Activities Lesson objective Consider what can be done to get the learners By the end of this lesson the learners will be engaged in the lesson. able to identify and describe the features of applications for the manipulation of large data Teacher led Introduction to the lesson volumes for a range of organisations. identifying objectives of lesson and how they relate to previous lessons and contribute to This will be achieved by the: other areas of the unit and subsequent units. identification of the reasons for which • Confirmation of learning activities. Governments, business and research (15 minutes) establishments collect and manipulate data deduction of the types of applications that • Introduce data’ using content from the ‘big these organisations will need to meet their following (or tutor devised content) requirements and explanations of characteristics of the • applications that have been designed. and Big data analytics: Small group (3–5 learners) researching a specific scenario which require big data. (15 minutes) Scenario 1: The Government needs to identify visitors entering and leaving the United Kingdom to ensure that they do not outstay their visa: identifying what data is required • why it is required • the of data manipulations required • the features of an application which will meet • these requirements. Scenario 2: A company has grown so large it needs an application that will enable it to pay its staff, within three divisions, situated in three different locations within the UK: identifying what data is required • why it is required • the types of data manipulations required. • the features of an application which will meet • these requirements.
Lesson objective By the end of this lesson the learners will be able to identify and describe the features of applications for the manipulation of large data volumes for a range of organisations. This will be achieved by the: • identification of the reasons for which Governments, business and research establishments collect and manipulate data • deduction of the types of applications that these organisations will need to meet their requirements • explanations of characteristics of the applications that have been designed. Activities Consider what can be done to get the learners engaged in the lesson. Teacher led Introduction to the lesson identifying objectives of lesson and how they relate to previous lessons and contribute to other areas of the unit and subsequent units. Confirmation of learning activities. (15 minutes) Introduce ‘big data’ using content from the following (or tutor devised content) and and Big data analytics: Small group (3–5 learners) researching a specific scenario which require big data. (15 minutes) Scenario 1: The Government needs to identify visitors entering and leaving the United Kingdom to ensure that they do not outstay their visa: • identifying what data is required • why it is required • the of data manipulations required • the features of an application which will meet these requirements. Scenario 2: A company has grown so large it needs an application that will enable it to pay its staff, within three divisions, situated in three different locations within the UK: • identifying what data is required • why it is required • the types of data manipulations required. • the features of an application which will meet these requirements.