Hello, campers*<br><br>This is an open letter to our helpful Paula.<br><br>Are the content and styles of the VCAA sample examination questions part of the VCE IT canon?**<br><br>More specifically, is the <b>style of the ERD</b> in the sample questions what we should safely expect in a possible examination question - with its lack of cardinality, and its multiple branches from a relationship?<br clear="all">
<br>Knowing this will help us constrain the teaching of the key knowledge.<br><br>With respect<br>Mark K<br><br>----<br><br> *An obscure reference to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butlins">Butlin's holiday camps</a> in postwar England (which neither I nor you have attended) gleaned from old episodes of an obscure TV show called '<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi-de-Hi%21">Hi-de-Hi!'</a> which most of you have never seen. In retrospect, I don't know why I said it. Sorry, campers.<br>
<br>** Along with: the <i>Study Design</i>, its <i>Glossary</i>; the <i>Assessment Handbook;</i> <i>VCAA Bulletins</i>, including their <i>FAQ</i> and <i>Errata</i><br>
<br>-- <br>Mark Kelly<br>Manager of ICT, Reporting, IT Learning Area<br>McKinnon Secondary College<br>McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia<br>Direct line / Voicemail: +613 8520 9085, Fax +613 9578 9253<br><a href="mailto:kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au" target="_blank">kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au</a><br>
VCE IT Lecture Notes: <a href="http://vceit.com" target="_blank">http://vceit.com</a><br>Moderator: IT Applications Edulist<br><br><font>All generalisations are false, except this one.</font><br><br>