7–10Computing Technology 7–10 Syllabus

Identify apps and web software that are used in everyday life

Recognise key app and web software elements and functions

Describe various features of user experience (UX)

Label specific controls in a user interface (UI)

Respond appropriately to security concerns around the use and storage of personal data on websites, apps and web software, including acceptance of permissions

Identify the security protocols on existing websites, apps and/or web software

Explore how sequences, branching and iteration are used to represent logic in an app or in web development environments

Explore common app and web software programming languages

Explore roles associated with app and web software development in the workplace

Explore industries that have embedded the use and promotion of apps and web software

Use a scaffold to plan and manage projects individually and/or collaboratively

Participate in developing a timeline of app and web software innovations based on user/industry adoption

Recognise how the changing needs of society have influenced the development and use of apps and web software

Identify the ethical and social impacts of apps and web software

Recognise safety and security considerations when developing apps and web software

Explore app and web software interface layout, including interactivity and functional elements

Identify a user’s preferences, needs and wants when accessing/using an app or web software

Compare features of UI and UX on apps and web software

Explore responsive app and web design and its significance for UX

Participate in developing design specifications for an app or web software project

Use agile tools when planning, designing and developing projects

Explore how the use of graphic user interface (GUI) display areas within apps and web software increase the UX

Use a scaffold to manage time and resources when developing an app or web software

Identify and use input process output (IPO), decision trees, or ‘and/or’, ‘if/then/else’ statements when developing app or web software programs or games/simulations

Design and develop physical/web-based prototypes to communicate ideas and features to potential end users

Participate in modifying existing code in app or web software applications and observe the variable changes in the output

Design and produce an app or web interface based on the preferences of an identified end user

Use properties to change the variables of objects within a program or application

Identify and correct errors within an existing algorithm or code, including syntax, Boolean and run time errors

Design GUI display areas based on developed apps or web software

Develop accessible information/help tags, panels and popovers to improve the overall UX and accessibility of functions of an app or web software

Design an app or web software program that meets password length and requirements

Independently or collaboratively develop a set of criteria to test app or web software using different scenarios

Reflect on how app or web software use and interactions have changed

Test and assess the effectiveness of app and web software designs using a set of agreed criteria

Test the functionality of a developed app or web software program based on the elements of UX and UI

Identify issues encountered when testing solutions

Test data to check an algorithm and programming code

Recognise the ethical and cybersecurity considerations of app and web software designs