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Mark Scott [mailto:msc@staff.luther.vic.edu.au] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, 10 November 2005
11:36 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Year 12 Information Technology
Processing and Management Teachers'Mailing List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Year 12 IPM] RE: 2005
Exam</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=gray face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray;font-weight:bold'>Anybody like to
suggest what the correct response for MC Q4 was?<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Mark Scott<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, 9 November 2005
6:40<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Year 12 Information Technology
Processing and Management Teachers'MailingList<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> 2005 Exam</span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>A few comments:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Multi-guess section</span></font></b></strong><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Q4 I will be interested in what people thought was the
correct response (I'm still not sure)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Q16 and Q8 both examples of IPM-speak not used in the
real world (a waste of time and energy?)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Q5 will confuse lots of students. Is this the way to
get a spread of marks?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Q20 will challenge those students who are
mathematically challenged.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Short answer section</span></font></b></strong><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Q8 will be easy for the boys, harder for the girls.
What happened to equal opportunity?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Q2 most will get wrong because they will miss one word
"design". Is this a fair question? Are we testing their IT knowledge
or their comprehension skills?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Q1 I wonder whether "Not printing passwords on
coffee cups" is an acceptable response.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Q11 I loved the case study<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Q11c I suppose an acceptable response would be that
this would eat into class time and effect student learning. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>BUT would our over worked stressed out teachers really
be unhappy?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Q11e The real world would suggest a number of correct
responses. Another example of IPM-speak that don't reflect the real world.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Q12b (ii) A tiny little box to describe an appropriate
strategy for the ergonomic requirements for users. Most organisations have
booklets pages and pages long dedicated to this.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Overall</span></font></b></strong><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Too easy and no (or hardly any) sign of project
management, networks, network topologies, GANNT charts, PERT charts etc<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Will wait with interest for the results (dec
12?) and the examiners report next year.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
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