Course units
SDD · Software Design & Development
Software Design & Development
Covers National 3 "Building Digital Solutions" and National 4 "Software Design and Development" — programming with Python in IDLE, from variables through to a finished, tested program.
10 of 10 lessons · Complete
- SDD0Setup — Python & IDLE
- SDD1Variables, data types and simple arithmetic
- SDD2Input, output and string basics
- SDD3Selection (if / else)
- SDD4Fixed loops (for)
- SDD5Conditional loops (while)
- SDD6Reading and explaining code
- SDD7Testing, common errors and fixing them
- SDD8Outcome 1 assessed task — Fitness Tracker
- SDD9Outcome 2 assessed task — Cinema Ticket Calculator
ISDD · Information Systems
Information Systems
Covers National 3 "Information Solutions" and National 4 "Information System Design and Development" — building a database with DataGrip and MySQL, and (N4 only) a companion webpage.
8 of 9 lessons · ISDD1–8 available
- ISDD0Setup — DataGrip & MySQL
- ISDD1Database concepts
- ISDD2Building a structure — creating and populating tables
- ISDD3Testing, fixing errors, keeping information accurate
- ISDD4Integrating media — database + companion webpageN4
- ISDD5Key features of applicationsN3
- ISDD6Features and functionalityN4
- ISDD7Hardware, software, storage and connectivityN4
- ISDD8Security risksN4