[Year 12 IPM] RE: 2005 Exam

[Geoff Moss]

[Year 12 IPM] Multichoice Q5Mark
Given the fact that they want "quality and consistency" the question eliminates options A and B.  

>From the information given we could assume that each store produces or at least contributes to the production of the reports - a template would provide for consistency in reporting of data to be put in the reports.  Consistency can be gained by using a common report template, hence C and D stand out as possible responses.

While the organisation is a not-for-profit charity does not mean it cannot afford to buy computers, and it is not suggested that it cannot afford to buy the computers.  Although this could be an unfair distraction for some students.

Seeing that quality is also a factor - C becomes the preferable response, because  a computer generated report is more likely to produce a better quality report than a hand-written report.

Collating a hand-written report template can also be fraught with possible problems of transcribing handwritten data - which could impact on the quality of the report.

Thus, C is the BEST option to achieve the goal.



Geoff Moss
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mark Scott 
  To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management Teachers'MailingList 
  Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 11:36 AM
  Subject: [Year 12 IPM] RE: 2005 Exam


  Anybody like to suggest what the correct response for MC Q4 was?

   

  Mark Scott

  Luther College

   


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  From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Mark Scott
  Sent: Wednesday, 9 November 2005 6:40
  To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management Teachers'MailingList
  Subject: 2005 Exam

   

  A few comments:

   

  Multi-guess section

   

  Q4 I will be interested in what people thought was the correct response (I'm still not sure)

   

  Q16 and Q8 both examples of IPM-speak not used in the real world (a waste of time and energy?)

   

  Q5 will confuse lots of students. Is this the way to get a spread of marks?

   

  Q20 will challenge those students who are mathematically challenged.

   

  Short answer section

   

  Q8 will be easy for the boys, harder for the girls. What happened to equal opportunity?

   

  Q2 most will get wrong because they will miss one word "design". Is this a fair question? Are we testing their IT knowledge or their comprehension skills?

   

  Q1 I wonder whether "Not printing passwords on coffee cups" is an acceptable response.

   

  Q11 I loved the case study

   

  Q11c I suppose an acceptable response would be that this would eat into class time and effect student learning. 

  BUT would our over worked stressed out teachers really be unhappy?

   

  Q11e The real world would suggest a number of correct responses. Another example of IPM-speak that don't reflect the real world.

   

  Q12b (ii) A tiny little box to describe an appropriate strategy for the ergonomic requirements for users. Most organisations have booklets pages and pages long dedicated to this.

   

  Overall

   

  Too easy and no (or hardly any) sign of project management,  networks, network topologies, GANNT charts, PERT charts etc

   

  Will wait with interest for the results (dec 12?) and the examiners report next year.

   

  Mark Scott

  Luther College

   

   

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