Assignment 1: Understanding the purpose of different document types
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Deadline: Week of 15/10/07
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Grading Criteria
It is possible to achieve the following grading criteria from this assignment.
BTEC Grading Criteria
P1 . Describe the structure and purpose of different documents, one from each document type
P2. Describe the different types and sources of information and ways of checking its validity
Tick Date Key Skills
C2.1a
C2.1a
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Set by: Jude Lawani Verified by: Angela Russell Date: Sep 2007

Assignment 1: Understanding the purpose of different document types
This assignment is designed to test your knowledge of different document types available and the types of information that can be included within them.
Please answer each question carefully.
Documents can be divided into six basic types. These are:
Short formal documents
Extended formal documents
Graphical documents
Promotional documents
Presentations
Informal documents
Tasks
1) [P1] a) Describe the structure and purpose of one example document from each type listed above . You may add an annotated example of each of the documents if this helps your explanations b) Describe, using examples, the difference between informal and formal document types
2) [P2] a) Describe what is meant by the terms ‘structured’ and
‘unstructured’ information b) Describe three different ICT sources c) Describe three different non-ICT sources d) Describe 3 ways of checking the validity of information gathered from these sources
Set by: Jude Lawani verified by: Angela Russell
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