[Year 12 IT Apps] Gantt in U4O1
Mark Kelly
kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au
Thu Jun 21 08:31:00 EST 2007
You're not wrong. ProjMan is in U3O1. U4O1 is spreadsheets, onscreen
user documentation, and visual representation of thinking.
You might _opt_ to add ProjMan just to help get your kids organised...
but it's not assessed.
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
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> <mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au> ]
> > >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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> After all, all he did was string together a lot of old,
> well-known quotations.
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> Cheers,
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> Jock
> __________________________
> Jock Garnsworthy
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