Cambridge Nationals R001 Revision lesson - for more details & resources see http://1000computing.wordpress.com/2014/11/18/the-thing-with-cambridge-nationals-lesson-resources/

1. Online Forms
Research what forms Image
Reflections have on their website
using the Scenario (on the VLE)

2. Objectives
• Be able to describe features of online
and paper based forms
• Be able to explain why online is more
suitable for Image Reflections
• Be able to explain the use of coding and
validation on forms

3. Image Reflections’ forms
• Image Reflections has at least 2 forms on
their website:
– Booking form
– Customer feedback form
• Each form will have several fields –
some the same, some different

4. Task 1
• For each form, pick which fields you’d
need to use
– Some fields will be on both and perhaps
some on neither!
• When you’re done, sketch out what the
Feedback form might look like on the
website

5. Paper or Online?
• We need to understand why Image
Reflections uses web forms rather than
paper ones for booking and customer
feedback
• Part of it is about the features we just
looked at, but part is about how each
type of form is used

6. Paper VS Online forms
• Make your notes on this in a table like
this:
Name of Form Paper Online
Booking form
Feedback form

7. Booking form
• On paper:
– might take time to get to the customer,
– might get lost before it's sent back
– and costs money to post.
• Electronic (on the website):
– is instant,
– no messy handwriting
– no risk of it getting damaged or lost.

8. Customer Feedback
• Paper form will need to be collected or posted,
so again the website is cheaper.
• Most likely be filled in while the photographer is
there while an electronic one will be done later
• Easy to remind customers by email to do an
electronic one and to remind them again when
the portfolio of photos or proofs are sent to
them.
• More considered feedback if they wait rather
than filling it out straight away.

9. Task 2
• Using the information on the VLE, fill out
the notes that you’ll need for revision on
Coding Information and Validation

10. Exam Question
1. Image Reflections uses an online data capture form on its
website that customers can give feedback on the quality of
service that it provides.
a) Explain one advantage of using an online form to collect this data
rather than collecting feedback on paper during the session. [2]
b) Explain one disadvantage of using an online form to collect this
data rather than collecting feedback on paper during the session.
[2]
c) Complete the table below to describe the purpose of each user
form feature. [2]
User Form Feature Describe one purpose of this feature
Button A user can click on this to submit the information that has
been added.
Radio button
Text field
d) Explain why the use of data validation could improve the
effectiveness of the data that is submitted on these forms. [2]

11. Review Objectives
• Be able to describe features of online
and paper based forms
• Be able to explain why online is more
suitable for Image Reflections
• Be able to explain the use of coding and
validation on forms