Activity7

Projectmanagement:
Scope
Ascopewithinaprojectisusedwhenyouareplanningtheprojectsobjectives.Understandingwhat
yourprojectmustachieve.Bysettingabasicoutlineofwhatmustbeachieved,butatthesametime
ensurethatyoudontexceedtheoutlineandendupdoinglittlejobsforfree.
Time
Whenproceedingwithaprojectisitimportantthatyoucreateatimelineforsaidproject.Bycreating
atimelineitallowsyoutostayontrack,settinggoalsanddeadlinesforaspectswithintheproject.
Resources
Resourcescanbeanythingthatassistedwithinthecreationofaproduct/project.Usuallyincludeskills
orprogramsthatamemberbringstosaidproduct/project,utilizingtheminaidofcreatingtheproject.
Clientbrief
Clientbriefisasmallparagraphthatexplainstotheclienthowyouintendtoapproachtheproject.
Explainingtheskillsthatyouandyourteampossess,anddescribingthewayyouwillcompletethe
projectthatwillpleaseboththeclientandtheclientsintendedaudience.

Techniquesforrepresentingadesignplan:

Annotateddigitaldiagram/sketches

Annotateddigitaldiagrams/sketchesisanythingthatshowsaprogressionofaconcept/idea.When
designingaprojectitisimperativethatyoushowaprogressionofanidea,asitallowsbothyouand
theclienttoimprovetheprojectwitheachdesign.Byannotatingthedigitaldiagramsyouallowfor
theclienttobeabletoseeaspectsoftheprojectthattheymaynothavebeenabletosee,andthe
reasonofwhyyoudidit.Presentingthediagramsinsimpletermsthattheclientisabletounderstand
andcomprehend.

Storyboards

Astoryboardisusuallyusedforrepresentingaseriesofshotsplannedforavideoorfilm.Typicallya
sequenceofdrawingswithannotations,directionsanddialogue(Ifany).Storyboardisgenerallyused
forvideosandisinthefollowing

Creationoffilm
SchoolVideoproject

Annotatednotes

Annotatednotesarenotesthathavebeendissectedandusuallyelaborateoncertainpointswithin
thenotes,allowingfortheclienttounderstandcomplextermsorphrases.

Thumbnails(hand/digital)

Thumbnailsareusuallyaverysmallbriefdescriptionorrepresentationofavideo,usuallysmallimages
thatprovideapreviewoftheupcomingvideo.Mostcommonlyusedin:
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VideoThumbnailsPreviewtothenextvideo.
PhotoThumbnailsPreviewtoaphoto.

Criteriarequiredtoevaluateadigitalproduct:

Feedbackfrompiers

Feedbackfrompiersareconductedtoallowforafinalreview/inputofaprojectbeforeitisfinalised.
Using the constructive criticism to better your product and possibly change things that your piers
didntparticularlylike.

Lettertoboss

A letter to your boss is the final step to any project and usually follows after the handover, and
describestoyourbosshowtheprojectwent.Whatwentwrongwithintheproject,whatwentright,
anyflaws/oversightsthathappenedwithintheprojectandwhatyoulearnedfromthem?
CompositionRules:

Ruleofthirds

Rule of thirds is a design concept that is usually used within video or photo production, in these
productionstheframeisdividedintoninesections,creatingreferencepointsthatactasguidelinesfor
framinganimage.

Viewofacamera
Photoshop

Gridandalignment

Gridandalignmentinvolvesanimaginarygridthatyoualignobjects,allowingyoutoframeanimage
inorderforacohesiveanddistinctivedesign.Apropergridandalignmentcancreateunityandbalance
givingtheimagefluidity
InternetandNetworking:

UsetheHarvardReferencingGeneratortoreferenceThreedifferentwebsites
1. Wikipedia.2016.Wikipedia[ONLINE]Availableat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_page[Accessed20June2016]
2. MrRear.2016.Livebinders[ONLINE]Availableat:
http://wwwlivebinders.com/play/play/1937214?backurl=%2Fshelf%2Ffeatures&play
_view=play[Accessed20June2016]
3. PLE.2016.PLE[ONLINE]Availableat:https://www.ple.com.au/[Accessed20June
2016]
Definedigitalcitizenship

Digitalcitizenshipisdisplayingmoralandresponsiblebehaviourwhenusingtechnology.Ensuring
thatalloftheactionsandproceduresthattransactonthewebaredonesomorallyandjustly.
KnownasREPsDigitalcitizenshipstatesthatyoushouldRespect,EducateandProtect,andnotto
abusetheseresponsibilitiesgiventoyou.Youshouldrespectnotonlyyourselfbutthosearound
youwhenusingtechnology.Educateyourself,technologyisaplatformforeducationandassuch
canbeusedforselfteachingandcommunicatingwithothers.Protectyourselfandothers,not
everyonewillfollowtheteachingofdigitalcitizenshipsoitshouldbeuptoyoutoprotectthose
inneedandeducateothersaboutcorrectetiquettewhenusingtechnology.

GivefourRulesyoushouldfollowtousesocialnetworkingresponsibly
Treatothershowyouwouldliketobetreated
Standupforotherpeoplethatmaybebeingharassedorbullied
Rememberthatonceyouuploadsomethingitcanneverbeproperlyerased
Donotusesocialnetworkingforillegalornefariouspurposes

List5typesofcyberbullyingandgiveanexampleofeach
1. Harassment
2. Flaming
3. Exclusion
4. Outing
5. Stalking

Howcanwelimittheamountofcyberbullyingthatoccurs?

Wecanlimittheamountofcyberbullyingthatoccursbyblockingsaidbully,dontrespondorretaliate
tothebully,reportthemforharassmentoroffensivebehaviour.Therearealsomultiplepluginsor
applicationsthatcanassistwiththepreventionofbullying.

Whatismeantbyworklifebalance?

Worklifebalanceisaconceptofbalancingalifeofworkandalifestyle,beingabletobalanceouta
lifeofworkandatthesametimehavingatimetorest.Usuallypeopleworkfivedaysaweek95,
whentheyfinishat5onFridaytheyarenotexpectedtodoanyworkandtobeabletorestforthe
weekend.Itisimportanttobeabletobalanceworkandlifestyleasitallowsformoralandmotivation
ofworktobekepthigh.

Howhasthemobilephonedisruptedourworklifebalance?

Amobilephonehasdisruptedourworklifebalanceasitallowsforustobecontactedatanytime,
afterwork,beforework,duringtheweekendandanywhereinbetween.Beingabletobecontacted
atanytimeallowsforworktodisruptthisworklifebalance.