Making a great Project 2

Making a great Project 2Making a great Project 2

OCR 1994/2360OCR 1994/2360

ImplementationImplementation

This is about how you make your system.This is about how you make your system.

It should have enough detail for a It should have enough detail for a competent user to be able to recreate you competent user to be able to recreate you system – but no more!system – but no more!

Keep it in proportion – this section is worth Keep it in proportion – this section is worth 23% or the marks, so should not be more 23% or the marks, so should not be more than a quarter of your project!than a quarter of your project!


Make use of screenshots to illustrate your Make use of screenshots to illustrate your work, but crop them or resize them.work, but crop them or resize them.

On their own they will not be enough, so add On their own they will not be enough, so add some description.some description.

Remember you are addressing a competent Remember you are addressing a competent computer user – they should be able to at least computer user – they should be able to at least open the software without you having to tell open the software without you having to tell them how!them how!


This section is a record of what YOU have This section is a record of what YOU have done, so write it in the first persondone, so write it in the first person

(eg I set up these data fields... Etc)(eg I set up these data fields... Etc)

Implementation 1 – data Implementation 1 – data structurestructure

Refer to your design and set up the fields, Refer to your design and set up the fields, data types, lengths and validations you data types, lengths and validations you planned.planned.

Illustrate this with some screenshots and Illustrate this with some screenshots and comments on why you used particular comments on why you used particular features of the software.features of the software.

Implementation 1 – data Implementation 1 – data structurestructure

For more than two marks, you must make For more than two marks, you must make at least two changes to the data structure at least two changes to the data structure you designed.you designed.

These must be sensible changes for a These must be sensible changes for a good reason.good reason.

For full marks you need to say why you For full marks you need to say why you had to make the changes.had to make the changes.

Implementation 2 – input and Implementation 2 – input and output formatsoutput formats

Refer to your design and set up the input Refer to your design and set up the input forms you planned.forms you planned.



Refer to your design and set up the output Refer to your design and set up the output reports you planned.reports you planned.

Usually you will need to create queries to make Usually you will need to create queries to make the reports from.the reports from.

Using parameter queries means you can use the Using parameter queries means you can use the same query to find different things.same query to find different things.

Illustrate this with some screenshots and Illustrate this with some screenshots and comments on why you used particular features comments on why you used particular features of the software.of the software.


If you have planned to transfer data into If you have planned to transfer data into mailmerged letters or labels, you need to mailmerged letters or labels, you need to create the letter designs here.create the letter designs here.



If you have planned a switchboard or main user If you have planned a switchboard or main user screen, now is the time to create it.screen, now is the time to create it.

Forms and reports can be linked using action Forms and reports can be linked using action buttons (remember queries should only be seen buttons (remember queries should only be seen through their reports or forms).through their reports or forms).

Letters for mailmerges can be linked using Letters for mailmerges can be linked using hyperlinks.hyperlinks.

When the form is complete, set it to open When the form is complete, set it to open automatically on startup.automatically on startup.


For more than two marks, you must make For more than two marks, you must make at least two changes to the input screens at least two changes to the input screens and output reports or letters you designed.and output reports or letters you designed.

These must be sensible changes for a These must be sensible changes for a good reason.good reason.

For full marks you need to say why you For full marks you need to say why you had to make the changes.had to make the changes.

Implementation 3 – use Implementation 3 – use software featuressoftware features

For up to 3 marks, you don’t have to do anything For up to 3 marks, you don’t have to do anything extra.extra.

You just need to make sure there is some evidence You just need to make sure there is some evidence that you have used at least three features of one that you have used at least three features of one application, eg the database, and three features of application, eg the database, and three features of another, eg the spreadsheet or wordprocessor.another, eg the spreadsheet or wordprocessor.

BUT for full marks you must say BUT for full marks you must say whywhy you have you have used each feature.used each feature.

Implementation 4 – combine Implementation 4 – combine software featuressoftware features

To get a mark for this, data must be transferred To get a mark for this, data must be transferred automatically from one application to another.automatically from one application to another.

Copy & paste does not count!Copy & paste does not count!

You could mailmerge data from a query into a You could mailmerge data from a query into a letter, or analyse a database table in a letter, or analyse a database table in a spreadsheet to create a graphspreadsheet to create a graph

Implementation 4 – combine Implementation 4 – combine software featuressoftware features

To get a To get a secondsecond mark for this, data must be mark for this, data must be transferred automatically from one application to transferred automatically from one application to another another for a different purpose!for a different purpose!

You could mailmerge data from a query to You could mailmerge data from a query to create mailing labels, or from a create mailing labels, or from a differentdifferent query query into a different type of letter.into a different type of letter.

Implementation complete…Implementation complete…

That’s it! You should now have created That’s it! You should now have created your solution to the problem and written up your solution to the problem and written up how you did it.how you did it.

Your next step will be to test your system.Your next step will be to test your system.

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