3034 : L2 ICT

Workbook

Name: Marshal ormondroyd

WEEK 1
For your first task, you must complete the following questionnaire:

Question Answer

What is your name? Marshal ormondroyd

What is your age? 16

Which was your last school? Immanuel college

What grade did you get in Maths GCSE? 3

What grade did you get in English GCSE? 3

What is your home address? 43 rushcroft

What is your home Landline number? 01274531815

What is your Parent’s mobile number? 07931165753

What is your mobile number? Don't know my mobile number

What are your hobbies? Playing video games and football

Do you have any sisters and brothers? I have 2 brothers

What is your favourite colour? green

What is your favourite food? Chicken

What is your favourite film? Don't have a favorite film

What is your favourite TV programme? Don't have one

Learning Styles :

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Ok, so now you need to take the VARK test. Go to the following link online and take
the test. Be very honest with your answers. Once you have completed the test,
screenshot your results and put in the box below.

http://vark-learn.com/the-vark-questionnaire/

● Visual 4
● Aural 3
● Read/Write 1

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 ● Kinesthetic 8

Learning preference: strong kinesthetic

Now you have completed the VARK test, you should have a better idea about your
own preferred Learning Style. Now complete the questions below (if you are unsure
of the answers, you will need to carry out some research:

Question Answer

What is meant by a Visual learning style? It is when you need to see information in order
for you to process it.

What is meant by a Aural learning style? This is when you need to hear the information in
order for you to process that information.

What is meant by a Read/Write learning style? This is when you need to read through any
notes you have done for you to process the
information as well as writing the information.

What is meant by a Kinesthetic learning style? This learning type is when you need to carry out
physical task for you to process the information.

What is your preferred style according to the My preferred style is kinesthetic.

Test?

WEEK 2

For this week’s task, go to the link below and complete the Career Test:

https://www.yourfreecareertest.com/

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When you have completed the test, record your top 3 areas of interest.

Area of interest Percentage

Multimedia 91.67%

Technology 83.33%

Engineering 66.67%

Now copy the text from your results for the top 3 in your list e.g.

1. Interest Level: 91.67%

Multimedia

Careers in multimedia are unique in that you must be tech savvy, good with written
and verbal communication, and an artist. If you scored high in this area, then you
must be interested in all three. Multimedia artists have to learn many skillsets to do
their job and there is also opportunity to move laterally across different types of
positions as you learn an additional skill

2.Interest Level: 83.33%

Technology

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Did you know that technology careers are some of the highest-paid occupations?
Tech careers are also projected to grow by 12% from 2018 to 2028 according to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics.

3. Interest Level: 66.67%

Engineering

Engineering is a blend of science, technology, and math so engineers can create or

design innovative machines, structures, and technology. If you enjoy math, science,
and technology, and are curious about how things work, a career in engineering may
be a good fit!

Now, having completed 2 tests (one looking at your preferred Learning Styles and
the other at you areas of career interest), answer the questions below:

Question Answer

What do you want to do after completing your L2 L3

course? (L3, Apprenticeship, Job)

Are you thinking about going to university? Yes

What job are you looking to do when you finally Computer manager
leave education?

Have you ever done any Work Experience? No

If the answer to the above is ‘Yes’, where and

when?

Do you have a CV. If yes, please copy and Yes

paste it below

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Your CV:

WEEK 3

For this week’s task, go to the student portal and look at the pages that cover Career
Information & Advice (Careers button). There is information here to help you with all
of your career queries and questions, including help to build your CV (Week 2 task).

https://sites.google.com/shipley.ac.uk/careersadvice

Now you should look at ‘Exploring Your Career Ideas’, which is the first option on the
left hand menu, under ‘Your Future Plans’, to explore your options. Register for the
first resource ‘Adult Directions’ and complete the tests. Then copy & paste your
results below.

ADULT DIRECTIONS

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Next, go to the ‘National Careers Service’ resource. Research IT jobs that you
might be interested in. Copy and paste details of 2 roles that interest you below :

Role 1 IT User Support Technician

IT technical support staff diagnose and solve software and hardware problems for
computer users.

Role 2 IT project manager

IIT project managers oversee the development and installation of computer
hardware and software systems.

Finally, use the ‘Plotr’ resource to further your research. Copy and paste your results
below.
IT user support technicians are responsible for providing technical support, advice and guidance
for internal/external users of IT systems and applications, either directly or by telephone, e-mail
or other network interaction.

Common Tasks
● Provides technical support to IT users;
● Advises users on how to resolve hardware and software problems;
● Installs and upgrades hardware, cables, operating systems and/or appropriate
software;
● Facilitates user access to systems;
● Refers more complex or intractable problems to appropriate IT professionals;
● Researches possible solutions in user guides, technical manuals and other
documents;
● Maintains a log of work in progress, calls received, actions taken and problems
detected;
● Reports on commonly occurring queries to detect underlying pro

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IT project and programme managers manage, coordinate and technically supervise specific IT
projects and programmes of a discrete duration and/or budget.

Common Tasks
● Works with client or senior management to establish and clarify the aims, objectives
and requirements of the IT project or programme;
● Plans the stages of the project or programme, reviews actions and amends plans as
necessary;
● Coordinates and supervises the activities of the project/programme team;
● Manages third party contributions to the programme or project;
● Monitors progress including project/programme budget, timescale and quality;
● Coordinates and oversees implementation of the project or programme;
● Reports on project or programme to senior management and/or client.;