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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear Connie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Teachers must be able to authenticate the work students do for their school assessment – whether that be for a SAC or a SAT. Authentication may be difficult if students complete their work at home.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Here’s a couple of quotes from the study design:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Authentication<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Work related to the outcomes of each unit will be accepted only if the teacher can attest that, to the best of their knowledge, all unacknowledged work is the student’s own. Teachers need to refer to the current
<i>VCE and VCAL Administrative Handbook</i> for authentication procedures.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">(page 10, VCE Product Design and Technology Study Design (accreditation period 2012 – 2016)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">School-assessed Coursework<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Assessment tasks must be part of the regular teaching and learning program and must not unduly add to the workload associated with that program. They must be completed mainly in class and within a limited timeframe.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">(page 31 and 36, VCE Product Design and Technology Study Design)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I hope this answers your query. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Lorraine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Lorraine Tran </span>
<span style="color:#1F497D">I </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Curriculum Manager, Technologies
</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#17365D">VELS</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#548DD4"> Design, Creativity and Technology</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#17365D">VCE</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D">
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</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#548DD4">Food and Technology</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:navy"> </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#17365D">VCE</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#548DD4">Product Design and Technology</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D"> I </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#17365D">VCE</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:black">The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority provides high quality curriculum, assessment and reporting that promotes individual life long learning.</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> destech-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:destech-bounces@edulists.com.au]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Connie YOUDAN<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, 30 April 2012 3:43 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Design and Technology Teachers' Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Design and Technology] Resource for Unit 4 in today's Herald Sun<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Hi everyone,
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">I am a little bit confused about the format for the second Sac, The resource material from the Home economics Assoc suggests that students may finish their Sac at home, is this
allowed?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Connie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"> destech-bounces@edulists.com.au [destech-bounces@edulists.com.au]
on behalf of Tran, Lorraine I [tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, 30 April 2012 3:33 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Design and Technology Teachers' Mailing List (destech@edulists.com.au)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Design and Technology] Resource for Unit 4 in today's Herald Sun</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear colleague<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">In today’s Herald Sun 30 April, Your Time supplement, a very simple survey based on three reader views titled
<i>How to stay a step ahead</i>, explains how they evaluate walking shoes. The article includes criteria on which the shoes can be evaluated, and discusses and rates each of the three different shoes ‘tried and tested by our jury – readers give their verdict’.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">This resource would be useful for introducing aspects of Unit 4, Outcome 1, key knowledge dot point 1 in the VCE Product Design and Technology Study Design
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">‘Qualitative and quantitative methods of evaluating products, including user trials, research of users, and expert appraisal methods of product evaluation’
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Regards, Lorraine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Lorraine Tran </span>
<span style="color:black">I </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Curriculum Manager, Technologies
</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#17365D">VELS</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#548DD4"> Design, Creativity and Technology</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:black">
</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#17365D">VCE</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#548DD4">Agricultural and Horticultural Studies</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:black"> I
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#17365D">VCE</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#548DD4">Food and Technology</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:navy"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#17365D">VCE</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#548DD4">Product Design and Technology</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:black"> I </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#17365D">VCE</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#548DD4">Systems Engineering</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/" target="_blank">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au</a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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