Aoraki Digital Technologies/Level 3

Introduction

Welcome to the Digital Technologies course at Roncalli College and Waimate High School. This level Two course has been designed to give you opportunity to learn skills that are needed to participate fully in a digital society. The course is a mixture of internally and externally assessed achievement standards. The course will enable you to be assessed in computer programming, media design and publishing, basic computer networking, computer hardware and maintenance. The course materials are delivered via the internet using educo http://educo.vln.school.nzwhich will allow you to have access to learning support using any internet enabled computer. You will have 4 one hour lessons per week.

Prerequisities

It is highly recommended, though not essential to have studied Digital Technologies at level 1.

This course leads to:

University or further study in computing or ICT's

For more information contact: Dr T Storr or Mr C Perkins

Year Plan for 2013

Term 1

Topic	Standards Assessed
Wide Area Networks	DT 3.50 (AS91641) Demonstrate understanding of wide area network technologies 4 credits Internal
Media	DT 3.43 (AS91635) Implement complex procedures to produce a specified digital media outcome 4 credits Internal

Total Available credits: 8

Term 2

Topic	Standards Assessed
Computer programming	DT 3.46 (AS91637) Develop a complex computer program for a specified task 6 credits Internal

Total Available credits: 6

Term 3

Topic	Standards Assessed
Computer Science - Advance Concepts	DT 3.44 (AS91636) Demonstrate understanding of areas of computer science 4 credits External
Advanced Concepts of Managing Sharing Information	DT 3.40 (AS91632) Demonstrate understanding of advanced concepts relating to managing shared information within information systems 4 credits External

Total Available credits: 8

Term 4

Topic	Standards Assessed
Re-assessment opportunities	any standards that require re-assessment External due away from school 5 November 2012

General Information

ASSESSMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURES

The Assessment Policy and Procedures as set out by Waimate High School will be followed for Year 11 Digital Technology.

Attendance

You are expected to attend class on a regular basis as set out in the school policy on attendance.

Authenticity

Assessment work completed must be your own work. You and your caregivers will be expected to sign authenticity declarations and, where appropriate, submit working drafts. Where evidence indicates work presented is not your own work the policy will be followed.

Appeals

Appeals of grades awarded are to be made within 5 school days of the return of assessed work. Where a grade is appealed, school policy will be followed.

Late Work

DUE DATE means just that! Late work will not be accepted for assessment unless exceptional circumstances exist and extension has been granted by the HOD before the due date.

Verifying Grades

You will be required to verify the grades that you have been awarded by signing the result slip attached to each piece of internally assessed work. Students will also be required to verify the final grades awarded that are submitted to NZQA.

Compassionate Considerations:

Internal Achievement Standards – Compassionate consideration for a student who is absent from an internal assessment may be made if there is sufficient evidence available from other work related to the same skill/content and no other assessment opportunity is available.

External Achievement Standards – NZQA guidelines will be followed.

Retention of Student Work

Your internal assessment material will be retained by the department until it is no longer required for moderation purposes.

Student Obligations

1. Ensure you understand the assessment programme and policy.
2. Check thoroughly the accuracy of the assessment by teachers when work is returned.
3. Ensure you understand requirements of each assessment being completed.
4. Discuss problems/concerns with the Teacher/HOD.

Reassessment Opportunities

School policy states that further assessment opportunities for reporting purposes will only be available to those students, who did not achieve credit, and where further learning has occurred and it is feasible and/or practicable to offer a further assessment opportunity. You will have the following Reassessment Opportunities:

Standard	Reassessment Opportunity
AS91070	ONE – Providing there were only minimal errors and time allows.
AS91072	ONE – Providing there were only minimal errors and time allows.
AS91073	ONE – Providing there were only minimal errors and time allows.
AS91074	ONE – Providing there were only minimal errors and time allows.
AS91075	ONE – Providing there were only minimal errors and time allows.
AS91076	ONE – Providing there were only minimal errors and time allows.
AS91080	ONE – Providing there were only minimal errors and time allows.
AS91081	ONE – Providing there were only minimal errors and time allows.