INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UNIT 1

All chapter, section and page references refer to the text: 

VCE Information Technology Units 1 & 2, C. Potts, M. Fitzpatrick, T. Keane, M, Papalia, P. Snare, 2003, 3rd edn, Thomson-Nelson

Week	KEY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS 	ASSESSMENT/
Activities	
1
	
30/11 Orientation Program
	•	VITTA CD 2000 – 2002 (VCD1 2000)
•	VITTA CD 2003 – 2006 (VCD2 2003)
•	Margin Column (MC - in text
•	Test Your Knowledge (TYK)
•	Apply Your Knowledge (AYK)	
2	Data and Information
•	Characteristics of data and information and reasons for their use (Pp 3) (Pp 17 – 30, Do next week)
•	Types of solutions that can be created through the use of IT &
•	Types of information that inform, persuade, educate or entertain (Pp 4 - 5, 38 – 39, 232 - 235) 
•	The major steps associated with information processing: acquisition, input, validation, manipulation, storage, output, communication, retrieval and disposal (Pp 5 - 6, 51 - 52)
•	Techniques for acquiring data: primary and secondary (Pp 7 - 12)
•	Sources of information (Pp 12 - 16)

Folio work using FrontPage for Outcome 1	
1st  Day Handout 
•	Activity 1.2, 1.4
•	Pp 33 TYK 1,2

•	VCD1 U1 W’sheet 6a, 4a (c:\11IT\Sem1)
•	Pp 33 TYK 3, 4
•	Activity 1.6, 1.4
•	MC Pp 6 IPC

•	MC Pp 13 Electronic Sources
	
3
12/2 Swimming	Data and Information
•	Characteristics of data and information and reasons for their use (Pp 17 - 21)
•	Characteristics of data and information and reasons for their use Cont’d (Pp 21 - 30)

Information solutions that inform, persuade, educate or entertain
•	Criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of a solution and output (Pp 37 - 38)

Folio work using FrontPage for Outcome 1	
•	Pp 33 TYK 11, 14, 15, 19, 32
•	Activity 1.7
•	Activity 1.10
•	VCD2 U1 W’sheet 2

•	Pp 57 TYK 1,2,3

	
4	Information solutions that inform, persuade, educate or entertain
•	A problem solving methodology: analyse, design, develop, test, document,  implement, evaluate (Pp 40 - 54)
•	Techniques for representing the design of solutions and output (Pp 41, 44 - 51)
•	Formats and conventions applied to information to achieve its purpose (Pp 47 - 51)
•	Techniques for manipulating data and information (Pp 51 - 52)
•	Procedures for effectively managing the production and handling of data and information (Pp 53 - 54)

Folio work using FrontPage for Outcome 1	

•	VCD2 U1 W’sheet 1
•	Activity 2.4, 2.5, 2.7
•	Pp 57 TYK 4-14

•	Activity 2.8

•	Pp 57 TYK 15-17
•	Activity 2.9	
5
23/2 Golf

27/2 Senior Round Robin	Information solutions that inform, persuade, educate or entertain
•	Effects on behaviour, attitudes and relationships resulting from the use of IT (Pp 54 – 55, 232 - 243)

Hardware and Software

•	Characteristics, capabilities and limitations of software components (Pp 62 - 76)
                                               
Folio work using FrontPage for Outcome 1	

•	Pp 57 TYK 20,21
•	VCD2 U1 W’sheet 3
•	Pp 57 TYK 15-17

•	VCD2 U1 W’sheet 6
•	Pp 95 TYK 4,6 
	
6	Hardware and Software
•	Characteristics, capabilities and limitations of hardware components – up to Input Devices (Pp 76 - 81)
•	Characteristics, capabilities and limitations of hardware components & Relationship between the capabilities of H/W and S/W (Pp 81 – 89)

Folio work using FrontPage for Outcome 1	

•	VCD1 U1 W’sheet 9a
•	Pp 95 TYK 9,10,12

•	Pp 59-60 Preparing for U1O1	
7
11/3 Senior Volleyball	
OUTCOME 1 	

Outcome 1

8	
OUTCOME 1	
Outcome 1
	
9	Computers for personal needs
•	Settings computers are used in to create solutions and output that informs, persuades, educates and entertains (Pp 99 – 106, 232 - 238)
•	Categories of computer & Overview of computer system architecture (Pp 107 - 110)

Folio work using the Internet for Outcome 3	

•	Activity 4.4,4.5
•	VCD1 U1 W’sheet 19a
•	Pp 129 AYK 1,2,3,4,5,6
•	VCD2 U1 W’sheet 5
	
10
29/3 Zone Swimming 
29/3 – 2/4 VET Hike	Computers for personal needs
•	Factors affecting the design of a computer (Pp 110 – 113, 271 - 278)
•	Factors to consider when installing peripherals & Selecting components (Pp 114 - 122)
•	Role and capabilities of the technology used to publish and access information on the Internet (Pp 122 – 125, 173 - 179)

Folio work using the Internet for Outcome 3	

•	VCD1 U1 W’sheet 15a
•	Pp 130-131 Preparing for U1O2	
Week	TERM ONE BREAK
		
1	Complete Theory tasks

OUTCOME 2 (TEST)

Folio work using the Internet for Outcome 3	
U1O2 Revision

Outcome 2	
2	
Accessing quality information from the Internet
•	Reasons for using information from the Internet (Pp 133, 236 - 238)
•	Factors affecting the quality of information (Pp 17 – 19, 27 – 30, 136 – 137)
•	Ethical and legal considerations relating to the use of information acquired from the Internet (Pp 133 – 135, 243 - 251)
•	Criteria for evaluating the credibility of web sites (Pp 135 – 137, 243 - 244)

Folio work using the Internet for Outcome 3	

•	Pp 149 TYK 2,3,4 
•	Pp 149 TYK 6-12 

•	Activity 5.2
•	VCD2 U1 W’sheet 4
•	Pp 149 TYK 21,22,23 
	
3
5/5 Cross Country	Accessing quality information from the Internet
•	Factors affecting personal opinions or decisions (Pp 137)
•	Presentation characteristics of web sites that fulfil different purposes (Pp 138 – 140, 166 - 172)
•	Approaches taken by search engines to scan the web (Pp 141 - 145)
•	Search strategies for expanding or refining the scope of information sought (Pp 145)

Folio work using the Internet for Outcome 3	

•	VCD2 U1 W’sheet 7
•	Pp 150 AYK 1,3,7

•	Pp 151-152 Preparing for U1O3	
4
14/5 Senior Footy	Complete Theory tasks
•	Chapter 6 (Optional – if time allows) Internet history, WWW, types of web page, multimedia,      e-Commerce and other services

Folio work using software for Outcome 3	
	
5
21/5 Senior Round Robin	
OUTCOME 3

Outcome 3
	
6	
OUTCOME 3 
	
OUTCOME 3	
7
	
End Unit 1		1/6 – 8/6 11 Exams 	NO SACs
		
8
11/6 Report Writing Day
	
Year 12 Exams
GAT WEEK

10/6 Begin Unit 2: English film day 11 & 12		
9	Managing Information
•	Characteristics of information produced for different purposes (Pp 186 - 187)

•	Purposes of solutions & Types of information required for different purposes (Pp 188 - 190)
•	Factors affecting the quality of solutions and output & Methods and techniques to enhance the quality of data (Pp 190, 206 - 208)

Folio work using the Excel for Outcome 1	

•	Issue Pp 189

•	Pp 225 TYK 1,2,3,6,7,9,14 

10	Managing Information
•	Problem solving methodology: (Pp 195 – 216)
•	Formats and conventions applied to information in order to achieve its purpose (Pp 199 – 204)
•	Techniques for representing the design of solutions and output (Pp 195 – 205)
•	Overview of the major steps associated with information processing (Pp 205 - 212)

Folio work using the Excel for Outcome 1	

•	Activity 7.5
•	Pp 225 TYK 19,20,22,23 
•	Activity 7.6
•	VCD2 U2 W’sheet 1

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UNIT 2

Week	KEY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS 	ASSESSMENT/
Activities	
	
TERM TWO BREAK 
		
1
15/7 Zone Cross Country	Managing Information
•	Techniques for manipulating data and information (Pp 208)
•	Procedures and techniques for managing the storage, communication, retrieval and disposal of information (Pp 210 - 212)
•	Techniques for testing of solutions and output (Pp 212 - 214)
•	Criteria for evaluating the efficiency of processing and the effectiveness of a solution and output (Pp 215 - 216)

Folio work using the Excel for Outcome 1	        
 
•	VCD1 U2 W’sheet 8a,12a
•	Activity 7.8
•	Issue Pp 209

•	Activity 7.12

2	Managing Information
•	Strategies for coordinating the technical and human resources to create an electronic publication (Project Management) (Pp 217 - 220)GANTT charts

Sample SAC

Folio work using the Excel for Outcome 1	

•	Activity 7.13,7.14

•	Pp 227 AYK 1-12
•	Pp 228-229 Preparing for U2O1	
3	
OUTCOME 1	
OUTCOME 1
	
4	
OUTCOME 1	
OUTCOME 1
	
5
12/8 Ski Day	Ethical, legal and social considerations relating to electronic publications
•	Characteristics of electronic publications (Revision: Pp 38 - 39)
•	Characteristics, capabilities and limitations of h/w and s/w components (Revision: Pp 62- 89, 138 - 140)
•	A problem-solving methodology (Revision: Pp 40 – 54, 195 - 216)

Internet Research/Search Engine tasks	

	
6	Ethical, legal and social considerations relating to electronic publications
•	Sources of information on specific topics (Revision: Pp 140 – 146, 166 – 7, New: Pp 232, 237, 257)
•	Factors affecting the quality of electronic publications (Revision: Pp 136 – 137, New: 243)
•	Strategies for coordinating the technical and human resources to create an electronic publication  (Project Management Revision: Pp 217 - 220)

Internet Research/Search Engine tasks	

•	Activity 8.1
•	Pp 255 TYK 1,2 
•	Activity 8.5

•	Activity 8.9

	
7	Ethical, legal and social considerations relating to electronic publications
•	Social, legal and ethical considerations relating to the creation of an electronic publication (Revision: Pp 133 – 135, New: 232 – 251)
•	Techniques for representing the design of electronic publications (Revision: Pp 41, 44 - 47)
•	Overview of the information processing steps  (Revision: Pp 51 – 52, 205 - 212)
•	Techniques for manipulating data and information (Revision: Pp 51 – 53, 208)
•	Formats and conventions applied to an electronic publication in order to suit its purposes (Revision: Pp 47 – 51, 199 - 204)
•	Procedures used for effectively managing the product and handling of data and information (Revision: Pp 53 - 54)

Internet Research/Search Engine tasks	

•	VCD2 U2 W’sheet 4
•	Pp 255 TYK 10,11,14
•	Pp 255 TYK 17,19,20,21
•	Video? Hacking? Piracy? Privacy?
•	Pp 256 AYK 1-16

•	VCD2 U2 W’sheet 2
•	Pp 257-258 Preparing for U2O2
	
8	
OUTCOME 2
	
OUTCOME 2
	
9
10/9 Athletics	
OUTCOME 2 
	OUTCOME 2	
10	
OUTCOME 2
	
OUTCOME 2	
Week	
TERM THREE BREAK 
		
1	Information systems
•	Reasons for individuals and organizations using information systems & settings in which information systems are used & types of information systems (Pp 261 – 269)
•	Components of information systems including people, procedures, equipment and data (Revision: Pp 260 – 261, 269 - 270)
Networks
•	Characteristics, capabilities and limitations of h/w and s/w components (Pp 291, 299, 300, 303, 305 - 312)	

•	Activity 9.1,9.3
•	Pp 286 TYK 1-8
•	Activity 9.11,12,18
•	Pp 286 TYK 12,13,16,18,22-25
•	Activity 9.20,24,25
•	Activity 9.29
•	Pp 288 AYK 1-8	
2
12/10 Zone Athletics	Networks
•	Types of networks: WAN, LAN (Pp 292 - 295)
•	Overview of types of communications systems (Pp 290- 314)
•	Overview of network topologies (Pp 296 - 299)
•	Overview of network operating systems, network architecture and protocols (Pp 293 – 295, 299 - 301)	

•	Activity 10.1
•	Issue Pp 292
•	Activity 10.1,10.6
•	VCD2 U2 W’sheet 3 
•	VCD2 U2 W’sheet 6	
3	Networks
•	Factors affecting the design of a networked information system (Pp 270 – 278, 315 - 317)
•	Economic effects on individuals and organizations resulting from the implementation of networks (Pp 279 - 281)	
•	Activity 10.5
•	VCD2 U2 W’sheet 5
•	Activity 10.11
•	Pp 323 Preparing for U2O3	
4	
OUTCOME 3
	
OUTCOME 3	
5
	Revision and Exam Preparation	End of Unit 2	
6	Year 11 Exams all week	11 EXAM	
7	15/11 – 18/11 Yr 11 into 12 program