Enterprise information systems EIS

Systems thinking in action: how networks, user experience and data serve people.

3 focus areas · Years 7–10
Focus area 1
Modelling Networks and Social Connections

Connect people and devices. Build and test networks, draw social connections as graphs, and learn how the Internet of Things and network security work.

Outcomes CT5 (10)40 dot points
Identifying and definingResearching and planningProducing and implementingTesting and evaluating
Focus area 2
Designing for User Experience

Design interfaces people enjoy using. Find out who your users are, compare designs against requirements, then build and test a user interface of your own.

Outcomes CT5 (10)37 dot points
Identifying and definingResearching and planningProducing and implementingTesting and evaluating
Focus area 3
Analysing Data

Collect, store and check data, use databases and queries to answer questions, then show what the data means with clear visualisations.

Outcomes CT5 (10)41 dot points
Identifying and definingResearching and planningProducing and implementingTesting and evaluating

Software development SD

Computational thinking in action: building software, games, apps and automated systems.

3 focus areas · Years 7–10
Focus area 4
Building Mechatronic and Automated Systems

Build systems that sense and act. Learn about sensors, motion and controllers, write programs to control your system, then test and improve it.

Outcomes CT5 (10)37 dot points
Identifying and definingResearching and planningProducing and implementingTesting and evaluating
Focus area 5
Creating Games and Simulations

Design and program games and simulations. Plan the game logic and events, simulate a 2D or 3D world, then find and fix the errors in your code.

Outcomes CT5 (10)48 dot points
Identifying and definingResearching and planningProducing and implementingTesting and evaluating
Focus area 6
Developing Apps and Web Software

Design, program and test apps and websites. Write modular code with functions, check your algorithms with test cases, and judge your software against agreed criteria.

Outcomes CT5 (10)43 dot points
Identifying and definingResearching and planningProducing and implementingTesting and evaluating

Life Skills LS

Life Skills outcomes and content for the same six focus areas.

6 pages · Years 7–10
About Life Skills Some students with intellectual disability may find the Life Skills outcomes and content the most appropriate option in Stage 4 and/or Stage 5. Teachers choose specific Life Skills outcomes for each student, based on the student's needs, strengths, goals, interests and prior learning. Life Skills outcomes cannot be taught in combination with other outcomes from the same subject.
Life Skills 1
Life Skills: Networks and Social Connections

Recognise the parts of a real-world network, explore how people connect online and design a simple sociogram.

Outcomes CTLS (10)27 dot points
Life Skills 2
Life Skills: User Experience

Explore how people use programs and products, design a fictional user and take part in testing a digital solution.

Outcomes CTLS (10)32 dot points
Life Skills 3
Life Skills: Data

Use everyday data, collect it with a survey, make a graph or table and test a simple database.

Outcomes CTLS (10)38 dot points
Life Skills 4
Life Skills: Mechatronic Systems

Identify mechatronic systems in everyday life, see how simple machines work inside them and explore jobs in the field.

Outcomes CTLS (10)24 dot points
Life Skills 5
Life Skills: Games and Simulations

Explore different types of games, use simple logic to plan one and prototype it with agile tools.

Outcomes CTLS (10)41 dot points
Life Skills 6
Life Skills: Apps and Web Software

Look at the apps and websites you use, explore their layout and security, and take part in planning and testing one.

Outcomes CTLS (10)39 dot points

Resources Guides

5 pages
Resource
Course Toolkit

Flowcharts, pseudocode, IPO charts, decision trees, storyboards, spreadsheets, simple SQL and testing, step by step.
Resource
Project Guide

Plan, build, test and evaluate a project with an iterative approach.
Resource
Example Project

A worked project from start to finish, with a working demo.
Resource
Glossary

Every syllabus keyword, explained in plain language.
Resource
Certified Resources

The official NESA syllabus and course information, linked to the source.

Course at a glance

246 dot points · 10 outcomes
Strand · Enterprise information systems
3focus areas
118 dot points
Strand · Software development
3focus areas
128 dot points
Elective · Stages 4 and 5
2course lengths
Elective
  • Computing Technology (course codes 1612 and 1611)100 or 200 hours
  • Life Skills (course codes 1614 and 1613)100 or 200 hours
Stage 4 and Stage 5
2stages
Years 7–10
Stage 4 · Years 7–8
Outcomes: teachers may adjust the Stage 5 outcomes to suit Years 7 and 8 (CT4-ADJ-01). Programming: a general-purpose language, in NESA's teaching advice.
Stage 5 · Years 9–10
Outcomes: the CT5 outcomes listed below. Programming: an object-oriented language, in NESA's teaching advice.

NESA writes one set of dot points for both stages. Every dot point is tagged to both stages and to all four years.

Course outcomesCT5-SAF-01 to CT5-DES-01

Mainstream outcomes, Stages 4 and 5

CT5-SAF-01
Selects and applies safe, secure and responsible practices in the ethical use of data and computing technology
CT5-DPM-01
Applies iterative processes to define problems and plan, design, develop and evaluate computing solutions
CT5-COL-01
Manages, documents and explains individual and collaborative work practices
CT5-EVL-01
Understands how innovation, enterprise and automation have inspired the evolution of computing technology
CT5-DAT-01
Explains how data is stored, transmitted and secured in digital systems and how information is communicated in a range of contexts
CT5-COM-01
Communicates ideas, processes and solutions using appropriate media
CT5-OPL-01
Designs, produces and evaluates algorithms and implements them in a general-purpose and/or object-oriented programming language
CT5-THI-01
Applies computational, design and systems thinking to the development of computing solutions
CT5-DAT-02
Acquires, represents, analyses and visualises simple and structured data
CT5-DES-01
Designs and creates user interfaces and the user experience