ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Apply basic language syntax and layout

1.1 Apply basic language syntax rules and best practices

1.2 Select and use language data types, operators and expressions, in order to create clear and concise code

1.3 Use the appropriate language syntax for sequence, selection and iteration constructs

1.4 Use a modular programming approach within member or function logic

1.5 Apply arrays, including arrays of objects to introductory programming tasks

1.6 Use standard-array processing algorithms

1.7 Use the facilities of the language to read and write data, from and to, text files, and record the outcomes

2. Apply basic object-oriented principles in the target language

2.1 Implement a class that contains primitive member or instance variables

2.2 Implement a class that contains multiple options for object construction

2.3 Implement a class that uses user-defined aggregation (object instance or member variables)

2.4 Use the facilities of the language to implement inheritance, to at least two levels

2.5 Use polymorphism at a simple level through inheritance, to enable the easy extension of the code

3. Debug the code

3.1 Use the language debugging facilities of an integrated development environment (IDE)

3.2 Interpret the compiler or interpreter messages to resolve syntax errors, and use debugging techniques to resolve logic errors

4. Document the activities

4.1 Follow organisational guidelines for developing maintainable code, and adhere to the provided coding standards, when documenting activities

4.2 Apply internal documentation to all the code created, and use the documentation tools available in the target language, when documenting activities

5. Test the code

5.1 Create and conduct simple tests, to confirm that the code meets the design specification

5.2 Document the tests performed and the results achieved

6. Create an application

6.1 Develop a solution, when provided with a basic object-oriented design document

6.2 Refer to the appropriate documentation for the language

Skill

Performance Criteria

Description

Reading

3.2, 4.1, 5.1, 6.2

Evaluates, and integrates, information and ideas to construct meaning and selects, and applies, a range of reading strategies in relation to design specifications, coding standards, and coding- language documentation

Writing

1.1-1.7, 4.1, 4.2, 5.2

Communicates relationships between ideas and information, in a style appropriate to the audience and purpose, and selects the vocabulary, grammatical structures and conventions appropriate to the text, in relation to coding, recording outcomes, and documenting activities

Numeracy

1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5

Selects from, and flexibly applies, mathematical and problem-solving strategies and techniques, in a programming context

Uses formal written mathematical language and representation, in the context of programming

Navigate the world of work

1.1, 4.1

Recognises and follows, explicit and implicit protocols, and meets expectations associated with own role, when developing code that is compliant with standards and organisational guidelines

Get the work done

1.1, 1.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.2, 5.1, 6.1

Uses a formal decision-making process, identifying and evaluating several choices against a limited set of criteria, when selecting language data types, operators and expressions

Evaluates the effectiveness of decisions, in terms of how well they meet the stated design specifications

Uses analytical processes to decide on a course of action, when translating requirements from the problem space to machine space, and when debugging

Utilises a broad range of features within applications in order to develop software programs

Recognises, and uses, a wide range of relevant language and symbols, when applying the coding syntax

Actively identifies systems, devices and applications with the potential to meet current and/or future needs regarding programming