Group Project:  Computers in Society

 

You will be required to work on a project in groups of three that deals with the world of computers outside of the classroom and outside of programming.

 

 The project will be presented to the class the week of June 12 and will not exceed 30 minutes in length.

1) You are required to:

 

a)  Have a Powerpoint presentation of your main points in a creative informative fashion.

 

 b) An summary of  main points will be put handed out to the students. These topics will be included in the examination in June.

    

 c) Your presentation must be well researched and presented in an effective manner.  An introduction, an informative presentation and a concise conclusion are expected.  

 

 d) Have an outline of what you intend to present by this Friday explaining your introduction and main points and your presentation plan.

   

  THE BOTTOM LINE...

  This is a chance for many people to ***SHINE***  and bring up their computer  mark. 

 

The project will be worth 15 % of your second term mark.

20%  for your presentation.(Research, Content, Interest, Creativity)

05% Self evaluation: Anecdotal paragraph

 

Penalties:  Wasting time during work sessions.      Disrespect during presentations.

 

Many topics are so new and relevant in our society that information can only be found in newspapers, magazines, tv programs or interviews.  Be creative in your approach, there are not many books out on the latest technology.

 

5 Points…….When using a PowerPoint Presentation:

 

1.  Don’t read from the screen!

2.  5 points on a page with 5 words on each point!

3.  Large proper coloured fonts so we can read it!

4.  Face the audience

5.  Speak loud and clearly with Authority

 

Evaluation For Project

b)         Content/Research/Creativity                              ___________/5        

                        Knowledge/Answered questions                                     ___________/5        

                        Organization:  Intro/body/conc                            ___________/5                      

                        Presence: Loud and clear, eye contact, giggling,              ___________/5        

                                                                                    Presentation   Total    _____/20

     

e) Self evaluation: Anecdotal paragraph: How you felt you did, what you would do better next time, what went well, what went wrong.       /05

Penalties:  Wasting time during periods.       Disrespect during presentations.        Lateness:   (2 marks per day)      Names:                                                                                   Grand Total:           /25

 

Topics Relating to the World Of Computers.                        

 

Creativity - Originality - Organization - Research - Presentation

1) Illegal Copying: The Copyright Laws for Software

2) Computers in Businesses      a)  Pizza Pizza

                                                b)  Dominion Stores

                                                 c)  etc.

3) Computers and Music

5) Artificial Intelligence

6) Computers and Law Enforcement

7) I Want to Buy A Computer!

8) Computers and the future

9) The Cashless Society

10) Industry Leaders in the history of computers: Tim Berners Lee, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs

11) History of RIM

12) History of Computers from 1961 - 1971

13) History of personal computers 86's,286's,386's….Pentiums etc.

14) History Of IBM

15) History Of Apple Computers

16) History of the Web: Where are we going from here?

17) Issues:  Stealing jobs or creating jobs

18) Issues:  Databanks, the loss of privacy

19) Issues: Viruses

20) Issues:   How the Internet will change our lives.

21) Games: Addiction or just harmless fun!

22) Blogs: Democracy in action or just people talking to hear themselves!