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Unit Title: Junior Publisher
Unit Title: Junior Publisher
Unit Title: Digital Publisher
Global Context and Explorations: Scientific and Technical Innovation
Key Concept : Systems are sets of interacting or interdependent components. Systems provide structure and order in human, natural and built environments. Systems can be static or dynamic, simple or complex.
Related Concepts: Function, Innovation
Criterion A: Inquiring and Analyzing
Criterion A: Inquiring and Analyzing
Here you are presented with a design situation, from which you identify a problem that needs to be solved. You will then analyze the need for a solution and conduct an inquiry into the nature of the problem.
The Challenge:-
The Challenge:-
A computer can be defined as an electronic device that accepts data input from a user and processes it using stored instructions to give meaningful information.
Computer mainly consists of Hardware (central processing unit CPU, input devices, output devices, and storage devices) and Software devices that work together as one.
Your task is to identify a client who does not know about the functions of different parts of a computer and needs your assistance in the creation of a digital magazine that explains the different parts of the computer and their respective functions.
You will first explain the client's problem, research the nature of problem and finally create a magazine to address his or her problem.
Strand 1: Explain and justify the need for a solution to a client's problem (1 Page).
Strand 1: Explain and justify the need for a solution to a client's problem (1 Page).
Give a background information about your client; who is your client?
Explain your client's need/problem; understanding of the different parts of computers and their functions.
Give a detailed justification/explanation on why you want to assist your client to solve that particular problem (knowing different parts of a computer). For example it could be because he/she is studying for exams and wants to prepare for the exams, does she wants to use it (magazine) to teach her children or other people and many other reasons that applies to your own client.
Describe at least 3 reasons why you want to assist your client to learn about the different parts of a computer and their respective functions.
Explain how your client has tried to solve the problem (understanding the different parts of a computer) without success and how the digital magazine will assist your client to solve the problem.
Explain the benefits that your client shall obtain if the problem is solved.
Your strand 1 must be at least/a minimum of 200 words.
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Strand 2: Research Plan (1 Page).
Strand 2: Research Plan (1 Page).
For this particular strand you are supposed to formulate the research questions.
Research questions are meant to assist you know more about the problem that you want to solve. They assist you to get in depth information/content about the problem you have identified and want to solve.
Research questions also assists you to know the kind of solutions that will address your client's problem, such as the kind of software/IT solutions to use to solve the problem.
Come up with a well detailed and logical research plan similar to the one shown below.
You research plan must have a minimum of 7 research questions.
Research questions should have a date of of actual research indicating the day you complete doing your research. You must also indicate and specify the sources of the information you collected; whether it is primary source- questionnaire, interview and others or Secondary source- textbooks, internet and others.
Your research questions should be arranged in a logical order; from the most important question to the least important.
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Strand 3: Analyze a range of existing products that inspire a solution to the problem (Max 4 Pages).
Strand 3: Analyze a range of existing products that inspire a solution to the problem (Max 4 Pages).
In this particular strand, you;
Analyze/go through any three real published digital magazines that have been created for any specific activity such as those talking about computers, nature, culture etc. Examine these magazines by doing a SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses and Opportunities for Improvements) on the magazines. State at least 3 strengths, 2 weaknesses and 2 opportunities for improvements.
Highlight the inspirations that you liked in these particular digital magazines which you can incorporate in the digital magazine that you will create. Such inspirations can include: the use of clear pictures, use of different fonts types and font color, proper organization of writings on the magazines, different background colors etc.
Analyze/study/examine two different free software used to create digital magazine such as Flipsnack, Joomag, Microsoft Publisher and, others. Do this analysis by giving a brief explanation about these software (what they are and what they do) and by highlighting at least 3 strengths and 2 weaknesses of each particular software.
Finally state the software that you have chosen to use to create your client's digital magazine from the two you have analyzed above and describe the reasons why you chose it.
Strand 4: Develop a detailed design brief which summarizes the analysis of relevant research(Max 2 Pages).
Strand 4: Develop a detailed design brief which summarizes the analysis of relevant research(Max 2 Pages).
In this section you are expected to come up with a design brief that summarizes the analysis of your research and then links it to the client/target audience problem/need.
Start the design brief by summarizing in a brief your client's/target audience problem and the justification; the reason why your client or target audience problem should be addressed.
Then summarize the findings obtained from your primary and secondary research (strand 2 and strand 3), only include only the information obtained from your research that is relevant towards addressing your client's /target audience problem and describe how the information obtained is beneficial towards addressing your client's/target audience problem.
Summarize the findings from Strand 2: Research plan in a prose/paragraph format mentioning only relevant information that relates to the client's or target audience problem. (Hint: Summarize the answers to your research questions in a prose/paragraph form and describe how the information obtained is beneficial towards addressing your client's/target audience problem).
State the product (Magazine) that you shall create to address your client's problem.
Summarize what you learned from SWOT analysis of products done that will be helpful to you towards the creation of the chosen solution.
Conclude the design brief by:-
Describe in a separate paragraph in detail the key features of the product (IT solution) that you will create to solve the client's/ target audience problem and
mention how those key features of the product you intend to create shall help solve/address the client's /target audience problem.
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Bibliography
Bibliography
Your work must have bibliography. Failure to do so will earn you less marks and it might be considered as academic dishonesty because you have done quite a lot of research.
Put bibliography/references such as interviews, websites and others that you consulted for your work at the end (on its own page). Use APA citation style for your bibliography/references.
The references/sources must be placed on its own page in an alphabetical order.
Any work that is submitted without accompanying bibliography/reference will be penalized much. The student who submits such work without any bibliography or reference section cannot get more than 6 regardless of the quality of work done.
Appendices
Appendices
Your work must have appendices after bibliography. Appendices can include copies or screenshots of the questionnaires/interview questions and responses or documents that you used to conduct your research/inquiry into the problem.
N/B: These documents act as an evidence that you really did the research and will guard you against an examiner awarding lower marks/grades for your work.
Click on the link below to see an example of Appendices for Criterion A.
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