[Year 12 SofDev] Q8 revisted!

[Mark Kelly]

And yet VCAA wants to basically get rid of the glossary entirely from 
the study design!

Don Morelli (Optus) wrote:
> This is where a set of definitions that we all "know and teach" would make
> our lives so much easier. In the various text books the term phased is
> associated with a partly developed I.S. which is put in and this then
> informs further development of the I.S., until all of the system is
> developed (if this ever happens). Whereas the texts, seem to consistently
> say that a pilot has the whole system developed and this whole system is
> place into some part of the organisation for testing, before being placed
> into the whole system. How can you distinguish between them otherwise?
> As such the key to the question is that the entire system is placed into 3
> stores initially, before being put into the rest of the organisation-the
> whole IS is developed. The only answer can be D, otherwise we have no
> distinction between these methods of implementation and should only have 3
> implimentation methods.
> My 2pence worth
> Cheers
> Don
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au]
> On Behalf Of Adrian Janson
> Sent: Thursday, 19 November 2009 3:40 PM
> To: 'Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List'
> Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] Q8 revisted!
> 
> Hi Mark and all,
> 
> Chatting with some of my students today - I am not beginning to change my
> mind...  I originally thought the answer was 'B' phased, however, as you
> have stated Mark, a phased rollout is usually bringing parts of a system
> on-line across a whole information system.  This is where I think the
> question gets a bit fuzzy - you see, it's not technically a 'pilot' as a
> pilot should by definition happen once.  You can't run 10 pilots (in the
> case that there are 30 stores - which there could be...)  And it's not
> technically 'phased' as the whole system is being implemented (just at a few
> stores at a time).  If a student were able to explain their reasoning - I
> think this question would stand on its own, but as it is in the multi-choice
> section, I hope that the examiners accept either 'B' or 'D'.
> 
> Cheers,
> Adrian
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au]
> On Behalf Of Mark Kelly
> Sent: Thursday, 19 November 2009 3:25 PM
> To: Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] SD Post mortem
> 
> The post mortem is done.
> http://www.mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au/vceit/postmortems/2009sd/SD2009exam.htm
> 
> A friendly paper, apart from assuming knowledge beyond the study design 
> (key fields, relational databases).  And abbreviating gigabyte as Gb.
> 
> Feel free to nitpick.
> 
> Overall, I'd like to see more meaty programming and a bit less white 
> collar stuff that ITA would cover better, like evaluation, DFDs and 
> project management.  (And yes, I _can_ see their relevance to 
> programmmers, but they do tend to be dull).
> 
> Cheers
> Mark
> 


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