General Coursework Task

Johnstone High School

Standard Grade Computing

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A non-programming task assessing grades 3, 4, 5 and 7
Your mark for this task will be used by the Scottish Qualifications Authority in deciding your overall award.

RONTOWN ROVERS: 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.

Rontown Rovers is a football team. At the bottom of this page is a set of four web pages about the Rontown Rovers. You are asked to make a website using suitable web authoring software then add hyperlinks, audio and video. You may use a wizard or template

WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO!

1 MAKE PAGES	*6 marks*
Create the web pages. Use coloured text on an attractive, preferably light, background. Include your own name on the first page. Your teacher will tell you which graphics files to use. Do not include hyperlinks at this stage. Try to make your pages the same as the ones shown but do not be concerned about minor differences. Save the pages. Correct any mistakes that you make.
2 MAKE HYPERLINKS	*4 marks*
Describe how to make a hyperlink from Callum Barker’s name on the home page to Callum Barker’s page. Make the hyperlink for him and the other players. From each player’s page, make a hyperlink to the home page. Save the pages. Correct any mistakes that you make.

Answer questions 3, 4, 7 and 8 on a separate sheet of paper with your name and task title on it.

3 ADD AUDIO	*4 marks*
Describe how you will add audio to a page. Add audio (and text if appropriate) to one page after discussing with your teacher which audio you will add where. Save the page.
4 ADD VIDEO	*4 marks*
Describe how you will add video to a page. Add video (and text if appropriate) to an existing or new page after discussing with your teacher which video you will add where. Save the page.
5 SHOW WEBSITE	2 marks
Insert all hyperlinks including links from the rectangle hotspots.
6 GET PRINTOUT	*2 marks*
Get a printout of the first two web pages.
7 SUGGEST IMPROVEMENT	*2 marks*
Look at your web pages. Write down one way in which they could look better.
8 WRITE INSTRUCTIONS	*4 marks*
Write a short guide that describes the simplest way to update the website when a new player joins Rontown Rovers

INFORMATION FOR WEBSITE PAGES

RONTOWN ROVERS HOME PAGE

Created by Your Name

Click on a player’s name for more information.

Callum Barker Jamie Edgar Tom Hughes

CALLUM BARKER

Callum Barker

Callum Barker is a midfield player. He signed from Seavale United in 2008. He has played 143 games.

Home

JAMIE EDGAR

Jamie Edgar

Jamie Edgar, a striker, is Rontown Rovers’ latest signing. He has played 17 times for Scotland.

Home

TOM HUGHES

Tom Hughes has been a very reliable goalkeeper since he signed as a schoolboy in 2007.

Home

Your mark for this task will be used by the Scottish Qualifications Authority in deciding your overall award.

VIDEO 1
A reminder of how to copy course file into your own network folder. [PC Version] [MAC Version]

VIDEO 2
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.

DOWNLOAD TASK SHEET.

TIP 1
Copy the rontown rovers folder from the Subjects folder --> Computing folder --> S34 folder into your Documents folder on the network drive. Use this folder for your website files

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.

TIP 3
Regularly check your site.