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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Agreed, much more than programming.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>There is a wealth of material in the SDLC,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>but I find many of the students come in</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>with virtually no programming experience,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>and it is a huge rush to get them up to speed</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>with the basics. Given that the title of the course</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>is software, I think more time should be made</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>available for software. If you want to spend</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>slabs of time on other issues, change the name of the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>course. I think IS was far more appropriate. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Russell Quinn</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mailto: <A href="mailto:qn@boxhillhs.vic.edu.au" target=_blank>qn@boxhillhs.vic.edu.au</A></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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From: "Townsley, Andrew A" <townsley.andrew.a@edumail.vic.gov.au>
Subject: RE: [Year 12 SofDev] RE: SD and networking
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I dont believe SD is about teaching them how to just program though ?
Dont know about linked lists either but maybe collections i better.
andrew townsley
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