29/6/2018

Lesson Aim:
To continue with development of Assignment Three
To demonstrate your robot for A3
Submit A3 to a good standard, work on resubmission of prior assignments

Learning Objectives
Develop skills writing code in NXC
Demonstrate the robot
To work toward completion of Assignment Three

Today I came into college to finish off outstanding works and managed to complete a resubmission for unit 3 and almost another one for unit 14. The last SMART target that I set myself was To review all of my SMART targets at the end of this term to make sure they are SMART (Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and timely). I will do this as well as other resubmissions over the weekend so I am more ahead of my work schedule.

The next piece of work I have due is a resubmission for unit 14 which is A3T1 (due Monday 2nd July).

26/6/2018

Use a SQL commands to interrogate a multi table database
Present information in a suitable way

Learning Outcomes (what the learner will be able to do)
Export data from DBBrowser
Identify how data may be suitable, accurate and relevant
Refine the search using SQL commands
Identify specific data from multiple tables as requested
Identify valid but inaccurate data
Interrogate edit large sets of data to present useable information
Interrogate large sets of data to present accurate, valid and usable information
Manipulate data in Excel to produce useful information
Evaluate information to present it and justify the methods you have used

Learning Objectives (skills, knowledge & attitudes)
Develop SQL query skills
Present data for a purpose
Edit and process data for a purpose

This afternoon I came into college in order to complete outstanding resubmissions that are due soon. In my attempt at this, I only managed to complete most of one resubmission because today has not been very motivated really. I spent some of the time today thinking about my target grades for each of the units and decided that I only really need to go for Passes on most the units this year to achieve the grade that I want for this course (MMM). If however I change my mind and go for distinctions in the rest of the units then I will only achieve a DMM. 

The next assignment I have due is a resubmission for unit 3 which is A2T3 due 28th of June.

25/6/2018

Aims: To be able to create digital graphics for an interactive media product following industry practice

Objectives:
Create interactive media graphics for an interactive media product following industry practice
Create interactive media graphics for an interactive media product to a good technical standard following industry practice, showing some imagination 
Create interactive media graphics for an interactive media product to a technical quality that reflects near technical standards following industry practice, showing creativity and flair, working independently to professional expectations

Today I started working on my actual graphic designs for unit 35 and managed to already complete 3 of them. I am really happy with how well I have spent my time creating these because they did not take me ages and look very good from my own point of view. A weakness of today is that I felt less motivated in the afternoon so did not complete as much work as intended.

My next assignment is due today which is A3T2 for unit 03.

22/6/2018

Lesson Aim:
To continue with development of Assignment Three
To demonstrate your robot for A3

Learning Objectives:
Develop skills writing code in NXC
Demonstrate the robot
To work toward completion of Assignment Three

Today I managed to finally complete writing and testing the code for my robot. After doing this, my robot was observed by my Tutor and it scored 40 out of a possible 75 which I am really happy with but I could have massibly improved this if I altered and then tested higher movements speeds. A weakness of today was that I was late to college by about an hour and fifteen minutes because my alarm did not go off this morning. Despite this, I was still able to come into college to complete a substantial amount of work!

My next assignment is due on Monday 25th which is U3 A3T2 and John has kindly given me an extension for this so I have more time to complete it.

19/6/2018

Use a SQL commands to interrogate a multi table database
Present information in a suitable way

Learning Outcomes (what the learner will be able to do)
Export data from DBBrowser
Identify how data may be suitable, accurate and relevant
Refine the search using SQL commands
Identify specific data from multiple tables as requested
Identify valid but inaccurate data
Interrogate edit large sets of data to present useable information
Interrogate large sets of data to present accurate, valid and usable information
Manipulate data in Excel to produce useful information
Evaluate information to present it and justify the methods you have used

Learning Objectives (skills, knowledge & attitudes)
Develop SQL query skills
Present data for a purpose
Edit and process data for a purpose

This afternoon we carried on with U3 Assignment 3 Task 2 and I managed to complete two queries in this time. A weakness of today was that I was going to come into college early this morning but decided to work from home instead. I am happy that this assignment was given an extension for tomorrow because I still have lots to complete for it. I will be coming into college tomorrow to catch up on more work.

The next assignments I have due are U3 A3T2, U35 A2T2,T3 which are all due tomorrow.

18/6/2018

Aim: To be able to generate ideas for digital graphics for an interactive media project

Objectives:
To understand the importance of design tools
To create a moodboard for interactive media products for a stated client.
To create a mind map for interactive media products for a stated client.
To create sketches for at least one concept for interactive media products for a stated clientTo create sketches for three different concepts for interactive media products for a stated client

Today I completed the specification plan for my graphics so I know the exact settings to use for each image with reasons. I also worked to completing U35 A2T3 which is all about copyright and the ethical issues that a designer has to consider before making graphical images. This is important because as a professional designer you do not want to get fined or hurt anyone's feelings through segregating their race or gender for example. A weakness of today is that I still believe I am behind on work as I have not yet done my sketches for my digital graphics so still have lots of work to complete before wednesday.

The next piece of work that I have due is U3 A3T2 due tomorrow 19th June.

15/6/2018

Lesson Aim:
To continue with development of Assignment Three
To investigate line following techniques 

Learning Objectives:
Investigate the use of sensors in NXT Robot design
Develop skills writing code in NXC
Investigate different methods of line following in NXC
To work toward completion of Assignment Three

This morning I am happy to say that I have finished the first version of my code which is working, I say first version because there are so many improvements that can be made such as the speed in which it moves. I am really happy with the amount that I did in the space of this morning because I thought that it would take extra lessons to get this far into the assignment. My SMART target for today was to remove distractions when working on assignments to give 100% of my focus on my work for the next two pieces I work on.

This afternoon we looked at the our robots and discussed why they need to transfer any analogue signals into digital. I know that computers only understand signals that use binary so I based my hypothesis from that. We were also introduced the new merit criteria assignment which was about how and why these Lego robots use signal conversion.

The next piece of work that I have due is a resubmission for Unit 3 which is A2T1 and actually a day late so I need to resubmit this as soon as possible.

11/6/2018

Aims: To be able to generate ideas for digital graphics for an interactive media project

Objectives:
Explain the importance of designs
Create a suitable design brief for a stated client
State what legal and ethical considerations need to be considered when creating interactive media products
To understand the importance of design tools
To use design tools (moodboard, mindmap, sketches) to start to design interactive media products for a stated client
Today I worked into completing U35 A2T1 and I am really happy with the amount of work that I did on it because I only have to write the conclusion to finish it off. A strength of today is that I am happy with the decisions that I made when planning because I gave good reasons for why I would chose to use something like a specific setting for an image. This has made me more prepared for the next assignment in Unit 35 because working through this has given me ideas for what graphics I could create.

The next piece of work that I have due is A3T1 for unit 3.

8/6/2018

Lesson Aim:
To continue with development of Assignment Three
To investigate line following techniques 

Learning Objectives:
Investigate the use of sensors in NXT Robot design
Develop skills writing code in NXC
Investigate different methods of line following in NXC
To work toward completion of Assignment Three

This morning I finished off my flow charts for unit 14 so I am almost caught up with my workload for this unit. I also made some sketches of my robot and labeled parts of it to achieve the criteria for the assignment (I hope). In the afternoon we had a tutor hour about how IT could effect our jobs in the future and I found out there is a 22% chance of my dream job being taken over by robots. My SMART target for this week was to come into college for two extra days next week to ensure I am caught up on my workload.

The next piece of work that I have due is today which is U35 A1T1 and I have almost completed it.

5/6/2018

Use a SQL commands to interrogate a multi table database
Present information in a suitable way


Learning Outcomes (what the learner will be able to do)

Import data to DBBrowser
Export data from DBBrowser
Identify how data may be suitable, accurate and relevant
Refine the search using the WHERE command
Use logical operators to be more selective in SQL
Identify specific data from multiple tables as requested
Reformat a field in a table
Identify valid but inaccurate data
Interrogate edit large sets of data to present useable information
Interrogate large sets of data to present accurate, valid and usable information
Work towards completed assignment 3Manipulate data in Excel to produce useful information


Learning Objectives (skills, knowledge & attitudes)

Develop SQL query skills
Present data for a purpose
Edit and process data for a purpose

Today I made a start on breaking apart and altering the three different tables which were part of a games sales database for unit 3. I really thought about what I could do in the database to make sure the data is kept accurate, reliable and useful to a company and I started to do things like remove blank fields and change the column titles to my liking.

The next piece of work that I have due is U35 A1T1 in which I need to put in lots of work for to hand it in on time.

4/6/2018

Aim: To be able to generate ideas for digital graphics for an interactive media project

Objectives:
Write detailed and clear reasoned article about the use of different colour spaces, optimisation and applications including suitable images (A1)
State what a design brief is
Create a suitable design brief for a stated client
State what legal and ethical considerations need to be considered when creating interactive media products
Understand and be able to explain the importance of legal and ethical issues when creating interactive media products

Today we reached further into Unit 35 which is all about graphics and legislations to protect your and other peoples work. The new assignment was added into the classroom however I have yet to make a start on it because I have been working on A1 for the majority of my day today. A weakness is that I am still majorly behind on my workload but I have opted in to come to college extra days this week to resolve this.

The next piece of work that I have due is a resubmission for unit 14 which is (A2T1)