Practice task 1
Smart phone apps
Activity: Develop and conduct a survey about smart phone apps. Collate results
and create a graphic solution that depicts diverse aspects of the data collected.
The Technology Committee at Einstein High School wants to gain an insight into
how its students and teachers use their smart phone apps. Key information that
is required includes types of smart phones used by staff and students, apps used
and their purpose, most used apps, least used apps and time spent on using the
apps. Other relevant information may also be included. The Committee would
like the results of the investigation to be presented as an infographic highlighting
similarities and differences of app uses between teachers and students.
1. Identify the qualitative and/or quantitative data that will be collected.
2. Determine how the data will be collected, recorded and stored. Suggested
collection techniques include paper-based survey, online survey, audio
recording.
3. Identify who will provide the data, for example people selected through
random sampling, students of a particular age/class group, all or some
teachers.
4. Develop the required questions.
5. Conduct the survey and record and store the results, making certain that the
data will be protected.
6. Analyse the findings.
7. Determine what infographic will best demonstrate the findings, such as a chart,
flowchart, diagram, animation.
8. Use appropriate design tools to represent the functionality and appearance of
the infographic.
9. Develop an infographic that depicts the diverse aspects of the data collected.
Ensure that the infographic follows accepted formats and conventions.
10. Validate the data and test the infographic.
Practice task 1
Smart phone apps
Activity: Develop and conduct a survey about smart phone apps. Collate results
and create a graphic solution that depicts diverse aspects of the data collected.
The Technology Committee at Einstein High School wants to gain an insight into
how its students and teachers use their smart phone apps. Key information that
is required includes types of smart phones used by staff and students, apps used
and their purpose, most used apps, least used apps and time spent on using the
apps. Other relevant information may also be included. The Committee would
like the results of the investigation to be presented as an infographic highlighting
similarities and differences of app uses between teachers and students.
11. Identify the qualitative and/or quantitative data that will be collected.
12. Determine how the data will be collected, recorded and stored. Suggested
collection techniques include paper-based survey, online survey, audio
recording.
13. Identify who will provide the data, for example people selected through
random sampling, students of a particular age/class group, all or some
teachers.
14. Develop the required questions.
15. Conduct the survey and record and store the results, making certain that the
data will be protected.
16. Analyse the findings.
17. Determine what infographic will best demonstrate the findings, such as a chart,
flowchart, diagram, animation.
18. Use appropriate design tools to represent the functionality and appearance of
the infographic.
19. Develop an infographic that depicts the diverse aspects of the data collected.
Ensure that the infographic follows accepted formats and conventions.
20. Validate the data and test the infographic.
 Practice task 2
Hypothesis: “Popular movies these days are almost all the same types – there
are only three or four main genres of them, and people are brainwashed into
thinking that’s what they’re expected to enjoy.”
How true is this?
What types of movie do YOU like? What do MOST people apparently like?
Box-office totals are one measure of the popularity of a movie, but are there
others?
There are several sources of data about movie statistics:
http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/research/statistics/boxofficeaustraliatop100.
aspx
http://www.statista.com/topics/852/box-office/
and many more.
Select data that could help support or disprove the hypothesis. Use your
preferred data visualisation software todesign a series of infographic
visualisations to support your analysis.
Some useful guiding questions (FOR BOTH PRACTICE TASKS):
1. What are the user’s requirements? What is their impact on your design?
2. What is the best method of acquiring all the data/information needed?
3. Plan your database or spreadsheet solution; consider the
formats/conventions/techniques to be used.
4. How would you prepare and manipulate the data so you could use it in
your database/spreadsheet solution? What techniques would you use to
prepare the data?
5. What patterns have you found in the data? How would you plan a
visualization based on this data?
6. How would you plan your visualisation? What diagrams would you use?
What formats/conventions/functions/techniques?
7. Evaluate your solution. Does it meet the requirements? Why?
Practice task 2
Hypothesis: “Popular movies these days are almost all the same types – there
are only three or four main genres of them, and people are brainwashed into
thinking that’s what they’re expected to enjoy.”
How true is this?
What types of movie do YOU like? What do MOST people apparently like?
Box-office totals are one measure of the popularity of a movie, but are there
others?
There are several sources of data about movie statistics:
http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/research/statistics/boxofficeaustraliatop100.
aspx
http://www.statista.com/topics/852/box-office/
and many more.
Select data that could help support or disprove the hypothesis. Use your
preferred data visualisation software todesign a series of infographic
visualisations to support your analysis.
Some useful guiding questions (FOR BOTH PRACTICE TASKS):
1. What are the user’s requirements? What is their impact on your design?
2. What is the best method of acquiring all the data/information needed?
3. Plan your database or spreadsheet solution; consider the
formats/conventions/techniques to be used.
4. How would you prepare and manipulate the data so you could use it in
your database/spreadsheet solution? What techniques would you use to
prepare the data?
5. What patterns have you found in the data? How would you plan a
visualization based on this data?
6. How would you plan your visualisation? What diagrams would you use?
What formats/conventions/functions/techniques?
7. Evaluate your solution. Does it meet the requirements? Why?
2024 VCE APPLIED COMPUTING UNIT 1 OUTCOME 1 SCHOOL-ASSESSED COURSEWORK ASSESSMENT RUBRIC
Adapted from VCE Applied Computing Data Analytics Performance Descriptors Unit 3 Outcome 1 © VCAA, 2019

Insufficient evidence Very low Low Medium High Very high

No interpretation of Limited interpretation of Some interpretation of Sound interpretation of Most solution All solution requirements
solution requirements solution requirements solution requirements and solution requirements and requirements and designs and designs are interpreted
and designs to and designs to develop designs to develop the designs to develop the are interpreted accurately accurately in developing the
develop the data the data visualisation data visualisation solution. data visualisation solution. in developing the data data visualisation solution.
visualisation solution. solution. visualisation solution.

Unit 1
Outcome 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  10
Respond to No data identified or Limited data is identified Some relevant data is A range of relevant data is Most relevant data is All relevant data is
teacher-provi selected from primary and selected from identified, selected and identified, selected and identified, selected and identified, selected and
ded analysis or secondary sources. primary and secondary extracted from primary extracted from appropriate extracted from appropriate extracted from appropriate
of sources. and secondary sources primary and secondary primary and secondary primary and secondary
requirements with some referencing to sources and referenced to sources and referenced to sources and referenced to
and designs acknowledge intellectual acknowledge intellectual acknowledge intellectual acknowledge intellectual
to identify and property. property. property. property.
collect data in
order to
present
findings as
data 0 1 2 3 4 5
visualisations
No consideration of Some legal or ethical Legal and ethical issues Legal and ethical issues Legal and ethical issues Recommendations are
legal and ethical issues have been have been described. have been examined in have been justified in developed to address legal
issues. defined. relation to the relation to the and ethical issues in relation
requirements. requirements. to the requirements.

0 1 2 3 4 5

1
2024 VCE APPLIED COMPUTING UNIT 1 OUTCOME 1 SCHOOL-ASSESSED COURSEWORK ASSESSMENT RUBRIC
Adapted from VCE Applied Computing Data Analytics Performance Descriptors Unit 3 Outcome 1 © VCAA, 2019

Insufficient evidence Very low Low Medium High Very high

No formats, Limited formats, Some formats, Correct formats and Correct formats and Correct and comprehensive
conventions or conventions or features conventions or features of conventions and a range of conventions and most use of applicable formats,
features of the of the the database/spreadsheet features of the applicable features of the conventions and features of
database/spreadsheet database/spreadsheet software tool have been database/spreadsheet database/spreadsheet the database/spreadsheet
software tool have software tool have been used to store and software tool have been software tool have been software tool used to store,
been used to store and used to store and manipulate data. used to store and used to store, manipulate manipulate and validate
manipulate data. manipulate data. manipulate data. There and validate data. data.
has been some validation
Unit 1 of data.
Outcome 1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  10
Respond to
teacher-provi
No functions, formats Limited functions, Some functions, formats A range of functions, Most applicable functions, Comprehensive use of
ded analysis
or conventions have formats and conventions and conventions have formats and conventions formats and conventions applicable functions,
of
been used to create have been used to been used to create data have been used to create have been used to create formats and conventions to
requirements
data visualisations. create data visualisations. data visualisations. effective data create effective data
and designs
visualisations. visualisations. visualisations.
to identify and
collect data in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  10
order to
present No justification or Limited justification and Some justification and Sound justification and Detailed justification and Comprehensive justification
findings as explanation of how the explanation of how the explanation of how the explanation of how the explanation of how the and explanation of how the
data selected functions, selected functions, selected functions, selected functions, formats selected functions, formats selected functions, formats
visualisations formats or conventions formats and conventions formats and conventions and conventions are used and conventions are used and conventions are used to
are used to create are used to create data are used to create data to create effective data to create effective data create effective data
data visualisations. visualisations. visualisations. visualisations. visualisations. visualisations.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  10
KEY to marking
scale based on Insufficient evidence Very low Low Medium High Very high
the Outcome
0 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50
contributing 50
marks

2
 2024 VCE Applied Computing Unit 1 Outcome 1 Data Analytics SAC Study Design Mapping
Outcome 1
On completion of this unit the student should be able to interpret teacher-provided solution requirements and designs, collect and manipulate data,
analyse patterns and relationships, and develop data visualisations to present findings.
Key Knowledge
Approaches to problem solving
● functional and non-functional
requirements of solutions, constraints
and scope
Data and information
● Sources, methods and techniques for
acquiring and referencing primary and
secondary data and information
● Procedures for the legal and ethical
collection and use of data and
information, such as using consent
forms
● Techniques for protecting data and
information from misuse, such as
de-identifying personal data and the
use of physical and software security
controls
Interactions and impacts
● Australian Privacy Principles relating to
the acquisition, management and
communication of data and
information including
non-identification of individuals
(Principle 2), information only being
Key Skills
● Interpret solution
requirements, constraints
and scope
● Acquire and reference data
and information from
primary and secondary
sources, taking into account secondary sources and
legal and ethical
considerations
Performance descriptors Notes
(Very high)
All solution requirements and Interpret the solution requirements and
designs are interpreted designs.
accurately in developing the
data visualisation solution. Possible marks: 10
All relevant data is identified, Acquire and reference data and information
selected and extracted from from a range of primary and secondary
appropriate primary and data sources.
referenced to acknowledge Possible marks: 5
intellectual property.
Recommendations are Consider legal issues relating to the
developed to address legal acquisition, management and
and ethical issues in relation communication of data and information.
to the requirements. Consider ethical issues arising from the
acquisition, storage and use of data and
information.
Possible marks: 5
1
 held for its primary purpose (Principle
6) and the security measures used to
protect personal information (Principle
11)
● ethical issues arising from the
acquisition, storage and use of data
and information
Approaches to problem solving
● Structural characteristics of databases
or spreadsheets
● Design tools for representing the
functionality and appearance of
databases or spreadsheets
● Formats and conventions suitable for
databases or spreadsheets
● Software functions and techniques for
efficiently and effectively
manipulating, validating and testing
data to develop databases or
spreadsheets
● Interpret designs using
appropriate design tools to
represent the functionality
and appearance of
databases or spreadsheets
● Use software, and select and
apply functions, formats,
conventions, data validation
and testing techniques to
efficiently manipulate data
Comprehensive use of
features of the database or
spreadsheet software tool
used to store, manipulate
and validate data.
You may demonstrate the relevant use of
the following functions in the database
software:
● create tables
● create relationships between tables
● use a range of data types
● validate data
● create, edit and use queries
● search and filter records
● perform calculations
● create and edit formatted reports
● sort records or index on different fields
● import and export data
● secure data
Alternatively, you may demonstrate the
relevant use of the following functions in
the spreadsheet software:
● create worksheets
● create links between worksheets
● use a range of data types
● validate data
● create, edit and use charts
2

Approaches to problem solving
● Design tools for representing the
functionality and appearance of data
visualisations
● Formats and conventions suitable for
data visualisations
● Software functions and techniques for
efficiently and effectively
manipulating, validating and testing
data to develop data visualisations
● Interpret designs using
appropriate design tools to
represent the functionality
and appearance of data
visualisations
● Use software, and select and
apply functions, formats,
conventions, data validation
and testing techniques to
create data visualisations
Comprehensive use of
functions, formats and
conventions to create
effective data visualisations.
● perform calculations using a range of
functions (SUM, COUNT, MAX, MIN,
AVERAGE, SUMIF, COUNTIF)
● use LOOKUP functions
● conditional formatting
● sort and filter data
● import and export data
● secure data
There is no expectation to demonstrate all
functions.
Possible marks: 10
You may demonstrate the relevant use of
the following functions in the data
visualsation software:
● create/select a range of shapes
● create/select a range of chart types
● use symbols/images/charts
● show relationships and patterns
● enter, edit and format text and other
content
● use colour/shading
● use of animation in charts (showing
movement or changes in response to
user input)
There is no expectation to demonstrate all
functions.
Possible marks: 10
3
Approaches to problem solving
● Types and purposes of data
visualisations suitable for educating,
entertaining, informing and
persuading audiences
Data and information
● Interpretation of information for
communication and decision making
● Interpret data visualisations Comprehensive justification Justify how your visualisation solution can
and explanation of how the be used to address the requirements.
selected functions, formats
and conventions are used to Possible marks: 10
create effective data
visualisations.