[Year 12 IT Apps] VCEIT.com - IT or Computing

[Christophersen, Paula P]

An interesting observation - 33% of enrolments in VCE Algorithmics this year is female. IT apps and Software development were no where near this rate last year (approx 18% and 7% respectively). One could speculate that the name Algorithmics did not turn off girls, so maybe Informatics will also be positively greeted.

Regards
Paula


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My thinking was that we keep the VCE subject code as IT for convenience and familiarity with the new course descriptions but only for the next few months whilst course selections are cranking through, then it must be allowed to naturally expire. I will insist that we use the proper extended name directly after that. I am quite ready for the name changes come December and open to what other schools are using as codes. Crikey, it was a tough battle to overtake Italian with IT, we can do it again .. so lets all sit around that virtual campfire and DIG DIG DIG, DOB DOB DOB (do our best<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1016630/Dyb-dyb-dyb-Baden-Powell-got-right.html>)

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On 22 Jun 2015, at 3:26 pm, Mark <mark at vceit.com<mailto:mark at vceit.com>> wrote:

On 22 June 2015 at 15:06, Christophersen, Paula P <christophersen.paula.p at edumail.vic.gov.au<mailto:christophersen.paula.p at edumail.vic.gov.au>> wrote:

Hmm!

Golly.

Was that an official, canonical VCAA "Hmm"?

Only two "m"s in it - could be either a supportive or derisive "hmm"? Three "m"s would definitely be unfriendly.

But the exclamation mark tends to indicate displeasure in females.
It's like when they squint and say "Fine..."

Will "Hmm" be added to the 2016 Computing study design glossary?

Is this examinable?


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> On 22 Jun 2015, at 3:03 pm, "Garth, Lucas A" <garth.lucas.a at edumail.vic.gov.au<mailto:garth.lucas.a at edumail.vic.gov.au>> wrote:
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> Hi Paula-
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> So will we need to tell the Daily Organisers to choose "DIG" as the acronym to use for the subject on the timetables instead of DT which is already taken by Tech subjects?
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> I'm with Mark - most schools will keep calling the subject IT for familiarity for students.
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> LG
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> Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 04:54:00 +0000
> From: "Christophersen, Paula P"
>    <christophersen.paula.p at edumail.vic.gov.au<mailto:christophersen.paula.p at edumail.vic.gov.au>>
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] VCEIT.com<http://VCEIT.com> - IT or Computing?
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> Digi Tech is what I call Digital Technologies.
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> Regards
> Paula

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