Project+Components

** Project components **  ** Cover page ** The cover page form is included within a ZIP file in either HTML or TXT format, available on the OCC. The cover page form must be used. The cover page must be submitted in HTML format and provide access to the product and the documentation via relative hyperlinks.  The cover page is not included in the overall word count for the project. <span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">If additional information to access or locate the product is required—for example, a username and password—this must be provided in the cell provided on the cover page. <span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">The cover page must be called [cand_no]_[cand_name]_CoverPage.htm and be located in the top-level folder. <span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;">** <span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Product ** <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">The product is the IT solution. <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Students should aim to develop a product that uses advanced techniques (see the list of appropriate techniques for the development of the project on the OCC), is fully functional, and the complete internal structure of the product must be available for moderation. <span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">It should be noted that products created using templates that show no evidence of modification in their structure, design or functionality are not permitted. Examples of inappropriate products include: <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">• The development of a website (product) using a web-based template that completely determines its structure and layout <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">• A product consisting of a data mash up consisting only of secondary data <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">• The use of unmodified exemplar products or templates provided with software such as the Northwind database in Microsoft Access®. <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">• Any text within the product is not included in the overall word count for the project <span style="color: #141413; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">. <span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;">** <span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Documentation ** <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">To assist students in the development and submission of the project, the ZIP file contains the cover page, analysis form, project schedule form and product design form. <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">The documentation must consist of eight files. <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">The final documentation consists of the following. <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;">** <span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">• ** ** <span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Information added to forms to provide evidence of the analysis, a project schedule and the design of the product. ** <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">The information added to the forms must be in the following style(s): <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">– Bullet points or tables to list information <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">– Scanned diagrams or other appropriate images as part of the design process <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">– Other styles of non-extended writing or diagrammatic representation such as flow charts, Gantt charts or spider diagrams where appropriate. <span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">This information is not included in the word count unless the student includes extended writing. In this case, the words will be included in the word count. <span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;">** <span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">The templates in the ZIP file must be used. **<span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;">** <span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">• ** ** <span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">A series of documents that use text (continuous writing) that:  **<span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">– Identifies the client’s problem and explains how the present scenario is inadequate <span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 71.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #141413; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">– <span style="color: #141413; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">J <span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">ustifies the rationale behind the choice and development of the IT solution – Evaluates the success of the product in resolving the existing inadequacies. This is the only information included in the word count and ** must not exceed 2,000 words. ** <span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;">** <span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">It is recommended that the templates in the ZIP file are used. ** <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;">** <span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">• Evidence of consultation with the client **<span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">, such as a written record of the interview (either a summary or transcript), a sound file, a video, or an exchange of emails that may be supported by a questionnaire, providing evidence of the initial consultation and the gathering of feedback from the client after the product is completed. This information must be referenced under the appropriate criterion heading, and is not included in the word count. <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">It is recommended that the name of the client and their occupation and the date of the consultation are clearly stated. <span style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">
 * <span style="color: #141413; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Because of the different media that can be used, there are no templates in the ZIP file for evidence of consultation between the student and the client. **