SAT
School Assessed Task - Overview
The School Assessed Task (SAT) is a key assessment for VCE Data Analytics students. It is designed to assess your ability to apply data analytics concepts and techniques to real-world problems. The SAT is divided across both units of the course, with Unit 3 (Semester 1) focusing on data analysis and design, and Unit 4 (Semester 2) focusing on development and evaluation.
Unit 3 SAT: Analysis and Design
In the Unit 3 School Assessed Task, students are required to submit:
- A research question and a project plan (Gantt Chart) indicating times, milestones, dependencies and the critical path.
- An analysis that defines the requirements, constraints and scope of your data analytics visualisation (or infographic)
- A collection of complex data sets that are relevant to the research question.
- A folio of design ideas and evaluation criteria
- Detailed design specifications for the data analytics visualisation (or infographic)
Unit 4 SAT: Development and Evaluation
In the Unit 4 School Assessed Task, students are required to submit:
- Development of a database solution to gather data from a large repository and store and manipulate data
- Development of a spreadsheet solution to validate data and apply statistical analysis
- Development of a data visualisation solution to present findings
- A testing table and report on managing the security of data and files
- An evaluation of the effectiveness of the solution and assessment of the project plan
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