Year 12 ICT
Curriculum:
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Information Technology Systems
Digital devices, Their Functions and Use
Learning Topics:
- Digital devices that form part or all of IT systems
- The function and use of digital devices
Peripheral Devices and Media
Learning Objectives:
- Peripheral devices used with other digital devices to form part of an IT system
- Manual and automatic data processing
- Accessibility devices
- Characteristics and implications of storage media used to form part of an IT system
Computer Software in an IT System
Learning Objectives:
- Types of operating systems
- The role of the operating system
- Factors affecting the choice and use of user interfaces
- Factors affecting the choice of operating system
- The principles and implications of open source and proprietary operating systems and software
- The features of common file types and formats
Emerging Technologies
Learning Objectives:
- The concepts and implications of how emerging technologies affect the performance of IT systems.
- Implications of emerging technologies on the personal use of IT systems
- Implications of emerging technologies on the use of IT systems in organisations
Choosing IT Systems
Learning Objectives:
- Factors affecting the choice of digital technology
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Using Systems to Manage Information
Relational database management systems
Learning Objectives:
- Types of relational database management systems (RDBMS) and their characteristics
- RDBMS based on relational models
Manipulating Data Structures and Data in Relational Databases
Learning Objectives:
- Use of RDBMS software tools and structured query language (SQL) for defining, modifying and removing data structures and data
Normalisation
Learning Objectives:
- The role of normalisation to develop efficient data structures
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Information Technology Systems
Online Systems
Learning Objectives:
- The personal and professional uses and applications of cloud storage
- The personal and professional uses and applications of cloud computing
- The impact and implications on individuals of using cloud storage and computing
- The impact and implications on organisations of using cloud storage and computing
- Factors affecting the use and selection of online systems
Online Communities
Learning Objectives:
- The features of online communities and the implications of their widespread use for organisations and individuals
- The implications for individuals of using and accessing online communities
- The implications for organisations of using and accessing online communities
Threats to Data, Information and Systems
Learning Objectives:
- The characteristics of threats to data
- The impact of threats to data, information and systems on individuals
- The impact of threats to data, information and systems on organisations
Protecting Data
Learning Objectives:
- Processes and implications of techniques for protecting data and systems
- The features, characteristics and implications of using antivirus software to protect data
- The features, characteristics and implications of using firewalls to protect data
- The features, applications and implications of encryption methods used to protect data
- The role of current legislation in protecting data and IT systems from attack and misuse
- The impact on individuals and organisations of legislation designed to protect data and IT systems
- The purpose, role and impact, on individuals and organisations, of codes of practice for the protection of data produced by the Information Commissioner’s Office (UK) and professional bodies
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Using Systems to Manage Information
Relational Database Design
Learning Objectives:
- Selection of RDBMS and SQL software, tools, techniques and processes
Design Documentation
Learning Objectives:
- The features and characteristics of relational database design techniques and their application to solve problems
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Information Technology Systems
Online Services
Learning Objectives:
- The features and implications of using online services to support different organisations
- The uses, impact and implications for individuals and organisations of transactional data, targeted marketing and collaborative working
Impact on Organisations
Learning Objectives:
- The features and implications of IT systems used by organisations
- The impact and implications for organisations providing IT systems
Using and Manipulating Data
Learning Objectives:
- The uses, processes and implications for individuals and organisations of accessing and using data and information in digital form
- Judging and ensuring the reliability of data
- Reasons and methods for ensuring data accuracy
- Methods of extracting and sorting data
- Data modelling and the presentation of data and results
Moral and Ethical Issues
Learning Objectives:
- The moral and ethical factors of the use of information technology
- The purpose and role of codes of practice produced by professional bodies for the use of IT systems
- The impact of codes of practice on individuals and organisations
Legal Issues
Learning Objectives:
- The role of current legislation in protecting users and their data from attack and misuse
- Guidelines and current legislation designed to ensure the accessibility of IT systems
- The moral and ethical factors of the use of IT systems
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Using Systems to Manage Information
Producing a Database Solution
Learning Objectives:
- Select and configure appropriate RDBMS and SQL tools to produce a database solution to meet client’s requirements
- Devising and using SQL statements to extract, manipulate and modify data
Testing and Refining the Database Solution
Learning Objectives:
- Different types of testing: referential integrity, functionality, security
- Selection and use of appropriate test data: erroneous data, extreme data
- Recording appropriate test documentation
- Using testing outcomes to improve and refine a database solution
Database Design Evaluation
Learning Objectives:
- Evaluating a design against the given requirements
Evaluation of Database Testing
Learning Objectives:
- Evaluating the application of test data to ensure that the database solution meets requirements
Evaluation of the Database
Learning Objectives:
- Evaluating the software outcome against the given requirements
Subject Overview:
Students in Year 12 have 5 ICT lessons each week.
Students are encouraged to use their study periods to continue their coursework, revise for upcoming exams and/or prepare questions for future topics and assignments.
Assessments:
Year 12 students complete external assessments Unit 1: Information Technology Systems and Unit 2: Using Systems to Manage Information during the Summer Term.
