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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Be careful Mark!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>As I say to my wife when she says "I was just
thinking . . ."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>"Don't think too much, it can be
dangerous."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Robert Hind<BR>Retired<BR>Ex Traralgon and
Ashwood</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A title=mark@vceit.com
href="mailto:mark@vceit.com">Mark</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=sofdev@edulists.com.au
href="mailto:sofdev@edulists.com.au">Year 12 Software Development Teachers'
Mailing List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 01, 2013 4:06 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Year 12 SofDev] Holiday
questions to ponder (or ignore)</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Hi all. In a moment of reflection during exam writing, some
fundamental thoughts occurred to me...
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<DIV>1. What is the purpose of section B of the SD exam?
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<DIV>- Could its content not be examined in section C just as
easily? </DIV>
<DIV>- 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
<I>always</I> been invited in the past, though no-one can remember
why. </DIV>
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>3. Why is the IT Applications exam worth 90, and the SD exam worth
100? </DIV>
<DIV>It's not a biggy, but such inconsistencies nag at me.<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Mark Kelly</DIV>
<DIV>mark AT vceit DOT com</DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://vceit.com" target=_blank>http://vceit.com</A></DIV>
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in his book every time I drool.- Pavlov's Dog</I></FONT></SPAN><BR></DIV>
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