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IT in Application Software - Assignment 02

The document provides details for an assignment assessing students' skills in using application software. Students must submit documents by August 8th demonstrating their ability to: identify information requirements and appropriate software; use at least four applications to process data into different types; perform at least three searches across local and remote sources; plan efficient searches; extract matching information from multiple sources; integrate different data types from multiple applications into a single product formatted to meet requirements. The assignment also maps learning outcomes to skills gained in using a range of software to meet complex information needs.

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IT in Application Software - Assignment 02

The document provides details for an assignment assessing students' skills in using application software. Students must submit documents by August 8th demonstrating their ability to: identify information requirements and appropriate software; use at least four applications to process data into different types; perform at least three searches across local and remote sources; plan efficient searches; extract matching information from multiple sources; integrate different data types from multiple applications into a single product formatted to meet requirements. The assignment also maps learning outcomes to skills gained in using a range of software to meet complex information needs.

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IT in Application Software

Deadline
Students should submit the documents of evidence to the provided Assignment link on or before 8th
August 2021.

Assessment and grading criteria


This assignment would be carried out on open book condition. The below are the grading criteria.

Candidates will need to provide evidence to demonstrate their Knowledge and/or skills by showing that
they can:

• Identify the information requirements of user and how these requirements can be met
• Select software applications packages which are appropriate to meet the identified information
requirements
• Use four or more software applications packages to process the identified information
requirements and which output two or more different data types
• Carry out three searches to extract and present relevant information from suitable local and
remote data sources. A minimum of two searches must be from remote computer data sources.
• Plan how to find the information and make decisions about searches taking account of efficiency
in terms of time, cost, effective filtering and outcome.
• Extract information which matches several search criteria. Searches must be different from each
other.
• Integrate two or more different data types from more than two software applications packages
into a single product
• Format the product so that the final output meets the identified information requirements and
is clear and helpful to users

Mapping LOs to the assignment


At the end of this assignment students will complete the below LOs and would gain below knowledge
and skills.

Use a range of software application packages to meet complex information requirements.

Knowledge and/or Skills

 Methods for assessing information requirements and designing solutions using IT

 How to use straightforward and complex features of a range of software application packages (these
can be word processing, spreadsheet, database, simulation, graphics, communications, (ie internet,
intranet, email, etc), audio/music, animation, video, multimedia, desktop publishing, data logging and
retrieval, control or other packages)

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 How to integrate data types within a software application package

 How to integrate information from more than one software application package

 The content and search facilities of a range of computer data sources

 Factors to consider when working out a search strategy when using a computer data source

 How to extract information from a local and a remote computer data source

Assignment 02
Case Study - Saegis Campus will host a workshop on 10th Oct 2021 full day starting from 10.00 am at
Campus premises for promoting distance learning. The event will be visited by many local prospective
students. You are required to send a comprehensive detail document of the event which will include the
following,

Carry out the below tasks and provide evidence as instructed.

1. Prepare a one-page information sheet for your event

• Include following,

• List down features/services/products

• Contact details of two nearby hotels/restaurants

• A map around the nearby campus

• Travel instructions on how to get to your campus

• Header containing the company name and logo

Make sure to save the file as “Saegis Campus workshop”. Upload the file in provided assignment link.

2. Recall the report saved as “IT in Application Software” in Modules folder (Report you submitted
for the Assignment-1) and edit it as follows:
• Insert automatic page numbers at the bottom of the report.
• Insert ‘Saegis Campus’ as a header.
• Insert your name and today’s date as a footer.
• Insert an automatic table of contents.
• Insert a front cover and include an appropriate report title and the Saegis Campus logo.
• Tidy up the report as required. Save the updated report. Upload the document to the
assignment link provided.

3. Using Saegis Campus website (http://www.saegis.ac.lk/ ) for reference create a presentation on


Education Programs offered by the campus. Each slide should contain Saegis Campus logo.
Your presentation should contain the following slides:

Slide 1 - Title slide giving your name and presentation title


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Slide 2 - Explanation of about Saegis Campus

Slide 3 - Courses offered at Saegis Campus

Slide 4 – Student Life of Saegis Campus

Slides 5,6 and 7 - Give three example programs for Management studies and Graduate studies
each at Saegis Campus.

Slide 8 - Copy the map locating Saegis Campus

Slide 9 - Provide contact details at Saegis Campus

Slide 10 - Closing image

Note: Upload the presentation in the assignment link provided.

4. Create a database of Students at Saegis Campus. Print a report showing batch, forename,
surname and telephone number. Include the Saegis Campus name and logo as a report title.

Batch Forename Surname Semester Address Tel


B33 James Scott Sem 1 #43, Park 3456823
Street
B31 Smith Parker Sem 1 #12, James 5644333
Rd
B27 Jane White Sem 2 #9A, Main 51903562
Road
B29 Andrew Diaz Sem 2 Plot 12, 3434443765
Millennium
House
Complex
CS09 Holy Moore Sem 1 #67, Dean’s 974356553
Road

Note: Upload the database file in the assignment link provided.

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