# 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**

## Resources

- [Maven Analytics Data Playground](https://mavenanalytics.io/data-playground)