ey ha

ve us

ed th

eir in

itiativ

e to

dev

elop

and

exte

nd th

eir ran

ge o

f ICT

skills

and

tech

nique

s w

hilst

pla

nning

an

d pr

oduc

ing th

eir re

spon

se to

the

brief

.

[4 5]

/5

.

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Unit

G04

8: W

ork

ing

to a

brie

f (co

ntinu

ed)

Task

Ass

essm

ent

Obje

ctive

Mar

k B

and

1M

ark

Ban

d 2

Mar

k B

and

3M

ark

Awar

ded

c(ii)

AO2

The

cand

idat

e pr

oduc

es a

dia

ry o

r log

that

sh

ows

that

they

hav

e use

d so

me

tool

s an

d te

chni

ques

for

deve

lopi

ng IC

T sy

stem

s;

[0 1]

The

cand

idat

e pr

oduc

es a

dia

ry o

r log

that

sh

ows

that

they

hav

e use

d a

range

of b

oth

form

al a

nd in

form

al t

echn

ique

s fo

r de

velo

ping

and

man

agin

g IC

T sy

stem

s;Th

e ca

ndid

ate

also

sho

ws

that

they

hav

e

som

e a

ware

ness

that

the

qual

ity o

f the

ir wo

rk

will

affe

ct th

e en

d-us

ers

and/

or o

ther

s wi

th

who

m th

ey h

ave co

nta

ct w

hils

t work

ing

on

the

proje

ct;[2]

The

cand

idat

e pr

oduc

es a

diar

y or

log

that

show

s th

at th

ey h

ave

used

an

exte

nsive

ran

ge

of b

oth

form

al a

nd in

form

al te

chni

ques

for

deve

lopin

g an

d m

anag

ing IC

T sy

stem

s;Th

e ca

ndid

ate

also

sho

ws

that

they

hav

e a

thor

ough

aw

aren

ess

that

the

quali

ty of

their

wor

k w

ill af

fect

end

use

rs a

nd/o

r oth

ers w

ith

who

m th

ey h

ave

cont

act w

hilst

wor

king

on th

e pr

oject.

[3]/3

c(iii)

AO3

The

cand

idat

e pr

oduc

es a

dia

ry o

r log

th

at s

how

s th

at th

ey h

ave de

alt w

ith

stra

ight

forw

ard

day

-to-d

ay is

sues

aris

ing

from

ru

nnin

g th

e pr

oject;

The

cand

idat

es d

iary

or l

og id

entif

ies

the

resp

onse

s th

ey h

ave ta

ken to

issu

es th

at

have

aris

en;

[0 1 2

]

The

cand

idat

e pr

oduc

es a

dia

ry o

r log

that

sh

ows

they

hav

e de

alt w

ith m

ore

com

plex

da

y-to

-day

issu

es a

risin

g fro

m ru

nnin

g th

e pr

oject;

The

cand

idat

es d

iary

or l

og s

how

s th

at th

ey

have

use

d ap

prop

riate

resp

onse

s to

the

day-

to-d

ay is

sues

that

hav

e aris

en;

com

menta

ry in

the

cand

idat

es d

iary

or l

og

justifi

es th

eir de

cision

s;

[3 4 5

]

The

cand

idat

e pr

oduc

es a

dia

ry o

r log

that

sh

ows

they

hav

e de

alt w

ith m

ore

com

plex

da

y-to

-day

issu

es a

risin

g fro

m ru

nn

ing

the

proje

ct;Th

e ca

ndid

ates

dia

ry o

r log

sho

ws

that

they

ha

ve u

sed

appr

opria

te re

spon

ses

to th

ese

mo

re c

om

plex

issu

es th

at h

ave

a

risen

;Th

e ca

ndid

ates

dia

ry o

r log

sho

ws

that

th

ey h

ave

ta

ken

acc

ou

nt o

f lon

ger t

erm

im

plica

tions

aris

ing

from

thes

e iss

ues

and

take

n a

ctio

n to

pre

ven

t the

ir re

occu

rrenc

e;co

mm

en

tary

in th

e ca

ndid

ates

dia

ry o

r log

jus

tifies

their

decis

ions

[6 7 8

]/8

dAO

1

The

cand

idat

e de

velo

ps s

uppo

rt m

ater

ials

for

use

with

the

proje

ct;Th

e ca

ndid

ates

supp

ort m

ater

ials

sho

w th

e app

licat

ion

of s

ome

skills

acq

uire

d in

this

unit,

and

oth

er u

nits

, in

this

spe

cifica

tion;

[0 1]

The

cand

idat

e de

velo

ps s

uppo

rt m

ater

ials

for

use

with

the

proje

ct;Th

e ca

ndid

ates

supp

ort m

ater

ials

sho

w th

e app

licat

ion

of a

range

of s

kills

acqu

ired

in th

is unit,

and

oth

er u

nits

, in

this

spe

cifica

tion;

[2 3]

The

cand

idat

e de

velo

ps s

uppo

rt m

ater

ials

fo

r u

se w

ith th

e pr

oject;

The

cand

idat

es s

upp

ort m

ater

ials

sho

w

the

appl

icatio

n of

a w

ide

ran

ge o

f skil

ls a

cqui

red

in th

is un

it, a

nd o

ther

uni

ts, in

this

sp

ecific

atio

n.[4

5]/5

9G048/IC Jan/Jun11 OCR 2011

Unit

G04

8: W

ork

ing

to a

brie

f (co

ntinu

ed)

Task

Ass

essm

ent

Obje

ctive

Mar

k B

and

1M

ark

Ban

d 2

Mar

k B

and

3M

ark

Awar

ded

eAO

4

The

cand

idat

e de

scrib

es th

eir a

ctio

ns in

pl

anni

ng th

eir p

rojec

t and

iden

tifies

area

s for

impr

ovem

ent;

[0 1 2

]

The

cand

idat

e an

alys

es th

eir a

ctio

ns in

pl

anni

ng th

eir p

rojec

t and

iden

tifies

some

st

reng

ths

and

weakn

esse

s in

thei

r pla

nnin

g;Th

e ca

ndid

ate

sugg

ests

som

e im

prov

em

en

ts

to th

e ov

era

ll pr

oces

s;

[3 4]

The

cand

idat

e an

alys

es th

eir a

ctio

ns in

pl

anni

ng th

eir p

rojec

t and

fully

iden

tifies

st

reng

ths

and

wea

knes

ses

in th

eir p

lann

ing;

The

cand

idat

e su

gges

ts im

prov

emen

ts to

the

over

all p

roce

ss; t

hese

impr

ovem

ents

are

clear

ly lin

ked

to th

eir a

nalys

is of

thei

r act

ions

in p

lann

ing

thei

r pro

ject.

[5 6]

/6

fAO

4

The

cand

idat

es d

escr

ibes

thei

r act

ions

in

impl

emen

ting

thei

r ICT

sol

utio

n fo

r th

e us

er

and

iden

tifie

s ar

eas

for

impr

ovem

ent;

[0 1 2

]

The

cand

idat

e an

alys

es th

e ef

fect

iveness

of t

heir

actio

ns in

impl

emen

ting

thei

r ICT

so

lutio

n an

d id

entif

ies

som

e st

reng

ths

and

weakn

esse

s in

the

actio

ns th

ey h

ave

com

plet

ed;

The

cand

idat

e su

gges

ts s

ome

impr

ovem

en

ts

to th

e ov

era

ll pr

oces

s;

[3 4]

The

cand

idat

e an

alys

es th

e ef

fect

iven

ess

o

f the

ir ac

tions

in im

plem

entin

g th

eir I

CT

solu

tion

and

fully

iden

tifie

s st

reng

ths

and

we

akn

esse

s in

the

actio

ns th

ey h

ave

com

plet

ed;

The

cand

idat

e su

gges

ts im

prov

em

en

ts to

th

e ov

era

ll pr

oces

s; th

ese

impr

ove

me

nts

are

cl

early

linke

d to

thei

r ana

lysis

of th

eir a

ctio

ns

in im

plem

entin

g th

eir p

rojec

t.[5

6]/6

gAO

4

The

cand

idat

e co

mm

ents

on

the

effe

ctive

ness

of t

heir

solu

tion

by co

mpa

ring

thei

r sol

utio

n to

the

user

nee

ds fo

r th

e pr

oject;

The

cand

idat

es r

epo

rt m

ay c

onta

in e

rrors

in

spel

ling,

pun

ctua

tion

and

gram

mar;

[0 1 2

]

The

cand

idat

e an

alys

es th

e ef

fect

iveness

of

thei

r sol

utio

n by

co

mpa

ring

thei

r sol

utio

n to

th

e us

er n

eeds

for

the

proje

ct; th

eir a

nalys

is w

ill be

par

tially

bas

ed o

n us

er o

r clie

nt

feedb

ack;

The

cand

idat

es a

nalys

is wi

ll ide

ntify

som

e st

reng

ths

and

weakn

esse

s of

thei

r sol

utio

n;Th

e ca

ndid

ates

repo

rt co

ntai

ns fe

w s

pellin

g,

punc

tuat

ion

and

gram

mar

err

ors

;

[3 4 ]

The

cand

idat

e an

alys

es th

e ef

fect

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