Level 2 2011-2012 Assignment 3 Brief First Attempt

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Assignment 3 FIRST Attempt

COURSE T ITLE Foundation Certificate

I NSTITUTE

UNIT NUMBER 3 UNIT T ITLE Foundation Mathematics

ASSIGNMENT NUMBER THREE of 3 ATTEMPT NUMBER First

ASSIGNMENT T ITLE Integrated Skills

DATE SET Week Starting 30/04/12

HAND- IN DATE Week Starting 21/05/12

I NTERNAL VERIFIER / S

ASSESSOR / S

LEARNER S NAME

I.D. CARD NUMBER

OUTCOMES (MATHEMATICS ) ASSESSMENT CRITERIA To achieve each outcome a student must demonstrate the ability to:

2. Carry out harder numericalcalculations.

P2.2 Work with fractions or percentages tosolve mathematical problems originating

from real-life situations.

3. Collect data and represent itgraphically

P3.1 Collect, classify and tabulate statisticaldata.

P3.2 Construct the appropriate type of visualstatistical representations from tabulateddata.

4. Use simple probability theory P4.1 Use data to calculate the probability of asingle event.

P4.2 Interpret a probability result and itspredictability within the context of astatistical experiment.

Learner declaration:I confirm that the work submitted for this assignment is my own work.

_________________________ (signature) ___________________ (date)


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I NSTITUTE

UNIT NUMBER 4 UNIT T ITLE IT Key Skills






ASSESSOR / S

LEARNER S NAME

I.D. CARD NUMBER

OUTCOMES (IT) A SSESSMENT CRITERIA To achieve each outcome a student must demonstrate the ability to:

2. Be able toproficiently use

Microsoft OfficeWord 2007

P2.3 Create and edit small-sized word processingdocuments that will be ready to share and distribute.

P2.4 Apply different formats to documents to enhancethem before distribution and recognize good practicein choosing the appropriate formatting options.

P2.5 Insert tables, images and drawn objects intodocuments.

P2.7 Adjust document page settings and check and correctspelling before printing documents.

3. Be able to

proficiently useMicrosoft OfficeExcel 2007

P3.4 Edit rows and columns in a worksheet. Copy, move,

delete and appropriately rename worksheets. P3.7 Choose, create and format charts to communicate

information meaningfully.


_________________________ (signature) ___________________ (date)


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I NSTITUTE

UNIT NUMBER 3 UNIT T ITLE Key Skills English






ASSESSOR / S

LEARNER S NAME

I.D. CARD NUMBER

OUTCOMES (ENGLISH) ASSESSMENT CRITERIA To achieve each outcome a student must demonstrate the ability to:

3. Make requests and respondappropriately to various text

P3.1 Ask suitable questions in relation toeveryday and/or workplace contexts.

4. Be able to plan, draft, editand present personal andtechnical information

P4.2 Plan, draft, edit and present informationeffectively in writing.


_________________________ (signature) ___________________ (date)


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General Assignment Guidelines

This assignment combines Key Skills in English, Mathematics and IT.

It is divided into tasks, which correspond to specific outcomes in English,Mathematics and IT. All tasks are to be attempted.

You need to present TWO printed copies of this assignment, which you willhand in to your English and Mathematics assessor. Present ONE soft copy version of this assignment to your IT assessor.

The write-up, describing your survey results, and the questionnaire shouldappear in all three assignment copies.

Scenario

Your institute is carrying out a small survey on general interests and habits. Youhave offered to obtain this information yourself by designing and carrying out ashort questionnaire.

Your survey topic must be related to the vocational area taught at your institute(as far as possible).

Required

1. Based on the above scenario, choose an area to research among your fellow

classmates or other people.

2. Select a topic that is related to your area of study. Your tutor will help you to select this topic.

3. You are to individually create and hand out a questionnaire to collect dataon this topic.

4. Finally, you are to tabulate the data collected and produce a short write up on the findings obtained.


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Part 1 Drafting and Formatting the Questionnaire

Task 1 covers ENGLISH Criterion P3.1

Task 1

On an individual basis, you should decide the questions to be used in yourquestionnaire.

Prepare a first draft. Your questionnaire should contain a total of 6questions and needs to be in English.

An introduction to yourself, your course and your topic/objective of yoursurvey is necessary. Also ask if the participants are willing to fill out thequestionnaire.

Write this introduction at the start of the questionnaire.

A questionnaire sample (see Sample Questionnaire attached) has beenprovided to give you a visual indication of the point described above.

One of the questions must ask for the persons gender, and anotherquestion must ask for the age.

One of the age groups must be between 17 and 19 years.

The remaining 4 questions can be about anything you like, focusing on yourinstitutes vocational area (as far as possible).

The draft questionnaire must be discussed with your English andMathematics tutors before it can be carried out.


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Task 2 covers IT Criteria P2.3, P2.4, P2.5 and P2.7

Task 2

The questionnaire is to be prepared using Microsoft Word and you are to hand ina soft copy for this task. ALL of the following specifications must be present inthe questionnaire.

Left and right margins set as 2.5 cm.

Header to display:- Your institute on left hand side in bold formatting- Your name on right hand side in italic formatting

Footer to contain an automated date field.

Text size of header and footer to be 9 point.

Questionnaire heading (title) to be centred, in bold formatting and font sizeequal to 18 point.

Adequate use of bullets and/or numbering.

Adequate use of symbols.

Adequate use of tables or tabs to align different items.

Adequate alignment of text.

Document to be spell-checked.

Questionnaire to include a relevant picture anywhere on the page.

Border to be added to the whole questionnaire.

Questionnaire to fit on one A4 page.

A questionnaire sample (see Sample Questionnaire attached) has beenprovided to give you a visual indication of the points described above.


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Part 2 Collecting and Tabulating Data

Task 3 covers MATHEMATICS Criterion P3.1

Task 3

When your questionnaire is ready and you have discussed it with yourtutors, you are to give it to 20 people to collect the required data.

Once the questionnaires have been returned, you are to tabulate yourresults for each question using an appropriate format.

The tabulated data has to be provided as an Excel workbook in soft copy and hard copy format. The 20 complete questionnaires should also beprovided with the hard copy.

Part 3 Analysing Data

Task 4 covers MATHEMATICS Criterion P3.2 and IT Criteria P3.4 and P3.7

Task 4

Once the data required has been collected and tabulated, you are topresent the results of each question graphically.

You must use at least one bar graph, one pie chart and one pictogram. Atleast one of the pie charts must be drawn by hand.

The visual representations have to be provided as an Excel workbook insoft copy and hard copy format.

(Please turn over)


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All the following specifications must appear.

All charts have to be on a separate worksheet.

All charts have to be appropriately named.

All charts must show a title, legend and data labels.

Pie charts are to show the percentage data label.

Other charts are to show the value data label.

A sample (see Sample Charts attached) has been provided to give you avisual indication of the points described above.

Task 5 covers MATHEMATICS Criterion P4.1

Task 5

Use the data you obtained from your questionnaire to find the followingprobabilities:

(a) P (male) (b) P (age more than 16) (c) P (age less than 20)


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Task 6 covers ENGLISH Criterion P4.2 and MATHEMATICS Criteria P2.2 and P4.2

Task 6

When you have drafted your questionnaire, you are now asked to write a shortwrite-up with the following details:

Describe how you chose the 20 persons who filled out your questionnaire.Your description must:

1. indicate what the objective behind your topic was 2. indicate how many participants were male and female 3. their age group 4. if they were randomly chosen or not. If no, state how they were chosen.

For each question asked in the questionnaire, write down a few sentencesin English to highlight the main findings for that question.

3 of these sentences must describe these findings by using fractions or

percentages (E.g. Twenty percent of the people answering my quest ionnairewere female).

Conclude your write-up by writing 3 sentences in English to discuss theprobability values arising from the results obtained in Task 5. Use suitableword/phrase indicators. (E.g. The re is a lower probability of femalestudents who like cars .).


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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Joe Borg

Thursday, 26 April 2012

Sample Questionnaire

I am a student at MCAST. As part of my studies I am conducting a survey about leisure activities.Could you please answer the following questions?

Mark your answers with 1. Gender

a. Male b. Female

2. Agea. 16 and under b. 17 to 19 years c. 20 to 22 years d. 23 and over

3. What are your favourite leisure activities? (you can choose more than one)a. Practicing sports b. Signing c. Dancing d. Acting e. Going to the cinema f. Reading g. Gaming

4. Do you believe that practising sports improves your health?a. Yes b. No

5. On how many days in a week do you usually get involved in your favourite leisureactivities?

a. 0 to 3 b. 4 to 7

6. How often do you practice the following sports?

Never Rarely Sometimes Very OftenFootball Basketball Netball Jogging Martial Arts Gymnastics

Thank you for your time


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Sample Charts

7

10

6

2

0 2 4 6 8 10 12

Alphaville

Betatown

Gammaby

Fineborough

Hours of Sunshine per Day

2 hours

10

15

12

19

0

5

10

15

20

Banana Apple Orange Kiwi

Fruit Prices

Price

67%

33%

Male vs FemaleMale Female

Fruit PriceBanana 10Apple 15Orange 12Kiwi 19

Male Female20 10

City HoursFineborough 2Gammaby 6Betatown 10

Alphaville 7


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Progress Checklist

After Week One Date Completed Not Completed Task 1 (English)

Task 2 (I.T.)

After Week TwoTask 3 (Maths)

After Week ThreeTask 4 (Maths/I.T.)

Task 5 (Maths)Task 6 (Maths/English)

Comments


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Feedback Sheet for Mathematics

UNIT NUMBER 3 UNIT T ITLE Foundation Mathematics

ASSIGNMENT NUMBER THREE of 3 ATTEMPT NUMBER FirstASSIGNMENT T ITLE Integrated Skills

LEARNER

S NAME

I.D. CARD NUMBER

Has the learner:

P2.2 part of Task 6

worked with fractions or percentages to solve mathematical problems originatingfrom real-life situations?............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

P3.1 Task 3 collected, classified and tabulated statistical data?......................................................................................................................................................

......................................................................................................................................................

P3.2 part of Task 4 constructed the appropriate type of visual statistical representations fromtabulated data?............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

P4.1 Task 5 used data to calculate the probability of a single event?............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

P4.2 part of Task 6 interpreted a probability result and its predictability within the context of astatistical experiment?............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................


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By the end of this Assignment (ORIGINAL ATTEMPT) the learner has achievedthe following assessment criteria (tick where appropriate):

P2.2 P3.1 P3.2 P4.1 P4.2Met

Not Met

Candidates Action Plan: ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Assessors signature:

___________________ (signature) Date ___________________

Learners signature:

___________________ (signature) Date ___________________


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Feedback Sheet for IT

UNIT NUMBER 4 UNIT T ITLE IT Key Skills

ASSIGNMENT NUMBER THREE of 4 ATTEMPT NUMBER FirstASSIGNMENT T ITLE Integrated Skills

LEARNER

S NAME

I.D. CARD NUMBER

Task 2 Marks Awarded

Page size is set to A4 3

Left and right margins are set to 2.5cm 3

Header shows student name and surname 3

Name and surname are on the right hand side 3

Name and surname are in italic format 3

Header shows the students institute 3

Institute is on the left hand side 3

Institute is in bold formatting 3Footer contains a date which updates automatically 3

Header and footer text size is 9 point 3Questionnaire heading (title) is centred, bold and with afont size equal to 18 6

Student made adequate use of bullets and/or numbering 3

Student made adequate use of symbols 3

Student made adequate use of tables or tabs in order toproperly align different elements 3

Document is spell-checked 3

Text is adequately aligned 3

Questionnaire contains a page border 3

A relevant picture is included in the questionnaire 3

Questionnaire is exactly one page long 3

Task 2 60


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RESULT Has student achieved 60% of the marks for non-exempted tasks? Yes No

SIGNATURES

Assessor Date

Internal Verifier Date

Task 4 Marks Awarded

Charts contain a title 8

Charts contain a legend 8

Charts show the appropriate data label 8

Each chart is on a separate sheet 8

Each worksheet is appropriately named 8

Task 4 40

Total 100

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