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Title
Create and operate a computer program to provide a solution for an
organisation
Level
4
Credits
15
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: plan a
computer program; produce the program; test and modify the
program; and operate and evaluate the program to provide a
solution for an organisation.
Classification
Computing > Software Development - Programming
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 18741, Create a computer program to provide a solution,
or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
Range
Candidates are required to create a program that contains – data flows and data
stores, variables and expressions, sequences of steps, arrays, nested decisions,
simple repetitions, sub-programs (sub-routines or procedures), files on disk,
interactive dialogue, screen and printed report generation.
The possible contexts the computer software program is designed to operate in may
include but are not limited to – businesses, clubs, non-profit organisations, scientific
applications.
For the purposes of assessment the program and stakeholder must be authentic.
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Definitions
Brief is a clear description of both the desirable outcomes sought and the constraints
to be met by the solution. It contains requirements and specifications against which
the success or otherwise of the program can be evaluated. The brief can be either
created as part of the candidates employment (in the case of workplace assessment)
or in response to the needs of an organisation.
Conceptual design is a clearly indicative representation of the final product.
Industry conventions refer to conventions used and recommended by an organisation
involved in the computer industry.
Internal documentation means documentation included as comments within the
source code, rather than documentation created separately.
Organisation refers to a specific business entity which may be – profit or non-profit; in
private, public, or voluntary sectors; a business unit, iwi, or other special-purpose
body.
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A plan outlines how the requirements of the brief will be realised. For this unit
standard, the plan is produced in conjunction with the conceptual design and will
include pre-task documented components. Evidence of planning may be oral,
written, and/or graphic.
Problem decomposition means breaking the problem down into smaller manageable
components.
3
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the:
Copyright Act 1994;
Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act 2008;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
and any subsequent amendments.
4
An assessment resource to support computing unit standards (levels 1 to 4) can be
found on the NZQA website at www.nzqa.govt.nz/asm.
‘The Computing Process - a clarification document’ contains further information and
can be found on the NZQA website.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Plan a computer program to provide a solution for an organisation.
Evidence requirements
1.1
A brief is formulated that describes the organisation’s requirements for the
program in terms of purpose and target users.
1.2
The brief outlines the specifications (including constraints) to be met by the
program in order to provide a solution.
Range
1.3
A conceptual design for the program is documented according to industry
conventions.
Range
1.4
includes but is not limited to – programming language, input
descriptions, output descriptions, data structure descriptions,
program descriptions, testing procedure(s).
design includes but is not limited to – problem decomposition
diagram, key steps required in creating the program.
A plan for the development of the program is produced and modified at each
project milestone.
Range
project milestones, resource requirements, stakeholder
consultation.
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Outcome 2
Produce the program.
Range
meaningful descriptive names for variables, procedures, functions,
labels and data files; use of indentation and line spacing; use of
comments to explain program structure and function.
Outcome 3
Test and modify the program to provide a solution for organisation use.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Testing follows the procedure documented in the specifications of the brief.
Range
3.2
includes but is not limited to – all program logic paths.
The code is modified, as required following the testing, to eliminate errors and
meet design brief specifications.
Range
all modifications are documented, including reasons for them.
Outcome 4
Operate and evaluate the program.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Operation of the program verifies that the program meets the design
specifications and provides a solution for an organisation.
4.2
An evaluation report is prepared that identifies strengths and limitations of the
program and improvements for future developments.
Planned review date
31 December 2016
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
30 September 1994
31 December 2013
Revision
2
18 November 1996
31 December 2013
Review
3
24 September 1997
31 December 2013
Revision
4
28 July 1998
31 December 2013
Review
5
30 July 2002
31 December 2013
Revision
6
16 July 2004
31 December 2013
Review
7
19 March 2010
31 December 2015
Rollover and
Revision
8
19 September 2013
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0011
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Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
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