G048: Lecture 08 Writing Your Evaluations

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G048 Lecture 08Writing Your Evaluations

• Mr C Johnston
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Evaluations Overview

• You have to write 3 evaluations for this unit
  each focusing on a different theme
• Your plan
• How you worked
• The product made
• You should write a separate report for each
  evaluation rather than trying to do them all
  together.
• The evaluations together are worth 40 marks you
  need to do them properly to secure your grade.
• Boundaries (correct Jan 2008)
• A gt82, B gt72, C gt62, D gt52, E gt43

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Evaluation 1 Task E (0-12 Marks)

• This evaluation focuses on your PLANNING how
  good was your plan and was it effective.
• MB1 (0-4 Marks)
• What did you do to create your plan
• What would you do differently next time
• MB2 (5-8 Marks)
• What worked well in the way which you planned
• What did not go well in the creation of your plan
• Give some suggestions as how could improve your
  planning on a future project - no link

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• MB3 (9-12 Marks)
• What worked well in the way you planned?
• What did not go well in the creation of your
  plan?
• What have you learnt about the process of
  planning?
• Did you include all necessary stages?
• Did you give enough detail?
• Were the timescales adequate?
• Were tasks planned in the correct order?
• Did you take account of problems and revise your
  planning accordingly?
• How would you overcome any weaknesses in your
  planning you have identified?
• How would this make things better?
• For MB3 there must be a clear link between the
  weaknesses which you have identified and the
  improvements which can be made.

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Evaluation 2 Task F (0-13 Marks)

• This evaluation focuses on your How You
  Implemented Your Project
• MB1 (0-5 Marks)
• What did you do to implement your project
• What would you do differently next time
• MB2 (6-10 Marks)
• What worked well in the way which you implemented
  you project
• What did not go well in the way you implemented
  your project
• Give some suggestions as how could improve your
  implementation of a future project - no link

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• MB3 (11-13 Marks)
• What worked well in the way you implemented your
  project?
• What did not go well in the implementation of
  your project?
• What have you learnt about the process of
  implementing a project?
• Did you take account of problems and revise your
  methods accordingly?
• Were tasks completed in the correct order?
• How would you overcome any weaknesses in your
  implementation you have identified?
• How would this make things better?
• For MB3 there must be a clear link between the
  weaknesses which you have identified and the
  improvements which can be made.

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Evaluation 3 Task G (0-15 Marks)

• This evaluation focuses on the product you have
  actually made.
• SSPAG is assessed during this evaluation
• MB1 (0-5 Marks)
• How well did your solution meet the user needs
• Are there any improvements which could be made
• MB2 (6-10 Marks)
• How well did your solution meet the user needs
• Are there any improvements which could be made
• What worked well
• What did/ did not meet the users needs

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• MB3 (11-15 Marks)
• How well did your solution meet the users needs?
• Are there any improvements that could be made?
• What worked well?
• What did / did not meet the users needs?
• What did the user say about your solution?
• Comments need to be collected from users for MB3
  to be awarded this could be a post
  demonstration questionnaire / interview.
• Tip from the Principle Examiner
• Merely gathering feedback from users does not
  mean automatic promotion to mark band 3
  candidates need to address the other criteria
  within the box as well.