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Hardware Project
This portion of the project will be focusing on computer hardware components. You might need to refresh your understanding of the presentation materials, and can use this, if preferred: Computer Hardware Basics.
Choose a single career that you might be interested in after you have completed school. The only limitation is to choose a career that is not related to Computer Science/Engineering (Programmer, Analyst, Software Engineer, etc.).
You will be randomly provided with a specific set of hardware (see Hardware Bundles chart below).
| Bundled Components | Randomly Assigned Student # |
|---|---|
| 1. Central Processing Unit, Mouse | |
| 2. Random Access Memory, Keyboard | |
| 3. Graphics Card, Monitor | |
| 4. Sound Card, Microphone | |
| 5. Solid State Drive, Scanner | |
| 6. Motherboard, Printer | |
| 7. Power Supply, Webcam |
Find an adaptive or assistive technology piece of hardware that relates to the peripheral component in the Hardware Bundle above with the career above. See this page for examples.
Based on the career you decided on and the hardware bundle you were provided, in a word-processing document respond to the following prompts:
- Summarize what the day-to-day life of someone working in the career looks like, including how this person might complete daily tasks using a computer. Limit your response to 150 words or less.
- For the career you chose, in 200 words or less, describe career trends at a Canadian level. Trends in careers could include topics such as: whether the salary has been going up or down over the years, how the popularity of the career has changed over time, whether there are more or less jobs available over time, etc.
- Choose a single college or university program outside of Ontario related to the career you chose. In 150 words or less, describe why someone would choose this particular post-secondary institution over any other. Example topics to discuss could include: location, tuition, prestige, unique programs, etc.
The career that you described above will be using a computer to complete their daily tasks. With this in mind, respond to the following prompts based on the Hardware Bundle that you were randomly assigned and Adaptive/Assistive Technology you chose:
- Describe, in detail, what each of the parts in your bundle are used for, how they work, and why they're important to the function of a computer. Use terminology specific to each of the parts in your response such as: speed measurements, size measurements, power consumption, etc.
- Why would someone who works in your career believe each of these individual parts would be important for their daily work?
- Identify specific version of each computer component you could purchase from a store. With each item, choose one that would be considered a "budget" version and one that would be considered a "high end" version. For each item, using terminology that someone in Grade 3 could understand (~8 years old):
- Identify the feature differences between the "budget" and "high end" version.
- Identify what benefits exist for the extra money that would be required to purchase the "high end" version.
- Describe how the adaptive/assistive technology assists someone in the career to complete their daily tasks on the computer. Include how it works.
- Identify where to purchase or acquire the adaptive/assistive technology described.
For the above tasks, complete the following regarding citations:
- Cite your work using IEEE format.
- Cite all images used. You can provide a list of hyperlinks to the images used.
Please see the due dates page for more details on when this is due and how to submit your work.
The Overarching Learning Goal for this is Computer Systems. The specific learning goal(s) for this include:
- We are learning to describe hardware components and assess users’ needs thereof.
| Success Criteria | Look Fors |
|---|---|
| I can research and describe trends in careers that require computer skills, using local, national and international sources. 📗 | * variety of trends discussed, * trends have research to back them up, * trends discussed contain recent information, * clearly communicates reasoning within word count limit |
| I can research and report on post-secondary programs leading to careers in the field of computer science. 📗 | * variety of reasons discussed, * reasons have research to back them up, * reasons are unique to the location, * clearly communicates reasoning within word count limit |
| I can use correct terminology to describe computer hardware, speed measurements, and size measurements. 📙 | * specific terminology included for all parts, * terminology used effectively, * comparisons between multiple versions of hardware used, * wording is clear and concise |
| I can describe the functions of the internal and peripheral hardware components of a computer. 📙 | * descriptions included for all components assigned, * clear descriptions of how components work, * comparison of "budget" features versus "high end" features accurate for each component, * function of components described accurately, * comparison language is accurately aimed at target audience (Grade 3 students) |
| I can describe an adaptive/assistive technology that helps to improve computer accessibility. 📗 | * clear description of the adaptive/assistive technology, * includes how the technology can be used, * identify where to purchase/acquire the technology, * summary is clear and concise, * |