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Information Systems. Therese Keane Andrew Shortell. Contact Us. a.shortell@macrob.vic.edu.au tkeane@parade.vic.edu.au Find this power point at www.fhc.vic.edu.au/yr12its. What do we do?. Approaches and tips We intend to share what we do Maybe this will help you. Main Priorities.
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Information Systems Therese Keane Andrew Shortell
Contact Us • a.shortell@macrob.vic.edu.au • tkeane@parade.vic.edu.au • Find this power point at • www.fhc.vic.edu.au/yr12its
What do we do? • Approaches and tips • We intend to share what we do • Maybe this will help you
Main Priorities • Get the students to do well in the exam • Enjoy the year • Learn some programming
How do we help them to do well? • Prepare the exam • Understand the exam setting panel • do plenty of past papers • Introduce the past papers in August • Exam Conditions in September
Teach the exam from the beginning • Day 1 –– Analysis – this answers Q1 • Working on the exam from the start of the year helps focus
Do exam under exam conditions at school • Double period, 100 min • 2 x single periods seperated • Cheating? Who?
Therese’s term 1 • 10 weeks of theory • L.O. 1 and 2 in term 1 • S.D.L.C. in term 1
Therese’s Term 2 • P.D.L.C. by example in term 2 • Do algorithms • flowcharts • psuedo code • IPO • (not N/S) **
Andrew’s term 1 • First 3 weeks …….. theory • it used to be 6 • Why this much? • Do you expect the network to be ready? • set the tone • classroom mgt • first few weeks unsettled anyway
then • start Prac • many girls have not done any programming • need plenty of practice (More in a minute) • L.O. 1 by mid term • L.O. 2 by week 4 term 2
Term 2 • Continue with theory • why? the exam • Do more prac • why? L.O. 3 is on the way • Beware of the exams mucking up the prac outcome
Term 3 (2ofus) • Heaps more prac as we prepare for the “big one” • Theory goes out the window • L.O.4 gets done • then theory is back and exam prep
Term 4 practise practise practise practise practise practise practise practise practise practise practise practisepractise practise practise practise practise practise practise practisepractise practise practise practise practise practise practise practisepractise practise practise practise practise practise practise practisepractise practise practise practise practise practise practise practisepractise practise practise practise practise practise practise practisepractise practise practise practise practise practise practise practisepractise practise practise practise practise practise practise practisepractise practise practise practise practise practise practise practisepractise practise practise practise practise practise practise practisepractise practise practise practise practise practise practise practisepractise practise practise practise practise practise practise practisepractise practise practise practise practise practise practise practisepractise practise practise practise practise practise practise practisepractise practise practise practise practise practise practise practisepractise practise practise practise practise practise practise practisepractise practise practise practise practise practise practise practise practise practise practise practise practise practise practise practise practise practise practise EXAMS
How does Therese teach Programming? • Start with inbuilt tutorial • Then give them an exemplar and get them to replicate but with more
and Andrew…..? • Give them small exemplars and build