Clarification details
Updated December 2019. As a result of trialling and verification, the following information is available to assist in the assessment of Level 2 Digital Technologies standards. Clarification documents will be further developed when sufficient material has been submitted through the external moderation process. Further assessment support can also be found on TKI.
This standard could include the development of a complete network or could be the development of network components/devices that are integrated into an existing network. Devices based on Raspberry Pi, or other similar hardware may be suitable. The key concept is that this is in the context of a network. The inclusion of the device may require settings to be configured on other devices within the network.
Examples of advanced techniques are given in Explanatory Note 5. These provide guidance about the expectations at level 2, and are not an exhaustive list. Assessors may need to determine other techniques that are advanced. Students need to demonstrate at least two advanced techniques in their network outcome.
Students need to explain the relevant implications for the network. This could be used to inform the design and development of the network. There is a dedicated clarification that expands on what is meant by relevant implications.
Students should not follow an internet tutorial, as they are required to show some independence in the development of their network.
Students need evidence of how they have used hardware, software and peripherals in their network.
If the assessor is providing components, the students need to have a range of options so that they can investigate and choose suitable components from those available.
For Achieved, students must troubleshoot and identify faults. An assessor may have to provide a network with setup and configuration errors in it.
For Merit, students will need to provide evidence (for example annotated screenshots) of how the network’s quality was improved from information gained from troubleshooting, debugging and diagnosis using testing procedures. Students need to show how they have addressed the relevant implications.
For Excellence, accuracy will need to be a judgement made by an assessor. This will need to be documented. Students need to justify the choice of hardware and software.