Today you will
- finish your table document for Key Assignment 2
- save a PDF copy beside it
- start your Module 1 reflection
This KA2 workshop ends Module 1.
Warm-up
Think of some real facts from your Something Real project, like prices, Work Experience shifts or contacts. Would they be clearer in a table? Who needs to read that table?
- Gathered information is real facts from your project, like prices you looked up.
- A table-centred document lets the table do the main job, with a short purpose above and a short read-out below.
- Bankable evidence is your working file plus its PDF, both saved in {{code:04_evidence}}.
Example: a KA2 page
- Title: Phone accessory cost and stock summary
- Purpose: who the page is for
- Table: Item, Supplier, Net, VAT, Gross
- Read-out: one note on what it shows
- Header: your name and KA2
You will practise on a sample phone-accessory table first. Watch your teacher do it, then follow the steps in the box below. Your Key Assignment uses your own project facts next.
Save the PDF even if you only finish two rows.
Is your newest table document (name starts {{code:sm1_doc3_table_document}}) already strong? Ask your teacher if you can skip to Portfolio Build.
Title: Phone accessory cost and stock summary
Purpose: This summary shows net price, VAT and gross price for three stall items. It is for a weekend market helper who needs to see margin at a glance before restocking.
| Item | Supplier | Net (€) | VAT (€) | Gross (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear case | LocalPrint Cork | 2.40 | 0.55 | 2.95 |
| Pop grip | BulkBox IE | 1.20 | 0.28 | 1.48 |
| Metal stand | BulkBox IE | 6.50 | 1.50 | 8.00 |
Read-out: The metal stand is the dearest item at €8.00 gross. The pop grip is the cheapest. For a first stall, stock more cases and grips; pause the metal stand until margin improves.
Common problems
- Columns look cramped. Drag the column borders so each label fits on one line.
- Euro amounts don't line up. Select only the number cells and click Align right.
- The PDF is missing or in the wrong folder. Download it, then upload it beside your working file. Practice files go in {{code:01_drafts}}, and your KA2 files go in {{code:04_evidence}}.
Portfolio Build
- Open your newest {{code:sm1_doc3_table_document}} file.
- Make a copy called {{code:sm1_ka2_table_document.docx}} in {{code:Project_Portfolio/09_specialism/sm1/04_evidence/}} and work in it. In Word, use {{menu:File -> Create a Copy -> Create a copy online}}. No file? Make one there with that name.
- Fill the table with real project facts. Call your teacher to check it.
- Add a purpose line, a read-out and your name in the header.
- Download a PDF and upload it beside your file.
Then make {{code:sm1_module1_reflection}} in {{code:04_evidence}}, with one sentence under each heading below.
- Which Module 1 technique most improved how your documents look or work?
- How will you use one Module 1 skill in Work Experience, another LCA course, or your Something Real project next?
- What is still hardest in word processing, and what will you practise first in later modules when documents support presentations or research?
- {{code:sm1_ka2_table_document.docx}} and its PDF are in {{code:04_evidence}}.
- My table holds real project facts.
- It has a purpose line, a read-out and my name in the header.
- My reflection has one sentence under each heading.
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