Term 1.1 |
- Understand the System Life Cycle and what can affect the reliability of information.
- Discuss different styles of network and the communications equipment needed to make a network work.
- Create milestones Gantt chart, discuss risks and manage storage.
ASSESSMENT
Previous work plus System Life Cycle and networking.
HOMEWORK
Solving ICT problems.
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Term 1.2 |
- Understand how ICT is used in the world of entertainment.
- Discuss how work is modified and how electronic files are shared.
- Collect information, design of data collection form, set up of database.
ASSESSMENT
Previous topics plus ICT and entertainment and modifying and sharing files.
HOMEWORK
Assess different types of entertainment equipment.
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Term 2.1 |
- Identify how different operating systems work and how they function alongside application software.
- Analyse the different types of interfaces.
- Complete building database, discuss how data was collected, selected and formatted.
ASSESSMENT
Previous topics plus operating systems and interfaces.
HOMEWORK
Discover the difference between generic and non-generic software.
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Term 2.2 |
- Discuss different types of software; open source, proprietary, hosted.
- Analyse desktop processing vs Word Processing and discuss web design including video and audio files.
- Model costs of project, devise a report on success of project.
ASSESSMENT
Previous topics plus DTP and web design.
HOMEWORK
Evaluate website design.
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Term 3.1 |
- Understand how podcasts are used and the function of social networking and web browsing.
- Discuss how image manipulation software is used.
- Evaluate own work against milestones and discuss benefits of working with others. Show how progress was managed throughout project.
ASSESSMENT
Previous topics and social networking, podcasts and web browsing.
HOMEWORK
Analyse merits of social networking.
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Term 3.2 |
- Measure impacts of ICT on Society, World of Work and Environment. Discuss how ICT can help those with additional needs.
- Revise complete unit in preparation for final exam.
- Complete entire paper to practise exam technique.
ASSESSMENT
Past exam papers.
HOMEWORK
Past exam paper questions.
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