Hi Robert<br><br>I don't use spreadsheets as databases... did I somehow suggest that?<br><br>I've found the number of students having trouble with spreadsheets is <b>way</b> less than those having dB trouble - and their marks for U4O1 compared to U3O2 clearly reflect that.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 5 December 2011 15:14, Robert Hind <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:robert@yinnar.com">robert@yinnar.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Hi Mark,<br>
<br>
I have never been in favour of using a spreadsheet as a database. So would<br>
really go for a RDBMS for U401 rather than spreadsheet software. Introduce<br>
the RDBMS in year 11 and progress from there. Sure some students have<br>
problems with databases, but then the same students have trouble with<br>
spreadsheets :-)<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
Robert Hind (Semi-retired) OOF, GOM, COF<br>
Ashwood and Traralgon<br>
<a href="mailto:robert@yinnar.com">robert@yinnar.com</a><br>
</font></span><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
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> Dear all<br>
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> I am considering a move away from Spreadsheets for U4O1.<br>
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> It just seemed that the 2011 exam might have favoured those students who<br>
> did Databases instead.<br>
><br>
> What do people think?<br>
><br>
> thanks<br>
> Mark Scott<br>
> Luther College<br>
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