Internal assessment: Example 2

Annotated student work: Criterion A

CriterionA:Initialinvestigation

The problem and the inadequacies of the current situation

Mrs.HaleyAkmed,HeadofICT,feelsthatourcurrentschoolrulesareoutofdateanddo
noteffectivelyaddressdigitalcitizenship.Shefeelsthateveryoneinvolvedintheschool
communityinprimaryschool(K5),middleschool(68)andupperschool(912)needsto
supporttheresponsible,ethicalandlegalusesofcomputerbasedtechnologies.
Currently,thereisnodigitalcitizenshipprogramintheschool.Mostofthestudents
haveneverheardaboutdigitalcitizenshipandthecurrentrulesdonotaddressissues
relatingtotheinternet.Theseissuesincludeissuessuchascyberbullying,netiquette
andcopyright.Recentlyagrade8studentalsotriedtouseasniffingprogramtohack
intotheschoolserverbycollectingpasswords.Thisisnotthefirsttimethatgrade8
studentshavegottenintroublebytryingtobypassingsecuritymeasures.Mrs.Akmed
feelsstronglythatgrade8studentsneedtobeinvolvedinleadingthedigitalcitizenship
campaignintheschool.

IntheinterviewconductedwithMrs.AkmedonMay4,2009,sheindicatedthatshewould
liketoorganizeacollaborativeprojectingrade8toformulateaschoolwidesetofrulesfor
digitalcitizenship.Atthesametimeshefeelsthatgrade8isakeyyeargrouptolearnabout
theseriousconsequencesthathaveresultedinthemisuseofcomputers.Mrs.Akmedwould
toorganizethegrade8studentsintoteamsinordertotakeactionandorganizedigital
citizenshipawarenessactivitesacrosstheschool.
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3 marks

The client, Mrs. Haley Akmed, is identified and consulted regarding the inadequacies of the current situation.
The requirements of the grade 8 team activity are described, but there is no indication of the solution at this
point. The justification of a particular solution is addressed in criterion B.

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