Level 2 Digital Technology
12DGT Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mr H. Carr.
Recommended Prior LearningYear 11 Digital Technology. Or with HOF approval.
Students will develop their existing programming skills from Year 11.
This course will begin with an introduction to databases, where students will use PHP and SQL to manage and manipulate data.
The next topic students will learn Java programming, applying their skills to build problem-solving applications.
The final topic of the course will cover web design, focusing on HTML and JavaScript to create interactive and visually appealing websites.
Course Overview
Term 1
Introducing back-end databases and connecting a website to it.
Languages we'll use are SQL/PHP/HTML/CSS
Term 2
Finishing Databases.
Recap of programming.
Introduction to Java.
Variables - data types
Objects
Parsing - input/output
List/Arrays
Data Structures - Stack/Queue
Term 3
Finishing up Java.
Web design involving libraries, JavaScript.
Term 4
A Preview for Y13
Pathway Career Pathways
Software Developer, Game Developer, Recreation Co-ordinator, Data Analyst
Contributions and Equipment/StationeryA personal laptop that can install BlueJ is highly recommended.