Stage 2 Digital Technologies

LEVEL: Stage 2

SACE Credits: 20 credits

LENGTH: Full Year

Recommended background:

Successful completion of Stage 1 Digital Technology A and/or Stage 1 Digital Technology B, at B grade or better.

Content:

This course consists of 4 focus areas;

Focus area 1Computational thinking

Students develop and extend their computational thinking skills and strategies to identify, deconstruct, and solve problems of interest. These strategies include pattern recognition, abstraction, and algorithm design.

Focus area 2Design and programming

Students analyse a problem, and design, write the code for, test, and implement a solution.

Focus area 3: Data analytics

Students analyse data sets in order to understand a problem, test a hypothesis, and draw conclusions from which to make decisions.

Focus area 4Iterative project development

Students scope problems, plan a project, clarify project features, and develop and evaluate appropriate code.

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.

The following assessment types enable students to demonstrate their learning in Stage 2 Information Technology:

School-based Assessment 70%

Assessment Type 1: Project Skills (50%)
Assessment Type 2: Collaborative Project (20%)

Assessment Type 3: Individual Digital Solution (External Assessment 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.