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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Systems Engineering teacher (and others with an interest in the study)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The consultation period has now commenced for the draft Systems Engineering Study design.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I would urge all Systems Engineering teachers and others with an interest in the study to provide feedback on the draft, either individually or as a group response.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The following can be accessed on Systems Engineering page of the VCAA website
<a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/systemseng/systemsengindex.html">
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/systemseng/systemsengindex.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">&middot;<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><![endif]>The consultation draft study design<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">&middot;<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><![endif]>Summary of changes to the study design (i.e. compared with the current study design)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">&middot;<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><![endif]>Consultation questionnaire for you to provide feedback<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Consultation concludes on 19 August. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Systems Engineering Review Committee will consider all feedback from stakeholders.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you have any queries, please contact me. Please note that I will be on leave from 1<sup>st</sup> &#8211; 12<sup>th</sup> August.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Regards, Lorraine.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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