TECHNOLOGIES ELECTIVE:
Applied Computing and Digital Technologies
Year 9
What is the subject about?
Students will:
• Learn about key aspects of digital systems.
• Explore hardware components and their role in a computer system.
• Learn algorithms and programming using a range of coding tools such as Python.
• Learn to use HTML coding and Google Sites to design and develop websites.
• Use EV3 Lego Robotics to design and build projects.
Skills you will develop
- Problem Solving Skills
- Develop an innovative solution using appropriate digital systems
- How to design and run a program
- Identify, select and extract relevant data
Assessment
- A folio of exercises or software solutions
- A presentation (oral, multimedia, visual) to present findings
- A written report
- an annotated visual report
- A case study with structured questions
Pathways
If you enjoy Year 9 Elective Digital Technologies there are further studies and careers:
- VCE Applied Computing
- VCE Data Analytics
- VCE Software Development
- VCE / VET Information and Communications Technology
Careers
- Games Developer
- Web Designer/Developer
- Systems Designer
- Surveyor
- Software Engineer
- Robotics Engineer
- Multimedia Developer
- Graphic Designer
- Medical Imaging Technologist
- Instructional Designer
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Officer
- Computer Engineer
- Information Technology Technician
- 3D Design and Animation
- Digital Marketing
- Other Emerging Technologies
If you are interested in this subject please see Mr Zafar