[Year 12 SofDev] Holiday questions to ponder (or ignore)

[Robert Hind]

Be careful Mark!

As I say to my wife when she says "I was just thinking . . ."

"Don't think too much, it can be dangerous."

Robert Hind
Retired
Ex Traralgon and Ashwood


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  From: Mark 
  To: Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List 
  Sent: Monday, July 01, 2013 4:06 PM
  Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] Holiday questions to ponder (or ignore)


  Hi all.  In a moment of reflection during exam writing, some fundamental thoughts occurred to me...


  1.  What is the purpose of section B of the SD exam?  


  - Could its content not be examined in section C just as easily? 
  - Section B seems to me to be the alcoholic uncle who is reluctantly invited to Christmas lunch to fill an empty seat, or because he's always been invited in the past, though no-one can remember why. 


  2. Why are most of the SD marks based on a single case study, whereas ITA is not?  Just out of curiosity, I'd like to know how this tradition began.


  3. Why is the IT Applications exam worth 90, and the SD exam worth 100? 
  It's not a biggy, but such inconsistencies nag at me.



  --
  Mark Kelly
  mark AT vceit DOT com
  http://vceit.com


  Day 19, I have successfully conditioned my master to smile and write in his book every time I drool.- Pavlov's Dog





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