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

[Robert]

Sorry, Robert back again. Can't keep quiet :-)

1.  Many people use a spreadsheet essentially as a flat file database. If so 
this is not efficient. Massive data redundancy in a large "database". Nuff 
said.

2.  I am also very much into graphics manipulation and web site design. It 
was good when that was part of the course, and more interesting for the 
"kids" (Hey I can call them that at my age!)

3.  So what are we really talking about?
          Should we be making the course more attractive to the students to 
keep class numbers up? A student designed course perhaps.
          How flexible should the course be in terms of software used?
          ?
          or should Robert keep quiet!

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


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert" <robert at yinnar.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 4:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] ITA Proposed U3O2 - a bias towards databases?


> 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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