[Yr11 Information Technology] U1OU2

Tue Mar 3 15:57:30 EST 2009

How 'deep' to go into with flowcharts? Good question...
Can I offer you this suggestion then...

Ensure that your students understand the concept of the traffic light program for a starter..(If-then..concepts).
Try them on with a flowchart for that..then...
Examine a 'case' example and then, again,....
Try a flowchart for that..

Tips..
Ensure they understand HOW to APPLY the different shapes to different concepts and then it will be of little issue how involved the problems are.
Begin..
Set up the variables..
Create the problem scenario with some twists and turns.
close off the scenario,
End.

Perhaps give a few smaller examples for their confidence(subroutines are exactly this)
Put the pieces together into a bigger puzzle (a program is just a bunch of subroutines working together-in real terms)

TADA..an understanding of how to APPLY  the concepts..could now be at hand.!!

Hope that helped..Its how I do it.

The tricky bits I find are the data flows with DFD's more often than not.  Flowcharts tend to be 'yes' or 'no' flows from one part to the next.

Cheers,
Kent.

Kent Beveridge,
I.C.T. co-ordinator
St. Brigids Catholic Sec. College
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Horsham Ph (03) 5382 3545
kbeveridge at stbc.vic.edu.au
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From: yr11it-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Claire McGroarty
Sent: Mon 3/2/2009 11:49 AM
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Subject: RE: [Yr11 Information Technology] U1OU2

Thanks Kent, I have already tried that and found some good examples but my main concern is the level of detail our students are expected to go into to meet requirements of the SAC!

From: yr11it-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:yr11it-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Kent Beveridge
Sent: Monday, 2 March 2009 11:46 AM
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Subject: RE: [Yr11 Information Technology] U1OU2

Hey there Claire, 

just set your google search to images, then type in flow charts and sit back and enjoy!

Kent.

Kent Beveridge,

I.C.T. co-ordinator

St. Brigids Catholic Sec. College

 http://www.stbc.vic.edu.au/ <http://www.stbc.vic.edu.au/> 

Horsham Ph (03) 5382 3545

kbeveridge at stbc.vic.edu.au

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From: yr11it-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Claire McGroarty
Sent: Mon 3/2/2009 10:37 AM
To: yr11it at edulists.com.au
Subject: [Yr11 Information Technology] U1OU2

Can anyone give me an example of a flow chart for Unit 1 outcome 1 as I am not sure what is expected, should it be very detailed and should it document the decision making process or the web design process? (first year teaching this subject!)  Any help would be appreciated.  

Thanks

Claire 

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