As a rule, you'd be surprised how <b>little</b> programming skill is required to do well in SD outcomes.<br><br>It's really <b>not</b> rocket surgery.<br> <br>The new study design, for example, bends over backwards to stress that students are <b>not</b> to worry about database integration or configuring a software module to interact with an OS API. <br>
<br>See the sample outcomes in the study design. They specifically exclude the need to interact with "live" modules like those that send data from a portable device to a website.<br><br>The theory is, as in all VCE subjects, the dominant factor. <br>
<br>Focus on programming <b>fundamentals</b>. Don't get distracted by current implementations which could be out of date in 18 months as paradigms continue to shift.<br><br>Loops, logic, variables, arrays, objects, events : they're not likely to go away in a hurry. Concentrate on them.<br>
<br>2.3c worth (an extra 0.2 cents for GST, 0.1c for passion)<br><br>Mark<br><div class="gmail_quote"><br>On 24 November 2010 13:57, Russell Quinn <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:QN@boxhillhs.vic.edu.au">QN@boxhillhs.vic.edu.au</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Ta for your views..<br>
<br>
I was actually wondering if the course writers or<br>
examiners had a view on if concurrency was seen<br>
as examinable. There is allot of stress on the network<br>
environment but I cannot see any formal statement on<br>
concurrency, but I cannot see how to avoid it either.<br>
<br>
Regarding the queue, I think it could be managed as<br>
at the application level, provided the file was only<br>
accessible through the application. A bit like a portal<br>
to the file. Since the course talks about queues, I thought<br>
it might be fun to use one, even if a bit contrived.<br>
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From: Mark KELLY <<a href="mailto:kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au">kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au</a>><br>
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Agree. The PSM discussion in the study design refers to use cases in both<br>
the analysis and design phases. I reckon it shouldn't be in the latter.<br>
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On 23 November 2010 16:28, Kevork Krozian <<a href="mailto:K.Krozian@fhc.vic.edu.au">K.Krozian@fhc.vic.edu.au</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Hi Mark and friends,<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Quoting from one of my favourite series ? UML 2 for Dummies? p 151;<br>
><br>
> ? Most developers use use cases as artifacts of analysis. Use cases should<br>
> be used to specify the required behaviours of your system not capture design<br>
> of your system. Design decisions change often; implementations change even<br>
> oftener (sic)?<br>
><br>
> ..............<br>
><br>
> ? Separating analysis from design also frees your test team to start<br>
> developing their test plans directly from the use cases ? knowing that the<br>
> use case will be (relatively) stable, knowing that they will be able to test<br>
> the functionality of the system directly from the use case.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Logical design is in the analysis phase and Physical design in the design<br>
> phase. Use cases describe *what* , not *how* . *How* is worked out later<br>
> in the design phase.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> So, the statement Use cases as being a useful tool to use during physical<br>
> design can only make sense if it is used to inform *how* your design<br>
> should proceed based on the *what* you want to get done from the completed<br>
> analysis .<br>
><br>
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> Hi all. The study design's PSM discussion lists Use Cases as being a<br>
> useful tool to use during *physical design*.<br>
><br>
> I would have thought they would be a *logical* design tool since they are<br>
> so abstract and emphasise functionality requirements rather than<br>
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Locking a file or record was as far as I went with coping with networked<br>
programming. Kids can be responsible for that within their little bit of<br>
code.<br>
<br>
Managing a queue for access to files would, I believe, be beyond the scope<br>
of what is expected of students. Such control would have to be outside of<br>
their code, and be OS-dependent, wouldn't it?<br>
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> Hi all,<br>
> has anyone given thought to concurrency - since<br>
> we are in a networked environment. Do we have<br>
> to cater for locks and deadlocks, perhaps queues<br>
> for access to files - esp during the coding SAC.<br>
> I do not see any mention of these issues in the course<br>
> statements, but I cannot see how you could do a good job<br>
> in a network environment without looking at them.<br>
><br>
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><br>
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