[Year 12 IPM] Your suggestions please

[Geoff Moss]

Following Keith's suggestions, an integrated activity would provide some 
cohesiveness for the course and could be used to maintain student interest.

Integated tasks were the vogue for typing textbooks in the "good ole days".

It is just a matter of creating a variety of scenarios in which each 
task/outcome could be focused upon.
We could provide the scenario to students or create a framework within which 
they could flesh out the organisation from their own investigations or 
input.  We could provide the basis of the data and databases for the DBMS 
that fits within the scenario.  The scenario should lend itself to the 
development of multimedia / website development.

The trials outcomes could be parallel exercises in a similar integrated 
study, so that the students are only focusing on one or two organisations 
for the year.

The advantage of an integrated approach would be creating an organisational 
framework for the year's study and allowing a more indepth study of the 
organisation.  The students could then feel part of the organisation and may 
be able to identify goals and objectives more easily because it is part of 
an ongoing study.

If we felt more adventurous, or had a number of scenarios, we could offer 
students a choice or scenario in which we could develop similar activities. 
A joint or competitive atmosphere could be created in the classroom from the 
different scenarios.  (Obviously, we would need to be very conscious of 
making activities and outcomes of the same difficulty for each scenario.)

Examples of possible scenarios include:
Video Games store
Retail Nursery
Online business - e.g. providing gifts, flowers, cosmetics, etc
Travel or tour company
Local tradesman / tradeswoman
Fitness Club
Recreational / sporting club
Local Council - an outline example of a possible case study, which needs to 
be expanded, cn be found in Chapter 15 of the Pitman book: InfoTech 2000 
(Clancy, Kelly & Walker) - needs development of multimedia component
The Malthouse Theatre - Chptr 14 of above title. - needs development of 
multimedia component

Geoff Moss
RMIT


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Richardson" <keithcr at fastmail.fm>
To: "Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management 
Teachers'Mailing List" <ipm at edulists.com.au>
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 6:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Year 12 IPM] Your suggestions please


>A set of sample scenarios with discussion of why they are suitable, to
> assist teachers in writing their own would be very useful.
> These might be independent between SAC's or alternatively retain a
> degree of consistency by remaining similar across various sac's.
> Ciao, Keith
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> On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 10:24:59 +1100, "Christophersen, Paula P"
> <christophersen.paula.p at edumail.vic.gov.au> said:
>> Dear colleagues
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>> VCAA is preparing its project to assist teachers implement the
>> reaccredited study design 2007-2010. What specific information would you
>> like to help implement this study? In addition to an electronic version
>> of the study design and the Assessment Handbook, what further
>> information would you like to receive?
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>> Regards
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>> Paula Christophersen
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>> ICT Curriculum Manager
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>> VCAA
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