[Year 12 IPM] time allocated for U4O1

[Mark Kelly]

Sam Denniston wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> Just wondering how much time is given to students to complete U4O1? I  
> was thinking a couple of weeks, is this too long???
> 
> Thanks, Sam.

U4O1 is a big boy, what with a solution, user documentation and project 
management.  It's the biggest SAC they have all year.

I give about 10 x 45 min periods.

I make it as structured as possible because weaker kids can get lost in 
the large size of it.  I give them checklists of things that have to be 
done, and warnings about pitfalls they might not notice (e.g. reminders 
to keep an ongoing work log and error log)

I also give them stuff like empty IPO charts and testing table proformas 
for them to fill in.

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