1. Unit 1 – Improving Productivity

2. 1.1Why did you use a computer? What other systems / resources could you have used? I used a computer for unit 10 and I would have been able to use a word document but it would have been easier to use a PowerPoint because there are many more options when using PowerPoint for the detail and the affect between changing each slide and I was able to use transitions and animations but with Word I wouldn’t of been able to use anything for detail between each page which would of made the presentation boring. I would have been able to use a laptop for the work because there would be everything that I need on the laptop that there is on the school computer to use for the presentation and as long as I have a USB for anything that I have started on the presentation at school.

3. 1.2What skills did you need to learn in order to use PowerPoint? I learnt how to insert media files to add affect to the PowerPoint by making the readers more interested. This can help with my presentation because it shows that I know how to use multiple ways on how to make my presentation more detailed for the reader. I also learnt how to use transitions to create an affect throughout each slide to make the reader more into the PowerPoint and not being as bored when they are reading. This shows that I am able to use what I have learnt throughout the years to use it all in one presentation I learnt how to use buttons and hyperlink them to be able to click on the button to go from one slide to the other. This helps with my presentation because it makes the reader able to go to whatever slide they want to read and lets them access all buttons by having a back button to go back to all the home buttons.

4. 1.2What resources did you need to make the presentation successful? I need media files in my PowerPoint to get them more interested in the presentation such as: I took files from the shared document and I took some videos off the Smith’s wood website. This helps with my presentation because I am able to have a range of pictures and videos from the school to choose from and this shows the reader a more in-depth view of the school. I also took information from the school website because this information is essential for the reader to know. This helps with my presentation because I am able to ensure that these facts are true because they have came straight from the school website. I needed a graph of the school exams throughout the past years to show how the school has been getting on in the exams. This is essential for the reader to know because it shows how successful the pupils exams have improved over the years.

5. 1.4What factors might have affected how well you completed the presentation? (e.g. time / attendance / knowledge of software) The time affected how well I completed my presentation because there was a deadline for this piece of coursework and if I did not complete this in time then this means I will fail the whole unit if I did not finish it time so this rushed me to get things done and I couldn’t concentrate on all detail that I put into every slide. My attendance affected how well I completed my presentation because I was in every IT lesson to complete my unit and I would never miss a day because it was very important to get everything done in time without having a day off even when I am not feeling very well. Being able to come after school to finish my unit affected my presentation because it gave me the extra time after school to get anything I did not finish in lesson and this helped because it gave me more time to finish the presentation before the deadline.

6. 1.6Why did you use PowerPoint to make your presentation? What other software was available? Why did you choose not to use them? A word document was available. I didn’t use this because you can do much more with a PowerPoint and it is easier to get things done quicker and faster on PowerPoint and you also have more features on PowerPoint that will help more on the presentation than it does on any other software. I also would have been able to use a publisher. I didn’t use this document because there isn’t enough choices within detail and I wouldn’t of been able to set out the PowerPoint how I wanted it because the page is to small to use and I wouldn’t of been able to put any videos or pictures throughout the pages because there wouldn’t of been enough space for the text as well as the pictures and videos.

7. 2.2Which tools within PowerPoint made it appropriate for your presentation? Buttons were appropriate for the presentation because it took the reader to the slide where they want to go and transitions were also appropriate because it made the reader more interested instead of the reader being bored while they are reading. Animations were appropriate because every time the reader changes slide it makes a good affect to not just show the reader something interesting but also to show that you can do many things on a computer. Hyperlinks were appropriate in my presentation because it gave the readers a chance to be able to click on the buttons and these buttons were able to take the reader wherever they need to read because of the hyperlinks that have been linked to the text inside the button itself. Timing was appropriate in my presentation because I was able to control how fast or slow the animations were throughout the presentation and I would look through a slide show to see if this video was too fast or not and I would keep changing it every time until I got it at the right speed.

8. 1.7Were there any legal constraints or local constraints that changed the way you created your presentation? (e.g. copyright, file sizes) I had to check that I had permission to use the pictures that I took from the website and the way to get permission was by asking the college if I was able to use the pictures and videos from the internet. I needed to do this because I had to get copyrights for the presentation. I had to make sure that my file size was 32mb because if it weren’t then I would have to have deleted some text or some images to get it to the right file size because if my file size was over 32mb then this means that I would not have been able to send my work off so I would have to delete as much as possible to be able to send my work off.

9. 2.4What improvements do you think you could do to your presentation? Adding more text to the presentation to tell more about the students behaviour in the college and put some more about the exams and the percentage of how good the students have done from 2010-2013. This will tell the reader all they need to know about coming to this school or tell the parents what it is like at this school. I should also put some more pictures of around the school to let the people see all around the school instead of just seeing the front. This will give the reader and in- depth image of the school and around the school to show the facilities and rooms this school has to offer for any students that are going to come to this school.

10. 3.2What improvements do you think you could have done to improve your work rate? I can start by avoiding distractions and coming back after school to finish work that I didn’t finish in lesson. This will help my with my learning because there will be a teacher there to help me if I am struggling with anything and the more I do after school, the quicker it will take me to finish my units. Look at videos on YouTube to help with anything I am finding difficult and go to as many catch-up sessions as possible. This will help because I will be able to get anything that I am struggling on from the internet and this means I will be able to get my units done quicker and I will be able to understand everything I am doing.