General Comment on the first Draft submit on 16th Dec, 2016
Format is important. Use appropriate Word processor formatting features (Refer to chapter 6) e.g. using table. list, head/footer page number)
Use spell check.
Define your objective in 1 sentence in the starting of Part I. (e.g. The school expects the forum can help to ...) Relate your project with the school context and your objective.
In discussion part, you can mention what have you learnt, what tools help you to do your project. e.g. SQL designer.
Structure and sequence of your presentation is important. e.g. Top Down Database design. Description, ER diagram, Schema, Data dictionary, SQL
Show a few screen of your system. add some annotation.
In network design. many student have misconception about put in LAN and DMZ.
Check List (Please refer to Sample document for details)
Overall comments of your SBA
1.Marks are awarded according to your hard work.
2.For those follow fulfill more items in the check list, higher marks will be award.
3.The purpose of your SBA is help you to learn at least the following
3.1 Basic formatting, features, tools in a word processor. (Many of you haven't use spell check, there is lots of common mistake)
3.2 Using an online editor and the permission sharing.
3.2 Integration of different tools in preparing your report. e.g. Spreadsheet in preparing chart, image editing to prepare screen capture.
3.4 Using different tools to prepare ER and schema in the project.
3.5 Go through Database design Procedures. Practice writing SQL.
3.6 Search information to enhance your project. (Only around 1/3 of you can effectively searching suitable information)
4. Some common misconception or mistakes
4.1 Many of you search the difference of LAN and WAN and then put the comparison in your project. But the project requires you to find out the difference of putting the server in LAN and WAN0
4.2 Lots of mistake and inconsistent in database design and SQL.
Please make sure you learnt and the above before you taking the exam.
The whole SBA project takes only 20% of your DSE, If there is no adjustment form HKEAA, your marks average is 9.4, standard dev. 4.0)
For those with low marks, you still have change to get a pass. Please work hard. If you have any difficulties, please seek help as soon as possible)