Problem Solving Methodology
The problem solving methodology is used in computing in order to complete a solution. It involves fours steps: analysis, where you figure what you need; design, where you design the solution; development, in which you create the solution; and evaluation, where you see what could be improved.
Unit 3 - Area Of Study and Outcomes
In Unit 3 students use the problem solving methodology in order to create computerised solutions.
Outcome 1 relates to the design and development stages of the problem solving methodology.
In outcome 2 students analysise and document a need, generate design ideas and create a project plan. Which is completed in Unit 4 Outcome 1.
Unit 4 - Area Of Study and Outcomes
In unit 4 students focus on how needs of organisations are met through creation of software.
Outcome 1 relates to Unit 3 Outcome 2 as students will create the software solution that they designed.
In Outcome 2 students look at how data can have its integrety checked and understand how data systems interact.
End Of Year Examination
The end of year examination will be a two hour exam that tests knowledge relating to outcomes in units 3 and 4. It is worth 50% of the students final mark.
Scope Of Study
In Computing students make use of a problem solving methodology in order to build electronic solutions. These solutions require knowledge of how people, processes, data and digital solutions interact with each other.
In Computing there are four key concepts: approches to problem solving; data and information; digital systems; and interactions and impact.
Key Concepts
There are four key concepts in Computing: approches to problem solving, which is about thinking about problems in order to create a solution; data and information, which focuses on data collection and interpreated; digital systems, which looks at how hardware works and how it can be connected; and interactions and impact, which focuses on the releationship between people and digital systems.
Assessments
There are four areas in which the final mark is calculated based of off their percent contribution.
- Unit 3 School Assessed Coursework: 10%
- Unit 4 School Assessed Coursework: 10%
- School Assessed Task: 30%
- End Of Year Exam: 50%
School Assessed Task
There is a school assessed task that contributes 30% to the final score. It is based off of Unit 3 Outcome 2 and Unit 4 Outcome 1. Which will require the student to analyise and design a solution and then implement the solution using programming skills.