INFO1111: Computing 1A Professionalism 2024 Semester 1

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INFO1111: Computing 1A Professionalism

2024 Semester 1

Self-Learning Report

Task 2: Advanced:  Tool/Technology

Instructions

Important: This section should be removed prior to submission.

You should use this Word template to generate your self-learning report. Keep in mind the following key points:

● Submissions: There will be three opportunities during the semester to submit a self-learning. For each submission you can attempt one task (the Foundation Report is Task 1 ) and aim for a rating of ‘OK’ or ‘STRONG’. Each submission should use the same report template but amended to include new information. You can only attempt the Advanced Task (the Advanced Report is Task 2) after you have achieved a ‘STRONG’ on the Foundation Task.

● Minimum requirement: There is no minimum requirement

● Using this template: When completing each section you should remove the explanation text and replace it with your material.

● Referencing: You should also ensure that any resources you use are suitably referenced, and references are included into the reference list at the end of this document. You should use the IEEE reference style [1] (the reference included here shows you how this can be easily achieved)

Overview of the tool/technology to be self-learnt

For Task 2: Advanced you need to select a topic from the ‘Self-Learning: List of Topics’ list on Canvas.

Steps ratings for self-learning your selected technology

The following is a list of steps you need to carry out to meet the goals of this report to achieve specific ratings. For each step you must provide evidence that you have successfully carried out that step, as described in Section 4 above.

 OK Rating

1. Demonstrate your understanding of the tool/technology.

1.1. Identify three things you will do to demonstrate your understanding of the tool/technology you have chosen and your ability to use it. One of these must be creating a practical application that might also be useful.

1.2. Application artefacts

● Include here a description of what you actually created to demonstrate your understanding of the artefact (what does it do? How does it work? How did you create it, what could it be used for?)  (50-100 words)

● Include any code or other related artefacts that you created (these should also be included in your GitHub repository).  

● If you do include screengrabs to show what you have done then these should be annotated to explain what it is showing and what the application does.

2. Show that you have actually understood the tool or technology at a relatively advanced level. You will need to analyse it by e.g. comparing it to alternatives, identifying key strengths and weaknesses, and the areas where this tool is most effective.

2.1. Strengths

What are the key strengths of the item you have learnt? (50-100 words)

2.2. Weaknesses

What are the key weaknesses of the item you have learnt? (50-100 words)

2.3. Usefulness

Describe one scenario under which you believe the topic you have learnt could be useful. (50-100 words)

2.4. Key Question 1

Note: This question is in the table in the `Self Learning: List of Topics' page on Canvas. (50-100 words)

2.5. Key Question 2

Note: This question is in the table in the `Self Learning: List of Topics' page on Canvas. (50-100 words)

3. Demo what you have created to your tutor in the tutorial

STRONG Rating

To achieve a STRONG rating, in addition to the above, you will need to do the following.

1. Alternative tools/technologies - analysis and comparative evaluation

1.1. Identify 2 alternative tools/technologies that can be used instead of the one you chose for your topic. (e.g. if your topic was Python, then you might identify Java and Golang)

2. Comparative Analysis

2.1. Describe situations in which both your tool/technology and each of the identified alternatives would be preferred over the others (100-200 words).

1. Tool/Technology Selection

1.1. What is the tool/technology you have selected?

1.2. Why have you selected this tool/technology?

1.3. What benefits do you think learning this tool/technology will give you in the IT industry?

2. Journal of self-learning activities and reflections. Use the template Journal of selflearning activities an reflections) to record each of your activities as you do them, along with your thoughts about the activity. Submit this journal weekly to show and discuss in each week's tutorial. Use the journal as a source of information for sections 5 and 6 of this template.

3.1. Goals:

Your goals for this report are to:

1. Demonstrate your knowledge (understanding) of the tool/technology you have selected by carrying out the steps specified in the instructions.

2. Demonstrate your skill in applying that knowledge to create artefacts using your tool/technology by carrying out the steps specified in the instructions.

3. Analyse, compare and evaluate your tool/technology in a broader context by carrying out the steps specified in the instructions.

4. Evaluate your self-learning processes.

3.2.  Resources 

3.2.1. Information resources required

Identify the resources you plan to use (add more rows if required).

TITLE	AUTHOR	PURPOSE	REFERENCE & LINK
What is the title of the resource?	Who is the author of the resource?	What will you use this resource for (e.g. learning how to create a project).	Include the reference for the source and the link (shorten the link if it is long).

3.3. Schedule

3.3.1. List and describe the steps you will take to execute your plan and when you will complete them.

STEPS NO	DESCRIPTION	DATE
1

4. Results: evidence of the steps you have attempted from the instructions

Provide evidence for each step you have completed (e.g. in the form of screenshots withannotations that explain what you have done in this screenshot and how it represents that).

5. Evaluation

5.1. Knowledge and skills

QUESTIONS	YOUR ANSWER
1. To what extent did you reach the goals for this report?
2. What barriers did you face in reaching the goals?
3. What worked well for you in doing the report?
4. What was frustrating?
5. Other?.....

5.2. Self-learning learning processes

QUESTIONS	YOUR ANSWER
1. What worked?
2. What didn’t?
3. What would you do differently?
4. What did you learn about yourself?
5. What recommendation would you make to your future self?
6. What would you recommend to someone else?
7. Other?.....

6. Learning sources

Learning Source - What source did you use? (Note: Include source details such as links to websites, videos etc.). Contribution to Learning- How did the source contribute to your learning (i.e. what did you use the source for?). You may use information from your Journal for this.

Learning Source - What source did you use? (Note: Include source details such as links to websites, videos etc.).	Contribution to Learning - How did the source contribute to your learning (i.e. what did you use the source for)?