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Years 7 and 8 · Technologies · Processes and production skills

AC9TDI8P11

select and use a range of digital tools efficiently, including unfamiliar features, to create, locate and communicate content, consistently applying common conventions

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Processes and production skills in Years 7 and 8.

AC9TDI8P01

acquire, store and validate data from a range of sources using software, including spreadsheets and databases

AC9TDI8P02

analyse and visualise data using a range of software, including spreadsheets and databases, to draw conclusions and make predictions by identifying trends

AC9TDI8P03

model and query the attributes of objects and events using structured data

AC9TDI8P04

define and decompose real-world problems with design criteria and by creating user stories

AC9TDI8P05

design algorithms involving nested control structures and represent them using flowcharts and pseudocode

AC9TDI8P06

trace algorithms to predict output for a given input and to identify errors

AC9TDI8P07

design the user experience of a digital system

AC9TDI8P08

generate, modify, communicate and evaluate alternative designs

AC9TDI8P09

implement, modify and debug programs involving control structures and functions in a general-purpose programming language

AC9TDI8P10

evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria, user stories and possible future impact

AC9TDI8P12

select and use a range of digital tools efficiently and responsibly to share content online, and plan and manage individual and collaborative agile projects

AC9TDI8P13

explain how multi-factor authentication protects an account when the password is compromised and identify phishing and other cyber security threats

AC9TDI8P14

investigate and manage the digital footprint existing systems and student solutions collect and assess if the data is essential to their purpose

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9TDI8P11 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Years 7 and 8.

  1. Years 5 and 6AC9TDI6P01define problems with given or co-developed design criteria and by creating user stories
  2. Years 5 and 6AC9TDI6P02design algorithms involving multiple alternatives (branching) and iteration
  3. Years 5 and 6AC9TDI6P03design a user interface for a digital system
  4. Years 5 and 6AC9TDI6P04generate, modify, communicate and evaluate designs
  5. Years 5 and 6AC9TDI6P05implement algorithms as visual programs involving control structures, variables and input
  6. Years 5 and 6AC9TDI6P06evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria and user stories and their broader community impact
  7. Years 5 and 6AC9TDI6P07select and use appropriate digital tools effectively to create, locate and communicate content, applying common conventions
  8. Years 5 and 6AC9TDI6P08select and use appropriate digital tools effectively to share content online, plan tasks and collaborate on projects, demonstrating agreed behaviours
  9. Years 5 and 6AC9TDI6P09access multiple personal accounts using unique passphrases and explain the risks of password re-use
  10. Years 5 and 6AC9TDI6P10explain the creation and permanence of their digital footprint and consider privacy when collecting user data
  11. Years 9 and 10AC9TDI10P01develop techniques to acquire, store and validate data from a range of sources using software, including spreadsheets and databases
  12. Years 9 and 10AC9TDI10P02analyse and visualise data interactively using a range of software, including spreadsheets and databases, to draw conclusions and make predictions by identifying trends and outliers
  13. Years 9 and 10AC9TDI10P03model and query entities and their relationships using structured data
  14. Years 9 and 10AC9TDI10P04define and decompose real-world problems with design criteria and by interviewing stakeholders to create user stories
  15. Years 9 and 10AC9TDI10P05design algorithms involving logical operators and represent them as flowcharts and pseudocode
  16. Years 9 and 10AC9TDI10P06validate algorithms and programs by comparing their output against a range of test cases
  17. Years 9 and 10AC9TDI10P07design and prototype the user experience of a digital system
  18. Years 9 and 10AC9TDI10P08generate, modify, communicate and critically evaluate alternative designs
  19. Years 9 and 10AC9TDI10P09implement, modify and debug modular programs, applying selected algorithms and data structures, including in an object-oriented programming language
  20. Years 9 and 10AC9TDI10P10evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria, user stories, possible future impact and opportunities for enterprise
  21. Years 9 and 10AC9TDI10P11select and use emerging digital tools and advanced features to create and communicate interactive content for a diverse audience
  22. Years 9 and 10AC9TDI10P12use simple project management tools to plan and manage individual and collaborative agile projects, accounting for risks and responsibilities
  23. Years 9 and 10AC9TDI10P13develop cyber security threat models, and explore a software, user or software supply chain vulnerability
  24. Years 9 and 10AC9TDI10P14apply the Australian Privacy Principles to critique and manage the digital footprint that existing systems and student solutions collect

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