1. VCE Computing: Informatics
School-assessed Task (SAT) Workshop
22nd February 2016
Judy Zuccon

2. VCE Units 3 & 4 Informatics Overview
RDBMS and User Flow Diagram
30% study score
Data analytics: complex data, confirm or refute hypothesis, project plan
Data analytics: present findings through MMOS and evaluation
Compare Information management strategies of two organisations

3. What is a School-assessed Task (SAT)?
An extended task where products are produced and assessed
Student centred, Student led, Student driven
Not new to VCE; Arts and Technology
A set of criteria for the award of scores is published each year by the VCAA
Detailed descriptors of levels of performance for each criterion (rubric) published by VCAA
The criteria and descriptors are mandated and must be used when making assessment judgments
Involves progressive authentication by the teacher

4. Informatics focus – data, information and systems
VCE Units 3 & 4 Informatics Overview
Ref: Paula Christophersen EL_Overview_Informatics.pptx

5. Software tools and functions
Unit 3 Outcome 2:
Software tools that students are required to use, but not required to study :
Appropriate tool for documenting project plans
Software tools to capture, store, prepare and manipulate data (SD p. 28)
Unit 4 Outcome 1:
Software tool that students are required to study and use:
Software tools to manipulate data for creating a multimodal online solution
Software tool that students are required to use, but not required to study :
Appropriate tools for documenting project plans (SD p. 34)
Unit 4: Multimodal online solution
Apply functions that provide the ability to:
Import/enter, edit and format content
Structure screen layout
Create links
Provide navigation
Create buttons
Create tags (alt tags)
Incorporate images (still/moving), text and sound

6. SAT Assessment Criteria
Unit 3 Outcome 2
1. Depth of understanding of formation of a hypothesis and coherence of a conclusion
2. Skills in acquiring, validating and referencing data
3. Skills in organising, manipulating and securing data and information
4. Depth of understanding of project management concepts and processes
Unit 4 Outcome 1
5. Skills in generating design ideas and designing preferred solutions
6. Skills in communicating information to educate a world-wide audience through a multimodal online solution
7. Skills in technically developing a multimodal online solution that confirms or refutes a hypothesis
8. Understanding of strategies for evaluating the effectiveness of a multimodal solution and assessing the effectiveness of the project plan in monitoring progress
(Page 12)

7. SIAR 1 15th June SIAR 3 10th October
(Page 12)

8. School-assessed Task Criteria 1 - 4

9. Project Management
Gantt charts
Concepts
Processes

10. Criterion 4: Project Management
All stages of the Problem-solving Methodology (U3O2 and U4O1)
Gantt chart must be produced using software however, students must not be assessed on software skills.
PM Concepts
milestones and dependencies
PM Processes
tasks, sequencing, resources, time
Scheduling and milestones determined by the student.
Teacher set deadlines and school events need to be included.
Adjustments to the project plan should be recorded, for example in a project plan, because need to be referred to in Criterion 8
(SD p. 28, 30, 31, 38; Administrative information p. 3)

11. Hypothesis, Scope, Constraints
C1 Part 1
Acquire, Validate, Reference complex data sets C2
Organise, Manipulate, Secure the data and information C3
Interpret manipulated datasets, Identify findings, Draw a conclusion C1 Part 2
Unit 3 Outcome 2
SAT Part 1
Project Management C4