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.

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.

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.

Banking Quest: Investigate Stage

Please respond to the following activities in MS word ensure that it does not exceed 5 pages of font 12 Times New Roman. All responses should be in paragraphs with sub-headings for identification. APA in-text citation and APA format of referencing should be applied. The process journal must be used throughout the design cycle.
Challenge
Many businesses have problems that can be solved by introducing information technology solutions.Your challenge is to identify a client with business type problem that can be addressed using information technology solution.
Our AOI on focus is Human ingenuity. You will identify a problem linked to AOI and one client who is not a student.
Your investigate should have the following headings

• Description of the problem.
• Design Brief
• Research
• Design Specification
• Test Strategy

Investigate Assessment criteria
Level 0
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below.
Level 1–2
The student states the problem. The student investigates the problem, collecting information from sources. The student lists some specifications.
Level 3–4
The student describes the problem, mentioning its relevance. The student investigates the problem, selecting and analysing information from some acknowledged sources. The student describes a test to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.
Level 5–6
The student explains the problem, discussing its relevance. The student critically investigates the problem, evaluating information from a broad range of appropriate, acknowledged sources. The student describes detailed methods for appropriate testing to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification

Business Quest Unit

Unit Question:

What are the impacts of information technology systems on businesses?

Human Ingenuity

What are the consequences of what we create on businesses?

Central Idea

All businesses use or can use IT for launching, analyzing, storing and marketing of their services and products

AK Focus: Global Economics:

Trade and Development

The study of how individuals and societies exchange goods and services.

Summative Assessment

Students will investigate a local business and develop a suitable product that will help the identified client. They can design a website, develop a video for the business, create a commercial, produce a commercial song/advert, develop a database, etc. The product can address any specific themes in the business; marketing and advertising, Training, data analysis and storage.

Evaluate stage: Data bank Unit

In this stage you are expected to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification in an objective manner based on testing, and to evaluate its impact on life, society and/or the environment. You are expected to explain how the product/solution could be improved as a result of these evaluations.

You will also be expected to evaluate your own performance at each stage of the design cycle and suggest
ways in which your performance could be improved.

Wednesday's lesson:
In readiness for your evaluate stage your will have to work on the homework below. Develop the questions for client and peer evalauation (9th Nov 2011)

Homework (Due date 15th Nov 2011)

• Review your methods of testing. Have you used them?
• Show your client's responses to your 10 questions.
• §Show your three peers' responses to your 10 questions
Use the information above as part of the evaluate stage.

Assessment criteria
0: The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below.

1-2: The student evaluates the product/solution or his or her own performance. The student makes some attempt to test the product/solution.

3-4:The student evaluates the product/solution and his or her own performance and suggests ways in which these could be improved.The student tests the product/solution to evaluate it against the design specification.

5-6:The student evaluates the success of the product/solution in an objective manner based on the results of testing, and the views of the intended users. The student provides an evaluation of his or her own performance at each stage of the design cycle and suggests improvements. The student provides an appropriate evaluation of the impact of the product/solution on life, society and/or the environment.

Sample examplar