[Year 12 IT Apps] The new PSM

[Mark Scott]

Testing is in the development stage (where it should be).

Implementation is missing but it could be argued that this is a problem solving methodology and not SDLC

I'm not sure what "validating" is doing under development.

Surely electronic validation is covered under Manipulating (coding).

And as a lone voice I think the extra is outcome could be useful to students. The outcome seems to focus on the differences between Spreadsheets and Databases. 

Mark Scott
Luther College

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The new study design has a new model for the Problem Solving Methodology:

"For the purposes of this study design the methodology comprises four
stages: analysing, designing, developing and evaluating."

First we had the ADDTDIE model, then ADDTIE, now ADDE.

I can see why documentation might be subsumed into Development, but I'm curious why formal Testing and Implementation have been removed.  They haven't even been subsumed into remaining phases.

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