[Year 12 Its] pilot is semiparallele

Tue Nov 14 16:12:46 EST 2006

Hi Ros

Cos I got an email message saying that my email to is at edulist.com.au had 
been rejected.

A real problem. We have to get rid of all the spam. It is not only annoying 
but also uses up resources that could be better used ( Oh s***! I split an 
infinitive.) And of course it can stop legit emails getting through and we 
do now depend on email for so much of our correspondence.

Can't comment on what the examiners think/thought for the IPM exam as I was 
involved in marking that. You will just have to wait for the examiners' 
report. Sorry!

Robert Hind (Semi-retired)
Ex Traralgon and Ashwood

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Meadows, Roslyn M" <Meadows.Roslyn.M at edumail.vic.gov.au>
To: "Year 12 Information Technology Systems Teachers' Mailing List" 
<is at edulists.com.au>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 3:58 PM
Subject: RE: [Year 12 Its] pilot is semiparallele

You got through in the end Robert. How do you know if you are being blocked 
by spamcop (an email?)

I must say the edulists are not very active today (as compared to yesterday 
when I had over 35 emails, today I have had 3) Is everyone asleep?

Do you think pilot with a reasonable explanation would be acceptable for the 
IPM exam ? Given that they explain their reasoning well enough.

Ros Meadows
Lauriston Girls School
meadowsro at lauriston.vic.edu.au <mailto:meadowsro at lauriston.vic.edu.au>
meadows.roslyn.m at edumail.vic.gov.au

Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, 
including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog.
Doug Larson

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From: is-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Robert Hind
Sent: Tue 11/14/2006 3:42 PM
To: Year 12 Information Technology Systems Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Fw: [Year 12 Its] pilot is semiparallele

Oh hell! I am being blocked again by SpamCop

I'll send again and see if it gets through

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Hind" <robert at yinnar.com>
To: "Year 12 Information Technology Systems Teachers' Mailing List"
<is at edulists.com.au>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Year 12 Its] pilot is semiparallele

> Hi Ros,
>
> My understanding of  "parallel" in the context of the IPM exam question
> would be that both systems would be in place and that customers could use
> either system, not have to use both. They would, of course, be encouraged
> to use the new system, but if the new system had any problems then the old
> system would be there to fall back on.
>
> Robert Hind (Semi-retired)
> Ex Traralgon and Ashwood
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Meadows, Roslyn M" <Meadows.Roslyn.M at edumail.vic.gov.au>
> To: "Year 12 Information Technology Systems Teachers' Mailing List"
> <is at edulists.com.au>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 1:05 AM
> Subject: RE: [Year 12 Its] pilot is semiparallele
>
>
> I thought pilot would have been acceptable for the IPM exam - if it is a
> chain with a number of theatres wouldn't it make sense to pilot the system
> in one cinema/theatre? Parallel would involve movie-goers using the touch
> screen but still being forced to go to the ticket counter also - wouldn't
> that be a bit strange?
>
> Just a thought....
>
> Ros Meadows
> Lauriston Girls School
> meadowsro at lauriston.vic.edu.au <mailto:meadowsro at lauriston.vic.edu.au>
> meadows.roslyn.m at edumail.vic.gov.au
>
> Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions,
> including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog.
> Doug Larson
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: is-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Maggie Iaquinto
> Sent: Mon 11/13/2006 3:32 PM
> To: Year 12 Information Technology Systems Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: RE: [Year 12 Its] pilot is semiparallele
>
>
>
> Oops
>
> The examiners on the IPM exam were looking for 'parallel', I think.
> Excuse my error, please.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: is-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:is-bounces at edulists.com.au] On
> Behalf Of Maggie Iaquinto
> Sent: Monday, 13 November 2006 3:29 PM
> To: Year 12 Information Technology Systems Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: [Year 12 Its] pilot is semiparallele
>
> In the reading I have done, given some prompts from mail to this List
> (Frank perhaps?), I have learned that pilot is an implementation
> strategy not done on its own. Rather, pilot is now considered a
> semiparallel form of implementation. Data is entered into an old system
> AND a new system at the same time with pilot.
>
> So-- if pilot is used, then pilot + direct is OK  OR  pilot + phased is
> OK.
>
> On the IPM exam, I reckoned the examiners were looking for 'pilot' but
> with the phrasing of the question, there were two correct answers :
> pilot and parallel.
>
> Maggie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: is-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:is-bounces at edulists.com.au] On
> Behalf Of David Dawson
> Sent: Monday, 13 November 2006 1:21 PM
> To: Year 12 Information Technology Systems Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: RE: [Year 12 Its] 2006 exam post mortem
>
> Thanks Mark and Kevork for making this exam more easily understood.
> The only thing I might add to this discussion is for the implementation
> strategy mentioned in Section B Qn 13.
> It would seem from the question that the desired answer is "pilot".
> However, when you think about it IMHO a pilot is not an "implementation
> strategy" as after it is tested it still needs to be implemented - and
> if it is used in a small section of a network and then expanded
> throughout - then it is indistinguishable from "phased implementation".
> (I might be shaking the foundations here a little.)
> If a pilot was trialled outside of the system - as a much smaller system
> - it could still be implemented in the real world using a "direct
> cutover" - or in theory, it could be applied in parallel across the
> system - hence it could be "parallel" conversion. Or it can be expanded
> from use in a part of the system - "phased".
> There is nothing in utilising a pilot that determines 'implementation',
> I feel.
> So IMO the answer in this case should probably be either "pilot" or
> "phased" depending on student descriptions.
> David Dawson
>
>
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