[Year 12 SofDev] Q8 revisted!

[Don Morelli (Optus)]

This is where a set of definitions that we all "know and teach" would make
our lives so much easier. In the various text books the term phased is
associated with a partly developed I.S. which is put in and this then
informs further development of the I.S., until all of the system is
developed (if this ever happens). Whereas the texts, seem to consistently
say that a pilot has the whole system developed and this whole system is
place into some part of the organisation for testing, before being placed
into the whole system. How can you distinguish between them otherwise?
As such the key to the question is that the entire system is placed into 3
stores initially, before being put into the rest of the organisation-the
whole IS is developed. The only answer can be D, otherwise we have no
distinction between these methods of implementation and should only have 3
implimentation methods.
My 2pence worth
Cheers
Don

-----Original Message-----
From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au]
On Behalf Of Adrian Janson
Sent: Thursday, 19 November 2009 3:40 PM
To: 'Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List'
Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] Q8 revisted!

Hi Mark and all,

Chatting with some of my students today - I am not beginning to change my
mind...  I originally thought the answer was 'B' phased, however, as you
have stated Mark, a phased rollout is usually bringing parts of a system
on-line across a whole information system.  This is where I think the
question gets a bit fuzzy - you see, it's not technically a 'pilot' as a
pilot should by definition happen once.  You can't run 10 pilots (in the
case that there are 30 stores - which there could be...)  And it's not
technically 'phased' as the whole system is being implemented (just at a few
stores at a time).  If a student were able to explain their reasoning - I
think this question would stand on its own, but as it is in the multi-choice
section, I hope that the examiners accept either 'B' or 'D'.

Cheers,
Adrian


-----Original Message-----
From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au]
On Behalf Of Mark Kelly
Sent: Thursday, 19 November 2009 3:25 PM
To: Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] SD Post mortem

The post mortem is done.
http://www.mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au/vceit/postmortems/2009sd/SD2009exam.htm

A friendly paper, apart from assuming knowledge beyond the study design 
(key fields, relational databases).  And abbreviating gigabyte as Gb.

Feel free to nitpick.

Overall, I'd like to see more meaty programming and a bit less white 
collar stuff that ITA would cover better, like evaluation, DFDs and 
project management.  (And yes, I _can_ see their relevance to 
programmmers, but they do tend to be dull).

Cheers
Mark

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