Course outline - Applied Information Technology – ATAR Year 12 Unit 3 – Evolving digital technologies Week Key teaching points Knowledge Skills Resources 1–3 Introduction overview of Unit 3 assessment requirements Hardware specifications of digital devices and their impact upon usability characteristics of development trends in emerging mobile devices suitability of emerging mobile devices to meet client (user) needs usability of digital devices for specified client requirements Hardware evaluate computer system specifications for usability compare various mobile devices with other computer systems 4–5 Design concepts relationship(s) between the elements of design and the principles of design features of a user interface logical and hierarchical organisation of content graphical user interface (GUI) suitable for target audience relevant help features of a graphical user interface usability inclusivity accessibility Design concepts annotate designs when working on a digital product and/or digital solution use appropriate elements of design and the principles of design for a chosen digital medium create logical and hierarchical organisation of content develop navigation controls suitable to the chosen digital medium critically analyse the relationship(s) between the elements of design and the principles of design
advantages, disadvantages and implications of virtual and physical collaboration impact of convergence trends in contemporary digital technologies EASTER BREAK Term 2 Begins 11–14 Project management project management approaches prototype structured project planning tools storyboards site maps flow charts Gantt charts project management software appearance considerations for a digital product and/or digital solution structure usability accessibility user experience (UX) user interface (UI) Project management choose an appropriate project management approach for the development of the chosen digital solution develop processes and documentation to build a project brief(s) plan a digital solution project in detail apply project management techniques to meet client requirements when creating a digital solution produce design plans/drawings to represent concepts use appropriate functionality tools to create visual layouts -wiki (article) 15 Revision Timed Past Exam component rehearsals and reviews
purpose of outsourcing data management evaluation of software, including usability client feedback self-reflection WINTER BREAK 4–6 Introduction overview of Unit 4 assessment requirements Networks types and characteristics of communication protocols, including: transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) hypertext transfer protocol over secure socket layer (HTTPS) wireless application protocol (WAP) types and characteristics of communication standards, including: 802.11x (wireless) 802.3 (ethernet) types of network security measures firewalls passwords physical security Networks design a LAN justify the design of a LAN – Good simple site Network protocols Networking hardware Bridges Routers NICS Switches Repeaters Fileservers Workstations Network cabling Network topology-NOS 7–9 Managing data security techniques for the management of data, including: disaster recovery plan audit trail types of backup techniques and archiving of data full differential incremental Managing data analyse sources of information for verifiability, accuracy and currency test and evaluate online applications for browser compatibility and apply W3C as relevant