When a Flowchart Doesn’t Flow
When a flowchart doesn’t flow-
- Discuss the problems you encountered (or, perhaps, are still encountering) while completing the Case exercise. Would you expect to encounter the same problems if you were drawing a flowchart of a “real-world” process? Why or why not? Explain in the context of an actual process with which you are familiar.
- List some feature of a process that may make it difficult to depict using a flowchart. Here are two:
- A flowchart depicts a sequential series of processes. There’s no good way to show simultaneous processes.
- A flowchart has a start point and an end point. When describing a real process, those points may be arbitrary.
There are more. What are they?
Discussion General Expectations
- In your first posting, you should show a basic understanding of the issues involved in the module. In your second and subsequent postings, you should demonstrate a clear understanding of the material covered in the module.
- Critically apply your understanding to the examples provided by others. Do those examples clearly illustrate the concepts being discussed? Why or why not?
- Provide relevant sources for any information that isn’t common knowledge
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