[Year 12 SofDev] Q8 revisted!

[Laurie Savage]

Gee, I thought my 300bps modem was slow!

Laurie Savage
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-----Original Message-----
From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au]
On Behalf Of Mark Kelly
Sent: Friday, 20 November 2009 11:58 AM
To: Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Year 12 SofDev] Q8 revisted!

Woohoo!  Then there'll be space to include the 56bps modem!

Christophersen, Paula P wrote:
> Hi Mark
> 
> The consultation draft had a glossary in it, and the study, including an
> expanded glossary was approved for reaccreditation on Wednesday of this
> week. So good news all round!
> 
> Regards
> Paula
> 
> Paula Christophersen
> ICT Curriculum Manager
> VCAA
> 41 St Andrews Place
> EAST MELBOURNE 3002
> (03) 9651 4378
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au
> [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Mark Kelly
> Sent: Friday, 20 November 2009 10:30 AM
> To: Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 SofDev] Q8 revisted!
> 
> And yet VCAA wants to basically get rid of the glossary entirely from 
> the study design!
> 
> Don Morelli (Optus) wrote:
>> 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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