Over the past 8 weeks I have coved various topics in lessons and I feel I am achieving a lot. I am also getting assignments in lessons. Since I am aiming for distinctions for the diploma, I have to make sure all of them are handed in on time I often find this difficult as I get distracted easily, but here is what I have achived in the following subjects;
Advanced Database
Although this lesson has been slow, we have picked up pace and have learnt about data dictionaries and relationship diagrams. We have started our assignments in this lesson and have already handed in the first task. The first task consisted of drawing an entity relationship diagram and produce a data dictionary table, the task was very easy.
Communications & Employability Skills
In this lesson, I have learnt about SWOT analysis, SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. We have also started our assignment for this topic, one of the tasks it to do a blog (Guess what it the blog I’m doing now).
Computer Systems
Computer systems is about how computers run on a hardware level and even on a software level. We have learnt about the process of the communication, how hard disks are written to and the relative speeds components of the computer runs at. We have already handed in task 1 for this topic but at this stage it is only a draft.
Key Skills
Key skills is about learning how Word, Excel and Access Works, in word i have learnt how to do headers and footers, page formatting, paragraph and font formatting. Excel we have learnt how to format page, cells and tables. Delete and insert cells and rows, how it put a comment in a cell. We have also started our assignment for this lesson in which we have to build a database of holidays for a youth club.
Networking Fundamentals
In networking fundamentals we have started learning about the OSI model layers, Application layer, Presentation Layer, Session Layer and Transport Layer. We Have also started coursework in this topic and it is about the OSI models and its importence.
Operational Security
In this topic we cover security not just on the software side but also on the hardware side. Although it is not restricted to to computers, it includes security like door locks and retinal scanners. Already done 2 tasks for the assignment and will be moving on to task 3 in the next weak.
Programming
We have been building simple programs in this lesson, learning about buttons, labels, timers, variables and code to do certain processes when clicked on.we have just started timers and will be starting to do our first task for this topic in the next week.
Website Production & Management
We started out hand coding websites in this lesson, and have moved on to coding and designing in Dreamweaver CS3. We have learnt how to make titles, headers and paragraphs. We have also learnt how to code frames. We have also learnt the advantages and disadvantages of using frames. In the next couple of weaks we will be learning about website security.
