[Year 12 SofDev] River's Window Tinting - advice for teachers

[Matheson, Heath A]

Good Evening All,

 

My interpretation of the study design and assessment is that the term
"logical design" has been replaced with the phrase "relationship between
solutions, users and the network" which I think is good, since having
the word design as a component of the analysis phase seems rather
counter intuitive. To me, A UCD seems the tool of choice of VCAA for
demonstrating the "relationship between solutions, users and the
network", especially when you read the "Sample Approaches to SACs" in
the Assessment Handbook. Therefore I think a UCD of the proposed system
is appropriate for this first outcome. 

 

As I was unable to make it to Melbourne for the VCE day, thanks so much
for posting some info on the topics of discussion. 

 

Cheers,

 

Heath Matheson

Mt Beauty

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[mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Adrian Janson
Sent: Tuesday, 8 March 2011 11:08 AM
To: 'Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List'
Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] River's Window Tinting - advice for teachers

 

Hi everyone,

 

I wanted to point out some discussion points concerning the River's
Window Tinting sample SAC in the advice to teachers - following the
VITTA VCE IT PD day on Friday.

 

U3O1 is concerned only with analysis and should have no design in it.
In the River's Window Tinting example, it contains a task that says
something like: construct a use case diagram to represent the way that
the new system will work.  This is not correct - as this is design as
opposed to analysis.  It should really have a task like: construct a use
case diagram to represent the functioning of the current system.

 

River's Window Tinting also includes a task concerned with
organisational goals and objectives (and possibly mentions system goals
and objectives).  Note that none of these terms are used in the SD study
design and are not in the course.  However, they do set the scene quite
well - after-all, it is not easy to discuss the requirements of the
software solution in the context of the organisation, if you do not know
what the organisation stands for.  There is also a similar learning
activity to this listed in advice to teachers section prior to River's
Window Tinting.  I think that it is fine to include goal / objective
type content - but wanted to ensure that everyone understood that it is
not mandatory (and not examinable)!

 

Cheers,

Adrian Janson (sent from my notebook on the run between classes!)

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