[Year 12 IT Apps] ITA Proposed U3O2 - a bias towards databases?

[Robert]

Robert? Me?

My last experience of the finance world involved the production of a 
database to hold full details of investors through a financial planner, keep 
track of investments, allow updates, etc. A database and not a spreadsheet.

Other than that I shall add no more to this great discussion at this stage. 
Fantastic to hear all the opinions/ideas.

Robert Hind (Semi-retired)
Ashwood and Traralgon
robert at yinnar.com



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Scott" <msc at luther.vic.edu.au>
To: "'Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List'" 
<itapps at edulists.com.au>
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 3:47 PM
Subject: RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] ITA Proposed U3O2 - a bias towards databases?


>
> A very interesting comment from Mark here.
>
> Can anybody else back this up? Robert?
>
> There is certainly much more that we could teach our students about 
> spreadsheets.
>
> Most will use a database in the workplaces. Not sure how many will have to 
> create one.
>
> A spreadsheet though?
>
> Mark Scott
> Luther College
>
> (You reading this Paula?)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au 
> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Mark Kelly
> Sent: Wednesday, 19 August 2009 3:34 PM
> To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] ITA Proposed U3O2 - a bias towards databases?
>
> Snipped...
> P.S. I was just talking about the proposed IT design to our VCE accounting 
> teacher and she said it was mad to have so much databasing.
> Spreadsheet skill, she said, is what the finance world is really keen on.
>
> --
> Mark Kelly
> Manager - Information Systems
>
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