The course extends over a two year period in a Modular form. There are four Units in total; two written exams of two hours each worth 60% and two pieces of coursework (worth 40%).
The GCE ‘A’ level course follows the OCR H117 specification.
AS Level
AS G061: Information, Systems and Applications (2 Hr Exam – 30% final ‘A’ level)
AS G062: Structured ICT Tasks (Coursework – 20% final ‘A’ level)
A2 Level
A2 G063: ICT Systems, Applications and Implications(2 Hr Exam – 30% final ‘A’ level)
A2 G064: ICT Project (Coursework – 20% final ‘A’ level)
| G061 | data, information, knowledge and processing; software and hardware components of an information system; applications software; spreadsheet, relational database concepts; applications software used for presentation and communication of data; the role and impact of ICT in society; legal aspect moral and social issues. |
| G062 |
the tasks are based around a business scenario and cover topics such as: building a website; manipulating graphics; creating spreadsheets to solve business problems; building a database system to cater for orders; producing technical documentation; undertaking mass mailings |
| G063 |
systems development life cycle, designing computer-based information systems, networks and telecommunication, real applications of ICT, implementing computer-based systems information systems, impact and implications of ICT |
| G064 |
Candidates embark on an independent client-driven ICT project, where they build an ICT solution system. This is based upon a real life organisation which involves following the stages of the “water fall” model life cycle as a framework. Students have to produce a large report and a well documented advanced piece of software. Concepts covered: problem definition, investigation and analysis of an ICT solution; design and software development; testing and implementation; producing documentation and evaluation |