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- Learn more about programming and software development
- Using: Python & GUIs
- School-assessed Task - Part 2 (Development & Evaluation)
Key knowledge
Key knowledge
Digital systems
- procedures and techniques for handling and managing files and data, including archiving, backing up, disposing of files and data and security
Data and information
- ways in which storage media, transmission technologies and organisation of files affect access to data
- uses of data structures to organise and manipulate data
Approaches to problem solving
- processing features of a programming language, including classes, control structures, functions, instructions and methods
- characteristics of efficient and effective solutions
- techniques for checking that coded solutions meet design specifications, incl construction of test data
- validation techniques, including existence checking, range checking and type checking [exactly the same dot point in U3...]
- techniques for testing the usability of solutions and forms of documenting test results
- techniques for recording the progress of projects, including adjustments to tasks and timeframes, annotations and logs
- factors that influence the effectiveness of development models
- strategies for evaluating the efficiency & effectiveness of software solutions & assessing project plans
Key skills
Key skills
- monitor, modify and annotate project plans as necessary
- propose and implement procedures for managing data and files
- develop a software solution and write internal documentation
- select and apply data validation and testing techniques, making any necessary modifications
- prepare and conduct usability tests using appropriate techniques, capture results, and make any modifications to solutions
- apply evaluation criteria to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the software solution
- evaluate the effectiveness of the selected development model
- assess the effectiveness of the project plan in managing the project
- Learn about the security risks to software and data during the software development and deployment. Understand the legal and ethical issues facing software developers
- School-assessed Coursework - Respond to a security case study
Key knowledge
Key knowledge
Digital systems
- physical and software security controls used to protect software development practices and to protect software and data, including version control, user authentication, encryption and software updates
- software auditing and testing strategies to identify and minimise potential risks
- types of software security and data security vulnerabilities, including data breaches, man-in-the-middle attacks and social engineering, and the strategies to protect against these
- types of web application risks, including cross-site scripting and SQL injections
- managing risks posed by software acquired from third parties
Data and information
- characteristics of data that has integrity, including accuracy, authenticity, correctness, reasonableness, relevance and timeliness
Interactions and impact
- reasons why individuals and organisations develop software, including meeting the goals and objectives of the organisation
- key legislation that affects how organisations control the collection, storage (including cloud storage) and communication of data: the Copyright Act 1968, the Health Records Act 2001, the Privacy Act 1988 and the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014
- ethical issues arising during the software development process and the use of a software solution
- criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of software development security strategies
- the impact of ineffective security strategies on data integrity
- risk management strategies to minimise security vulnerabilities to software development practices.
Key skills
Key skills
- analyse and discuss the current security controls to protect software development practices and to protect software and data
- identify and discuss the potential risks to software and data security with the current security strategies
- propose and apply criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of the current security practices
- identify and discuss the possible legal and ethical consequences to an organisation for ineffective security practices
- recommend and justify an effective risk management plan to improve current security practices.
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