Professional Practice Assignment-Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Computing and Software Development (Edexcel HND)

Assignment iBrief i(RQF)




Assignment Brief (RQF) i i




Higher National Diploma in Computing
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Student iName/ID Nawoda iDeshan iBalasooriya
iNumber: M19941109004

Unit iNumber iand iTitle: 3: iProfessional iPractice

Academic iYear: 2019/2020

Unit iAssessor: Maduwanthi iUthpala

Assignment iTitle: E-learning iand iManagement imodule ideployment

Issue iDate: 21 ist iJuly i2019

Submission iDate: 18th iAugust i2019

Internal iVerifier iName: Gajhanan iVettivel

Date:



Submission iFormat:

This iassignment iconsiders ithe iskills irequired ito iperform ieffectively ias ia icomputing
iand isystems idevelopment iemployee. iIt iwill ialmost icertainly ibe ia irequirement ithat

ias ian iemployee, iyou iwill ineed ito igenerate itraining imaterial ito itrain iend iusers ion

icertain iareas iin iconcern iand ithis iassignment idevelops ithose iskills iby iasking iyou ito

idevelop irealistic itraining imodule ifor ian iorganization. i




It ialso ideals iwith iproblem isolving iwhich iincludes ithe iidentification ior ispecification
iof ithe i‘problem’, istrategies ifor iits isolution iand ithen ievaluation iof ithe isolution

ithrough ireflective ipractice.




Unit iLearning iOutcomes:

LO1 iDemonstrate ia irange iof iinterpersonal iand itransferable icommunication iskills ito
ia itarget iaudience


LO2 iApply icritical ireasoning iand ithinking ito ia irange iof iproblem-solving iscenarios.
LO3 iDiscuss ithe iimportance iand idynamics iof iworking iwithin ia iteam iand ithe iimpact
iof iteam iworking iin idifferent ienvironments


LO4 iExamine ithe ineed ifor iContinuing iProfessional iDevelopment i(CPD) iand iits
role iwithin ithe iworkplace iand ifor ihigher ilevel ilearning.




Format iPrepared iby: iHigher iEducation iQualifications i(HEQ) i i i i iApproved iby: iHEQ, iQDAM i(HE)
Version i1.0 i– iOctober i2018
DCL i1 i– iPublic i(Unclassified)
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Assignment iBrief iand iGuidance:
ITCeylon iis ia iwell-established isoftware idevelopment icompany iin ithe iCountry. iThe
iCompany ihad idecided ito iexpand iits ihuman iresources idue ito ithe iincrease iin itheir

iproduction icapacity iand icustomer idemands. iThe icurrent iteam i(coded i‘Team i1’)

ihandling iproduct ideployments iare ifully iloaded iwith ithe ilengthy iwork ion

iimplementations iand imaintenance ion ilarge iand iprimary iprojects. iA isecondary iteam

iof iprofessionals iare ito ibe irecruited iand iutilised ifor ilower ito imedium irange isoftware

ideployments. iAfter ia ivery icompetitive iinterview iprocess, iassume iyou iwere iselected

ias ithe inew iProject iManager i– iProduct iDeployment iwhich iis icode inamed i‘Team i2’. i
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Your ifirst iappointment iwill ibe ito iundertake iproduct iimplementation itasks ifor ithe
inew iComputer iaided ilearning iand imanagement isystem ifor iGovernment iSchools

icalled i‘eTeacher’. iThe iproduct iis inow icompleting iits isystems itesting istage. iThis

isystem iwill ienable iTeachers ito iadd ilearning iand ievaluation imodules ito ia inetworked

icomputer isystem ifrom iwhich istudents ican iself-learn iand iself-evaluate.




It ineeds ito ibe ideployed iat ia ileading ischool iin iColombo ias iper iinstructions iof ithe
iMinistry. iThe ischool ihas ia icomputer ilab iand iits icapacities ias ifollows:




- Computers i: i30 iUnits i– iMS iWindows i7 ior iabove iwith imulticore iprocessors
iand i2GB iRAM

- Web iserver: iPurchased ifor ithe iproject ias ibrand inew
- Network: iUTP inetwork iwith i2 ix i24 iPort iswitches i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
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- Teachers i: i6 iTeachers iwith ilow ito imedium iknowledge ion iICT
- Internet i: iBroadband iwireless iconnection

You iare ipresented iwith ifollowing inew irecruits iand itheir icounts ifrom istaff ito ibe
ipicked iup ito ibuild iyour ifirst iteam.




- Trainers i– i03 i– iHave itraining iexposure iwith iaverage iICT icompetence.
- Assistant i– i01 i– iCan ihandle iall idocumenting itasks iand isimple ielectrical
iconnectivity i issues

- Quality iAssistant i& iDeveloper i– i01 i– iSkilled iin iidentifying iand ireporting
isoftware iissues iand icauses. iAble ito iperform iminor iadjustments.

- ICT iOfficer i01 i– iSkilled iin iNetwork iand iserver iconfigurations, isoftware
iconfigurations ietc.

- Senior iDeveloper i02 i– ivery iskilled iin isoftware idevelopment iincluding iweb.
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As ithe ifirst ijob iof iTeam i2, iyou ineed ito iplan i2 imajor itasks: iSystem iimplementation
iand iUser iTraining.




Format iPrepared iby: iHigher iEducation iQualifications i(HEQ) i i i i iApproved iby: iHEQ, iQDAM i(HE)
Version i1.0 i– iOctober i2018
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Your ifirst iproject imanagement itask iis ito iplan ithe iDeployment iand istaff itraining ifor
i‘eTeacher’ iat ithe ipilot ischool ilab idescribed iabove. i iThe isenior imanagement iafter

idiscussing iwith ithe iMinistry iofficials iand ithe ischool iprinciple ihad ilaid iout ifollowing

icriteria.


- Installation iof i‘eTeacher’ imust ibe icompleted iwithin i5 idays iduring ithe ifirst
iweek iof inext imonth iat iend iof iholidays.

- Deployment ishould ido iminimum ior ino idisruption ito ithe iongoing ipractical
isessions ifor ichildren i

- A ilab iassistant iis isaid ito ibe iavailable iat ischool iyet ihis/her icapability ior
icharacter iis iunknown iuntil ivisited. iHe/She ineeds ito ibe itrained ion iBackup iand

irecovery iduties ifor i‘eTeacher’ iparallel ito itraining iTeachers i(Users)

- We ineed ito ipsychologically iimprove ithe imindset iof iteachers iprior ito iTraining
ithem

- Training iof iteachers imust ibe iconducted iduring iafter-hours ifrom i2pm i– i5pm.
iThe ijob imust ibe icompleted iin i5 idays.

- Total ijob ishould inot iexceed i8 idays.
- Consider iall icontingencies ithat imay iarise


Tasks
Based ion ithe iknowledge igained ifrom iclassroom isessions iand iyour iown iresearch,
iprovide iyour iown ianswers ito ifollowing itasks. iEnsure ito iplace itask inumber iand itask

idescription ibefore ieach iof iyour ianswer. iUse istandard iacademic ireport iformatting.

iPlace icitations iand ifull ireference i(end iof ireport) ifor iany isources ireferred.

iStructured inotes iare iexpected irather ithan ilengthy iessays.




As ithe iProject iManager iof i‘Team i2’: i
1. Consider ibuilding ithe i‘Team i2’
1.1. Discuss iwhat iare ithe imain ifactors ieffecting isuccess iand ifailure iof ia iteam.
1.2. Identify ithe imember iroles irequired ifor iyour iteam iclearly imentioning ithe
iexpected icore iskills irequired ifor ithe igiven i2 ijobs iand irefer iwhich irecruit/s

iwill ibe iselected.

1.3. Briefly iexplain ihow iyou iwould iconduct ithe iinitial imeeting iwith iyour iteam
iidentifying i its ishared iobjectives iand itheir iresponsibilities.


This itask iprovides ievidence ifor iLO3 i

2. Design iand iexecute iproduct iimplementation
2.1. Briefly iexplain imain ioptions iavailable ito ibe iconsidered iin ithe isoftware
iimplementation. iDiscuss ithe ikey ifactors iof ieach imethod iwith iexamples

ireferring iabove iscenario.

2.2. Describe ia istrategy ibased ion iabove ioptions iclearly iexpressing ithe icritical
iconcerns ion iimplementing ithe i‘eTeacher’ iSoftware ito ithe icomputer ilab iand

istaff itraining iafterwards.

2.3. Identify itasks iand irelated iresources itogether iwith iapproximate itiming iand
iidentified idependencies iin ia iWBS.

2.4. Using iTools iand imethods iof iyour ichoice, iillustrate ia itime iplan ito iimplement
iabove itasks.




Format iPrepared iby: iHigher iEducation iQualifications i(HEQ) i i i i iApproved iby: iHEQ, iQDAM i(HE)
Version i1.0 i– iOctober i2018
DCL i1 i– iPublic i(Unclassified)
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