Group Assignment 1) (Oh the fun)

Well i havent posted in here for a while, since the last assignment... cause quite frankly im lazy but anywho.... We have a new assignment. My intial thought was "Oh Joy how fun." thennn.... well more like now im thinking... Oh joy how super fun another assignment to do overseas -.-" so you know... my thought hasnt really changed that much. please dont be offended ^^
** NOTE; all the quotes in this blog have intended sarcasm.**

What we are doing for this assignment is a group task making a data system. At first we had wanted to do a virtual school tour however 2 other groups had also chosen this and we wanted to be more original. Thinking further into it wanted to do something which could replace an old mthod of "something" yet also be entertaining and amusing for us so we wouldnt get bored of it too easily hence we thought profiles and the future. The finally Yearbooks!
What we plan to do is make an online yearbook intended to replace the more traditonal paper form, this is for easier access, saves paper obviously and to be kept for a longer time.

my Group consists of:
Me = Louisa
taco = Claudia
Maxi-Mo-Jo = Maxinne

and together we are LCM's!

DONE!!!!

sooo i finished most of my markbook database on the thursday i just had the instruction page left to do, Which i was going to do on friday but then went out and then on the Saturday i had work. So i finally finished it tonight instructions and all. After i uploaded it however i changed my mind and decided that perhaps i should add in a grade system with the letters "A,B,C,D,E" as overall marks, soo then added that in and hurrah my markbook is done ;)

Context Diagram and Data Flow Diagram

Context diagram ;D

Requirements report

The Purpose:
To enable a faster more accessible database for teachers to record marks, student names and averages based on formulas for quick results.
It should help with finding out which students passed and the ranks of which each student got, rather than manually writing out what each student has received the markbook stores and compares for a more flexible way to grade.

Data inputs would be The names of the students a column each for first and Surnames. The class number of which they're in e.g "english1 or english2" the mark they received out of a mark (e.g 67/100). The percentage as well as class average and finally the grade out of E,D,C,B,A.

Information processes involved are:
Collecting ~ Information such as Students names, Teachers, Class, Marks, Averages, Percentages and final Letter Grade.
Organising~ By using Autofillers you can organise the names into alphabetical order, or grades of students from highest to lowest or vice versa. Also organising different classes by creating new ones from maths to science and English :)
Analysing~The information is analysed to be sorted in order and different columns
Storing and retrieving~ Information can be saved and accessed later for editting.
Transferring and Recieving~ Can be sent to other teachers portable through USB's or over the internet.
Displaying~ What it is viewed on and how. On the excel markbook, through the computer moniter.
Processing~Using the formulas to process the marks into averages and percentages.
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Overall i plan to make my Markbook not so complicated, it will need the basic things teachers require such as the student names, the marks, percentages and overall grade marking which of course they can change to suit their own needs. Basically i'm leaving my database open for changes because each teacher prefers different settings/layouts and options. I'll also include and option to make new classes which of course if they need to separate the yr 10's from the yr 11's its much easier to record.

Im Really slack and delayed when it comes to Blogging

So I've come to realise that i tend to slack off when it comes to posting on my blog. (research)
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So when we first received this assignment we got told to do background research on Markbooks.


Firstly what they are:

markbooks are databases which allow you to "Assign grades, Scale results, Print results and graphs and Prepare for your reports", in an easy more accessible fashion. Allowing teachers the advantage of a place to keep records more easily formulas to sort out averages faster and easily sent out to others its flexible and replaces the old manual way of keeping records.


Example i found:

the website: http://www.trybuysoftware.co.uk/33379/details-teachers-personal-markbook.html

And here is a screen shot of what it looks like:


it can do: Average, Combine, Compare tasks, Convert z scores, Copy, Deciles, Elective Weight, Grade Average, Grade Cutoff, Grade Number, Grade Percent, Grade Weight, Linear Mapping, Linear Scale, Moderate, Quartiles, Range, Rank, Round, Standardise, Weight.


The main problem i find with this though is... it is NOT FREE. 30 day free trial ;_;"

Gantt Chart and my progress thus far

My Gantt Chart ^^"

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Well truth be told i did get confused a bit especially whilst playing around with Macro's.

In Class i started off Making an example markbook adding in the names, class and averages which was simple enough. That took a little less than a lesson but the next lesson after that Sir taught us how to do Macro's and i just sat there with this type of facial expression 0.0"

Luckily enough my friends Maxinne and Jess ran it by me again and i got to using it.

By the third lesson working on our assignment i had added in 3 buttons. 1 to go to my instructions page (which was still blank by then) the second to go to the example page (for my assignment the example was english) and the third button to make a new class template. heres what they look like ^^

well its hard to see but the first button from the left says "example english" which basically takes you to my example markbook, the second is "make new" which like the name says makes a new sheet/template for a new class. The third button is the instructions on how to use the markbook.

In the POV of simply Me & A New Assignment.

Well back at school and its been ages since I've posted here so i shall post to comment on the results of my half yearlies and to write about the assignment we now.

Firstly: IPT results.... well i'm amused and confused by my results i must admit. I had felt that what i had done during the examination was not enough to get a good mark let alone the one in which i got. Apparently i achieved 39/50 which to me is mediocre, however to find the highest Mark was 40 makes me hmmm surprised. I am not pleased with my mark however considering the grades and results of my other classes i guess i should be happy.
Year 11 Catherine McAuley makes people depressed :\ no offense

And Finally: Assignment... my joy in life -.-"
We are making a Markbook! oh wait, didn't we make one of those before? oh thats right we did! so I'm hoping this shouldn't be that hard of an assignment though i shouldn't underestimate stuff like this and still attempt to do the best :)
So far in class we've been learning about researching and gathering information as well as forms in which to display the information we have gathered in a system database. Diagrams, tables and mind maps ;o
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Edit: Got a task description today, ^-^"
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1. Maintain a journal in your blog of the design process you are going through

2. Produce a Gantt Chart of the project containing appropriate stages during the design and production. Include the chart in your blog

3. Produce a Requirements Report for your project. This can be added to your blog

4. Produce a context and data flow diagram. Add this also to your blog

5. If necessary for your project produce a schema and data dictionary and add to your blog (not needed if your are using excel)

6. Produce a spreadsheet that will function as your Mark Book and include help instructions. This will be uploaded to a folder that will be created on our class site nearer to the due date.