GCSE ICT

AUTUMN FIRST HALF	THEORY	SPREADSHEETS ?
1/9	LO1: Identify constituent parts of an ICT system and their functions Define: Hardware & Software with examples (PPT)	LO5: Use major applications packages to solve problems and describe their purpose and key features: WORD PROCESSING 1
8/9	LO2: Explain the key role of the Central Processing Unit Carrying out instructions within the software, handling control signals, performing arithmetic operations and storing data (PPT)	LO5: WORD PROCESSING 2
15/9	LO3: Interpret the internal representation of data in an ICT system	LO5: SPREADSHEET 1 LO14: Specify and create the files necessary for a given application. LO19: Choose appropriate ICT systems, software tools and techniques to solve a problem.
22/9	LO4: Describe the key functions of the Operating System (OS)	LO5: SPREADSHEET 2
29/9	LO6: Identify appropriate uses for, and evaluate software	LO5: DTP / GRAPHICS / DATABASES (Shared out)
6/10	LO8: Select appropriate input, output and storage media and devices for a given application.	LO9: Encode data and information for computer processing and relate this operation to a given application.
13/10	L10: Describe and use data capture	LO5: SPREADSHEET
20/10	L011: Describe and use input validation techniques and relate these to a given application.	LO5: SPREADSHEET
AUTUMN SECOND HALF
3/11	LO12: Specify the output for a given application LO13: Present results for different target audiences and justify the methods selected.	Spreadsheet Task, or move on to Web Design problem
10/11	LO15: Explain the need for backup procedures and identify suitable techniques.	LO20: Explain the need for testing and design the testing procedures for a given application.
17/11	Systems Analysis LO16: List and describe in outline the main aspects of systems analysis and relate these to a given application.	LO21: Evaluate the solution to a problem.
24/11	Flowcharting LO17: Devise an algorithm to solve a problem. Develop a series of commands. Flowcharting symbols.	LO22: Document the solution to a problem. Use appropriate methods of communication: sketches, diagrams, flow charts, tables and photographs.
1/12	LO18: Describe methods of system security. Personal and file passwords, levels of access, restricted physical access. (PPT)
8/12	LO20: Explain the need for testing and design the testing procedures for a given application. Use of typical, extreme and invalid data. Give some examples - perhaps relate to a Census form ?
15/12	LO24: Describe the social, economic, legal, ethical and moral effects of using ICT systems: Set out the basics, and set this as a research task over the Christmas holidays. Provide key areas for further investigation.
SPRING FIRST HALF
5/1	LO24: Continued	Presentations of results of research task. Groups of students prepare one of the 5 areas: provide some basic ideas.
12/1	LO23: Demonstrate an appreciation that ICT systems should be designed to communicate with humans. "User friendliness" Evaluation and design of user interface. Command line. Menu driven. GUI: WIMP (PPT)
19/1	LO25: Describe the nature of a real or imaginary system that has been modelled on an ICT system. Weather forecasting. Atmospheric models.	Model / Simulation - explore - Internet based ?
26/1	LO26: State the benefits and limitations of models and simulations.	LO27: Design and perform experiments that involve modifying the data used by a model and the rules that define a model.
2/2	LO28: DATA LOGGING ? Someone else to do this ?
9/2
SPRING SECOND HALF
23/2	LO29: Use the terms Local area network (LAN) and Wide area network (WAN) LO30: Explain the hardware and software requirements for the formation of a LAN.
1/3	LO31: Explain the advantages and disadvantages of networked ICT systems compared to stand-alone ICT systems.
8/3	LO32: Identify differences between network topologies.
15/3	LO33: Identify the advantages and disadvantages of different communication methods. LO34: Data transfer State how data transfer speeds are apparent to the user.
22/3	LO35: The Internet. Identify requirements for connecting to the Internet: Hardware and Software. LO36: Describe and USE the key features of communications software to access the Internet. Web browser.	LO37: Identify the features of common Internet services. Research by visiting portals: MSN, AOL etc. World Wide Web, E-mail, Newsgroups, Chat Rooms, E-commerce etc. The search for the 'killer app'
29/3	LO38: Identify the advantages and disadvantages of Research task over the Easter break.	Continue with LO36 & LO37
AUTUMN FIRST HALF
19/4	Continue with LO35-38	Presentation of group findings.
26/4
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