SACE Stage 2 Information Processing and Publishing study materials
SACE Stage 2 Information Processing and Publishing study resources

SACE Stage 2 Information Processing and Publishing case studies

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Information Processing and Publishing is a SACE Stage 2 subject (subject codes 2IPR10 for 10 credits and 2IPR20 for 20 credits) offered by the SACE Board of South Australia. Students apply practical skills and design principles to provide creative solutions to text-based communication tasks, producing both hard copy and electronic text-based publications and evaluating the development process. The SACE Stage 2 Information Processing and Publishing case studies are 5 cases and about 2,232 words.

1

The Group Folio With Uneven Contribution

A Year 12 IPP class completes a school-assessed group investigation worth 20% of the subject grade. The task requires each student to submit an individual folio of evidence plus a jointly produced prototype database.

468 words, about 2 min
2

Moderating a Marked-Rich Task

A teacher has marked 24 student responses to a school-assessed practical task on spreadsheet modelling. The marking scheme has four criteria, each worth 5 marks, giving a maximum of 20.

454 words, about 2 min
3

The External Investigation Under Time Pressure

An external assessment task requires students to investigate a real organisation's information system and produce a report analysing its strengths and weaknesses against a supplied framework. Students have four weeks and must submit a 2,000-word report plus an appendix of evidence.

445 words, about 2 min
4

Choosing a Format for the External Product

An external assessment requires students to design and produce a digital product for a specified audience, accompanied by a design rationale. The task sheet lists acceptable formats: a website, a short video, an interactive presentation, or a printed booklet.

419 words, about 2 min
5

The Group's Shared Source File

Four students in a school-assessed multimedia task share a single source file for a promotional video. The task requires each student to submit an individual product and a reflection.

446 words, about 2 min