[Year 12 Its] Software Development 2007 language tasks

Fri Aug 25 12:34:01 EST 2006

Hi folks,

  Having had a look at the 2 software tasks for next year I am
wondering what scope there is ( one for Paula ), to use 2 of the
approved languages during the year - one for each task . I am inclined
to look at Java for the portable device outcome SAC32. Mind you a laptop
is considered a portable device so there is the possibility of doing the
same thing as a desktop.
   With outcome SAC42 I am thinking of php perhaps. The SAC requires
the software to take into account a networked information system
objective and the needs of end users. I read that to mean a shareability
and accessibility consideration for the second SAC.  
  Shareability could be achieved by a shared database on a network
drive or behind a web server. I am not keen on the sharing of a database
on a network drive. Why ?  The work is done by the odbc or related
driver. Sure, the same can be said of a solution using a web page with a
database behind it , but it is truly mobile and accessible - not just
from within the LAN of the organisation using a particular application .
If 2 languages is forbidden I might have to go with perhaps a java
applet on a web site. 

  So Paula, would you read the Study Design to allow the use of 2
programming languages during the year ?

   Over to my colleagues 

Best Wishes

Kevork Krozian
IT Manager , Forest Hill College
k.krozian at fhc.vic.edu.au
http://www.fhc.vic.edu.au
Mobile: 0419 356 034

>>> paul.chandler at yvg.vic.edu.au 08/08/06 12:48pm >>>
Without having studied the matter in detail, my feeling is that James
is
right, and that it does not have to run "on" the PDA or phone, but be
suitable for it.

Some other thoughts or suggestions ... Thinking on my feet:

- presumably there are implementations of PHP or Java which will run
(directly) on PalmOS?
- code for eyeOS (http://www.eyeos.info/) looks pretty much like it's
PHP in a wrapper, so might be worth messing around with

Cheers,

-----Original Message-----
From: is-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:is-bounces at edulists.com.au]
On
Behalf Of James Poulos
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 12:21 PM
To: Year 12 Information Technology Systems Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: RE: [Year 12 Its] PHP and Software Development 2007

Does the app have to reside on the portable device, or just be
accessible and usable on the portable device. I use my pda on the
wireless lan at school to access php apps all the time. Is this a
possible use? One could argue that if the php pages are designed for a
pda (or phone) screen that it is being implemented on a portable
device,
even though the scripting is processed at the server level. Any
thoughts
on this?

James

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James Poulos
IT Coordinator
Cranbourne Christian College
jpoulos at crancc.vic.edu.au 
Ph: 03 5995 2188
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-----Original Message-----
From: is-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:is-bounces at edulists.com.au]
On
Behalf Of Ken Griffiths
Sent: Friday, 4 August 2006 5:50 PM
To: is at edulists.com.au 
Subject: [Year 12 Its] PHP and Software Development 2007

I'd like to know what teachers who currently use PHP in Information
Systems plan to do for u3o2 and u4o1 in 2007 in Software Development.
[After today's VITTA sessions this is a good time to talk about this]

The u3o2 requirement "to produce a software module suitable for
implementation on a portable computing device"  seems not appropriate
for PHP.  But if you choose to use PHP for u4o1, how would you link
the
preceding task?
The intention of the study design would seem to encourage , for
example,
a client/server relationship. But my first two thoughts for the client
side - ActionScript and Javascript - are not on the approved list.

Any thoughts from PHP enthusiasts?

Ken Griffiths
Deer Park SC 

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