Elaboration (4) ACTDIP037
documenting the attributes of complex objects and processes using a data dictionary
Elaboration (4) | ACTDIP037 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDIP037
interpreting schemas that represent relationships between entities and querying data across tables, for example using foreign keys to represent relationships and joining tables in structured query language (SQL) SELECT statements
Elaboration (5) | ACTDIP037 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDIP038
developing a preliminary specification for an opportunity or a need that typically contains a problem statement, a set of solution needs expressed as functional and non-functional requirements, any assumptions or constraints to be considered and the scope …
Elaboration | ACTDIP038 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACTDIP038
investigating different types of functional requirements for solutions, for example increasing the speed of processing, calculating new results, improving the quality of reports
Elaboration (1) | ACTDIP038 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACTDIP038
investigating different types of non-functional requirements for solutions, for example considering how the requirements of reliability, user-friendliness, portability and robustness could affect the way people use solutions
Elaboration (2) | ACTDIP038 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACTDIP038
identifying the range of stakeholders who are associated with solutions but are not direct users and using techniques such as interviewing and reinterviewing to clarify needs
Elaboration (3) | ACTDIP038 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACTDIP038
using software such as graphic organisers to determine a fundamental cause of a problem or to represent related elements of a problem that need to be jointly addressed in the digital solution
Elaboration (4) | ACTDIP038 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDIP038
testing a range of text and graphical user interface designs with clients who have different needs on the basis of time taken to complete the task and the number of errors made
Elaboration (5) | ACTDIP038 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDIP039
designing the user interface of a solution using story boards and mock-ups, for example mocking up the product design of an app for people with disability
Elaboration | ACTDIP039 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACTDIP039
identifying similar digital systems and existing user interfaces, assessing whether their elements can be reused
Elaboration (1) | ACTDIP039 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACTDIP039
evaluating aspects of the total user experience, that is, all aspects of the system as perceived by the users, for example, a user’s initial experience of setting up and using a system, or a user’s emotional or cultural response to using a digital sy …
Elaboration (2) | ACTDIP039 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACTDIP039
designing documentation, branding, and marketing for a digital solution, for example a product demonstration screencast or ‘getting started’ user guide
Elaboration (3) | ACTDIP039 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACTDIP039
applying the principles and elements of design to a client’s requirements and evaluating the success of a solution through an iterative feedback process, for example using customer feedback to refine a user interface to more effectively provide access …
Elaboration (4) | ACTDIP039 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDIP040
designing algorithms to solve real-world problems and describing algorithms using flow charts and structured English, for example START, END, IF and UNTIL
Elaboration | ACTDIP040 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACTDIP040
recognising that different algorithms can solve a problem with different trade-offs
Elaboration (1) | ACTDIP040 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACTDIP040
tracing algorithms to predict results and program state for a given input, for example desk checking or using an interactive debugging tool
Elaboration (2) | ACTDIP040 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACTDIP040
using tracing techniques to test algorithms, for example desk checking an algorithm for a given input by stepping through the algorithm while keeping track of contents of the variables
Elaboration (3) | ACTDIP040 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACTDIP040
developing test cases that correspond to the requirements of the specifications, for example validating program behaviour on a range of valid and invalid user input
Elaboration (4) | ACTDIP040 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDIP041
coding separate modules that perform discrete functions but collectively meet the needs of the solution
Elaboration | ACTDIP041 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACTDIP041
defining classes that represent the attributes and behaviour of objects in the real world or in a game
Elaboration (1) | ACTDIP041 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum