Year 10 - Digital Technologies: General

Year 10 - Digital Technologies: General

Overview

This course is designed as a foundation for the VCE computing courses (Computing 1 and 2, Data Analytics 3 and 4). It will give students a solid understanding of spreadsheets, databases and web design. In the context of business tasks, students will build spreadsheets with formulae and charts. They will design and create databases with a suitable menu structure, reports and underlying queries. This will include programming of buttons and some data analysis. They will learn how to create a full web site on a popular platform ready for business use.

Units / Topics Types of Assessment
Using Excel Spreadsheets and Charts Practical assessments using applications
Creating Websites Practical Computing Examination
Evaluating and Creating Databases

Future Directions
Satisfactory completion of this subject will provide a sound foundation for students to proceed to VCE Computing Units 1 -2 and VCE Applied Computing: Data Analytics.