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Johnstone High School

Standard Grade Computing

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A non-programming task assessing grades 1, 2, 3 and 7
Your mark for this task will be used by the Scottish Qualifications Authority in deciding your overall award.

PEOPLE CENTRE: PROBLEM DESCRIPTION

Name ________________________________________ Class _______________

Centre ________________________________________ Date _______________

Your teacher will outline how you should do this task and give you opportunities for discussion. Read and follow all instructions carefully, use hardware and software properly and write your report neatly.

The People Centre is a recently-opened community building in the town of Canlake. Its management requires a website giving details of the Centre. The home page should look similar to the diagram below. It has hyperlinks to seven other web pages. The links to the Restaurant, Concert Hall, Museum, Library, Exhibition Hall and Meeting Rooms are made either by clicking on their names or rectangle hotspots. The link from ‘meeting room charges’ is to a page showing a table of costs for hiring the meeting rooms. All pages have a link to the home page apart from the home page itself.

The diagrams below show the web pages for the Restaurant and Meeting Room Charges.

LAKEVIEW RESTAURANT

The Lakeview Restaurant can accommodate 180 people. Breakfast is served from 7 00 am to 9 30 am, lunch from 12 00 am to 2 00 pm and dinner from 6 30 pm to 9 00 pm.

Snacks are available outwith these hours. ‘Carry-out’ food can be prepared on request.

In 2004, the Restaurant won a
Gold Happy Eater Award.

Home

MEETING ROOM CHARGES

The ‘people’ column shows the maximum number of people a room can hold.
Charges are in £ per hour.

*room*	*people*	*9 – 12 am*	*1 – 5 pm*	*6 – 9 pm*
Room 1	20	6	8	10
Room 2	30	8	10	12
Room 3	40	10	12	14
Room 4	60	14	16	18

Home

Information for the other pages is at the bottom of the page.

WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO!

1 DESIGN SOLUTION	*4 marks*
On an A4 sheet of paper, draw eight rectangles to represent the eight web pages. On each page, show its title and outline its contents including links. You do not need to include full text detail.
2 DRAW GRAPHIC	*2 marks*
Using suitable software, draw six coloured rectangles to represent the Centre. This graphic will be used in the home page.
3 CREATE PAGES	*8 marks*
Create the web pages without the table, hyperlinks and hotspots. Use coloured text on an attractive, preferably light, background. Try to make your pages the same as the ones shown but do not be concerned about minor differences. Text to be used in the Concert Hall, Museum, Library, Exhibition Hall and Meeting Room pages is given at the bottom of this page. Correct any mistakes that you make.
4 INSERT TABLE	*4 marks*
Insert the table of meeting room charges.
5 INSERT LINKAGE	*5 marks*
Insert all hyperlinks including links from the rectangle hotspots.
6 SUGGEST IMPROVEMENT	*2 marks*
Suggest one way in which the website could look better.
7 JUDGE PERFORMANCE	*2 marks*
Read this task sheet again. Describe how well you think you have done the task.

INFORMATION FOR ADDITIONAL PAGES

CONCERT HALL The Concert Hall can accommodate 400 people. It has played host to concerts performed by many international artistes. It has a unique sound system that allows perfect audio everywhere in the Hall. Booking in advance for major concerts is advised.

CANLAKE MUSEUM The Canlake Museum contains many relics from Canlake’s past. Its main attraction is the collection of paintings by the local artist, Pat Rine. Admission is free. The museum is open every day from 9 00 am to 6 00 pm.

CADOGAN LIBRARY The Cadogan Library is one of the biggest in the country. It is named after the local author, Elizabeth Cadogan. It is open every day from 9 00 am to 6 00 pm. Users must register as members.

EXHIBITION HALL The Exhibition Hall is available for private or commercial hire. It has been the venue for many successful exhibitions. Hire charges depend on the nature of the exhibition and can be negotiated with the Centre Manager.

MEETING ROOM There are four meeting rooms with accommodation for between 20 and 60 people. Each room has tables, chairs and presentation facilities. Bookings should be made with the Centre manager.

VIDEO
A reminder of how to set up a website. You, of course, will use your own web site name and link to the folder you are using to hold your website in your own network folder.

TIP 1
Think back to the practical exercise you completed at the begining of this unit. It was very similar to this exercise, with a HOME page linked to others by 'Hotspots'.

TIP 2
Keep it simple. Don't worry about graphics, fancy buttons and the like. This might be something you can discuss in your report.