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VCE Curriculum Support CD

The VITTA VCE Study Design Resource Kit CD has been commissioned by VITTA to assist teachers of Information Technology implement the new study design that will operate from 2007 through to 2010.

Developed by a team of experienced teachers under the direction of VITTA, it contains advice on constructing courses, student worksheets and sample outcomes for all units of the new study design. It will be an essential aid in the preparation of your new course.

What is included on the CD?

UNIT 1 / 2 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Areas of Study
Advice on approaches to teaching each area of study, and support worksheets and solutions.

Student Worksheets
Unit 1

   1. Problem Solving Methodology
   2. Information Processing
   3. Settings and effects on behaviour, attitudes and relationships of IT use
   4. Ethical and Legal considerations in relation to Internet usage.
   5. Computer architecture and Hardware
   6. Software
   7. Publishing on the Internet (Hardware and Software Issues)
   
Unit 2

   1. Techniques to represent the design of solutions and output
   2. Procedures for effectively managing information
   3. Networked Information Systems
   4. Ethical and Legal considerations in relation to electronic publishing.
   5. Network Hardware
   6. Network Topology

UNIT 3 / 4 IT Applications
Areas of Study
Advice on approaches to teaching each area of study, and support worksheets and solutions.

Student Worksheets
Unit 3

   1. Problem Solving Methodology and the reasons why problems occur
   2. From Data to Information Problems and Processes
   3. Organisational structure and goals, information flow
   4. Ethical and Legal requirements on organisation in regards to information storage and use.
   5. Types of Information Systems
   6. Hardware and Software of Information Systems

   
Unit 4

   1. Project Management
   2. User Documentation and Project Evaluation
   3. SDLC
   4. Social, economic and technological factors influencing change
   5. Network Hardware and Software
   6. Types of Networks

 
UNIT 3 / 4 Software Development
Areas of Study
Advice on approaches to teaching each area of study, and support worksheets and solutions.

Student Worksheets
Unit 3

   1. Network Topology, Hardware and Software
   2. Tools used to represent networks
   3. SDLC
   4. Designing an Information System
   5. Approaches to designing software
   6. Checking code and internal documentation

   
Unit 4

   1. Data Access and Software design
   2. Implementing software designs
   3. System Development
   4. System Implementation and Evaluation
   5. Network Hardware, Software and Topology
   6. Global Networks

Sample Outcomes
For each outcome, at least one sample outcome with teacher advice and assessment sheet for all Units.

How to order?
Initial purchase price is for entire school use, however, this is a resource that all teachers at VCE level should have individual copies of. To assist in this, additional copies may be purchased at a discounted rate by contacting the VITTA office at office@vitta.org.au

AU $165.00 (incl GST)