Whats the best way to study for Software Engineering? (1 Viewer)

[jwks.j]

Hiii

This is generally for people who have done SE for their HSC's. Right now, I'm doing it as an accel. subject and I basically have HSC early. Since nobody has really told me what its like (including my teacher - he's terrible he just uses chatgpt for everything) and its not very popular in my school, does anybody have any tips on how I can do good and if I should really lockin?

My aim is to get 90+ in the subject and my school is one of the top 10 selective's so it is quite competitive. If anyone has any tips on what I should really focus on/if I need tutoring for it lmk pls!!

Also my current average for the whole year 11 was 81% so I am hoping to get better by next year and would appreciate any advice because I struggled a bunch but still came out in low 80s so I hope that I can do better for the ACTUAL HSC.

thank you <3

 

[Eatham]

Ayeee gotta love a teacher that uses AI for everything (Had one from yr9 to yr10 was really bad)

I have written my own textbook here. It has chapters and sections 1 to 1 from the syllabus dot points with MC Quizzes. There are a few things still to fix (Like the diagrams) however I'm looking to improve those asap) Hopefully that helps give you a clear idea of what is involved. The hardest part about the subject is actually learning to code. Everything else is just memorisation. So make your own notes and do flash cards. The exams usually consist of MC questions and short answer responses. You don't have any long written 9 markers (*cough physics) which is good.

For past papers, you can look at the old SDD course and I like to send AI the syllabus and have it give me questions.

Note: Ironically for my textbook, I also used AI because I have no time in Year 12. But I have been verifying information and I used actually good models (Sonnet 4.5). Feel free to send feedback if there are any issues or if things are way too confusing haha.

Also, 81% is amazing for an average! You should be happy that you got that. In the HSC, it does depend on what subjects you do... but still thats an A.

 

[jwks.j]

Ayeee gotta love a teacher that uses AI for everything (Had one from yr9 to yr10 was really bad)

I have written my own textbook here. It has chapters and sections 1 to 1 from the syllabus dot points and MC Quizzes. There are a few things still to fix (Like the diagrams) however I'm looking to improve those asap) Hopefully that helps give you a clear idea of what is involved. The hardest part about the subject is actually learning to code. Everything else is just memorisation. So make your own notes and do flash cards. The exams usually consist of MC questions and short answer responses. You don't have any long written 9 markers (*cough physics) which is good.

For past papers, you can look at the old SDD course and I like to send AI the syllabus and have it give me questions.

Note: Ironically for my textbook, I also used AI because I have no time in Year 12. But I have been verifying information and I used actually good models (Sonnet 4.5). Feel free to send feedback if there are any issues or if things are way too confusing haha.

Also, 81% is amazing for an average! You should be happy that you got that. In the HSC, it does depend on what subjects you do... but still thats an A.

Thanks for the tips and textbook, I really appreciate it! Do you think the best way to study would be just to go through the syllabus or go through past papers more...

 

[Eatham]

Thanks for the tips and textbook, I really appreciate it! Do you think the best way to study would be just to go through the syllabus or go through past papers more...

Yeahhh just that.

I found some trial papers that you could take a look at. Hope these help!

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[jwks.j]

thank you !!!

 

[spiderlemonade]

Hiii

This is generally for people who have done SE for their HSC's. Right now, I'm doing it as an accel. subject and I basically have HSC early. Since nobody has really told me what its like (including my teacher - he's terrible he just uses chatgpt for everything) and its not very popular in my school, does anybody have any tips on how I can do good and if I should really lockin?

My aim is to get 90+ in the subject and my school is one of the top 10 selective's so it is quite competitive. If anyone has any tips on what I should really focus on/if I need tutoring for it lmk pls!!

Also my current average for the whole year 11 was 81% so I am hoping to get better by next year and would appreciate any advice because I struggled a bunch but still came out in low 80s so I hope that I can do better for the ACTUAL HSC.

thank you <3

Dang that sounds exactly like my school and tech teacher, he gives us ChatGPT worksheets with AI generated pictures of people typing on computers

 

[Socialism]

Hiii

This is generally for people who have done SE for their HSC's. Right now, I'm doing it as an accel. subject and I basically have HSC early. Since nobody has really told me what its like (including my teacher - he's terrible he just uses chatgpt for everything) and its not very popular in my school, does anybody have any tips on how I can do good and if I should really lockin?

My aim is to get 90+ in the subject and my school is one of the top 10 selective's so it is quite competitive. If anyone has any tips on what I should really focus on/if I need tutoring for it lmk pls!!

Also my current average for the whole year 11 was 81% so I am hoping to get better by next year and would appreciate any advice because I struggled a bunch but still came out in low 80s so I hope that I can do better for the ACTUAL HSC.

thank you <3

HI! i know i'm super late (im sorry) but does any of this info help?


If you're needing resources
These are the only ones to be posted in the Notes & Resources tab since SE began last year:

• https://boredofstudies.org/resources/software-engineering-preliminary-mechatronics-project-self-driving-technologies-report-18-20.20797/
• https://boredofstudies.org/resource...-architecture-project-and-report-37-40.20828/
• https://boredofstudies.org/resources/software-engineering-preliminary-exam-assorted-study-notes-resources-and-practice-questions.20833/
• https://boredofstudies.org/resources/software-engineering-hsc-major-project-documentation-gantt-chart-54-60.20863/
• https://boredofstudies.org/resources/rank-1-60-60-hsc-software-engineering-major-project-genta.20875/
• https://boredofstudies.org/resources/software-engineering-textbook.20929/

If you want to do some reading
These are threads on BoS that may contain useful infouseful:

• https://boredofstudies.org/threads/software-automation-sos.414066/
• https://boredofstudies.org/threads/software-engineering-past-papers.
• https://boredofstudies.org/threads/how-is-everyone-preparing-and-feeling-for-the-hsc.415178/
• https://boredofstudies.org/threads/software-engineering-predictions-thoughts.415012/

Regarding the use of SDD for studying SE

yeah sdd has similar syllabus to software engineering - not 1-1 but many of the same topics. i'd say that things have been added more than they have been removed - from memory, software engineering keeps what was at the core of sdd, then adds on a bunch of new topics like machine learning, python in final exams, mechatronics, security etc, also the optional topics have been merged. so i'd recommend doing a bunch of the newer sdd past papers (the older ones, while in the same syllabus, kind of ask questions in a different way and i would say aren't as relevant as the newer ones to software engineering), additionally closer to the hsc next year, nesa will likely put out a set of sample questions so you'll know what the hsc exam will roughly be like (this is what they did when they updated the science syllabus). for now, just grind out textbook q's, past papers and whatever your teacher gives you, from a brief look the only year 11 topic that wasn't covered by the old sdd syllabus was programming mechatronics (and oop was covered in the optional section). and of course coding websites like codewars can also help for giving you new programming problems

While this post only really addresses year 11, its sentiment is true for both years. Additionally, it is backed up by my teacher: the SDD course can be sorta used as the basis of studying for Software Engineering. So, generally, try checking out some of the related topics in Software Design and Development. The only topic I can remember off the top of my head is "optional: object-oriented programming" but there are definitely other crossovers between the two courses. The most important takeaway is that you can/should use the Software Design and Development textbooks . Sam Davis and Heinemann have the best two.

On top of all that, expect PEDC (and sam davis) to produce an SE textbook sometime next year. They're really, really past their deadline (of like, midway through this year) so hopefully they can get it into print ASAP.

Use the NESA site
Finally, in terms of content knowledge, the NESA site is super valuable; if you haven't already been using it you should check it out
The course specs at https://curriculum.nsw.edu.au/learning-areas/tas/software-engineering-11-12-2022/overview
The most important tabs are "Content", "Assessment", and "Teaching and Learning Support". Maybe also "Glossary" for terms if you aren't certain of their use. The https://curriculum.nsw.edu.au/file/b746704f-f613-4bce-9466-19835b2623fc/software-engineering-11-12-2022-higher-school-certificate-course-specifications.pdf is probably one of the best resources that NESA has produced
Also, check out https://fam.hsconline.nesa.nsw.edu.au/ for a... highly limited... practice test.

On top of all of that, this year's HSC "paper" (its digital but whatever) can be found here, although note that the marking criteria and feedback have not been released yet.

I hope this helps!

 

[jwks.j]

HI! i know i'm super late (im sorry) but does any of this info help?


If you're needing resources
These are the only ones to be posted in the Notes & Resources tab since SE began last year:

• https://boredofstudies.org/resources/software-engineering-preliminary-mechatronics-project-self-driving-technologies-report-18-20.20797/
• https://boredofstudies.org/resource...-architecture-project-and-report-37-40.20828/
• https://boredofstudies.org/resources/software-engineering-preliminary-exam-assorted-study-notes-resources-and-practice-questions.20833/
• https://boredofstudies.org/resources/software-engineering-hsc-major-project-documentation-gantt-chart-54-60.20863/
• https://boredofstudies.org/resources/rank-1-60-60-hsc-software-engineering-major-project-genta.20875/
• https://boredofstudies.org/resources/software-engineering-textbook.20929/

If you want to do some reading
These are threads on BoS that may contain useful infouseful:

• https://boredofstudies.org/threads/software-automation-sos.414066/
• https://boredofstudies.org/threads/software-engineering-past-papers.
• https://boredofstudies.org/threads/how-is-everyone-preparing-and-feeling-for-the-hsc.415178/
• https://boredofstudies.org/threads/software-engineering-predictions-thoughts.415012/

Regarding the use of SDD for studying SE

While this post only really addresses year 11, its sentiment is true for both years. Additionally, it is backed up by my teacher: the SDD course can be sorta used as the basis of studying for Software Engineering. So, generally, try checking out some of the related topics in Software Design and Development. The only topic I can remember off the top of my head is "optional: object-oriented programming" but there are definitely other crossovers between the two courses. The most important takeaway is that you can/should use the Software Design and Development textbooks . Sam Davis and Heinemann have the best two.

On top of all that, expect PEDC (and sam davis) to produce an SE textbook sometime next year. They're really, really past their deadline (of like, midway through this year) so hopefully they can get it into print ASAP.

Use the NESA site
Finally, in terms of content knowledge, the NESA site is super valuable; if you haven't already been using it you should check it out
The course specs at https://curriculum.nsw.edu.au/learning-areas/tas/software-engineering-11-12-2022/overview
The most important tabs are "Content", "Assessment", and "Teaching and Learning Support". Maybe also "Glossary" for terms if you aren't certain of their use. The https://curriculum.nsw.edu.au/file/b746704f-f613-4bce-9466-19835b2623fc/software-engineering-11-12-2022-higher-school-certificate-course-specifications.pdf is probably one of the best resources that NESA has produced
Also, check out https://fam.hsconline.nesa.nsw.edu.au/ for a... highly limited... practice test.

On top of all of that, this year's HSC "paper" (its digital but whatever) can be found here, although note that the marking criteria and feedback have not been released yet.

I hope this helps!

WOAH THIS IS SO USEFUL THANK YOU!!!
I'll check out all the threads and this is literally like a whole content guide - I appreciate it so much!

Thanks genuinely, I really needed this lmao, cos my teacher just uses eforge then tests us on stuff we never learnt !