Afternoon session - 27/11/2019

Lesson Aims - To understand the relationship between Users/resources and permissions

AO1 - Create a new client virtual machine
AO2 - Update the new PC and install Anti Virus
AO3 - investigate the local policies and how files are shared

My Blog:

Today I learned how to create a client virtual machine, update it, and install an anti-virus on it. I did a very good job dealing with this exercise and the various challenges that arose, I do not see any weaknesses and will be keeping up the good work. I have no new deadlines but must hand in my Unit 15 A3 assignment by 12/12/2019.

Afternoon Session - 26/11/2019

Aims and Outcomes 26/11/19
Aim: Produce a website for an intended audience and purpose

Outcomes:
Create web pages using HTML for structure and Bootstrap to make responsive
Format your web pages using CSS
Optimise your web pages e.g. use a single external style sheet, compress images
Test your web pages for functionality, usability and compatibility
Create survey for feedback on your website
Keep a diary to show individual responsibility, effective time management, justified recommendations and decisions

My Blog
Today I learned more about creating my existing website and how to upload it to a server using the FileZilla application and the FTP protocol. I did a very good job on my website, and I do not see any weaknesses that I encountered. I believe that this is a good thing and I will make sure that I keep up the good work. My website will have to be handed in on the lesson after next lesson. The websites URL is: http://develop-ftp.uksouth.cloudapp.azure.com/MPotter27/Home.html

Today we did a starter in which we took cards with various phrases on (relating to surveying the quality of a website), and then examined them before ranking them in a specific order which was the quality of phrase used.

Morning session - 26/11/2019

Session 21 - Aims & Objectives - 26/11/19

Lesson Aims:
Introduce concepts of Encapsulation, Data-Hiding, Reusability
Implement an OOP example of a Bank Account
Complete a practice test

Learning Objectives:
Explain the basic premise of Encapsulation, data-hiding and reusability
Identify the importance of Encapsulation, data-hiding and reusability
Implement a basic OOP Bank account in Python / C#
Add extra functionality to the OOP Bank Account
Complete a practice test
Complete a practice test scoring at least 45%
Complete a practice test scoring > 60%

My Blog:

Today I learned about encapsulation, data-hiding, reusability, and how to code using OOP within the context of the Python programming language. Whilst I did a good job researching encapsulation, data-hiding, and reusability, I did discover that I had some difficulties coding using the Python programming language. In the future, I will do more to learn about the Python programming language. I have no new deadlines but must hand in all my assignment by the deadline.

Afternoon session - 21/12/2019

Session 20 - 21/11/19

Lesson Aims:
Introduce the concepts of classes and inheritance in the context of OOP
Practice implementing OOP aspects in code
Practice writing code in Python and/or C#

Learning Objectives
Explain the basic premise of classes in the context of OOP
Implement an OOP class in Python / C#
Explain the basic premise of inheritance in the context of OOP
Implement a simple inheritance example in Python / C#

My Blog
Today I learned about the concept of classes and inheritance in the context of OOP, I did a very good job at that and do not see any room for improvement. I have no new deadlines but must hand in my existing work on or before my existing deadlines.

Reflection
During my tutorial hour I learned that it is important to respect everyone regardless of any differences. This is because we are all human and showing respect to others and respect for equality and diversity are core values of Develop EBP. This means that another person's differences must be respected at all times by all members of staff and students here.

Afternoon session - 20/11/2019

Lesson Aims - to understand virtualization and to build a virtual server on Microsoft Azure

AO1 - Discuss Virtualization (sic) and comment on positive and negative aspects
AO2 - Create a Virtual server on Azure
AO3 - Successfully connect to your server through RDP

My Blog:

Today I discussed virtualisation (known as "virtualization" in US English), commented on positive and negative aspects, created a virtual server on Azure, and successfully connected to it through RDP and learned about the operation of servers on enterprise networks in the process. I did a good job doing this, but I did end up getting stuck and did not ask for assistance until I had made a rather length attempt at fixing the fault, which was unsuccessful. On reflection I will ask for assistance from my course tutor at an earlier stage in the future. I have no new deadlines but must hand in all assignments on or before their deadlines, in particular the Unit 15 A3 assignment which I have already mentioned in my earlier blog post.

Morning session - 20/11/2019

Aims and Outcomes 20/11/19
Aim: Produce a website for an intended audience and purpose

Outcomes:
Create web pages using HTML for structure and Bootstrap to make responsive
Format your web pages using CSS
Add interactive element(s) to your website
Optimise your web pages e.g. use a single external style sheet, compress images
Test website for functionality, usability and compatability
Keep a diary to show individual responsibility, effective time management, justified recommendations and decisions

My Blog:

Today I created a further web page using HTML, with a Javascript form on it. I learned how to customise the form, which I "borrowed" from my course tutor. I did a good job in customising the form however I accept that I have occasionally got carried away with experimenting with stuff and may benefit from asking for additional support on the subject matter at times to make sure that I know what I am doing and am on task, without trying to reinvent the wheel and waste time in the process. On reflection I will ask for assistance where needed and try to make more efficient use of my time. I have no new deadlines but must hand in all existing assignments, the Unit 15 A3 assignment in particular on or before their deadlines.

Afternoon session - 19/11/2019

Aim: Produce a website for an intended audience and purpose

Outcomes:
Create web pages using HTML for structure and Bootstrap to make responsive
Format your web pages using CSS
Add interactive element(s) to your website
Optimise your web pages e.g. use a single external style sheet, compress images
Keep a diary to show individual responsibility, effective time management, justified recommendations and decisions
Test website for functionality, usability and compatibility

My Blog:
Today I learned more about website design and creating a website, I did a very good job adding content to my existing website and testing it. However I did lag behind in some areas and fail to use CSS or any interactive elements. On reflection, I will try and get those done and seek assistance on doing that if required. I have no new deadlines but must hand in all existing assignments, A3 in particular on time.

Morning session - 19/11/19

Lesson Aims:
Introduce OOP
Revisit Quicksort in a little more detail.
Engage with external speaker session.

Learning Objectives:
Further understanding of QuickSort
Explain the definition of OOP
Practice learned knowledge through kahoot / Know it all Ninja

My Blog:

Today I learned about OOP (Object Oriented Programming), I did a good job researching it. However I do not feel that I fully engaged with the external speaker session provided today, so have striked it out. On reflection, I fail to see how this was my fault. I have the usual deadlines and no new ones today.

Both sessions - 14/11/2019

Session 18 - Aims & Objectives - 14/11/19
Lesson Aims:
Research revision techniques.
Introduce learning aim D, Programming paradigms.
Learning Objectives:
Research and create a presentation on approaches to revision.
Get caught up on KiAN / Create revision resources
Investigate Procedural programming

My blog

Today I learned about programming paradigms and analysing lines of code. I did a good job analysing a C# program line by line, however I did get confused and feel that I could revise more to better prepare myself for lessons. On reflection I will do that in the future. I have no new deadlines but must hand in my assignments on or before the due dates, this includes my Unit 15 assignments, A2 and A3.

I have set the following new SMART targets: to get my website done, and Assignment 3 completed and handed in on time, to continue to ensure that my behaviour both and outside of lessons remains appropriate and acceptable, and does not disrupt other pupils from learning, to continue to improve my organisation and to also make further use of Trello.

Afternoon session - 13/11/2019

Lesson Objectives - 13/11/2019
Learning Outcome - To understand the importance of physical security and to identify techniques to back up data effectively

AO1 - Identify suitable physical techniques that can be used to keep Servers and Data safe
AO2 - Discuss incremental, differential and Full backups. Identifying strengths and weaknesses of all when looking at backup and restore times

My blog

Today I learned about incremental, differential and full backups and the difference between them. I did a good job researching about them but accept that I did at times take some time putting things into my own words and did fail to cover sufficient subjects. On reflection I will make sure to cover as many subjects (relating to the task set) that I can and to work through with more haste. I have no new deadlines relating to this unit.

Morning session - 13/11/2019

Aims and Objectives 13/11/19
Aim: Produce a website for an intended audience and purpose

Outcomes:
Create web pages using HTML for structure and Bootstrap to make responsive
Format your web pages using CSS
Add interactive element(s) to your website
Optimise your web pages e.g. use a single external style sheet, compress images
Keep a diary to show individual responsibility, effective time management, justified recommendations and decisions

My blog:

Today I learned more about creating my website using HTML and Bootstrap, I believe that I have completed this task and have just got to improve that by formatting it using CSS, optimising it by using an single external style sheet and adding interactive elements. I did a very good job in efficently getting the basic website done, however I accept that I did dilly dally at times and should have sought assistance at an earlier stage, however this is a more general remark about my creation of the website and not my work in the session today. On reflection I will implement the lesson I have learnt and make sure to do this if I get stuck. I have no new deadlines but must hand in my website (Unit 15 A3) before the deadline in Mid December.

Afternoon session - 12/11/2019

Aims and Objectives 12/11/19
Aim: Produce a website for an intended audience and purpose

Outcomes:
Create web pages using HTML for structure and Bootstrap to make responsive
Format your web pages using CSS
Add interactive element(s) to your website
Optimise your web pages e.g. use a single external style sheet, compress images
Keep a diary to show individual responsibility, effective time management, justified recommendations and decisions

My blog

Today I learned more about coding my website and organising it by keeping a diary. I did a very good job on coding the website and writing my diary but I did sometimes get stuck. However I was able to overcome the obstacles that I faced and deal with them in the appropriate manner which was very good on my part. On reflection I just need to keep the good work, there are no improvements to be made.

I have no new deadlines but need to get Assignment 3 (on this unit) handed in for 05/11/2019 and Assignment 2 (on this unit) handed in sometime within this week.

Morning session 12/11/2019

Session 17 - Aims & Objectives - 12/11/19

Lesson Aims:
Practice literacy and numeracy
Complete searching and sorting exercise
Test retained knowledge on learning aim C
Create an information resource for a topic in learning aim C

Learning Objectives
Complete an exercise practicing knowledge on sorting and searching
Complete a mock test
Complete a mock test scoring at least 50%
Complete a mock test scoring at least 65%
Create a learning resource for a learning aim C topic

My blog

Today I learned about searching and sorting, I tried my best but unfortunately did encounter some obstacles in my knowledge which lead to an overall epic fail in spite of my good efforts. In the future I will try and spend more time familiarising myself with essential concepts so that I can get ready for situations in which my knowledge of them will be required.

I have no new deadlines but do have to do some extra work on my Unit 15 assignment which I have already handed in. I will have a session with the course tutor for that unit this afternoon and will try to get it done then.

Afternoon session - 07/11/2019

Session 16 - Aims & Objectives - 07/11/19

Lesson Aims:
Work on revision for the unit and/or outstanding work for other units.
Practice learned content through a quiz.

Learning Objectives
Work on revision for U01
Work on completion of outstanding work for other units.
Test knowledge using Kahoot.

My blog

Today I learned by revising what I had already learned on Unit 1 which is the unit that covers the Principles of Computer Science. I also did a Kahoot quiz which I managed to get quite a few questions right on. However whilst I did the Kahoot quiz, I did find that there were some gaps in my knowledge. On reflection I should have prepared better by revising in advance in order to preempt any situations in which my existing knowledge would come in handy. I will do that in the future. I have no new deadlines but the existing deadline for the Unit 15 assignment was extended by my course tutor today for another week, presumably it will now be 14/11/2019. I did not do the morning session as the centre was closed for the entire morning today, however I did do the afternoon session.

Afternoon session - 06/11/2019

Aims and Objectives
To complete my Unit 7 A1T1 assignment.

My blog
Today I continued on with my Unit 7 A1T1 assignment and in the process I learned more about cryptography and security threats to organisations. I did a good job researching the topics covered in my assignment and writing about it. I cannot see any weaknesses with my performance in this session.

I have no new deadlines but must hand in my Unit 7 assignment by the end of today. I will make sure to do so.

Morning session - 06/11/2019

Aims and Objectives 06/11/19

Aim: Produce a website for an intended audience and purpose

Outcomes:
Create web pages using HTML for structure and Bootstrap to make responsive
Format your web pages using CSS
Optimise your web pages e.g. use a single external style sheet, compress images
Keep a diary to show individual responsibility, effective time management, justified recommendations and decisions

My blog

Today I learned more about creating a website as part of Unit 15. I did a very good job checking for problems and solving them by using the correct methods. However I did not achieve all of the outcomes and on reflection I accept that I should have tried to do so. In the future I will make sure to ask the tutor for help in achieving all of them so I don't lag behind.

I have no new deadlines but must hand in my Unit 7 assignment by the end of today.

Morning session 05/11/2019

Session 15 - Aims & Objectives - 05/11/19

Lesson Aims:
Introduce quicksort, practice solving by hand.
Introduce searching methods (Binary and Linear)
Revisit L.A B knowledge and create a poster (pairs)

Lesson Objectives:
Explain the premise behind Quick Sort
Explain the premise behind Linear Search
Explain the premise behind Binary Search
Use learned knowledge to create a poster on L.A B

My blog

Today I learned about Pseudocode, sorting and searching. I did a pretty good job in being proactive when working with Nathan during a team exercise, I asked for help when I had some difficulty understanding the task. I was able to make use of this and subsequently understand the task. However I do feel that at times I have still struggled when working in a team. On reflection I feel that I should still be trying harder to integrate myself into it or failing that to request assistance as and when required. 

I have no new deadlines but must submit my Unit 15 assignment by 08/11/2019 and my Unit 7 assignment by tomorrow.