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SIT124 Exploring IT

Module 6: Unit Wrap-up

and Exam Preparation

Presenter: Dr Elicia Lanham

Elicia Lanham, Aaron Spence and Jihong Park

School of Information Technology

Welcome to exploring it
A bit about us:

Dr Elicia Lanham
Unit Chair
Burwood and Cloud Campus Coordinators
Phone: +61 3 925 17602
Campus: Burwood - Building T
elicia.lanham@deakin.edu.au

Aaron Spence Jihong Park

Geelong Campus Coordinator
Geelong Lecturer Phone: +61 4 2649 2425
Phone: +61 3 522 78638 Campus: Waurn Ponds
Campus: Waurn Ponds Room: Ka
Room: Ka jihong.park@deakin.edu.au
aaron.spence@deakin.edu.au

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Module 6: week 11

In module 6 we will cover a number of topics, these include:

• Reviewing the purpose of the unit

• Unit learning outcomes
• Concepts from modules 1 through 5: study plan
• Exam information
• Practice questions
• What won’t be on the exam
• Next steps: beyond SIT124

Unit Wrap Up: Purpose

• SIT124 Exploring IT is a 1st year, 1st trimester unit

– Designed as an introductory unit for those new
to university
• Covers a number of technical topics, but it also covers:
– Feedback literacies, peer review, group work, reflection on learning,
independent learning, self-review
– Compulsory activities on career development
– SIT124: Is the corner piece of the jigsaw puzzle that is your degree
– Many different puzzles being made

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Unit learning outcomes

Unit learning outcomes guided modules and assessment:

1. Describe the broad range of careers within the IT profession, and explain
their respective skills, responsibilities, and professional practices.
2. Investigate new technologies, and analyse the information located to
provide a high level technical overview and to position it with respect to
earlier advances in the field.
3. Design and develop websites using modern HTML and CSS
standards.
These areas are all in the exam

Study Plan: Module 1

Objectives for this module

In this module we explored the broad range of careers within the IT profession,
and explained their respective skills, responsibilities, and professional practices.

What to study from Module 1?

• Definition IT Knowledge Pillars

• Career preparations (Assignment 1)
• The IT Labour market
• IT Graduate Profile
• IT skills summary

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Study Plan: Module 2

Objectives for this module

In this module we explored further what is means to be an IT professional, and

demonstrate how university can enable you to 'connect the dots'.

What to study from Module 2?

• Definition of IT Professional
• Professional organisations
• IT Graduate Knowledge frameworks CBOK and SFIA
• Career supporting experiences
• Career Networking

Study Plan: Module 3

Objectives for this module

In this module we investigated new technologies, looking specifically at disruptive and

emerging technologies via a case study approach. We provided a technical overview of
these technologies and also position them respect to earlier advances in the field.

What to study from Module 3?

• Disruptive or Emerging Technology definition
• Technology advancement definition and areas
• Review Armstrong (2017) introduction, chapters 1 and 2
• Disruptive Technology examples: OCR, IOT, LPR, Holography, Smartphone
• What’s next in technology?
• User experience (UX)

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Study Plan: Module 4

Objectives for this module

In this module we will continued our efforts in designing and developing website,
specifically building our HTML and CSS skills using the CMS WordPress. The HTML
and CSS skills can be applied in other web design contexts.

What to study from Module 4?

• Concepts and services of the web and internet

• Hypertext and hyper documents • Design principles and accessibility
• Mark-up principles • Websites
• HTML Basics • CSS definitions
• Website organisation • Web design best practice

Study Plan: Module 5

Objectives for this module

In this module we will continued our efforts in designing and developing website,
specifically building our HTML and JavaScript skills using the CMS WordPress. The HTML
and JavaScript skills can be applied in other web design contexts.

What to study from Module 5?

• History of Web Development

• Structure of the Web
• DOM
• History of Website Layout
• Responsive Web Design
• Client-side/ server-side
• JavaScript definition and use

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Study plan: Suggested

1. Complete the activities in each module 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

2. Review the class notes with each module 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
3. Review Armstrong (2017) chapters one and two
4. Review the list of topics as shown in the previous slides, ensure
you have suitable knowledge about each topic
5. Complete the sample questions quiz
6. Complete the practice exam/quiz
- an example of what you can expect to find in the “real exam/quiz”

- you will receive feedback in the practice exam/quiz

End of Unit Exam/Quiz Information

This exam is composed of five parts:

• Section A: True/False (10 Marks)
10 questions - worth 1 mark each
• Section B – Explain the Terms (18 Marks)
9 Questions - worth 2 marks each
• Section C – Short Answer (35 Marks) • Try and attempt all questions
7 Questions - worth 5 marks each from all sections
• Section D – Short Essay Answer (18 Marks)
2 Questions - worth 9 marks each
• Section E – Scenario (19 Marks)
1 Question

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End of Unit Exam/Quiz – Timings

You will have 3 Hours to complete your exam/quiz.

• This time includes readings time and time to complete the
questions.
• 29 Questions worth 100 marks
Number of marks for each question determines the length of response
• Section A - select an answer of True or False.
• Section B - It is expected that you will write a sentence or two for your answers to this section.
• Section C - It is expected that you will write a paragraph or two for your answers to this section.
• Section D - It is expected that you would write two to four paragraphs for your answer to this
section.
• Section E - It is expected that you would write about a page for this section with headings.

Read the questions carefully.

End of Unit Exam/Quiz

Questions can come from:

• Module activities
• Module class notes (lectures)
• Assignment Activities
• Some of the targets reading materials.

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Section A: True/False section

The correct HTML tag for the largest heading is

<heading>.
O True O False
The correct HTML tag for the largest heading is
<h1>.
O True O False

Section B: Explain the Term

Expand and explain the Technology Acronyms: OCR

Describe what is JavaScript. What can JavaScript do on the

client-side of a website?

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Section C: Short Answer Questions

Describe the disruptive technology of optical character

recognition. In what ways is this technology currently being
used?

Interpreting CSS code:

<h2 style="text-align:right;"> SIT124 Exploring I.T.</h2>

Section D: Short Essay Question

Describe what is an IT professional. How is an IT

professional different from being a professional in other
disciplines (such as architecture, medicine, engineering
etc)?

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Section E: Scenarios

A theme in this unit is of course disruptive and emerging technology.

You have been asked to create a website which explains these terms to the Older
Generations (people of your parents ages).

Within your site you should proved examples of these terms including materials and
content which would suite and match the requirements of the target audience.

In your response answer use the following headings:

- Why is this needed
- Who is the target audience
- What content would you include
- What would the site look like (describe in words)

What won’t be on the exam

How to use WordPress

i.e. you activate a theme through ‘appearance’

That has been covered within the other assessment items

Writing code or script

However you may be asked to interpret it.

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Next step for SIT124

This is the last lecture class, next week is study week (Week 12), then
end of unit exam periods.
Please use the exam discussion and practice quiz/exam to help you
prepare.
Ask any questions you have on the ‘questions for the unit chair’
discussion board.
We will run two drop-in sessions next week for any exam or last minute
Assignment 3 questions:
• Tuesday 2nd June 10-12pm and Wednesday 3rd June 9-11am

Next steps: Beyond SIT124

Use the professional and career development in this unit to keep refining
your professional self
• What is your professional identity?
• How do you make yourself stand out from the crowd?
• Grades are not enough, you need to demonstrate competencies and
initiative beyond your discipline knowledge this is there is experiences and
activities will help.
Talk the ‘objectives from work experience’ you developed and keep them,
you’ll use them soon
Keep up to date via the IT Course Hub for events and experiences.

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Beyond SIT124: Maintaining a portfolio

This is an important tool for your Professional Self.

• A record of your experiences
• A website is a common way of curating evidence
Do you have a portfolio?
• If not you can start at anytime.
• Start collecting your experiences and your evidence.
• You now have skills in website design so you can start a portfolio using
WordPress site - www.wordpress.com or Portfolium

Evaluate - http://deakin.in/cloud

At university you have the opportunity to provide feedback on the

teaching and learning your experienced in units via an online survey
• Anonymous and voluntary, but appreciated
• Closed questions, also open questions
– Don’t need to provide comments
• Base your answers on how the unit addressed the learning outcomes
– As this guides assessment and learning material i.e. the ‘study modules’
– Take the opportunity to provide useful and clear feedback
- If you have any problems please talk to me directly
– Be kind, you are evaluating those with feeling too
• The survey link is now available within the news post in the Unit Site.
– This is run by the University, not by the teaching staff

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Conclusion

• </html> - closing out

• Thanks for a great trimester

– We appreciate your active participation
– And you rapid transition to online learning
• It’s been tough at time dealing with the amount of communication
across multiple channels but we appreciate your patience.
• It has been enjoyable to see you partake in the learning journey,
developing your career plan, and making some amazing websites.
• All the best with the next trimester and enjoy your break you deserve it.

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