[Year 12 IPM] ITA ("IPM 2007") summary

[Nick Axaris]

Hi Margaret I did but unfortunately family took precedence over anything 
else with the arrival of a little lad last year and the dramas of 
pregnancy beforehand.
Quite a few people expressed their concerns and opinions and the new 
course just does not reflect that.
Sorry if it sounds harsh but the reality is we will not get any large 
influx of interested students with the new "old" course and I will be 
sad to see the demise of the IT program across the state due to lack of 
student numbers.

Lawson, Margaret wrote:
> Nick
>
> Did you volunteer to be part of the process? I can vaguely recall a call
> of interest at some point?
>
> Margaret
>
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> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IPM] ITA ("IPM 2007") summary
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> I'm with Zach.
> More of the same crud that has seen dramatic drops in numbers across the
>
> state.
> It seems the eggheads who planned the "new" course live in the dark
> ages.
>
> Zach Alexakos wrote:
>   
>> I haven't received my copy of the study guide yet, (another top down 
>> approach?) and am somewhat bewildered by Mark's summary.
>>
>> After all the razzle dazzle about IPM becoming more multi-media 
>> inclusive, eg: iMovie, GarageBand, etc...Mark's 'pleasure document' is
>>     
>
>   
>> more of the same.  Spreadsheets, Databases, etc... hey wasn't this 
>> supposed to be the start of the revival in VCE IT numbers around the 
>> state by making the course more exciting and interesting?
>>
>> Must check the membership of those advisory boards between the first 
>> study guide draft and the now official guide.  Something obviously 
>> happened while I wasn't watching...
>>
>> Zach Alexakos
>> Nth Geelong SC
>>
>>
>>
>> At 03:16 PM 2/03/2006, you wrote:
>>     
>>> Attached for your planning pleasure is a Word doc summarising the key
>>>       
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>>> knowledge, key skills and outcomes for what I'm calling ITA ('IT 
>>> Applications')
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