[Yr11 Information Technology] [Year 12 SofDev] Release of reaccredited study design

Wed Dec 24 13:22:15 EST 2014

Thanks for that Mark. I knew it was being worked up as I made some suggestions at the time. And sure Information Technology has had its day. I don't think anyone would think otherwise. But Computing? I have had colleagues mockingly suggest that it seemed a strange, perhaps backward looking term. How attractive to students would this be?

George Ciotti
The  University High School
Art/Technology/IT Domain
Website Manager
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On 22 Dec 2014, at 2:48 pm, Mark <mark at vceit.com<mailto:mark at vceit.com>> wrote:

Hi George.

The new 2016 study design was released months ago as a consultation draft, and then (as I'm sure Paula would hasten to add) much local and international consultation with all sorts of stake-holders took place and the draft was refined and published recently.

In brief, "Computing" and "Informatics" are not temporary. They come into effect On 1 January 2016.

I'm not sure which philosophical imperative drove the removal of "information technology" from the study's name, but it seems to be a result of reinterpretation or broadening of the nature of the course content.

Regards
Mark

On 22 December 2014 at 10:51, Ciotti, George W <ciotti.george.w at edumail.vic.gov.au<mailto:ciotti.george.w at edumail.vic.gov.au>> wrote:
Related to Computational thinking…?  Sorry, I must have missed the discussion on this. I'm just looking for some clarification on the term that embodies the year 11 IT course for 2016 and how it was arrived at or whether it is a temporary label etc.

Cheers

George

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From: George Ciotti <ciotti.george.w at edumail.vic.gov.au<mailto:ciotti.george.w at edumail.vic.gov.au>>
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Subject: Re: [Yr11 Information Technology] [Year 12 SofDev] Release of reaccredited study design

Computing?

May I ask what the background thinking was…

Thanks in advance

George

UHS Website Manager
IT/Arts/Design/Tech Domain
University High School
77 Story St
Parkville 3052
mobile: 0412 934 782
phone: 9347 2022

From: Mark <mark at vceit.com<mailto:mark at vceit.com>>
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Subject: Re: [Yr11 Information Technology] [Year 12 SofDev] Release of reaccredited study design

Thanks, Paula. I love the smell of a fresh study design.

- It's good to see that "ease of use" has been removed from "efficiency" criteria in the glossary . That irked me for 5 years.
- Also pleasing to see that the ambiguity of the use of "accessibility" in the consultation draft has been resolved.
- Interesting see a new law added to the glossary's law list - 'Privacy and data protection act 2014'.
- It's good to see the PSM accept Agile.
- Not so pleasing to see that Evaluation Criteria are still included under the Design stage rather than Analysis. Grrr.
- Many refreshing and clarifying amendments to expression and punctuation.

Thank you!

Regards
Mark

On 11 December 2014 at 13:43, Christophersen, Paula P <christophersen.paula.p at edumail.vic.gov.au<mailto:christophersen.paula.p at edumail.vic.gov.au>> wrote:
Dear colleagues

The reaccredited study design (VCE Computing), to be introduced in 2016, is now available on the  VCAA website at:

http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/vce/computing/ComputingSD-2016.pdf

Until 31 December 2015, you can only access this study design via the Information Technology study page - from 1 January 2016 the study will appear under 'Computing'.

Regards
Paula

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