Wednesday 15th December 2010

Monday 13th December
In database we had workshop time for the first half of the lesson as we only had a few remaining lessons due to bank holidays and the Christmas vacation which I resumed on doing queries and adjusting some changes to tables and forms. For the second half of the lesson we played a board game called Articulate which we split into 2 teams for, the game was describing a word which could be a person, a country, etc ... I ended up on the loosing team by being narrowly beaten and we did have a slight disadvantage with one less person as one person was left to guess the word instead of two which the other group had.

Tuesday 14th December

On this day we had the choice once again either of doing website design or digital graphics, I chose to do digital graphics as most people weren’t making considerable progress on there websites and this would mean it left me less work to do over Christmas so I could concentrate on other subjects and I felt I could get more done and this I achieved only for the first half of the lesson again as it was the last week before Christmas so we decided to play games. The game chosen was by our lecturer and her choice was Dingbats, the whole class felt that the questions were very difficult and the grand total of questions answered correctly was one and by a bit of luck we and my partner won and were ding bat champions!

Wednesday 8th December 2010

Monday 6th December
In Database we carried on in Microsoft Access, filling in any tasks in we had missed in the assignment specification, so I decided too start queries which I didn't get too far into it with not much time remaining in the lesson, but rearranged my tables and also had some problems with the relationships on referential integrity. I also changed the layout of my forms, too include the company name and the colour scheme.

Tuesday 7th December

On Tuesday we had the option to either carry with website design in dreamweaver or Photoshop I was using for the main layout to create a better background in a program I was more used too. The other option was too carry on with digital graphics, comparing hardware which was the option I chose as the assignment was due in on this Friday and got quite far with it completing all the information for 3 tasks and more, which left we the other half to do at home.

Wednesday 8th December

Hardware, we were to start the second assignment in the classroom whilst switching back into the other room with our wires and adding in the hard drive on our computers, which we then formatted with some help from class friends, to make sure I did correctly and learnt from what they did as it was new to me.

Wednesday 24th November 2010

Wednesday 17th November
In tutorial we discussed the problems with having social networking sites on the internet at college as it's too distracting and cyber bullying. Which are blocked by Barracuda, we had arguements for them to be unblocked by saying that it's easier to solve cyber bullying in college than doing nothing about it at home. Then some people including me discussed other bullying situations to realise the horrors of it on how it effects on people.

Thursday 18th November
Programming, we discussed the assignment and the deadlines also going through all the tasks/programs we've done since we started at the beginining of the year, as we all have to produce them in our first assignment, demonstrating the code we used as some people couldn't get their programs to run.

Monday 22nd November
Database, we exported tables in Excel to try and edit or add some more records then seeing whether it was able to recognise and adapt to the changes we had made by then importing it back into Access. For me this was successful on both accounts, then we carried on creating forms I would of done more if I was given more time to do the work in class.

Wednesday 17th November 2010

Wednesday 10th November
In tutorial, I updated my ILP (Individual Learning Plan) to update my deadlines on all assignments and also to make a note of work which I need to complete, to raise my grades above a pass. This took me little time to update but I think I should do it more often, considering that was only the second time I’ve opened it in 2 months, to prevent falling behind in some of my lessons.

Thursday 11th November
Programming, was made a little more difficult this week but I still managed to complete the task before the end of the lesson with not much help from my peers or teacher, but then I only just know the basics of visual basic the main program we use as I haven't used it before, but slowly progressing forward with the knowledge I need to know.

Information systems, was a summary of we had be tought since we started the year by a quiz of 14 questions which also took up all of the lesson to answer and mark it was too make sure we all understood most things and to recap for the people who had missed some lessons, including me.

Wednesday 3rd November 2010

In our group we attended the "safe drive, stay alive" lecture, which was very dramatic and emotional, to see all the horrific reconstructions which happened to ordinary people, as it could easily happen to anyone considering the statistics are quite high as they stated that one in five people could be in an accident between the ages of 17 and 25. Also learned about what it would do to your family if someone passed away which was devastating to see a woman who talked to us about how she lost two of her sons in different accidents, as we also learned how one lapse of concentration could lead to something so critical, when it could be either tiredness and drink or drug driving. This affected me on being more aware of when I get in a care of who the driver is and how much experience he or she has had also to always wear a seatbelt, no matter on how far I’m travelling.

Wednesday 13th October 2010

Thursday 7th October
In programming we were asked to change the background colour so it changed every time we clicked button which I successfully achieved and then were asked to create a textbox which came up with each of the grades and the equivalent it to it E.g. merit = B which I managed to create is well but after I understood the code of the names of everything which complicated me at first. Information systems we continued mainly on from the week before on researching internal as well as external sources which we studied and understood in our own definitions then compared them in groups to share ideas and add any other necessary information in.

Wednesday 6th October 2010

Thursday 30th September
In programming we used software which I was new to (visual basic). We were given a couple of sheets to use as a tutorial guide to start of by creating buttons also changing the background, quite basic to get used to the tools and then expanding it into a number game which I found difficult with all the code.

Information systems, we were asked to find the meaning of key words to make sure we understood everything, we were on our own and finding it on the internet using any websites we wanted, the words were specifically linked in a business environment.

Monday 4th October
In database design, we were found out how efficient databases are by playing a game which involved us being a business in a group of 4 it was a sandwich company and they used a paper database instead of computer, it was a mess on paper making too many corrections and also other factors such as trying to read the handwriting was difficult even although on a computer database they can make mistakes but they are far more organised and efficient.

Tuesday 5th October
Graphics, we used adobe Photoshop and illustrator, I found Photoshop easier as I’ve used it before and know where everything is. We had to bring in a photo which we took ourselves then made a couple of edits, then saving our finished picture in different formats adding to our presentation with our other work we did in paint which was similar.

Wednesday 6th October
In hardware (computer systems), we were given our assignment on showing our knowledge in computer systems, processors etc ..., on key words and areas giving descriptions and diagrams to show our full understanding. We started it today and I should finish it easily before the deadline day which is just over two weeks away.

Wednesday 29th September 2010

Wednesday 22nd September
In tutorial we created an individual learning plan filling in all our deadlines for assignments and other tasks to make sure they are completed on time.
Monday 27th SeptemberIn database design we were set to research databases and gather information also showing examples, to put into a presentation in our groups which we divided the work equally and each researched individually on different areas.
Tuesday 28th September
In website design we were randomly put into pairs with people we hardly knew where we exchanged clients of any fictional or real companies and made fairly detailed notes about each of our requirements to re-design it to suit you.

Wednesday 22nd September 2010

Thursday 16th September
In programming we researched computer languages and then were told to create a presentation in groups, focusing on a particular one which we all agreed on with a week to complete. Then later on in information systems we were instructed to research several processes to understand them, also having to represent it in a presentation but except individually.

Monday 20th September
In database design the main task was to look at a chosen website (sports stadiums) so we are researching and gathering information in our groups to see how a database is used.

Tuesday 21st September
In graphics we were told to create a pattern or image in paint and just getting used to the software, also saving our work in different formats to show how the quality and the colour changed from the original.

Wednesday 22nd September
Today in computer systems we analysed how information would be processed in different parts and routes. Then we drew a diagram of inside the computer to know what everything was and how it works.

Wednesday 15th September 2010

First week of college has been getting to know the course and also interacting with other people doing the course. Only task i've been set to do is a presentation displaying who i am and using an example of a client.