Penshurst Girls Campus ASSESSMENT TASK NOTIFICATION

Student Name: Faculty: TAS Topic/Unit: Internet & Website Development Task Number: 1 Date Issued: Friday 1st March Year: 10 Course: Information & Software Technology Course Components: Website Design Course Weighting: 15% Date Due: 22nd March (final submission of ongoing work)

Outcomes to be assessed:
Selects and justifies the application of appropriate software programs to a range of tasks. Acquires and manipulates data and information in an ethical manner Describes and compares key roles and responsibilities of people in the field of information and software technology

Context: In this unit you have been studying The Internet and website development. This
assessment task gives you an opportunity to demonstrate your understanding of how the Internet works whilst demonstrating your skills in web designing and research.

Assessment Task Description:

(see attached details)

Your task is to design and produce a website that explains how the Internet works and explains the impact of the Internet on employment.

Assessment Criteria - (refer to marking criteria on back page) You will be

marked on your ability to:
Use a variety of the features available in website design software Acquire and manipulate data without compromising copyright restrictions Document the process of designing and making your website Provide detailed information suitable to the target audience

Please complete this section and submit the page with your assessment task: This is all my own work and has not been plagiarised or copied in any way. Student Name: ____________________ Signature: ___________________

Student Name: Faculty: TAS TASK DETAILS:

Year: 10 Task Name:

You have been asked to design and create a website that explains how the Internet works and its impact on job opportunities. Instructions to students Identify the target market of your website. Your website should be no more than 5 pages. You may use Dreamweaver or Weebly to create your website. You may work in pairs or individually. All content must be free of copyright material.

The content of your website needs to include- Connecting to the Internet- include here Internet Service Providers, browsers, protocols - The difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web - How to manage security and privacy issues - Information Technology employment opportunities - Describe 2 Information Technology occupations that have emerged as a result of the Internet and World Wide Web being developed. Explain how the Internet may have impacted on the more traditional occupations. Your website should use a variety of features including- Using appropriate desktop publishing guidelines you have covered in class - Capturing and inserting photos, scanning and inserting, sound, video, animations, fonts. You are to document the process of designing the website - Complete a timeline for the planning and implementation of the task. - Identify and explain the decisions that you make throughout the process - Maintain a bibliography of your sources of information

Background notes Some occupations in the Information & Software Industry you may r
System Development Project Manager Analyst Programmer Software Engineer Database Developer Web Designer Hardware Engineer Operations & Maintenance Project Manager Computer Operator Field Technician Data Entry Network Engineering Database Administrator End User Support Training Developer Help Desk Consultant Inside Sales

Language definitions Identify- Recognise and name

Explain - Relate cause and effect; make the relationships between things evident; provide why and/or how Target market- Who are you creating the website for? Who will use this website?

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