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Applied Information and Communication Technology

Syllabus code 9713

A. Knowledge and understanding 40%

B. Practical skills 60%

Each week we will usually have 2 practical and 1 theory class. Pupils are expected to do both practical and theory tasks for homework. Therefore, pupils must have access to a computer with Microsoft office 2007 at home or in boarding. They must also bring a portable storage device to class to take work from home to class.

 

A Knowledge and understanding

At AS Level, candidates should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

•  the functions and uses of the main hardware and software components of ICT systems, including portable communication systems;

•  the ways in which organisations use ICT;

•  the impact on society of the use of ICT in the home;

•  the stages of the systems life cycle and the methods used within each of these stages;

•  ICT and computing terminology.

At A Level, candidates should be able to demonstrate all the knowledge and understanding from AS Level,and extend their knowledge and understanding of:

•  the ways in which a wide range of organisations use information and communication technology;

•  the impact on society of the use of a wide range of ICT online applications;

•  the networking of information-processing systems and the use of online services.

B Practical skills

At AS Level, candidates should be able to:

•  select the right software for the task;

•  communicate effectively with other ICT users using email and search for appropriate information using the internet;

•  prepare, create, amend and edit documents and interactive presentations;

•  create both flat-file and relational database structures, add data, check the data entry, perform searches, reorganise data by sorting and present calculated values based on the data;

•  create graphs and charts;

•  integrate data from several sources;

•  output data in different forms;

•  create and test a data model using a spreadsheet, extract and summarise data in a variety of forms.

At A Level, candidates should be able to fulfil all of the practical skills from AS Level and:

•  create a mail merged document using a word processor and data handling package;

•  create an automated procedure which enables a user to select both the required document and the data to merge it with;

•  output data in different forms.

 

Although the subject content is set out in five curriculum areas, these areas overlap.  The five sections should be read as a whole and not as a progression.  The five areas are as follows:

1. ICT systems including portable communication devices

2. How organisations use ICT

3. Impact of ICT on society

4. Computer networks

5. Systems life cycle

The five areas are split into seven sections to allow a balance between AS level and Advanced level.

The seven sections are as follows:

At AS Level

1. ICT systems including portable communication devices

2. How organisations use ICT – Part 1

3. Impact of ICT on society – Part 1

4. Systems life cycle

At A Level

5. How organisations use ICT – Part 2

6. Impact of ICT on society – Part 2

7. Computer networks