Q2: Lesson 3 | Developing ICT Project Flashcards
involves the planning, development, and implementation of solutions or systems that utilize technology to address specific needs or challenges.
ict project
~ Provide the tools and platforms to address societal challenges, create opportunities for economic growth, and promote a more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable world.
ICT Project for Social Change
~ Social change is important when involving technology because it amplifies the ability to create positive societal impacts, reduce inequalities, and enhance people’s well-being.
ICT Project for Social Change
~ It is a brief paper written around a research question before undertaking the research.
Concept Paper
~ This provides key details about the research, such as the question, purpose, and methods.
Concept Paper
~ It provides the background information necessary to understand the broader issue or problem that the concept paper addresses.
Introduction
~ This includes your group’s mission and vision and a brief introduction of your project.
Introduction
~ Specifies the primary goal or what the project aims to achieve. This helps to focus the reader on the intended outcome of the proposal.
Purpose
~It includes the reasons why this project is worth your group and your sponsor’s time, effort and money.
Purpose
provides a detailed explanation of the concept, project, or proposal, allowing readers to understand what is being proposed.
Description
~ In summary, this includes all the necessary information about the project.
Description
~ This contains the outline of the main budget categories for the requested project support needed for the project.
support
~ It includes information on ways/on how the group should or can be contacted.
contact information
~ The process of thinking about the activities required to achieve a desired goal.
planning
~ The process of setting goals, defining actions, and outlining strategies to achieve desired outcomes.
planning
~ It involves identifying objectives, determining resources, organizing tasks, and creating a roadmap to guide activities over a specific period of time.
planning
-Identification of the project needs, assessment of demand, identification of potential project geographies, and articulation of project objectives
Conceptualizing your project
- means gathering existing information, statistics, studies, and resources related to your specific subject areas.
Researching on available data about your topic
Looking for academic papers, articles, reports, and databases that pertain to your topic.
Identifying Sources:
Examining the gathered data to identify trends, patterns, or insights that can inform your project.
Analyzing Data:
Combining the findings from various sources to create a comprehensive understanding of your topic.
Synthesizing Information:
Properly documenting the information to give credit to original authors and avoid plagiarism.
Citing Sources:
- involves creating a timeline for the project, specifying when each phase or task should be completed.
Setting deadlines
- involves organizing a time for team members to come together to discuss project-related matters.
Setting meetings
means allocating and delegating tasks to members of your team for effective project management
Task assigning
Ensuring that each task is handled by the most qualified person, which can improve productivity.
Efficiency:
Providing clear expectations about who is responsible for what, reduce confusion.
Clarity:
Allowing team members to take ownership of their tasks, which can increase motivation and engagement.
Empowerment:
Distributing tasks evenly to avoid burnout and ensure that no one is overwhelmed.
Balanced Workload:
refers to the process of selecting a service provider that stores your website’s files and makes them accessible on the internet
Finding a web or blog host
The amount of data that can be transferred between your site and its users, affecting how many visitors your site can handle simultaneously.
bandwidth
The availability and quality of assistance provided by the hosting company, which is crucial for resolving issues quickly.
Customer Support:
The host’s ability to accommodate your website’s growth, allowing you to upgrade resources easily as your traffic increases
Scalability:
refers to the number of visitors or requests to a website.
traffic
It indicates how many people are accessing the site at a given time.
traffic
Multiple websites share the same server resources.
shared hosting
Offers dedicated resources within a shared server environment.
VPS (Virtual Private Server):
You have an entire server to yourself.
dedicated hosting
The hosting provider takes care of server management, updates, and security.
managed hosting
Utilizes a network of virtual servers that draw resources from multiple locations.
cloud hosting
is a file where you provide information about the pages, videos, and other files on your site, and the relationships between them.
sitemap
They serve as a roadmap for search engines, guiding them through the various pages of a website.
sitemap
Is a file that lists a website’s essential pages, that are specifically designed for search engines and are structured in a way that allows for easy interpretation of a website’s hierarchy and content.
Extensible Markup Language (XML) Sitemaps:
is a simple webpage that lists links to all the pages of a website in a structured manner, allowing users to navigate through the site more easily.
HyperText Markup Language(HTML) Sitemap:
a programme or tool that allows you to design and create websites without having to edit any code. You can do everything you need to by yourself, without needing a designer or developer.
Web Builder
- a web application or software that manages digital content, allowing multiple contributors to create, edit and publish from a single dashboard.
CMS(Content Management System)
- software programs or online platforms that allow designers to create digital designs for a variety of purposes. These tools are used in many different fields, including graphic design, web design, product design, and architectural design.
Design Tools
- a tool for writing and editing source code. These types of text editors have features that specifically help write a programming language, such as syntax highlighting and debugging.
Code Editors
- the process where a web hosting provider stores and maintains website files and applications on a server to make its customers’ websites accessible on the internet.
Web Hosting
Refers to the process of securing financial resources needed to execute a project idea. It’s a critical aspect of any planning phase, as it ensures that there is sufficient capital to cover all costs, from development to execution.
funding
allows you to evaluate whether your project idea is financially viable.
funding
____ helps mitigate risks related to cash flow shortages, cost overruns, or unexpected expenses.
having a solid funding plan
~ This involves the actual creation of the website(s), involves the production of images, infographics, etc.
development
~ This is where you expand on the main idea or problem you’re addressing, providing background information, key points, and how you plan to achieve your goal.
development
involves the actual release of the website for public view and promoting it.
release
typically starts before the actual release.
promotion
~ This involves responding to feedback of your site visitors and continuing to improve your website.
maintenance
~ It refers to the ongoing efforts needed to sustain your project and how you will keep the project running smoothly
maintenance
