[Year 12 IT Apps] Dear VCAA - access and mySQL

[Maggie Iaquinto]

Dear VCAA

Please don't make the database questions based on Microslop or some
other proprietary software. I am one of several teachers using mySQL and
the use of Access-specific questions is unfair. 

Maggie

-----Original Message-----
From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
[mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Maree Duivenvoorden
Sent: Tuesday, 13 March 2007 11:38 AM
To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] Macros - Question arising from Friday's
PD

The VCAA site
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/infotech/it-apps-software-sr.pdf

Makes mention of all the (database) skills the student should be able to
execute, but does state that students are only required to demonstrate
the *majority* of functions in an outcome.

So while use of macros for efficiency may be desirable, they are not
necessary for the outcome.  But do need to be taught as part of the
study design. (Students are expected to execute each listed function of
a softare tool and macros are a listed function)

Cheers...

Maree Duivenvoorden
Toorak College


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Damien A-B
Sent: Tuesday, 13 March 2007 11:01 AM
To: 'Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List'
Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] Macros - Question arising from Friday's PD

Hi all,
	On Friday's PD at Melbourne Uni, Maggie's session on unit 3 said
that students do not need to actually do a macro in the outcome but
could do
them as activities before and/or after the outcome has been completed.
On
the other had, Mark's session stated that students had to do macros as
part
of the outcome. 
Could anyone please clarify which way we have to go here.
Thanks in advance
Cheers
Damien Atkinson-Buck
IT Department
Keilor Downs College



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