SAC Revision, Exam Prep & General Coursework Help

[xlaiyn]

I'm currently taking the subject myself, but I've decided I'm going to try and help anyone who has any questions about the coursework.

I might start this off by asking if anyone has poster ideas for SD? I'll definitely be putting up a Problem Solving Methodology one, although does anyone know of any DFD posters, SRS posters or Use Case Diagram posters online, or how I should go about making them?

I'm using this, in case anyone else wants one: http://infotech.nelsonnet.com.au/cproot/4861/32/psm_poster.pdf

[no steez]

About time this kind of thread was made. I'll be happy to help out around here, I'm also learning.
I'll try look for some posters that are relevant to our course!

[xlaiyn]

About time this kind of thread was made. I'll be happy to help out around here, I'm also learning.
I'll try look for some posters that are relevant to our course!

I've noticed a real lacking in Software Development notes in comparison to other subjects. Perhaps it's because it's slightly obscure and most people classify it as boring. In any case, we don't get notes in my class. And really, we don't get much done, much to my dismay. So I've decided to be independent and teach myself, and I'm more than happy to help people too.

[iamtom]

I've noticed a real lacking in Software Development notes in comparison to other subjects. Perhaps it's because it's slightly obscure and most people classify it as boring. In any case, we don't get notes in my class. And really, we don't get much done, much to my dismay. So I've decided to be independent and teach myself, and I'm more than happy to help people too.

When I was in high-school, the teacher who wrote the "new" course design for Software Development (it's a few years old now) was the coolest teacher I ever had.

Now that I'm a few years out of high-school, I realised that his knowledge of IT is really broad and outdated. Like he has good foundations in everything, he's just not good at anything. Still like him, though.

Try http://www.vceit.com ; it was a godsend when I was doing IT: Applications because my teacher was always sick. Can't vouch for how up-to-date and relevant it is nowadays, but it should be pretty good for notes and theorem still.

[xlaiyn]

When I was in high-school, the teacher who wrote the "new" course design for Software Development (it's a few years old now) was the coolest teacher I ever had.

Now that I'm a few years out of high-school, I realised that his knowledge of IT is really broad and outdated. Like he has good foundations in everything, he's just not good at anything. Still like him, though.

Try http://www.vceit.com ; it was a godsend when I was doing IT: Applications because my teacher was always sick. Can't vouch for how up-to-date and relevant it is nowadays, but it should be pretty good for notes and theorem still.

We've been told to use VCE IT and what not, and my teacher has helped write some of the IT text books, but it's actually frustrating me that we don't get much done. Then again, I guess it's a good thing if I want to be at the top of my class for SACs.

[MJRomeo81]

Now that I'm a few years out of high-school, I realised that his knowledge of IT is really broad and outdated.

I think this idea can be applied to the course in general. The VCE subject "Software Development" as a whole is broad and outdated. It's a common problem in the education system with IT. Even by the time current students graduate with their CS/IT uni degrees, a lot of their knowledge is outdated. This is why I've always been a fan of a classic CS curriculum. Stuff like complexity of algorithms and data structures, relational algebra, boolean logic, etc. will always be a necessary foundation.

It's a shame that SD covers so many boring areas. The ethics component of the course feels so tacked on.

[xlaiyn]

I think this idea can be applied to the course in general. The VCE subject "Software Development" as a whole is broad and outdated. It's a common problem in the education system with IT. Even by the time current students graduate with their CS/IT uni degrees, a lot of their knowledge is outdated. This is why I've always been a fan of a classic CS curriculum. Stuff like complexity of algorithms and data structures, relational algebra, boolean logic, etc. will always be a necessary foundation.

It's a shame that SD covers so many boring areas. The ethics component of the course feels so tacked on.

I think it could be improved a lot, but what are the odds of VCAA changing the course outline anytime soon?