1. VCE Computing: Informatics
School-assessed Task (SAT) Workshop
16 June 2016
Judy Zuccon

2. Informatics focus – data, information and systems
VCE Units 3 & 4 Informatics SAT
Ref: Paula Christophersen EL_Overview_Informatics.pptx

3. Hypotheses Social Media Sport (NBA, NFL, AFL, Olympics, etc)
Environmental issues (eg global warming)
Mental health
Housing
Education
Entertainment

4. SAT Assessment Criteria
Unit 3 Outcome 2
1. Depth of understanding of formation of a hypothesis and coherence of a conclusion
2. Skills in acquiring, validating and referencing data
3. Skills in organising, manipulating and securing data and information
4. Depth of understanding of project management concepts and processes
Unit 4 Outcome 1
5. Skills in generating design ideas and designing preferred solutions
6. Skills in communicating information to educate a world-wide audience through a multimodal online solution
7. Skills in technically developing a multimodal online solution that confirms or refutes a hypothesis
8. Understanding of strategies for evaluating the effectiveness of a multimodal solution and assessing the effectiveness of the project plan in monitoring progress
(Page 12)

5. SIAR 1 15th June SIAR 3 10th October
(Page 12)

6. Overview of Multimodal Online Solution

7. Educational purpose for a world wide audience (SD p34)
Overview
Educational purpose for a world wide audience (SD p34)
Communicate and substantiate the conclusion (SD p34)
Multiple pages (AI p2)
Software
Must use multimodal authoring software (AI p2)
Suite of software tools (AI p2)
Other software tools and functions (SD p34)
Content
Must reflect hypothesis, findings and conclusion
Illustrates connections between the acquired data, the findings and the conclusion (AI p2)
Includes 2 or more different types of data and information (AI p2)
Other
Design principles (Functionality and Appearance, SD p11)
Validation, Testing, File management (also)
Use the detailed design as basis for developing (AI p2)

8. What is a MMOS? Example from Glossary (p13)
“A website that combines multiple types of data, for example text, sound and images to communicate an idea and information.”
Perhaps also consider:
“That the solution uses a range of different modes or formats such as tables, text, video, graphics and that these should be appropriate to the type of data.”
Anthony Sullivan

9. MMOS and Effectiveness
Usability
Completeness
Readability
Relevance
Attractiveness
Effectiveness
Effectiveness “How well a solution works and achieves its intended results.”
(SD Glossary p12)
Communication of message
Clarity
Timeliness
Accuracy
Accessibility
The effectiveness of the MMOS will be evaluated in Criterion 8. Therefore the evaluation criteria must relate to effectiveness.

10. MMOS Software Functions
Multimodal Authoring Software
A list of software functions has been published (AI p2)
Software tools that are studied and used (STF p2)
Students are expected to apply these functions (STF p2)
MMOS Software Functions
import/enter, edit and format content
structure screen layout
create links
provide navigation
create buttons
create tags (alt tags)
incorporate images (still and moving), text and sound.
Must apply a suite of software functions (AI p2)
Learning does not have to be confined to the functions listed (STF p1)
Manipulate different types of data (SD p34)
Select and apply a range of software functions (KS p35)
Study and use one or more software tools to create a MMOS (STF p1)
Writing programming code is not needed (STF p2)
The list is not exhaustive (SFT p1)
For assessment purposes, students must be familiar with all of the listed functions for the mandated software tools. (STF p1)
STF- VCAA Software tools and functions
AI = VCAA Administrative Information