[Year 12 SofDev] Q8 revisted!

[Laurie Savage]

It's amusing to think of the poor end-user trying to send their 1200x800 px
image with 32b colour resolution through the 56bps modem! Methinks a carrier
pigeon would be a step forward. Maybe even a carrier sloth.

Does 6.35 days sound right or did I "times" when I should have divided?

Laurie


-----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 1:43 PM
To: Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Year 12 SofDev] Q8 revisted!

Page 47, under the definition of "Capabilities".  It's been there for 
the past 2 study designs!

Laurie Savage wrote:
> Gee, I thought my 300bps modem was slow!
> 
> Laurie Savage
> PVGC
> 
> -----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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