[Year 12 IT Apps] Unit 4 2011: RDBMS Part 2 or Spreadsheets

[Jackson Bates]

Hi All,



Just out of curiosity, what are you all doing for unit 4: Databases or spreadsheets? And what is your rationale for this?



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A reminder from VCAA about the functions to be demonstrated in both:

(taken from http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vcaa/correspondence/bulletins/2010/July/vce_study.html#2)





Relational database management system

The following functions apply to Unit 3:



*create tables

*create relationships between tables

*use a range of data types

*electronic validation

*create, edit and use queries

*use of calculated fields

*sort records or index on different fields.



If students use a relational database management system in Unit 4, the following additional functions apply:



*import/export of data

*format data for display

*create and edit a range of forms, including different data types and controls

*create and edit a range of formatted reports.



Spreadsheets



*conditional formatting

*formulae including simple functions (SUM, average, maximum, minimum, count), conditional statements and lookup tables

*cell protection

*graphs

*insert notes/comments

*macros

*relative and absolute cell references

*naming a range

*electronic validation

*sheet referencing

*formatting/layout



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FWIW I'll probably run with spreadsheets, just for the sake of building wider usable skills, but I'm open to ideas.



On a side note, I assume only the database knowledge from unit 3 can be on the exam, since there is no way for the exam to differentiate between those students that have done Databases Unit 4 or Spreadsheets. Does my thinking seem sound on that?

Regards,

Jackson Bates
VCE IT Applications
Waverley Christian College

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