Information Technology

Y8
UNIT 8.3
LESSON 1
System Life Cycle
 The sheets on your desks list the
stages in the System Life Cycle
 Try to match each stage to its
definition
 Try to put each of the stages in
order
System Life Cycle

Identify State the problem that is to be

solved
Testing Check that the system works
as expected
Evaluation Decide how well the system
has solved the problem
Work out what needs to be
Analyse
done to solve the problem

Implementation Create the system

Plan out exactly how each part

Design of the system will work
System Life Cycle
Identify
Outline of the problem

Evaluate Analyse
Refining the system The needs of the system

Test Design
Making sure the system Planning all parts of the
works system

Implement
Creating the system
Lesson objectives
 Review of the System Life Cycle

 Introduction to new project

Models and Modelling
 The theme ‘models and
modelling’ will be for the rest of
this term.

 You will complete a

project/extended piece of work
based upon the theme.
 Outcomes
 Design and create a financial model for
deciding the cost of tickets
 Use the model to answer a range of what
if…questions
 Develop the model to include new
information and use this information to
answer further questions.
Introduction to the project
 You are going to undertake a large
project that will involve developing
an IT system for a school drama
production.
 The school drama club has decided
to put on:

Beauty and the Beast

 THE SCHOOL DRAMA
PRODUCTION

You are going to be responsible for

designing a front-of-house ticketing
system and organising the publicity for
the school drama production.
You will be required to present your
solution and evidence at the end of the
project.
 THE SCHOOL DRAMA
PRODUCTION

WHAT ARE THE MAIN AREAS OF WORK

INVOLVED IN SUCH A PROJECT?
Write down what you think are the main areas?

School Drama
Production
SUGGESTED SOME OF THE MAIN AREAS OF
WORK

 CREATE PUBLICITY MATERIAL

 SYSTEM FOR TICKET SALES
 TICKETS
 FINANCE
 CAR PARKING
 PROGRAMMES
 etc.
 JPGS School Drama Club

Annual School Production

‘Our school is going to put on a

drama production of…………….

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE AND

OBJECTIVE OF YOUR PROJECT?

Mission Statement
ACTIVITY
 Using suitable software complete a
‘mission statement for your project’
 Remember to put your name in the
header/footer.
 Print out and place in your folder
JPGS Drama Club

Annual School Production

‘Our school is going to put on a drama

production of Beauty and the beast. The
production is going to need a front-of-house
ticketing system, be promoted and financially
planned. I will be assessed not only on my solution
but also on the way I have managed the project
documentation. It is important that I annotate my
work as I print it out and complete my project
diary.

Mission Statement
 Plenary - What have been the main
points of the lesson?

1. Open the weekly task diary.

2. In the first column, enter the date.
3. In the third column copy the lessons
objectives from the board.
4. In the second column “print screen” an
example of the work done in the lesson.
5. In the final column, enter the stage (s)
of the system life cycle that have been
considered during the lesson.
Plenary - What have been the main
points of the lesson?
Homework:

 Complete the worksheet to show

what you think are the main areas
of work involved in your project.