[Year 12 IPM] uew

[Mark Kelly]

Hi Michael.

Martin, Michael M wrote:
> Re:  2007 IT Assessment Handbook
>  
> I have started to work through the minefield of the descriptors for 
> ITA.  What the...??????  Can anyone explain what Outcome 2 Task 1 is all 
> about?    To quote:   comprehensive analysis of the information problem 
> that demonstrates thorough and insightful knowledge about the 
> characteristics of collaborative problem-solving and knowledge sharing 
> practices of virtual teams.   
>  
> What does 'virtual teams' refer to?

Virtual teams are defined in the Study Design's glossary: "A group of 
people who share knowledge and solve problems using ICT. They may never 
meet face-to-face, conducting all communications via electronic means."
>  
> Is it meant that 'knowledge sharing'  requires a separate server set up 
> so that students can load their web site and have it available for 
> collaborative team interaction?  We may not be able to cater for this at 
> our school.

Remember that kids are meant to produce a *prototype* website where they 
produce functionality that is within their power, and *simulate* things 
that beyond their power (e.g. shopping carts, discussion forums - or 
"fora" for pedants out there!).

> I also cannot make sense of the Task 2 descriptor as well.  What 
> the...???   As Pauline Hanson would say.   'Please explain'.

Task 2 (which I do not have handy) is where kids evaluate their website 
and suggest network requirements, through a test or a written report.
(Unadorned and cut-down) test questions might look something like:

Question 1 - Explain the strengths and limitations of [organisation's] 
current system for [doing a task]

Question 2 -  For each evaluation criterion you identified [in the 
analysis part of task 1, the prototype] discuss how well your prototype 
satisfied the criterion.

Question 3 – Summarise the strengths and limitations of your prototype

Question 4 - What hardware and software would be required by individual 
team members to allow them to participate in the virtual team?  Why is 
each item needed?

Question 5 – Excluding items discussed in question 4, what hardware and 
software is required by your complete solution to enable it to 
facilitate and control collaborative problem solving and knowledge 
sharing among virtual team members?


Does that help any?

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