[Year 12 IT Apps] System Flow Charts

[Robert Hind]

Gee Robert, get the VCAA to put its money where its mouth is ?

What an incredible idea that the people who determine the curriculum/courses 
should actually make it quite clear to the teachers and students involved 
exactly what is in the course and what will be examined. Nice for us to 
visit all the byways but at VCE level we do need to keep the focus on the 
SACs and the exams. We do not have time for straying away from those.

The idea of an improved and more detailed glossary for ITA is good. The 
confusion between the SDLC and the PSM is a prime example of totally 
unnecessary confusion.

Robert Hind (Semi-retired)
Ex Traralgon and Ashwood

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Timmer-Arends" <timmer at melbpc.org.au>
To: "Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List" 
<itapps at edulists.com.au>
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] System Flow Charts


> Hello Mark
>
> I think one key point is the one you quoted "...They were once the primary 
> tool for documenting systems; however, data flow diagrams are often used 
> instead ...". When I was looking through my refs I did wonder how wide 
> spread the use of system flow charts is in 2007.
>
> and just on this point: "I would recommend that the next study design's 
> glossary is clearer on defining such subtle differences...including the 
> effective difference between the SDLC and the Problem Solving Methodology" 
> I do think the glossary may need to be prepared with more care but more 
> importantly, I think it needs to be much more extensive, in effect 
> becoming a reference. One of the things that I find really frustrating is 
> the number of times on this list discussions start up just like this one 
> about what is X, and 101 opinions about what X is appear. And we should 
> not have to rely on opinions! We need a reference that covers the entire 
> course and that has the VCAA imprimatur. Then at least we will all know 
> where we stand.
>
> Regards
> Robert T-A
>
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