At the end of this unit ...

• most pupils will:
• identify an area of interest within the project brief
• plan the project, identifying the main tasks including the correct duration
• design a paper data collection form/questionnaire
• set up a database; table, form, queries and a report
• enter data into a database
• formulate questions
• interrogate the database using appropriate queries
• analyse the data
• make informed software choices
• produce documentation depicting the system life cycle
• some pupils will not have made so much progress and will:
• decide to design a database for their sole use
• design a paper data collection form
• set up a database; table and form with no more than 5 fields
• enter their own music collection into the database
• some pupils will have progressed further and will also:
  • design appropriate methods for capturing data
  • ensure the quality of their data by including appropriate validation
  • show appropriateness and fitness for purpose in the customisation of their input form and report
  • thoroughly test their database; acting on feedback received when appropriate
  • ensure that particular attention is paid to ease of use and appropriateness of their database implementation