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TECHNOLOGY: INFORMATION SYSTEMS Stage 4: Assessment Task

Task Name: Identifying Good and Bad Design Elements

Task No: 2

Stage: 4

Task Part A Requirements	Outcomes
Use the following information sheets to help you with this task: Information Sheet 1: What are Information Systems? Information Sheet 2: What is Design? Create a new document in your Google folder Title it “Task 2 Part A: Website Design” Explain what an “Information System” is in your own words Explain what “Design” is in your own words	4.1.1 4.1.2 4.2.2

Task Part B Requirements

Outcomes

Use the following information sheet to help you with this task: Information Sheet 3: A Well Designed Website Create a new document in your Google folder Title it “Task 2 Part B: Good and Bad Design” Briefly explain what your favorite pastime is Find two websites about your favorite pastime. For each website do the following (see example below): Create two tables in your document Table 1 will have 1 column and 2 rows Table 2 will have 2 columns and 2 rows Write the name of the site a link to the website into the first row of Table 1 Take a screenshot of the site and insert it into the second row of Table 1 Place the headings: “Good Design Elements” and “Bad Design Elements” into the first row of Table 2 List down all of the good and bad elements you can identify in the correct columns of Table 2 Format both tables to suite each website you have chosen

4.1.1 4.1.2 4.2.2

PART B EXAMPLE:

My Pastime:

My pastime is playing guitar. I first began playing guitar at the age of 13 when I took some basic lessons at school. I then progressed to teaching myself over the years, because as a guitar player you never stop learning your skill. I currently own 18 different guitars and have played in numerous bands along with being involved in many studio recordings.

Website 1:

The Official Steve Vai Website http://www.via.com

Good Design Elements	Bad Design Elements
The website is dynamic The colors work well together The menus are easy to find There is very little scrolling required	The small red text is hard to read The photo gallery pages are not formatted correctly There is no obvious dedicated “Home” button

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Task 1

TECHNOLOGY: INFORMATION SYSTEMS Stage 4: Assessment Task

Task Name: Identifying Good and Bad Design Elements

Task No: 2

Stage: 4

Task Part A Requirements	Outcomes
1. Use the following information sheets to help you with this task: Information Sheet 1: What are Information Systems?Information Sheet 2: What is Design? 2. Create a new document in your Google folder 3. Title it “Task 2 Part A: Website Design” 4. Explain what an “Information System” is in your own words 5. Explain what “Design” is in your own words	4.1.1 4.1.2 4.2.2

Task Part B Requirements

Outcomes

Use the following information sheet to help you with this task: Information Sheet 3: A Well Designed Website Create a new document in your Google folder Title it “Task 2 Part B: Good and Bad Design” Briefly explain what your favorite pastime is Find two websites about your favorite pastime. For each website do the following (see example below): Create two tables in your document Table 1 will have 1 column and 2 rows Table 2 will have 2 columns and 2 rows Write the name of the site a link to the website into the first row of Table 1 Take a screenshot of the site and insert it into the second row of Table 1 Place the headings: “Good Design Elements” and “Bad Design Elements” into the first row of Table 2 List down all of the good and bad elements you can identify in the correct columns of Table 2 Format both tables to suite each website you have chosen

4.1.1 4.1.2 4.2.2

PART B EXAMPLE:

My Pastime:

My pastime is playing guitar. I first began playing guitar at the age of 13 when I took some basic lessons at school. I then progressed to teaching myself over the years, because as a guitar player you never stop learning your skill. I currently own 18 different guitars and have played in numerous bands along with being involved in many studio recordings.

Website 1:

The Official Steve Vai Website http://www.via.com

Good Design Elements	Bad Design Elements
The website is dynamic The colors work well together The menus are easy to find There is very little scrolling required	The small red text is hard to read The photo gallery pages are not formatted correctly There is no obvious dedicated “Home” button

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Information Systems

What are Information Systems?

An Information Systems (IS) is a complementary network of hardware and software that people and organizations use to collect, filter, process, create, and distribute data.

Any specific information system aims to support operations, management and decision making. In a broad sense, the term is used to refer not only to the information and communication technology (ICT) that an organization uses, but also to the way in which people interact with this technology in support of business processes.

A Computer(-Based) Information System is essentially an IS using computer technology to carry out some or all of its planned tasks. The basic components of computer based information system are:

• Hardware- these are the devices like the monitor, processor, printer and keyboard, storage devices and communications devices, all of which work together to accept, process, show data and information.
• Software- are the programs that allow the hardware to process the data.
• Databases- are the gathering of associated files or tables containing related data.
• Networks- are a connecting system that allows diverse computers to distribute resources.
• Procedures- are the commands for combining the components above to process information and produce the preferred output.

The first four components (hardware, software, database and network) make up what is known as the Information Technology Platform.

Websites can be considered to be information systems as they rely on hardware to be viewed and edited, they require software to allow digital devices to interact with them, some use databases to help catalogue the various tags and information, they utilise the internet (global network) and require procedures for users to create and maintain them.

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Welcome to "Going Google HELP"

This site has been set up to provide you with helpful step by step guides and advice on how to use the new Google Apps Suite. As we invest more time in using the various applications contained within this suite I will endeavor to keep the site updated with guides, tips and tricks and any other information that might help you in this brave new world.

So to kick things off please take the time to read the following about Google Apps:

Google Apps - What is it & Why do I want it?

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