Lessonplan

Level3TechnicalLevelIT:ScriptingandAppProgramming,IT:Programming

Unitname:Fundamentalprinciplesofcomputing

Assessmentoutcome:AO1–1d

Unittype:Externallyassessed

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Weekno. / 8
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Thefunctionalityofacomputerisdependentonsoftware,setsofinstructions,whichenableittocarryoutparticulartasks.Thegeneraltermforsuchsoftwareis“application(s)”orinthetabletandmobilecontext,‘app(s)’.Thislessonisdesignedtoinspirelearnerstoinvestigateandappreciatethefeaturesofarangeofindustrialorgovernmentapplications.Thislessonwill,normally,havebeenprecededbyadiscussionofthefeaturesofpersonalandmulti-usercomputersandmaybefollowedbyanexplorationofpersonalapplications.
Resources:
infiniteskills.com/training/free-business-applications-training-videos/slideshow.techworld.com/3573639/morgan-motors-retro-cars-modern-it/gartner.com/it-glossary/enterprise-application-software/wmo.int/pages/prog/amp/
bgs.ac.uk/research/ukgeology/nationalGeologicalModel/softwareAndCapability.html
hmrc.gov.uk/payerti/getting-started/payroll-system.htmnmatec.com/hrwise/whatsearchfinancialapplications.techtarget.com/videosscires.com/products/products.htmibm.com/smarterplanet/uk/en/business_analytics/ideas/iriss.stanford.edu/Tools
solver.com/learn-how-use-risk-solver-simulation-risk-analysis?utm_source=bingutm_medium=cpcutm_campaign=Tier%201%20-
%20Monte%20Carloutm_term=simulation%20softwaresimul8.com/products/what_is_simulation.htm
Length–1hour
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Lessonobjective

Bytheendofthislessonthelearnerswillbeabletoidentifyanddescribethefeaturesofapplicationsforthemanipulationoflargedatavolumesforarangeoforganisations.

Thiswillbeachievedbythe:

• identificationofthereasonsforwhichGovernments,businessandresearchestablishmentscollectandmanipulatedata

• deductionofthetypesofapplicationsthattheseorganisationswillneedtomeettheirrequirements

• explanationsofcharacteristicsoftheapplicationsthathavebeendesigned.

Activities

Considerwhatcanbedonetogetthelearnersengagedinthelesson.

TeacherledIntroductiontothelessonidentifyingobjectivesoflessonandhowtheyrelatetopreviouslessonsandcontributetootherareasoftheunitandsubsequentunits.Confirmationoflearningactivities.

(15minutes)

Introduce‘bigdata’usingcontentfromthefollowing(ortutordevisedcontent)sas.com/en_us/insights/big-data/what-is-big-data.html

and

forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2015/04/21/how-big-data-is-changing-healthcare/

and

theguardian.com/technology/big-data

Bigdataanalytics:

youtube.com/watch?v=LrNlZ7-SMPk

Smallgroup(3–5learners)researchingaspecificscenariowhichrequirebigdata.(15minutes)

Scenario1:TheGovernmentneedstoidentifyvisitorsenteringandleavingtheUnitedKingdomtoensurethattheydonotoutstaytheirvisa:

• identifyingwhatdataisrequired

• whyitisrequired

• thetypesofdatamanipulationsrequired

• thefeaturesofanapplicationwhichwillmeettheserequirements.

Scenario2:Acompanyhasgrownsolargeitneedsanapplicationthatwillenableittopayitsstaff,withinthreedivisions,situatedinthreedifferentlocationswithintheUK:

• identifyingwhatdataisrequired

• whyitisrequired

• thetypesofdatamanipulationsrequired.

• thefeaturesofanapplicationwhichwillmeettheserequirements.

Scenario3:TheAtmosphericPhysicsGroup,withintheUniversityofWelland,hasreceivedfundstoproduceasimulationtopredicttheweatheralongtheEastcoastofEnglandaftertherehasbeenamajorhurricaneacrosstheeasternseaboardoftheUnitedStates:
• identifyingwhatdataisrequired
• whyitisrequired
• thetypesofdatamanipulationsrequired
• thefeaturesofanapplicationthatwillmeettheserequirements.
Posterpresentationoftheidentifiedfeaturesoftheapplicationforeachandacohortdiscussionofeachgroup.
(20minutes)
Eachlearnerproducestheirbulletedlistoftheimportantpointsidentifiedinlesson.
(5minutes)
Onelearnerreprisesthelesson.(5minutes)
Synopticassessment
ThisunitprovidestheunderpinningknowledgefortheITsector. / Stretchandchallengeactivities?
Teachercouldprovidealargedatasetwithsomequestionstoallowthelearnerstopracticemanagingthedatatoprovidetheinformation.
Transferableskillsand/orsoftskills
Thefollowingtransferableskillsareembeddedintotheseactivitiesaspartofthegroupworkonthescenarios,thepreparationoftheposter
presentation,wholecohortdiscussionsandthe
individualreviewofthelesson:
• analysis
• negotiating.
Thefollowingtransferableskillsareembeddedwithinthegroupandcohortdiscussionsandengagementonthescenarios:
• commitment
• timemanagement
• creativity
• workingunderpressure. / Englishandmaths
ThislessonprovideslearnerswiththeopportunitytodeveloptheirEnglishskillsthrough:
• oralcommunicationwithinsmallgroups
• oralcommunicationwithlargegroups
• notetaking
• succinctandaccuraterecordingofdiscussions.

Assessment

Assessment,astothelearningwhichhastakenplace,canbeestablishedthrough:

• observationoflearnerengagementwiththeresearchactivity

• observationoflearnerparticipationinoraldiscussiononoutcomesofresearchandthesubsequentanalysis

• observationofthelearnerparticipationinwholecohortdiscussions

• assessmentofposterpresentation

• assessmentofwrittenbulletpointsonlessonoutcomes.

Meaningfulemployerengagement

Thelessonwouldbenefitfromapresentation/webinarwithlocalemployersontheirdatarequirementsandtheactivitiestowhichtheyrelate.Itshouldexplainwhytherequirementsaresufficientlycomplexand/orneedverylargeamountsofdatatobemanipulatedthatprecludestheuseofdesktopapplications.

Workexperiencewithorganisationsthatactuallyusetheselarge-scalesystems,wouldbeofgreatbenefittoaidunderstandingbythelearners.Thiscouldincludejobshadowinganddiscussionswiththeenduserorclient.

Thiswouldenablethelearnertoappreciatethepowerandstoragespacerequiredtomeettheorganisationalrequirementsandalsoprovidethemwiththeopportunitytoappreciatethemagnitudeofthedatathatneedstobemanipulated.