LEVEL: Stage 1
SACE Credits: 10 credits
LENGTH: 1 Semester
Recommended background: Year 10 Digital Technologies – Information Technology and/or Year 10 Digital Technology – Robotics & Electronic Systems preferred but not essential.
Content:
Students use computational thinking skills and strategies to analyse relationships in data sets, apply programming and program-design skills, and use a digital system to transform data into information. These strategies include deconstructing problems into logical sets of sequential or iterative parts, using tools that show dependencies and flow of sequence between subparts.
Students develop programming skills and use Industry Standard software (Adobe Animate/Adobe Dreamweaver) to create digital solutions.
The subject consists of the following focus areas:
Focus area 1: Programming
Focus area 2: Data analytics
Assessment:
Students’ performance will be determined according to the subject’s Performance Standards, as outlined by the SACE Board. Grades A to E will be used for reporting purposes.
Tasks include:
Project Skills – 70%
Digital Solutions – 30%
Other Requirements:
It is highly recommended that students have access to Adobe Creative Cloud Software (i.e. Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Animate, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign) at home. Unley High School is now able to offer an annual license for the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, which is available from Student Services for $10.00 per annum.
Leads to: Stage 2 Digital Technologies