Working Hard

I have been busy working on some extra bits and pieces for next year, planning and developing some projects that hopefully will interest the students. However, this has now come to a bit of a halt until I start reading what the new standards available are. This will probably require some adjustment to my courses. Considering the Unit Standard 2780 used to be a Level 2 standard worth 9 credits, now goes to a level 1 standard worth 3 credits. This is a huge drop in credits and level.

Each unit standard will have equivalent credit value which equates to 1 credit = 10 hours of teaching, learning and assessment

To give you some idea, 3 credits should equal 30 hours of classwork/homework.

I am waiting for someone to download all the new standards and zip them into a nice package for me,

Level 1
	18734	2 Credits	Create a web page using a template
	18743	2 Credits	Produce a spreadsheet from instructions using supplied data
	18758	2 Credits	Find information using the Internet
	25659	2 Credits	Create a web page using a mark-up language with a text editor
	2780	3 Credits	Demonstrate and apply knowledge of a personal computer system
	2792	2 Credits	Produce simple desktop published documents using templates
	5946	3 Credits	Use computer technology to create and deliver a presentation from given content
Level 2
	15167	2 Credits	Create individual web pages as a basis of a website (this unit standard is expiringand no longer available)
	15168	4 Credits	Enhance pages on a website (this unit standard is expiring and no longer available)
	15169	3 Credits	Develop and publish an operational website (this unit standard is expiring and no longer available)
	18735	3 Credits	Create a simple website to meet the specifications of a given brief (this unit standard is expiring and no longer available)
	18736	4 Credits	Create a simple website using a text editor to meet the specifications of a given brief (this unit standard is expiring and no longer available)
	20332	3 Credits	Use the Internet for information retrieval in an organisation
	25655	3 Credits	Create a website using a dedicated web-authoring tool to meet a set brief
	25656	3 Credits	Create a website using a mark-up language to meet a set brief
	25662	3 Credits	Use digital communications technologies
	2781	3 Credits	Manage and protect data in a personal computer system
	2782	3 Credits	Describe and use personal computer operating systems (this unit standard hasexpired and is no longer available)
	2783	3 Credits	Demonstrate knowledge of the components of personal computer systems
	2784	3 Credits	Create and use a computer spreadsheet to solve a problem
	2786	3 Credits	Create and use a computer database to solve a problem
	2788	5 Credits	Produce desktop published documents to meet a set brief
	2790	3 Credits	Use and maintain personal computer peripherals
	2791	3 Credits	Integrate spreadsheet and database data into a word processed document to meet a set brief
	2798	2 Credits	Demonstrate knowledge of the application and impact of computer technology in an organisation (this unit standard is expiring and no longer available)
	5938	2 Credits	Access computer resources via a local area network (LAN) (this unit standard isexpiring and no longer available)
	5939	3 Credits	Produce computer graphics using base functions (this unit standard is expiring and no longer available)
	5940	3 Credits	Produce a presentation using a desktop presentation computer application
	5941	2 Credits	Exchange messages using electronic mail (this unit standard is expiring and no longer available)
	5942	3 Credits	Exchange information with an online computer service (this unit standard isexpiring and no longer available)
	5943	3 Credits	Investigate and operate leisure-oriented computer applications
	5949	2 Credits	Describe the management and use of computers in an organisation (this unit standard is expiring and no longer available)
	5957	2 Credits	Produce schematic diagrams using a computer application
	5958	3 Credits	Produce a simple design illustration using a computer application (this unit standard is expiring and no longer available)
	5962	2 Credits	Digitise text (this unit standard is expiring and no longer available)
	5966	3 Credits	Describe the computer control of mechanical systems (this unit standard is expiringand no longer available)
	6743	2 Credits	Demonstrate an understanding of ergonomic principles for computer workstations
Level 3
	18737	5 Credits	Create a website for organisation use (this unit standard is expiring and no longer available)
	18745	3 Credits	Demonstrate knowledge of ethical issues for computer users in New Zealand (this unit standard is expiring and no longer available)
	18746	3 Credits	Demonstrate knowledge of contemporary information technologies (this unit standard is expiring and no longer available)
	18756	4 Credits	Use and maintain a computer database for business reporting and decision making
	24872	3 Credits	Produce documents for a workplace using a computer
	25657	6 Credits	Create a website for a stakeholder using a mark-up language
	25658	5 Credits	Create a website for a stakeholder using a dedicated web-authoring tool
	25660	5 Credits	Create a computer-controlled project
	25661	3 Credits	Design and assemble an interactive media product without scripting
	25782	6 Credits	Investigate the use of Information and Communications Technology in an organisation
	2785	5 Credits	Create a computer spreadsheet to provide a solution for organisation use
	2787	6 Credits	Create and use a computer database to provide a solution for organisation use
	2789	6 Credits	Produce desktop published documents for organisation use
	2797	4 Credits	Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of computer networks
	5947	3 Credits	Use computer technology to solve a specified problem
	5950	6 Credits	Investigate the use of computer technology in an organisation (this unit standard isexpiring and no longer available)
	5951	3 Credits	Describe the concepts of information systems deployment
	5953	3 Credits	Create and monitor a project plan using a computer application
	5954	5 Credits	Automate processes in a computer application using a scripting language
	5955	5 Credits	Demonstrate an understanding of documentation for computer applications
	5956	3 Credits	Create images using a computer (this unit standard is expiring and no longer available)
	5963	3 Credits	Design and assemble a multimedia computer application without scripting (this unit standard is expiring and no longer available)
	5965	3 Credits	Work cooperatively using workgroup computer software (this unit standard isexpiring and no longer available)
	5967	5 Credits	Create a computer controlled robot using a kit set (this unit standard is expiringand no longer available)
	5968	3 Credits	Discuss the social implications of information technology
	5969	6 Credits	Investigate the use of telecommunications in an organisation (this unit standard isexpiring and no longer available)