Monday, 23 January 2012

Online payment methods.

This will be a group activity. You will be assigned one payment method which you will  research on and present your findings in 7 mins. In each of presentation you should;
  • Describe how they method of payment works
  • Examples of  people that use them
  • the Benefits of the method of  payment
  • Problems related to the problem of  payment
  • Using diagrams for illustration is recommended
Online Payment methods
  1. Paypal
  2. Credit card payment system
  3. Online bank transfers
  4. Mobile payment system
  5. Web Certificate
  6. MPESA
  7. PesaPal
  8. Merchant account

Create Stage: Business Quest Unit

You will start creating the product/ IT solution by following your Plan and taking into consideration the choosen design. The Created product should show
- Thorough competence in using IT tools
- Fully justified any modifications to the original design in Journal
- Original and outstanding solution with many IT techniques applied.

The process journal should be used frequently to document progress in this stage.This should be done at the end of each class and any time you have done some work at home or at school. Ideas in the journal could include:
- A description of what you accomplished and/or learned last class and/or for homework; any changes you made to your original plan (and why you made the changes; Any limits (of the software, your time, or your skills) that have prevented you from following your plan; Any new ideas you’ve had while creating the product. Mention what gave you the idea; any successes you’ve had, especially something you figured out on your own
· any difficulties you’ve run into (and how you solved them).
· your plans for next class (and any work you plan to do at home)
· how you feel about the project now, and/or
· anything else that’s relevant

Appropriate quality: Ensure that the best possible product / solution is produced, taking into account the resources available, the skills and techniques used. Also, show how the product/solution addresses the identified need.

Assessment criteria
0
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below.
1-2
The student considers the plan and creates at least part of a product/ solution.
3-4
The student uses appropriate techniques and equipment. The student follows the plan and mentions any modifications made, resulting in a product/solution of good quality.
5-6
The student competently uses appropriate techniques and equipment. The student follows the plan and justifies any modifications made, resulting in a product/solution of appropriate quality using the resources available.

Monday, 16 January 2012

Class Activity

Watch the following animations created to advertise businesses.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6lfysNnVTc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mAubIEVNz0

Sign up for free in www.goanimate.com and create a 2 minutes business advert aniamtion of any product or business.

Friday, 13 January 2012

Plan Stage: Business Quest Unit

Based on your Problem and the chosen Design, you will develop a suitable plan that will contain a number of detailed, logical steps that describes the use of resources and time in the creation of your product. You will also critically evaluate the plan and justifies any modifications to the design.
NB: 
·    Your final planning tool to be submitted should be in hardcopy but the evaluations of the plan can be emailed to the respective teachers in softcopy
·    The evaluation of the plan and justification of any modification to the design should be done this time round immediately after the planning is completed. Please NOTE that this evaluation is for plan stage only.
·    Also the date for submission of plan stage has been moved forward to Tuesday 24th at the end of the lesson.
Useful reference link (Thanks to overseas school of Colombo) http://technologyatosc.wikispaces.com/file/view/How+to+get+a+7+in+Technology.pdf
   Assessment Criteria
0
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors
given below.
1-2
The student produces a plan that contains some details of the steps and/or
the resources required.
3-4
The student produces a plan that contains a number of logical steps that
include resources and time. The student makes some attempt to evaluate
the plan.
5-6
The student produces a plan that contains a number of detailed, logical
steps that describe the use of resources and time. The student critically
evaluates the plan and justifies any modifications to the design.