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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hello Systems Engineering Teachers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Just looking at some VASS Reports generated for the 2019 Systems Engineering Exam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Looking at State Mean for Systems Exam Question 4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">4(a) (ii) 0.1 out of a maximum of 2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">4(b) 0.1 out of a maximum of 6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">4(c) 0.1 out of a maximum of 4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">4(d) 0.1 out of a maximum of 4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">(note: The marks in VASS are double the exam because of the double marking)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Let’s face it … It was a bloody shocker of a question.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Now eagerly awaiting the examiner’s report next year…
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Will the report admit that it was a shocker of a question that should not have been included in the exam.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Or will it write the usual tripe with something like “It was disappointing that students failed to grasp the concept of ….”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">P.S: If anybody has worked out the correct response to Question 4, please email me. I’m still struggling on this question.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Happy XMAS.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Ken Bell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Mortlake College<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> syseng <<a href="mailto:syseng-bounces@edulists.com.au">syseng-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Bell, Kenneth C<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 5 December 2019 12:58 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Systems and Engineering Teachers' Mailing List <<a href="mailto:syseng@edulists.com.au">syseng@edulists.com.au</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Systems Engineering Teachers' Mailing List] Systems Exam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">VCAA Systems Exam: Has any one worked out the answers to Section B Question 4?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I’ve got a lot of experience in electronics but I’m still trying to work this one out.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">It will be very interesting to read the Examiner’s Report for this Question.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Ken Bell</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Mortlake College</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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