C A R I BB E A N E X A M I N A T ION S COUNCIL

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Paper 03 – School-Based Assessment

PRACTICAL ASSIGNMENTS

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TASK A
In an effort to inform the citizens about the housing project, you are required to create a two
column brochure advertising the housing project.
Your brochure should include the following:
 Suitable graphics
 Borders
 Footnote
 A table outlining the housing communities and their qualifying incomes
 On the back page you are to design an application form on which applicants may
apply to Monte Vista Housing Development for housing allocation. Relevant personal
information as well as the applicant’s financial information must be captured on the
form.
 There should be space for the applicant’s signature.
 The address and telephone number for Monte Vista Housing Development informing
the applicants where to return the completed form.

TASK B
(a) Create a letter head containing the following:
 Monte Vista Housing Development
 Suitable graphic (logo)
 Mailing address
 Telephone number and Fax number
 Email address
 website address

(b) Create a footer stating the following:

 motto of the company
 name of the chairman
 names of directors

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TASK C

Using the letter head created in Task B above construct a letter (Source Letter) to be used in
the mail merge to generate letters to be posted to the approved applicants. The data should
come from your database. The letter should be appropriately formatted and free from
grammar and spelling errors.

Your letter should include:

(a) A congratulatory message to the applicant as well as a statement telling the applicant that
a list of approved applicants is included and that he/she should check the list to make sure
his/her name is on the list. You should insert the applicants ID, name and housing community
from the Approved Applicants Table in your database.

(b) A final paragraph should give the applicant information about the proposed dates for the
formal opening of the housing community.

Print the Following Documents:

The brochure
The source letter showing the merged fields
The data source. The data source should come from the database section of your
project.
The first ,second and last merge letters

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