[Year 12 IT Apps] Gantt in U4O1
Charmaine Taylor
tigeroz at alphalink.com.au
Wed Jun 20 23:57:45 EST 2007
Hi Jock,
I'm using a project plan, just as Adrian is. Because it is good practice
leading up to the exam and it does reinforce the value of planning a job
rather than going in gung ho.
Charmaine Taylor
Sunbury Downs College
Jock Garnsworthy wrote:
> Hi all,
> Please correct me if I am wrong, but I can't seem to find any evidence
> to suggest that students need to complete a project management plan in
> U 4 O1.
> Have I missed something ?
>
> Jock
>
>
> On 19/6/07 9:50 PM, "Roland Gesthuizen" <rgesthuizen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Rockets! .. cool :-)
>
> I have a dusty old Gantt chart that I whip out with my technicians
> every time I need to do a major equipment rotation at our college.
> Here is a nice one that I use in the classroom. it is an
> instructable that explains "How to Organize and Cook Holiday
> Dinner for a Crowd" .. planning people, time and resources using a
> coloured spreadsheet to stick on the fridge. As an example, I like
> its appeal for girls, especially those doing something similar for
> our year 12 formal.
> http://www.instructables.com/id/E7YI0IFN8XEV2Z4ZPX/
>
> <http://www.instructables.com/id/E7YI0IFN8XEV2Z4ZPX/?ALLSTEPS#>
>
> Regards Roland
>
> PS: the Instructables is a very addictive website with oodles of
> hands on technology projects. Enjoy!
>
> On 17/06/07, Laurie Savage <sav at pvgc.vic.edu.au> wrote:
>
> I started using project management and simple Gantt charts
> with year 8
> students in a rocketry unit. In a group they build a small
> working rocket (with real chemical motors and a parachute).
> In the planning stage they have to allocate tasks and sequence
> them.
> I.E. they work out roles and precedence. Using this tool I cut the
> project's time in half and kept the kids honest!
>
> Laurie
>
> On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 08:28:48PM +1000, Mark Kelly mentioned:
>> It's quite artificial to get kids to produce Gantt charts for
> a project
>> they are undertaking alone (because the VCAA demands all unit
> 3+4 tasks
>> must be done solo).
>>
>> That's why I get my kids to invent 2 hypothetical colleagues
> so their
>> Gantt chart can use them to incorporate concurrent tasks.
>>
>> Finished reports! hehehehe!
>>
>> Adrian Janson wrote:
>> >Hi all,
>> >
>> >It's ironic that we are discussing not wasting time with project
>> >management????
>> >
>> >Is it just me who thinks that's quite funny? (must be Friday).
>> >
>> >On a serious note though, don't underplay the importance of
> project
>> >management. Although students can't see the relevance
> often, it is a very
>> >valuable and important ICT skill.
>> >
>> >Cheers,
>> >Adrian
>> >
>> >
>> >Adrian Janson
>> >VITTA President
>> >Director of ICT, Melbourne High School
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
>> >[mailto: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
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>> >On Behalf Of Antonia Caridi
>> >Sent: Friday, 15 June 2007 2:09 PM
>> >To: ITA
>> >Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Gantt in U4O1
>> >
>> >I'll take this on board Brendyn - when I wrote the tasks for
> the CD we were
>> >still awaiting Assessment Handbook and we were still working
> through
>> >everything ourselves, as you know, you get better as you do
> the course and
>> >it was quite difficult to write tasks when one hadn't
> actually taught it.
>> >
>> >So, no, project management is not required and I have
> amended my tasks to
>> >reflect this. You are right - don't waste too much time on
> things that
>> >aren't required.
>> >
>> >Antonia - attached is a reworked task that I will use for a
> practice. It
>> >is
>> >very similar to the one in Study Design (yes I wrote that too).
>> >
>> >Antonia Caridi
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