[Year 12 SofDev] Resource flows in a DFD

[Steven Bird]

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 10:40 AM, Mark Kelly <kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au> wrote:
>  That's what concerns me.  We are marking things right or wrong according to
> a set of sometimes-arbitrary rules and definitions that sometimes only apply
> in our little world of VCE theory.  An outsider in The Real World could well
> argue that our answers are either moot or just plain wrong according to best
> practice.
>
>  Our definition of the SDLC, for example, is just one of many, yet we ask
> very specific questions about it that can rule all other SDLC variants
> incorrect.

For effective assessment, I think we need to focus on knowledge and
skills that are relevant and well-codified.  As a body of knowledge, I
don't think the SDLC scores very highly on either measure.  There are
many other practical and interesting topics that could be covered.

A possible starting point is to consider the relationship between the
VCE and university curricula.  From where I stand, it seems very odd
that VCE would include aspects of our third year subjects as they were
taught 10-20 years ago.  Could we find ways to migrate our first-year
curriculum into VCE/VELS?

By the way, here is what Melbourne University does in first year IT,
as of 2008:  http://informatics.unimelb.edu.au/
I guess I might have some of your 2007 students.  :)

Steven Bird
http://www.csse.unimelb.edu.au/~sb/