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VCE Applied Computing

School Assessed Tasks

(SATs)

Note: The division of text into bullet points is mine, not VCAA's.

UxOy = Unit x Outcome y

Jump to Year 11, DA or SD

UNIT

Task

Software to be used

Year 11 Applied Computing (AC)

AC U1 O1

Data analysis
  • interpret teacher-provided solution requirements and designs,
  • collect and manipulate data,
  • analyse patterns and relationships, and
  • develop data visualisations to present findings

Database software, and

spreadsheet software and

data visualisation software.

AC U1 O2

Programming

interpret teacher-provided solution requirements to

  • design,
  • develop and
  • evaluate

a software solution using a programming language

 An appropriate programming language.

AC U2 O1

Innovative solutions

in collaboration with other students,

  • analyse,
  • design,
  • develop and
  • evaluate

an innovative solution to an identified need or opportunity involving a digital system

Any software tools used to create an innovative solution,

for example a programming language, spreadsheet software, web-authoring software, presentation software, tool for planning a project.

AC U2 O2

Network security

respond to a teacher-provided case study to

  • examine the capabilities and vulnerabilities of a network,
  • design a network solution,
  • discuss the threats to data and information, and
  • propose strategies to protect the security of data and information.
 A software tool to represent a network.

Data Analytics (DA)

DA U3 O1

Data analytics

respond to teacher-provided solution requirements and designs to

  • extract data from large repositories,
  • manipulate and cleanse data and
  • apply a range of functions

to develop software solutions to present findings
  • Database software, and
  • spreadsheet software and
  • data visualisation software.

DA U3 O2

DA: analysis and design
  • propose a research question,
  • formulate a project plan,
  • collect and analyse data,
  • generate alternative design ideas and
  • represent the preferred design for creating
    • infographics or dynamic data visualisations
  • At least one data manipulation tool and
  • one visualisation tool,

for example

  • database software,
  • spreadsheet software,
  • data visualisation software,
  • tool for planning a project.

DA U4 O1

DA: development and evaluation
  • develop and
  • evaluate

infographics or dynamic data visualisations that

  • present findings in response to a research question, and
  • assess the effectiveness of the project plan in monitoring progress.
  • At least one data manipulation tool and
  • one visualisation tool,

for example

  • database software,
  • spreadsheet software,
  • data visualisation software,
  • tool for planning a project.

DA U4 O2

Cybersecurity: data and information security

respond to a teacher-provided case study to

  • investigate the current data and information security strategies of an organisation,
  • examine the threats to the security of data and information, and
  • recommend strategies to improve current practices
 (none)

Software Development (SD)

SD U3 O1

SD: programming

interpret teacher-provided solution requirements and designs, and apply a range of functions and techniques using a programming language to

  • develop and
  • test

working software modules

 An appropriate programming language.

SD U3 O2

SD: analysis and design

analyse and document a need or opportunity,

  • justify the use of an appropriate development model,
  • formulate a project plan,
  • generate alternative design ideas and
  • represent the preferred solution design for creating a software solution.
  • Unified Modelling Language (UML) and
  • UML tools to create use cases.
  • Appropriate tool for documenting project plans. (i.e. you need to use it, but will not be assessable in the exam)

SD U4 O1

SD: development and evaluation
  • develop and evaluate a software solution that meets requirements,
  • evaluate the effectiveness of the development model and
  • assess the effectiveness of the project plan.

SD U4 O2

Cybersecurity: software security

respond to a teacher-provided case study to

  • examine the current software development security strategies of an organisation,
  • identify the risks and the consequences of ineffective strategies and
  • recommend a risk management plan to improve current security practices.
 (none)

 

Notes:

"appropriate programming language" - This is fuzzy. As of 2022-01-28, VCAA has not updated its advice about what this means for 2022.

Previously, it meant that there is no "approved list" of languages, but there is a list of features a language must provide. Refer to the key skills of each unit to get clues.

In brief, an "appropriate programming language" should be able to:

  • develop a graphical user interface (GUI), for use in digital systems such as laptops, gaming consoles, mobile phones, tablets, robots. [VCAA notes that database software can't be used to create your GUI!]
  • construct and use data structures (e.g. arrays)
  • design and apply data validation techniques
  • use program control structures: selection, iteration and sequencing
  • use modularisation and code optimisation
  • use objects, methods and event-driven programming functions.
  • design, construct and use external storage and access technologies
  • retrieve data from external sources (including text or XML data file)

(Above, my comments are shown in this style and are not official VCAA bumph)

Please let me know if these rules change

 

 

 

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