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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear All<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The new Applied Computing study pages have now been rolled over for 2020 and the new study design, administrative information (criteria for SAT) and examination specifications have been published.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You can go to the VCE study designs using the following link:
<a href="https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/vce/vce-study-designs/Pages/vce-study-designs.aspx">
https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/vce/vce-study-designs/Pages/vce-study-designs.aspx</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="332" height="184" style="width:3.4583in;height:1.9166in" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D5D13E.4458B760"><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You can access the Applied Computing study page and the links to Data Analytics and Software Development using the following link:
<a href="https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/vce/vce-study-designs/computing/Pages/Index.aspx">
https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/vce/vce-study-designs/computing/Pages/Index.aspx</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Content included on the study pages:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">Units 1 and 2 Applied Computing (available at:
<a href="https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/vce/vce-study-designs/computing/Pages/index.aspx">
https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/vce/vce-study-designs/computing/Pages/index.aspx</a>)<o:p></o:p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="circle">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">Study design<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">Advice for teachers<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">Adobe Connect videos<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
Units 3 and 4 Data Analytics (available at: <a href="https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/vce/vce-study-designs/computing/Pages/index.aspx">
https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/vce/vce-study-designs/computing/Pages/index.aspx</a>)<o:p></o:p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="circle">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">Study design<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">Software tools and functions document<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">2020 Administrative information for school-based assessment (SAT Criteria)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">2020 General advice on the School-based Assessment Audit<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">Link to 2020-2023 Examination specifications, past examinations and reports<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">Advice for teachers (including performance descriptors and weekly planners)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">Adobe connect videos<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
</li></ul>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">Units 3 and 4 Software Development (available at:
<a href="https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/vce/vce-study-designs/appliedcomputing-softwaredevelopment/Pages/index.aspx">
https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/vce/vce-study-designs/appliedcomputing-softwaredevelopment/Pages/index.aspx</a>)<o:p></o:p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="circle">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">Study design<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">Programming requirements document<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">2020 Administrative information for school-based assessment (SAT Criteria)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">2020 General advice on the School-based Assessment Audit<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">Link to 2020-2023 Examination specifications, past examinations and reports<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">Advice for teachers (including performance descriptors and weekly planners)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">Adobe connect videos<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
</li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Phil.<o:p></o:p></p>
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