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A Illustrative Projects
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... In many ways, the EFF framework can be seen as an elaboration on the SCANS approach. A wide range of standards at the industry, federal, and the state level have begun to evolve and help define the scope and meaning of information technology literacy and related concepts.
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... . A.1 DEVELOPING A BUSINESS PLAN FOR A COMPUTER STORE Module Placement: A course in business administration, computer science, applied mathematics Task: Develop a business plan for a computer software and hardware store in a mall.
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... The project should identify neces sary: · Hardware equipment to run the system; · Software tracking expenditures,patientinformation; · People staffing requirements; and · Processes implementation schedule, staff training sessions, written report, and oral presentation. Delivery: A CD-ROM or Web site providing a project scenario electronically
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... Students' written report should include a budget, staffing requirements, and implementation schedule, including specifications for staff training. Students should also make a presentation to the hospital board; ideally the latter would include representatives from a local hospital, a school of public health, and a private computer science firm.
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... Teaching assistants should begin the project and provide a database shell, which includes the following information: · Some of the fields, preconfigured, that the database relies on; · Both fully completed layouts and partially completed ones to get students started; · Script stubs, so that students need only complete the meaningful part of the scripts; and · buttons that nave already been linked to their associated scripts; · A rich user interface that includes buttons, icons, and background colors, and that serves to integrate the layouts in the database. The shell should be designed to allow students to focus on the meaningful and important aspects of the assignment.
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... Delivery: A spreadsheet-based home budget software program Background: The system should consist of a single workbook and must have the following properties and features: · Tracking for six classes of expenses; examples include food, housing, automobile expenses, movie rentals, and so on. · Income tracking, including monthly, weekly, or biweekly salary, taxes, and miscellaneous income.
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... Project Add-ons: Extra credit should be offered for integrating advanced Excel features, such as pivot tables or Visual Basic for Applications, into the home budget. Pedagogy: This project prepares students to apply spreadsheet concepts to a practical situation, to design an attractive and easy-to-use system of spreadsheets, to organize and present related information, both graphically and textually, and to gain familiarity with a spreadsheet application (Microsoft Excel)
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... The assignment also includes learning how to use a document scanner, how to convert graphics to different file formats, and how to use a text editor to produce HTML. Students can feel free to organize the information creatively; however, the page must contain the elements below: Some type of list, with several items; Several links to other sites on the Web; A scanned-in photo of the student; A graphic retrieved off the Web; · A "mail to" form that lets visitors send a message, question, or any other information to the home page creator; and · Tablets)
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... Pedagogy: This project requires students to write and design structured documents using HTML, to learn how to effectively use search engines to find information on the Internet, to become familiar with several Internetrelated applications, including browsers, newsgroup readers, and graphics applications, and to learn about the Internet, protocols, and general networking concepts. A.6 CREATING AND USING A MULTIMEDIA HYPERLINKED PRESENTATION1 Module Placement: A course in graphic arts, business, or non-profit administration Task: Plan a multimedia presentation by writing a text description of the topics and points to communicate, using pictures, sound, interactive content, animation, QuickTime movies, and related materials.
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... Coordinate the search with teammates via e-mail to avoid collecting redundant information, and review or critique each other's con 2Project jointly conceived and developed with the following individuals: Michael Clancy, Eyi Chen, Tamar Posner, Lani Horn, Andrew Beget, Ricky Tang, and Phillip Bell.
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... This project enhances researching skills and synthesis of complex information, as well as effective electronic presentation of complex data. A.8 HOME PAGE DESIGN PROJECTS Module Placement: A project for a high school computer science, English, physical science, or social science class, or an after-school activity Task: This project requires students to design a home page for their school.
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... When test versions of all pages exist, students could demonstrate the site publicly and ask other students and community members to test the pages and offer comments. Pedagogy: The Web pages would be made available to the general Web community, and groups such as parents and students would be told about the appropriate address.


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