HSC assessment grid for Software Design and Development
This sample illustrates one way in which an assessment program can be constructed to meet the Board’s parameters that three to five tasks are sufficient for a two unit course and two to three tasks are sufficient for a one unit course. It shows that a variety of tasks can be used and that, overall, the weighting requirements for each of the assessment components are met.
There are many other ways in which similar HSC assessment grids could be constructed that may involve different types of tasks, timing of tasks and weightings given to each task.
Schools may use this assessment grid without modification, or change it to suit their particular needs, being mindful that the weightings for each of the assessment components in the HSC course are mandatory.
| Components | Task 1 | Task 2 | Task 3 | Task 4 | Task 5 | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Study | Report | Test | Project Presentation | Trial HSC (Written examination) | ||
| Term 4, Week 6 | Term 1, Week 6 | Term 2, Week 4 | Term 3, Week 2 | Term 3, Week 8 | ||
| H1.2, H5.3 | H1.1, H3.1, H4.1 | H2.1, H2.2 | H5.1, H5.2, H6.1, H6.3, H6.4 | H1.3, H3.2, H4.2, H4.3, H6.2 | ||
| Knowledge and understanding about development and impact of software solutions and the software development cycle | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | ||
| Design and development of software solutions | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | |
| Project management techniques, including documentation, teamwork and communication | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | |
| Project(s) | 10 | 15 | 25 | |||
| Marks | 10 | 20 | 15 | 30 | 25 | 100 |