Course - Information Processes and Technology

The Preliminary course is organised around three topics that relate to Introduction to Information Skills and Systems, Tools for Information Processes, and Developing Information Systems, where students are involved in both individual and team projects. All topics and their related projects are based on the information processes and skills of collecting, organising, analysing, storing and retrieving, processing, transmitting/receiving and displaying. 

The HSC course is organised around three core topics: Project Work, Information Systems and Databases, and Communication Systems, together with four optional strands. It is assumed students undertaking this course will have satisfied the required outcomes of the Preliminary course. The HSC course involves a core (60% total) and option topics (40% total). 

Year 11:

Information Systems and Skills – Information Systems Chat Bot engine for student selected organisation
Tools for Information Processes – Develop your own information system and project report
Developing Information Systems  -  Develop a mobile phone app

Year 12: 

Compulsory units of study:
Information Systems Databases and Project Management 
Communication Systems 

Two of the Four options must be studied and may be driven by the class choice:

• Multimedia
• Transaction Processing Systems 
• Decision Support Systems
• Automated Manufacturing Systems 

Two units.

Information Processes and Technology (IPT) is the study of information systems and the processes and technology involved in them. Software Design and Development provides students with the opportunity to develop skills in designing and developing software solutions, project management and communication. It does this by looking at the different ways in which software can be developed, the tools that can be used to assist in this process and by considering the interaction between software and other components of computer systems. Students apply a systematic approach to develop and document software solutions using a variety of data structures and language facilities.

It is not a requirement to be able to code for this course however, I would recommend an interest in coding.

Information Processes and Technology will be run here at Covenant Christian School if two requirements are met:

1. Enough students choose the subject for it to be viable, and;
2. An appropriately qualified staff member can be appointed.

The subject will be studied externally via Bradfield College, if either requirement becomes an issue. Many past students have studied courses externally, with great success.