ICT at Key Stage 4
In Years 10 and 11 ICT is taught on a modular basis alongside the PHSE syllabus. We offer all pupils the opportunity to either study for the short course or full course OCR ICT Syllabus B qualification.
Overview
This course is designed to offer students the possibility to explore the use of ICT in a commercial setting and therefore, is more vocational in nature than other ICT courses. It aims to develop practical capability through a series of teacher-set practical tasks. Students then demonstrate their ability to analyse, design and implement ICT systems for use in a range of environments including those of industry, commerce and the community.
Specification Aims
The aims of this specification are to encourage students to:
- Enjoy and exploit their use of ICT, focusing upon their own strengths and interests. Develop further as autonomous users of IT, broadening and consolidating knowledge, skills and understanding.
- Extend practical skills through the application of ICT to a range of contexts including those of industry, commerce and the community. Gain knowledge of terminology, techniques and methods that enable the effective use of ICT.
- Recognise the impact of new technologies on methods of working in the outside world, and on social, legal, economic, ethical and moral issues.
- Explore the use of ICT in a range of working environments and evaluate its potential when compared with other methods of working.
- Critically appraise information systems in order to develop an understanding of their capabilities and limitations.
- Learn how to solve a variety of work-related problems through the design and use of information systems and their underpinning principles and techniques.
- Prepare themselves for working and living in a technology driven society, and consider the social, economic, political, legal, ethical and moral issues and security needs for data surrounding the increasing use of ICT.
- Analyse, design, implement, test, evaluate and document information technology systems for use by others.
Assessment
| Unit | Entry Code |
Option Code |
Title | Duration | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2377 | F | ICT B: Paper 1F | 1 hour | 40% short 20% full |
| H | ICT B: Paper 1H | 1 hour | 40% short 20% full |
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| 2 | 2378 | - | ICT B: Coursework |
Approx 12 hours |
60% short 30% full |
| 3 | 2379 | - | ICT B: Coursework Extension Task |
Approx 12 hours |
30% full only |
| 4 | 2380 | F | ICT B: Paper 2F | 1 hour | 20% full only |
| H | ICT B: paper 2H | 1 hour and 30 mins |
20% full only |
