Syllabus links

Core Topic 3: Data Handling

Students learn to:

• convert data between analogue and digital forms

• describe and compare coding methods

• perform simple calculations on data coding

• describe and manipulate data types for a range of purposes

Extract from Information and Software Technology syllabus, June 2003, © Board of Studies, NSW.

Preliminary course 8.1: Introduction to Information Skills and Systems

Students learn about:

• collecting – the process by which data is entered into or captured by a computer system, including how it is encoded for entry into the system

• organising – the process by which data is structured into a form appropriate for the use of other information processes such as the format in which data will be represented

• social and ethical issues arising from the processing of information, including accuracy of data and information and data quality

Students learn to:

• explain why information technology uses digital data

• describe advantages and disadvantages for the digital representation of data

Preliminary course 8.2: Tools for Information Processes

Students learn about:

• collecting – the process by which data is captured or entered into a computer system, including how it is encoded for entry into the system

• how different methods of organising affect processing, for example numbers represented as text rather than numeric

• social and ethical issues associated with displaying appropriate displays for a wide range of audiences, including standards for display for the visually impaired

HSC course 9.2: Information Systems and Databases

Students learn about:

• issues related to information systems and databases; accuracy of data and the reliability of data sources

Option 2: Decision Support Systems

Students learn to:

• implement spreadsheets by: entering data, using formulae to link and organise data in cells

Extract from Information Processes and Technology syllabus, June 2009, © Board of Studies, NSW.

Preliminary course 8.1: Concepts and Issues in the Design and Development of Software

Students learn about:

• the need for software to not exclude individuals or groups based on characteristics such as disability

Students learn to:

• evaluate existing software interfaces in terms of its inclusivity

Preliminary course 8.2: Introduction to Software Development

Students learn about:

• integer representation in binary, decimal and hexadecimal

• limitations of particular data types

• effective user interfaces including factors affecting readability

Option 2 – The Software Developer’s View of the Hardware

Students learn about:

• representation of data using different number systems; binary, hexadecimal and decimal

Students learn to:

• convert integers between binary, decimal and hexadecimal representations

Extract from Software Design and Development syllabus, September 2010, © Board of Studies, NSW.