Assessment Guide
This is a guide to working through various assessments with examples.
Internal Assessments Compared
2025 Syllabus Component Size IA1 IA2 IA3 Format Video (10 min) PDF(10 A4)+Vi...
Password DB Example Task
(Reasonable task for IA1 & IA2. Not great for IA3) For this task, you have been asked to create ...
Stimulus
All assignments will have a stimulus so that you know what to do. The minimum will be a task she...
Explore Mind Maps
IA1: IA1, IA2, IA3: Key areas to look into: Solution Ideas User Interface Data Prog...
Constraints and Limitations
IA1: Here are the common constraints that projects might have: Time - How long do you have to...
Success Criteria
IA1: IA2 & IA3: Prescribed Criteria Derived from the task. Self-Determined Criteria ...
Introduction (Problem Description & Solution)
IA1, IA2 & IA3: Take the task that has been set and reword it to introduce what this document is...
Existing Solution(s) Analysis
IA1: When looking at existing solutions you are looking for a few different things: Usabili...
Data Source Analysis
IA1: For IA2 & IA3 data or a data source should have been provided. File Format When looking a...
Data Solution
IA1: IA2: IA3: Data Flow Diagram Conventions When students develop data flow diagrams, the...
User Interface Design
IA1: IA2: IA3: Site Map / Overview If the project is large then it is a good idea to provide ...
User Interface + Data & SQL
IA1: IA2: IA3: SQL / explain where the data comes from/goes to / Explain user components b...
Security
IA3: Some ways to do this are: Analyse data privacy and data integrity risks associated with ...
Usability Principles
IA1: Talk about some Usability Principles used. See resource Useability & Visual Communication. ...
Pseudocode
IA1: IA2 & IA3: Official guidance from the syllabus: Pseudocode does not have a standard forma...
Code
TBD Password DB Example - Code
Final Product
IA2 & IA3: Generally, this will be demonstrated using a 2-minute video of the product working. ...
Prototype (Low Fidelity)
IA1: Generally, this will be demonstrated as part of the 10-minute video. Password DB Example -...
Testing, Feedback & Evaluation
IA2 & IA3: Testing Every Criteria that can be tested, should be tested at least once. For some ...
Bibliography
IA1, IA2 & IA3: Use APA which is built into Office & Google Docs. TBD Password DB Example - Bi...
Password DB Example (Combined)
Introduction Mind Map Constraints and Limitations Success Criteria Existing Solution(...