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<DIV><SPAN class=481302701-10112005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Agree
- C is the least worst answer.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au
[mailto:ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Jenny
Antcliffe<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, 10 November 2005 12:24 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Year
12 Information Technology Processing and Management Teachers'Mailing
List<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Year 12 IPM] RE: 2005 Exam<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=246291801-10112005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hello
Mark and others.. I believe (c) to be the most obvious response to multiple
choice Qn 4 by a process of elimination. a) and b)lack consistency, d) would
lack consistency and quality as the reports are hand written and writing
may be illegible</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=246291801-10112005> <FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2> so that leaves c) one assumes the reports would
then be computer generated and show quality and consistency in output. cheers,
Jenny</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Mark Scott
[mailto:msc@staff.luther.vic.edu.au]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, 10 November
2005 11:36 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Year 12 Information Technology Processing and
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=gray size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: gray">Anybody like to
suggest what the correct response for MC Q4
was?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: gray">Mark
Scott<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: gray">Luther
College<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><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">A few comments:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Multi-guess
section</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Q5 will confuse lots of students. Is this the way to
get a spread of marks?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Q20 will challenge those students who are
mathematically challenged.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Short answer
section</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Q8 will be easy for the boys, harder for the girls.
What happened to equal opportunity?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Q1 I wonder whether "Not printing passwords on coffee
cups" is an acceptable response.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Q11 I loved the case
study<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">BUT would our over worked stressed out teachers really
be unhappy?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Overall</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Will wait with interest for the results (dec
12?) and the examiners report next
year.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Mark Scott<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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