WACE Breadth & Depth Requirement:

List B

Prerequisite

60% in English Standard. It is desirable to have Digital Technologies class experience in Year 9 and /or 10, though not essential.

Students investigate client-driven issues and challenges, devise solutions, produce models or prototypes and then evaluate and refine the developed digital product and solution.

Unit 1

Media Information and Communication Technologies

This unit focuses on the use of digital technologies to create and manipulate digital media. Students use a range of applications to create visual and audio communications. They examine trends in digital media transmissions and implications arising from the use of these technologies.

Unit 2

Digital Technologies in Business

This unit focuses on the skills, principles and practices associated with various types of documents and communications. Students identify the components and configuration of networks to meet the needs of a business. They design digital solutions for clients, being mindful of the various impacts of technologies within legal, ethical and social boundaries.

WACE Breadth & Depth Requirement:

List B

Prerequisite

Satisfactory achievement in a Year 9/10 Digital Technologies course preferred.

Unit 1

Personal Communication

The focus of this unit is to enable students to use technology to meet personal needs. Students develop a range of skills that enable them to communicate using appropriate technologies and to gain knowledge that assists in communicating within a personal context.

Unit 2

Working With Others

The focus of this unit is to enable students to use a variety of technologies to investigate managing data, common software applications and wireless network components required to effectively operate within a small business environment. They examine the legal, ethical and social impacts of technology within society.