| Grading Criteria Page Number Met Page Number Met Page Number Met P1.1 M1.1 D1.4 P1.2 First Submission Feedback Tutor’s comments Action required Student’s comments School of Computing and IT BTEC L5 HND DIPLOMA IN COMPUTING AND SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT Unit 9: Systems Analysis and Design Task 1 ⦁ There are a number of systems lifecycle models, research at least three including the Waterfall and Prototyping model, and evaluate them. For each model you must provide the following: ⦁ Brief description ⦁ Stages involved ⦁ What deliverable is produced at the end of each stage ⦁ Who is involved at each stage. Criteria covered P1.1 ⦁ Compare the three models, clearly giving the type of project that would use each model and why. Criteria covered M1.1 Task 2 ⦁ Discuss the importance of following a procedural/staged lifecycle in a systems investigation. Lifecycle procedure/stage: lifecycle stages within different models; lifecycle stages examples eg (feasibility study, analysis, design, implementation, testing, review) or (analysis, design, implementation, maintenance, planning). Criteria Covered P1.2 ⦁ Critically assess the impact of following a procedural/staged lifecycle. Your answer should make reference to realistic improvements which can be gained against defined characteristics for success. Criteria covered : D1.4  Contextualised Grading Note: failure to complete a pass criterion will lead to failure of the entire unit. Task 1 ⦁ Compare the three models, clearly giving the type of project that would use each model and why. Criteria covered: M1.1 M1.1 effective judgements have been made. Task 2 ⦁ Critically assess the impact of following a procedural/staged lifecycle. Your answer should make reference to realistic improvements which can be gained against defined characteristics for success. Criteria covered: D1.4 D1.4 realistic improvements have been proposed against defined characteristics for success. BTEC HIGHER NATIONAL IN COMPUTING Unit 9: Systems Analysis and Design Assessment guidance Outcomes To achieve a pass grade the evidence must show that the learner is able to: To achieve a merit grade the evidence must show that the learner is able to: To achieve a distinction grade the evidence must show that the learner is able to: LO1 Understand different systems life cycles P1.1 evaluate different systems lifecycle models M1.1 effective judgements have been made. D1.4 realistic improvements have been proposed against defined characteristics for success. P1.2 discuss the importance of following a procedural/staged lifecycle in a systems investigation APPENDIX D – HARVARD REFERENCING SYSTEM What is a Bibliography? A bibliography is a list of all the books, articles and non-book materials such as CD-ROM and World Wide Web/internet that you have used in preparing for your assignment. It appears at the end of your piece of work in alphabetical order by authors’ surnames. Why you should include a Bibliography It is essential to acknowledge the sources you have used for your assignment because of the following reasons: ⦁ To avoid accusations of plagiarism ⦁ To enable readers to retrieve more information about the subject by using your bibliography ⦁ Support the basis of your research How to compile your Bibliography There are many different methods or systems for compiling bibliography. We recommend you to use the Harvard Referencing System. Why Harvard? Harvard is one of the most widely used methods internationally and has advantages of simplicity, clarity and ease of use for both author and reader. Once a method has been chosen, it is important to use it consistently. There are three styles in common use to highlight the key element of a reference; they are the use of bold text, underlining and italics. You should use only one of these techniques throughout your bibliography. The Harvard Referencing System In this system, the sources that you refer to in your text should be cited by author’s name followed by the year of publication in brackets e.g. Bell (1993). All references should then be listed alphabetically by author at the end of your work. For books, you will need the following information: ⦁ Author’s (or editor’s) first name (or initials) and surname ⦁ Year of publication ⦁ Edition (if not first) – see * over for example ⦁ Title of book ⦁ Place of publication ⦁ Publisher’s name For Articles, you will need the following information: ⦁ Author’s first name (or initials) and surname ⦁ Year of publication; any other dates ⦁ Title of article ⦁ Name of journal, magazine or paper ⦁ Volume and part numbers ⦁ Page numbers Here is an example of a book entry, showing the correct layout, typeface and punctuation: Surname first, then a comma, then first name or initials Place of publication, followed by a comma Northedge, Andrew (1990) The Good Study Guide, Milton Keynes, Open University Press. Year of publication in numbers, in brackets, then edition no. (if not first) – see* over. Title in italics (if typed) or underlined (if hand-written), followed by a comma. Name of publisher, then a full stop. Here is an example of a journal entry, with guidelines, as above: Surname, then a comma, then first name or initials. Article title in inverted commas, then a comma; capital letters only on first letter and proper name. Volume and number ( in brackets) plus a comma, then any other dates e.g. May, spring, plus a comma Peeke, G.H.(1984) ‘The teacher as researcher’, Educational Research, 26 (1) pp.24–26. Year in numbers, in brackets Name of journal in italics followed by a comma p. or pp. with page numbers separated by a dash, then a full stop Examples for using Harvard System 1. Books: Gates, B. (1996) The Road Ahead, Second edition, California, Penquin Books. Smith, J. et al (1987) Building Construction Management, London, University of London Press. (note: when there are three or more authors, add “et al” meaning “and others”) Smith. H. (ed) (1990) How to write a C.V. London, Penquin Books. (note: If this is an editor, add (ed) after the name) National Curriculum Council (1990) Curriculum guidance 3: the whole curriculum. York, National Curriculum Council. (note: If no author/editor available, organisation would be regarded as author) 2. Articles in journals/periodicals AND newspaper articles: Graham-Rowe, D (2001) “Saving the Planet”, New Scientist, Vol.170 (2296). P4. 3. Articles in books: Smith, J.R. (1983) “Coputers in the Classromm”, in Richard, J & Morris, R (ed) Computers in Education, Oxford, Pergamon. 4. Government publications: Department of the Environment. (1986) Land filling wastes, London, HMSO. 5. Videos/TV/Radio Programmes: Fragile Earth, (1985) South American wetland, Henley-on-Thames, Watchword Videos (VHS Video) Voyage to the Antarctic, (1996) BBC, London, 27 September 1996 6. CD-Roms: Lewis, J. (1994) “Elephants”. Collier’s Multimedia Encyclopedia. CD-Rom, Collier. 7. World Wide Web/Internet Documents: Holland, M (1996) Harvard System, Poole, Bournemouth University. Available: http://www.Bournemouth.ac.uk/service-depts/lis/LIS Pub/harvardsys.html (Accessed 22 August 1997) If you can’t find the personal name/organisation responsible for the document , use “Title page” and Title of site instead. “Writing a bibliography” (2000) The University of Sheffield. Available: http://www.shef.ac.uk/library/libdocs/ml-rs11.html (Accessed 4 September 2001) 8. Electronic Journal Articles: Smith, J (1996) “Time to go home”. Journal of Hyperactivity (Internet) 12 October, 6(4), p122-3. Available: http://www.Imu.ac.uk.html (Accessed 6 June 1997) 9. Interviews: Fletcher, Dorothy (1995) Interviewed by Jean Macbeth, 19 August