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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Folks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> A correction regarding SAC41 – it is not a prototype. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>However there are a number of modifications to a fully deployed solution to run on a mobile device:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The solution does not have to be implemented on an actual mobile device, but it should conform to the constraints of a mobile device.</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=NormalBullet style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>D<span lang=EN-US>iscuss (not build) security measures that will be necessary to protect the information stored within and communicated between, the mobile software solution and related networks <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=NormalBullet style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Apply programming skills to create a software solution suitable for use on a mobile device<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=NormalBullet style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Include internal documentation within the software solution<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=NormalBullet style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt:.4gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:0cm;mso-para-margin-left:36.0pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Verify the performance of the software solution by selecting suitable test data and applying testing techniques<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>Therefore the solution built for the assessment has to meet the above conditions. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>My impression was that since the solution does not have to be implemented on an actual device, does not have to have security built in to communicate with related networks then it would fall short of a full-fledged deployed and implemented solution. In other words some aspects of the solution would be incomplete. Prototype may not be the right term, but the solution is not a full one either. Is a partial solution a prototype ? Is it a working model of a more complete solution ? It is not important what we call it, but what we actually ask the students to do.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Please refer to the <a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vcaa/vce/studies/infotech/infotechhb-2011-2014.doc">assessment handbook</a> to ensure all components of Task 1 and Task 2 in Outcome 41 are satisfied when deploying your SAC.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Kind Regards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Kevork Krozian<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Edulists Creator Administrator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>www.edulists.com.au<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>tel: 0419 356 034<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kevork Krozian<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 17 August 2012 5:52 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Year 12 SofDev] Fwd: WindowsPhone SDK apps and programming...<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Sonia,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>In Software Development 2 programming SACs are to be undertaken – both prototypes. One is required to be for a mobile device, the other with no restriction as to deployment destination therefore I would expect ( happy to be corrected ) that it could also be for a mobile device. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>It is not so much the SDK ( Software Development Kit ) or the IDE ( Integrated Development Environment ) but the language that will be the test of approval or disapproval.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><br>The WindowsPhone SDK uses C# which is approved. The XBox XNA environment is also programmed with C# which is also approved. I am told you can write Xbox games in Visual Basic now. See <a href="http://www.developers-challenges.com/vbarticles/xna-for-visual-basic/41-building-a-xna-game-in-vbnet.html">http://www.developers-challenges.com/vbarticles/xna-for-visual-basic/41-building-a-xna-game-in-vbnet.html</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The iPhone and iPad applications are written in Objective C usually in the Cocoa framework in the XCode IDE . These are not exclusive eg. you don’t have use Cocoa or Xcode to write Objective C and you can use Xcode to write in other languages. Interestingly, Cocoa was formerly NextStep hence the reference to objects such as </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:#EEEEEE'>NSString</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> and </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:#EEEEEE'>NSObject.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Eclipse is another IDE that is mostly used for programming in java but can be used for other languages see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_(software)">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_(software)</a> . <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The list of approved languages can be found at <a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/correspondence/bulletins/2010/June/vce_study.html#4">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/correspondence/bulletins/2010/June/vce_study.html#4</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>These are :<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'>Basic (object-oriented variations only, e.g. VB.NET)<br>C++<br>C#<br>Objective-C<br>Pascal (object-oriented variations only, e.g. Delphi)<br>Java<br>Perl<br>PHP<br>Python<br>Ruby</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I think C# would be a good choice for a programming language and IMHO more accessible than Objective C with Xcode for the students.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>For those embarking on Objective C, the best analogy would be trying to learn Mongolian for the first time for someone who is mono lingual ( not programmed before) or trying to learn Arabic for the first time for someone who is multi lingual ( has programmed before ). This is to write an original piece of software that is reasonably impressive and not replicate an existing program with the variables changed. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Happy to be corrected regarding anything stated here including how hard it is to learn Arabic ( not qualified to comment about Mongolian )<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Kind Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Kevork Krozian<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Edulists Creator Administrator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.edulists.com.au">www.edulists.com.au</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>tel: 0419 356 034<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au">sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au</a> <a href="mailto:[mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au]">[mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sonia McDonald<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 17 August 2012 9:14 AM<br><b>To:</b> Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Year 12 SofDev] Fwd: WindowsPhone SDK apps and programming...<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>I'm most likely jumping in the middle of a conversation here - but,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>How likely is it that a language such as WindowsPhone SDK could be included on the list of languages?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>I have used the Xbox SDK, and iOS (for game development outside class time), and these also seem to have interesting/benificial applications - and could be interesting languages for students to learn (both are OO)...<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>It would be good to see this type of technology appearing on the list...<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Sonia McDonald</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Teacher of Information Technology/Multimedia - Garnsey Campus</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><div id=divRpF436842><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au">sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au</a> [sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au] on behalf of Kent Beveridge [kbeveridge@stbc.vic..edu.au]<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 17 August 2012 8:56 AM<br><b>To:</b> Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> [Year 12 SofDev] Fwd: WindowsPhone SDK apps and programming....</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Sorry..forgot to add this to the possible options for the next "allowed languages" option for SD study design? It's very OO!<br><br><b>Kent Beveridge</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>ICT Coordinator & Maths teacher<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:black'><br>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='color:black'> Kent Beveridge <<a href="mailto:kbeveridge@stbc.vic.edu.au" target="_blank">kbeveridge@stbc.vic.edu.au</a>><br><b>Date:</b> 17 August 2012 8:49:27 AM AEST<br><b>To:</b> Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List <<a href="mailto:sofdev@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">sofdev@edulists.com.au</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[Year 12 SofDev] WindowsPhone SDK apps and programming.....</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List <<a href="mailto:sofdev@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">sofdev@edulists.com.au</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Wondering how many out there are using or have tried this tool to use with programming or just to build Apps.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I am currently looking at it. I like the emulator interface and actually prefer it to the GoogleAppInventor.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>People's thoughts?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Kent.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Ps. AJ it has XBox tools too! (XNA)<br><br><b>Kent Beveridge</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>ICT Coordinator & Maths teacher<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:black'><br>On 16/08/2012, at 2:37 PM, "Margaret King Iaquinto" <<a href="mailto:iaquinto@ozemail.com.au" target="_blank">iaquinto@ozemail.com.au</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Hi Mark <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>In pseudocode, END IF does not need to be written. It commonly is -- but it is not required. I recall on past exams in SD that the assessors did not flag this as an error.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I think this is because 'VB-centric' languages (wish I had a better way of describing this phenomenon since so many teachers use VB) require the END IF in the code. But some languages, such as PHP, do not require it.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>But perhaps someone else might add to the discussion?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> Maggie<br>VK3CFI<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><br>----- Original Message -----<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>From:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>"Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List" <<a href="mailto:sofdev@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">sofdev@edulists.com.au</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>To:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>"Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List" <<a href="mailto:sofdev@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">sofdev@edulists.com.au</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Cc:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Sent:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:10:51 +1000<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Subject:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:black'>[Year 12 SofDev] Pseudocode tweak - VITTA 2012 SD Exam #1, Question C8b<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:black'>Hi all. 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