[Year 12 SofDev] Q8 revisted!

Tue Nov 24 08:58:46 EST 2009

10.6 days! 

Laurie

-----Original Message-----
From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au]
On Behalf Of Mark Kelly
Sent: Tuesday, 24 November 2009 7:58 AM
To: Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Year 12 SofDev] Q8 revisted!

And keep in mind that V90 (56Kbps) modems upload at 33.6Kbps...

Laurie Savage wrote:
> 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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