2. Outline of the Day Welcome and Introduction Miscellaneous Technical issues Grade boundaries GIT1 – Guidance, exemplar materials and table marking Lunch GIT2 – Guidance, exemplar materials and table marking Discussion and Feedback

3. Miscellaneous 2013 Submission: Current Unit 1 and 2 tasks, Actors Associates & E-Art, are valid 2014-15 Submission: Unit 1 and 2 tasks based on Tanya’s Travels must be used Resits – Terminal Rule: Candidates must be entered for at least 40% of the qualification e.g. both controlled assessment tasks or GIT3

4. Technical Issues Folders –Top and bottom candidate MUST be included –Unnecessary files should be removed –Links must be checked to ensure that they are working Disks –1 disk for each unit –CDs preferable –If DVD is used please ensure that files/folders have been successfully burned prior to submission Folder Maker –Currently under review –Schools may be asked to manage folders – AS2 approach –Further guidance will be provided when decision has been reached by CCEA

5. Raw to UMS – Summer 2012 Notional GradeUMS (Out of 120)Unit 1 Raw Mark (Out of 100) Unit 2 Raw Mark (Out of 80) A969065 B848057 C727050 D606243 E485436 F 4830

6. Unit 1 (GIT1) Tools and Applications

7. Task 1 - Parts A, B, C (9 Marks) Part A: Create the Actor and Bookings Tables The field Own Transport in the Actor file should be a logical field showing the data as either “Yes/No” or “True/False” results Key field – ActorID Rename field number in Bookings Table – e.g. End date, Finish date Part B: Create a link between both tables Create an appropriate relationship e.g. enforce referential integrity In Edit Relationships Dialogue box ensure that ‘Cascade Delete Related Records’ is selected (or equivalent) Ensure All Relationships is visible Part C: Data Capture Forms Actor and Booking forms Logo on both forms Created in database software (or can be word processed)

8. Parts D, E, F, G (8 Marks) Part D: Remove Heather Anderson Remove Heather Anderson from Actor table Part E: Add Sarah Mintoff and Alan Valance/James Smith All data must be entered accurately New booking: End date (7 days inclusive) Part F: Actor List Report Report must be professional and include the company logo All data must be visible – labels may be renamed Can be over two pages – landscape/portrait Part G: Comedy Query (7 records) Actor Surname, Actor Firstname, Contact Tel No Criteria: Acting Category (Comedy) – deselected

9. Parts H, I, J (18 Marks) Part H: Car Comedy Query (4 records) Actor Surname, Actor Firstname, Contact Tel No, Address, Town, Postcode Criteria: Own Transport (Yes), Acting Category (Comedy) – deselected Part I: Invitation (4 invitations) Query must first be completed – criteria: Musical Actors and Belfast Size, less than 10 X10, The Continental Hotel, 12/08/2010, 8pm, complete with company logo Invitation produced as a label in database software (e.g. label report – save as Invitation), or alternatively using mail merge software Part J: Grouped Report (11 results) Report must be professional and include the company logo Fields (Start and End dates, Actor Firstname, Actor Surname, Contact Telephone No, Date of Booking and Acting Category) March dates 01/03/2010 AND 31/03/2010. Other options – BETWEEN, logical operators e.g. >=, wildcard

10. Task 2 - Part A (7 Marks) Part A: Data import and formatting – Cost Worksheet 4 new columns correct titles Validation - Duration – no negative numbers Formatting Accurate formulae used – including totals – replication of formulae Actual Commission not calculated at this stage

11. Parts B, C (15 Marks) Part B: Cost/Commission Worksheet Actual Commission accurately calculated in the Cost Worksheet Commission worksheet linked to Cost worksheet Appropriate titles: –Gross Income –Actor Fee or Total monthly payment for each actor –Actual Commission or Commission received from each actor Graph created – Gross Income or Actor Fee - Highest and lowest indicated with a different colour Part C: Conversion Worksheet 3 new columns with appropriate titles Euro rate calculated using IF Absolute cell reference used Show difference Euro and Sterling Comparative graph – sterling or euro symbol sufficient on y axis. Example available on microsite (p@55w0rd)

12. Part D (8 Marks) Part D: Statement Professional statement produced with correct fields Appropriate contact details – corporate design and logo Values formatted as currency Correct data used Source data (linked) to spreadsheet A range of solutions can be used – Auto Filter in spreadsheet software or alternatively mail merge

13. Part E (5 Marks) Part E: Spreadsheet Evaluation Evaluative comments, rather than descriptive No requirement for screenshots Appearance of spreadsheet Use of formulae in worksheets Statement Strengths, weaknesses and improvements

14. Task 3 - Part A (8 Marks) Part A: Presentation Storyboards 6-8 slides Detailed storyboards with slide titles Location of all digital media included Third party implementation Specialist terms – understanding

15. Part B (16 Marks) Part B: Presentation Presentation should demonstrate excellent form and style appropriate to the purpose of the presentation (e.g. Master slide/design templates) Logo must be included Information added from previous tasks/storyboard Appropriate navigation buttons Special effects - slide transition, custom animation Linking and embedding (from spreadsheet) Images from 2 sources – digital camera, clipart or downloaded from the Internet

16. Part C (6 Marks) Part C: Presentation Evaluation Presentation Evaluation Grid completed –Available from microsite Evaluative comments –Overall presentation –Advanced features used –Strengths, weaknesses, improvements Specialist terms used Only submit the pdf version for moderation

17. Unit 2 (GIT2) Using Multimedia & Games Technology

18. Task 1 (Website) - Part A (5 Marks) Part A: Website planning Target audience and requirements Site map Page layout (storyboard) Video storyboard Linked from website as a PDF Consider Completion of each element Quality of each element Plan of 6 pages How it matches the finished product?

19. Task 1 – Part B (25 marks) Creation of website: (9 marks) Site design/structure e.g. layers/tables/frames Use of graphics Original graphic Animation Audio (may be included in video) Original video (20 seconds *): –clips/images – transitions – text/opening or closing credits Consider also the quality of the digital assets

20. Task 1 – Part B (25 marks) Website Quality: (16 marks) Mark band/best fit approach to be applied strongly Focus on quality, rather than quantity High quality: all links work? integration of digital assets Balance and appearance: layout of each page Digital assets improve the website: Graphics Animation Audio Video (link to video acceptable) *

21. Task 1 – Part C (10 marks) Evaluation: WEG completed Evaluative comments – strengths, weaknesses, improvements – Specialist language: download times Navigation links Evaluation is a link on website as a PDF

22. Task 2 (Gaming) - Part A (14 Marks) Game Proposal: Game proposal – (1 mark) Game rules – (6 marks) –Excellent detail –How scoring works Game genre – (1 marks) Storyboard – (6 marks) –Game content –Scoring mechanism

23. Part B (16 Marks) Game creation: Game should include – help facility working score counter feedback (as a guide two types of feedback for the main events) good user interaction two pathways original animation appropriate graphics.exe file – latest version of the game. Splash screen should have links to the.pdf reports The splash screen can be created in the software or HTML/multimedia presentation package

24. Part C & D (10 Marks) User Guide: (4 marks) Step by step instructions How to play the game Evaluation: (6 marks) GEG completed Suitability of user interface Accuracy of score counter Effectiveness of help / instructions Suitability of language used in game Improvements Consider also: Evaluative comments Use of specialist languages Well organised document