Gr11 IA 2022-24 Timeline & Resources
FORMS.ZIP (folder structure for submitting the project)
Guidance for development of the IA - word count and format
IBO Guidelines
Step by Step (IBO) Frequently Asked Question (IBO)
The Internal Assessment Project forms a significant part of the overall IB grade - 30% for SL students and 20% for HL students.
It involves solving a real problem by using software development tools.
The solution should be designed for a specific intended-user (CLIENT) and produced using good, reliable development techniques.
The IBO recommends spending at least 30 hours on the project (in class), but a more realistic expectation is probably 50 hours or more.
There are no particular skills that the student must use in the Project, but the solution is expected to demonstrate "a high level of complexity and ingenuity", which can be accomplished by implementing a significant amount of AUTOMATION and using sophisticated programming techniques - using arrays, loops, methods, classes, etc.
None of these techniques are required, but it is difficult to achieve a high grade without them.
Deadlines
April, 2023 - Project intro
April - May, 2023 - Project research
Continue to investigate topics.
Complete Computer Science IA Proposals form
Your topic and client/adviser (an adviser is optional) should be chosen by the end of May, 2023
June 12 - June 30, 2023 - Criterion A : Planning / Analysis
Download FORMS.ZIP (folder structure for submitting the project)
Read through the Assessment criterion A and look at previous BIS student examples on how to write criterion A.
You need to:
Interview your client
Write your Goals
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END OF GRADE 11
, 2023 - Criterion B : Detailed Modular Design
UML class diagram - video tutorial - Lucidchart
IB examiner's comment for criterion B - "The design overview should include UML diagrams with interdependencies explained in order to obtain full marks".
Various Notes and suggestions
Starting Simple Big Tic Tac Toe Prototype
Software Design Principles Iterative Techniques and Decomposition
BIS Examples
Example IA solutions from BIS students
IBO Examples