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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'll start the ball rolling. I thought the multiple choice section was pretty easy - Q1 just plain silly! (gee I'm glad I sat through a whole year of ITA so I could answer that one.)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Then we get to Q 7 & 8, 9 12 - again, way too easy. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Q19 - evacuation procedures for back up files? Does this mean that someone marches off with the backup files if the building is evacuated? This kind of assumes they were dumb enough to store it in the same location originally. Or have I missed something here and its just one of those cunning distractors? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>short answer: Q3b - list two things...... pretty vague - are they talking ethical considerations? legal issues? technical constraints? or is it just open ended and pretty much anything is OK.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Q4 - nice to see the wiki get a mention</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Q5,6,7,8 pretty straight forward. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Q9 - I had trouble with the term layout being used in this context. If you look up "design elements" in the textbook, it refers to Proportion, orientation, clarity & consistency, colour & contrast. This is what the kids learnt. I think the term layout would have made them uncertain as to which one to discuss. Similarly with relevance - not really a design element, but rather a property of a good interface. I would be interested to know what others think about this question. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Q10 - the Pert chart strikes back! </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Q11 - a(i) and (ii) and (b) - more suitable for a junior maths class.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>(c) - more at the level I would expect of a VCE student</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>(d) - obviously kids need more practice (after last year's storyboard) in designing products</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>(e) - ethics - interesting question and much better worded than last year's! It should make them think (a bit).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Q12 - very easy. Although I suspect my lesser students still don't know how to do a vlookup or an if statement (even after all my best efforts - sigh!) . I can't remember if we did a specific task on sheet referencing (suspect not), but some of the better students might get 12 (c). 12(d) seems to demand a bar or column chart for easy comparison of monthly petrol expense, 12(e) could be achieved by making a macro or using mail merge.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>So all in all, not too many gripes (except for Q9). Most of my kids seemed pretty happy with their efforts. As an exam I would rate it about 8/10 what do others think???</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>regards</FONT></DIV>
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