COMPUTER SCIENCE SYLLABUS - Globtorch Science O level... · COMPUTER SCIENCE SYLLABUS ... Network technologies, Technopreneurship, Computer ... SUGGESTED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND NOTES

ZIMBABWE

MINISTRY OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

FORMS 1 - 4

2015 - 2022

COMPUTER SCIENCE SYLLABUS

Curriculum Development and Technical ServicesP. O. Box MP 133Mount Pleasant

Harare© All Rights Reserved

2015

Computer Science Syllabus Forms 1 - 4

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education wishes to acknowledge the following for their valued contributions in the development of this syllabus:

• The National Computer Science Panel comprising of- Representatives of Computer Science Teachers- The Zimbabwe School Examination Council (ZIMSEC)- Representatives from Teachers’ and Technical Colleges- Representatives from Universities

• United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)• UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)

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CONTENTSACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .....................................................................................................................i

CONTENTS ...........................................................................................................................................ii

1.0 PREAMBLE ....................................................................................................................................5

2.0 PRESENTATION OF SYLLABUS .................................................................................................5

3.0 AIMS ................................................................................................................................................5

4.0 SYLLABUS OBJECTIVES .............................................................................................................5

5.0 METHODOLOGY AND TIME ALLOCATION ..................................................................................6

6.0 TOPICS ...........................................................................................................................................6

7.0 SCOPE AND SEQUENCE CHART ................................................................................................7

8.0 COMPETENCY MATRIX .................................................................................................................9

FORM 1 .................................................................................................................................................9

FORM 2 .................................................................................................................................................13

FORM 3 .................................................................................................................................................17

FORM 4 .................................................................................................................................................22

9.0 ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................................26

10.0 GLOSSARY/ APPENDICES .........................................................................................................30


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1.0 PREAMBLE

1.1 Introduction

Thissyllabusisdesignedtocoverthefirstfouryearsof Secondary Education in Computer Science, which provides essential skills in problem solving. It prepares learners for further education or branching to more specificandspecialisedfieldsofcomputing.Learnerswill be able to use the acquired skills to solve day to day life and work-related problems in the globally competitive information age.

1.2 Rationale

The learning area provides a foundation for further studiesinspecializedareasofcomputingandequipslearners with computer related skills for self-sustenance. Computer Science promotes innovative thinking for socio-economic development and equips learners with knowledge of the evolving nature of technology, while applying research skills in Computer based projects

1.3 Summary of Content (Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes)

Computer Science is a learning area which among others encompasses Computer Applications, Network technologies, Technopreneurship, Computer Architecture, System Development, Security and ethical principles that meet local and global standards.

1.4 Assumptions

It is assumed that learners:

• havehadsomeexposuretoICTtools• haveacquiredbasiccomputerliteracyskills• havecompletedtheJuniorICTlearningarea

1.5 Cross- cutting themes

The teaching and learning of Computer Science should integrate the following cross cutting themes:

• Financialliteracy• Collaboration

• HIVandAIDS• Guidanceandcounseling• Heritagestudies• HumanRightsandResponsibilities• ChildProtection• Gender• Environmentalissues• DisasterRiskmanagement

2.0 PRESENTATION OF SYLLABUSThe Computer Science syllabus is presented as one document for Forms 1 to 4.

3.0 AIMSThe syllabus aims to enable learners to:

3.1 appreciate the organisation of computer systems 3.2 demonstrate an understanding of the issues sur-

rounding the development and use of information communication technologies (ICTs)

3.3 develop programming and analysis skills through system development.

3.4 foster a culture of innovative thinking for so-cio-economic development

4.0 SYLLABUS OBJECTIVESLearnersshouldbeableto:

4.1 describe a range of information processing sys-tems

4.2 explain the effects of introducing information processing systems both to individuals and to the organizations

4.3 explain the functions of individual hardware and software components of ICT systems and their Interrelationship

4.4 use computers sensibly to generate, implement and document solutions appropriately (3.4)

4.5 demonstrate the techniques used to solve real life problems (3.5)

4.6analyseICTapplicationsintermsofdataflowand system requirements(3.4)

4.7 analyse, evaluate, make reasoned judgments and present conclusions (3.5)

4.8demonstrateproficiencyinthecreation,designand implementation of computer solutions using-programming packages (3.6)

4.9 conduct research using the internet (3.3) (3.


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4.10 develop an understanding of the component parts of computer systems and how they inter-re-late including software, data, hardware, commu-nications and people (3.1)

4.11analyseorganize,interpretandpresent information in a variety of forms (3.5)

5.0 METHODOLOGY AND TIME ALLOCATION

Methodology

The teaching and learning of Computer Science is based on a learner-centred approach. The following methods are recommended:

• Problemsolving• E-learning• Multi-media• Simulationandmodeling• Discovery• Experimentation• Designbasedlearning• Project-basedlearning• Questionandanswer• Demonstrations• Discussion• EducationalTours• ResearchandPresentations• Expertguestpresentations

Time Allocation

The subject should be allocated at least 6 periods of 35 – 40 minutes per week. At least 2 of the periods should be devoted to theory and 4 of the periods to practical work.

6.0 TOPICSThe syllabus consists of the following topics:

6.1 HardwareandSoftware6.2 Application of Computer Science6.3 Data Representation6.4 Communication Networks and Internet technolo-

gies6.5 Security and Ethics6.6 Systems Analysis and Design6.7 Algorithm Design and Problem Solving

6.8 Programming6.9 Databases6.10 Web Design6.11 Technopreneurship


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7.0

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PE A

ND

SEQ

UEN

CE

CH

AR

T

TOPI

CFO

RM

1FO

RM

2FO

RM

3FO

RM

4H

ardw

are

and

Softw

are

•Inputdevices

•Outputdevices

•Storagedevices

•Processingdevices

•So

ftwareconcepts

•Ap

plicationsoftw

are

•System

software

•Hardw

aredevices

•Operatingsystem

s•

Hardw

areandsoftw

are

mai

nten

ance

App

licat

ion

of C

ompu

ter

Scie

nce

•Ag

riculture

•Ba

nkingsystem

s•

Education

•So

cialnetworks

•Researchanddevelopm

ent

•Ag

riculture

•Transportm

anagem

ent

•Health

•En

vironm

entalm

anage-

men

t•

Robotics

•Ag

riculture

•Com

puteraidedmanufac

-tu

ring

•Intellig

entsystems

•Wildlifemanagem

ent

•Mining

•Ag

riculture

•Am

bientsystems

•GeographicInformation

Syst

em

Dat

a R

epre

sent

atio

n•

BinaryNum

berS

ystem

•Datarepresentationusing

bina

ry

•Conversion

•denarytobinary

•binarytodenary

•BinaryOperations

•additionandsubtraction

•Unitsofstorage

•Num

berbases

•Logicgates

•Truthtables

Com

mun

icat

ion

Net

wor

ks

and

Inte

rnet

Tec

hnol

ogie

s•

NetworkingConcepts

•Typesofnetworks

•NetworkTopologies

•Internetservices

•Datatransmissionmodes

•Datatransmissionmedia

•TypesofNetworks

•InternetServiceProviders

•Mobiletechnology

•CloudServices

•Networkprotocols

•NetworkingDevices

Secu

rity

and

Ethi

cs (U

nhu/

Ubuntu/Vum

unhu

•Cyber-wellness(Unhu/

Ubuntu/Vu

munhu)

•Copyrightissues

•Plagiarismandpiracy

•Com

puterC

rime

•Dataprotectionmeasures

•Com

puterE

thics

•PrivacyandDataIntegrity

•System

security

•Cybercrime

•Databackup

•Disasterrecoveryplan


8

TOPI

CFO

RM

1FO

RM

2FO

RM

3FO

RM

4Sy

stem

Ana

lysi

s an

d D

esig

n•

System

sdevelopm

entlife

cycl

e •

Problemidentification

•Feasibilitystudy

•System

sAn

alysis

•System

sDesign

•Development&

Testing

•Docum

entation

•UserTraining

•Implem

entation,Evaluation

and

Mai

nten

ance

Alg

orith

m D

esig

n an

d Pr

oble

m-s

olvi

ng•

IntroductiontoAlgorithm

Tool

s •

SequenceConstruct

•Algorithm

Tools

•Algorithm

Tools

•InterpretingandTesting

Algo

rithm

s

•Algorithm

Design

Prog

ram

min

g•

ProgrammingConcepts

•ProgrammingConcepts

•Functions

•TestingandDebugging

•Interfacedesign

•Interfacedesign

•VisualProgram

ming


•Errors

•Codingprograms


Dat

abas

es•

DatabaseCreation

•Filestructureelem

ents

•Databaseobjectsand

view

s


view

s•

Datamanipulationmethods

•Dataanalysis

•Databasesecurity


view

s•

Externaldatasources

•Databasesecurity

•Ad

vancedQueries

•Databaseconnection

•Databasesecurity

Web

des

ign

•Webpagetemplates

•Webcontentdevelopment

•Contentmanagem

ent

syst

ems

(CM

S) W

eb s

ite

tem

plat

es•

WebContentDevelopment


•PluginsandExtensions

•CMS

•Graphicdesign

•Ad

s•

WebSecurity

•Plugins/Extensions

•Webdevelopment

•WebSecurity


Tech

nopr

eneu

rshi

p•

Elem

entsofIntellectual

Cap

ital

•Bu

sinessEthics(Unhu/

Ubuntu/Vu

munhu)

•Marketingandbusiness

stra

tegi

es

•En

vironm

entaltechnopre

-ne

ursh

ip c

ompo

nent

s•

Technologyinnovationand

desi

gn th

inki

ng

•Lawsandpoliciesontech

-no

pren

eurs

hip

•IntellectualPropertyRights

•Financeandfunding

•Marketresearch


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8.0

CO

MPE

TEN

CY

MAT

RIX

FOR

M 1

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PIC

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RC

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8.1

Har

dwar

e an

d

so

ftwar

e•

explainhowhardw

are

devi

ces

wor

k•

connecthardwaredevic-

es•

identifytypesofsoftware

•Inputdevices

•Outputdevices

•Storagedevices

•Processingdevices

•So

ftwareconcepts

•Identifyinghardw

aredevices

•Connectingandtroubleshooting

hard

war

e de

vice

s•

ClassifyingtypesofSoftware

•Conductingeducationaltoursto

tech

nolo

gy c

ente

rs

•PC

sandLaptops

•Printers

•Multim

ediatutorials

8.2

App

licat

ion

of

C

ompu

ter S

cien

ce•

describeareasofcom

-pu

ter a

pplic

atio

ns•

Agriculture

•Ba

nkingsystem

s•

Education

•So

cialnetworks

•ResearchandDevelopment

•Distinguishingdifferentcom

puter

appl

icat

ions


busi

ness

org

anis

atio

ns

•Internet

•Printm

edia

•Multim

ediaTutorials

8.3

Dat

a R

epre

sent

atio

n•

outlinetheconceptof

bina

ry n

umbe

r sys

tem

•

recognizetheuseand

impo

rtanc

e of

bin

ary

num

bers

in c

ompu

ter

syst

em

•BinaryNum

berS

ystem

•Datarepresentationusingbinary

•Usinglogiccircuitstorepresent

bina

ry n

umbe

r sys

tem

•Discussingbinarynum

bersystem

•PrintM

edia

•Internet

•Calculators

•Circuitboards


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L/TO

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JEC

TIVE

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abl

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RC

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8.4

Com

mun

icat

ion

Net

wor

ks a

nd In

tern

et

Tech

nolo

gies

•outlinetheconceptof

com

pute

r net

wor

ks•

describenetworktopolo

-gi

es•

useInternetservices

•NetworkingConcepts

•TypesofNetworks

-LA

N-

WAN

•Networktopologies

- St

ar-

Rin

g-

Bus

- M

esh

•Internetservices

- Em

ail

- E-

com

mer

ce-

E-le

arni

ng-

Soci

al m

edia

•Definingnetworkterms

•Illustratingnetworktopologies

•Discussinginternetservices

•UtilisingInternetservices


Inte

rnet

ser

vice

pro

vide

rs

•Printm

edia

•Multim

ediatutorials

•Internet

8.5

Secu

rity

and

Ethi

cs

(Unh

u/U

bunt

u/Vu

mun

hu•

outlinethecharacteris

-tic

s of

cyb

er c

ultu

re a

nd

its im

pact

•describethecharacter-

istic

s of

saf

e an

d un

safe

si

tes

•suggesteffectsofonline

cont

ent a

nd b

ehav

iour

•explaintheimportanceof

copy

right

s•

describeconsequences

of p

lagi

aris

m a

nd p

iracy

•Cyberwellness

- C

yber

use

-Handlingonlinecontentandbe-

havi

or-

Onlinerelationship

•Copyrightissues

•Plagiarismandpiracy

•Discussingoncyberuseand

cultu

re•

Checkingforsafetyofwebsites

•Blockingunsafewebsites

•Discussingsocialim

pactofonline

cont

ent a

nd b

ehav

iour

s•

Carryingoutcam

paignsononline

rela

tions

hips

•Discussingthecopyrightsact

•Casestudiesoncopyrightsis

-su

es•

Researchingandreportingon

cons

eque

nces

of p

lagi

aris

m a

nd

pira

cy•

Usingantiplagiarismsoftwareto

chec

k fo

r pla

giar

ism

in a

doc

u-m

ent

•Internet

•ZuluURLRiskAn

a-lyzer

•Com

odoWebIn

-sp

ecto

r•

Multim

ediatutorials

•Guestexperts

•CopyrightAct

(Cha

pter

26:

1)•

Anti-plagiarism

softw

are

such

as

Turn-it-in,V

iper,

See

Sow

les


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L/TO

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JEC

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abl

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NTE

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, ATT

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DES

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8.6

Syst

em A

naly

sis

and

Des

ign

•outlinethestagesinthe

syst

ems

deve

lopm

ent l

ife

cycle(SDLC

)•

identifyproblemsofthe

exis

ting

syst

em

•System

sDevelopmentLifeCycle

Overview

-GenericModel

•Problemidentification

- Pr

elim

inar

y in

vest

igat

ion

•Datacollectiontechniques

(Questionnaire,Interview

,Record

inspection,Observation)

•Discussingthestagesinvolvedin

syst

em d

evel

opm

ent

•Statingtheactivitiesunderprob-

lemidentification

•Conductingcasestudieson

problemidentification

•Printm

edia

•Multim

ediatutorials

8.7

Alg

orith

m D

esig

n an

d Pr

oble

m-s

olvi

ng•

defineanalgorithm

•explainthepurposeof

algo

rithm

s•

explainsequencecon

-st

ruct

•applythesequencealgo-

rithm

stru

ctur

e

•Algorithm

ToolsIntroduction

•Se

quenceConstruct

•Givingexam

plesofalgorithms

•Discussingsequenceconstruct

•Interpretingasequencealgorithm

•So

lvingproblemsusingase

-qu

ence

alg

orith

m s

truct

ure

•Dryrunningasequencealgo

-rit

hm

•Multim

ediatutorials

•Printm

ediapuzzles

•Pu

zzles

8.8

Prog

ram

min

g C

once

pts

•explainthesyntaxand

sem

antic

s of

the

pro-

gram

min

g la

ngua

ge•

declarevariablesand

cons

tant

s•

applyoperatorstosolve

prob

lem

s

•ProgrammingConcepts

- Pr

ogra

m s

truct

ure

-Variablesandconstants

- D

ata

type

s: in

tege

r, ch

arac

ter,

strin

g an

d bo

olea

n-

Operators

o Ar

ithm

etic

oLogical

o R

elat

iona

l

•Discussingthesyntaxand

sem

antic

s of

the

prog

ram

min

g la

ngua

ge•

Usingvariablesandconstantsin

a pr

ogra

m•

Solvingbasicmathematicalprob-

lem

s•

Testinganddebugging

•Casestudies

•So

ftwaredevelop-

men

t too

ls s

uch

as

Python,V

B.Net,

Java


12

SKIL

L/TO

PIC

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JEC

TIVE

SLe

arne

rs s

houl

d be

abl

e to

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, AT

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8.9

Dat

abas

es•

createadatabase

•createafilestructure

•designforms,reports

and

quer

ies

•Databasecreation

•Filestructureelem

ents

- Fi

elds

- D

ata

type

s-

Fieldsize

- D

ata

form

ats

-Validationrulesandinput

mas

ks•

Databaseobjectsandview

s-

Queries

- Fo

rms

•Reports

•Developingadatabase

•Se

ttingfields,datatypes,for-

mats,fieldsizes,validation

chec

ks a

nd in

put m

asks

•Com

paringdatabasemodels

•Pe

rformingCRUD(C

reate,Re-

triev

e, U

pdat

e, D

elet

e) o

pera

tions

on

a ta

ble

•Creatingforms

•Designingqueries

•Runningqueries

•Designingreports

•Databasepackages

such

as

Ms

Acce

ss,

MySQL

8.10

Web

des

ign

•navigateawebpage

•custom

izewebpages

•usewebpagetemplates

to c

reat

e w

eb p

ages

•generatewebcontent

•Webpageelements

•Webpagetemplates

•Webcontentdevelopment

•Navigatingachosenwebpage

•Modifyingexistingwebpages

•Designingwebpagesusingtem

-pl

ates

•Creatinganduploadingwebpage

cont

ent

•Webdevelopment

toolssuchasJoom

-la

, Wor

dPre

ss, M

s Fr

ont P

age,

Not

e-pa

d++

•WebBrowserssuch

as F

irefo

x

8.11

Tec

hno-

pren

eurs

hip

•describetheelem

entsof

inte

llect

ual c

apita

l•

explaintheattributesof

busi

ness

eth

ics

•identifythemarketing

and

busi

ness

stra

tegi

es

elem

ents

•explaintheelem

entsof

mar

ketin

g an

d bu

sine

ss

•Elem

entsofIntellectualcapital

-Hum

ancapital

-Organisationcapital

- So

cial

cap

ital

•Bu

sinessethics(Unhu/Ubuntu/

Vumunhu)

•Marketingandbusinessstrate

-gi

es-

e-co

mm

erce

•Discussingtheelem

entsofintel

-le

ctua

l cap

ital

•Discussingtheattributesofbusi-

ness

eth

ics

•CreatinganIC

Tbasedbusiness

plan

•Discussingtheelem

entsofm

ar-

ketin

g an

d bu

sine

ss s

trate

gies

•Internet

•Printandelctronic

med

ia s

uch

as jo

ur-

nals

•Casestudy

•CZIorganization


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M 2

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8.12

Har

dwar

e an

d so

ftwar

e•

identifytypesofapplica-

tion

softw

are

•useutilitysoftw

areand

tool

s

•Ap

plicationsoftw

are

•Offshelfsoftw

are

-Customizedsoftware

-Opensourcesoftware

•System

softwareUtilitytools

•Discussingtypesofapplication

softw

are

•Classifyingofapplicationsoft-

war

e•

Performingsystem

optimisation

•Operatingsystem

ssuchasLinux,W

in-

dows,MAC

OS

•System

utilitytools

such

as

Tune

up,

Dis

k D

efra

gmen

ter

8.13

App

licat

ion

of

C

ompu

ter S

cien

ce•

describeareasofcom

-pu

ter a

pplic

atio

ns•

Agriculture

•Transportm

anagem

ent

•Health

•En

vironm

entalm

anagem

ent

•Robotics

•Discussingdifferentcom

puter

appl

icat

ion

area

s•

Conductingeducationaltoursto

businessorganizations

•Internet

•GIS(G

eographic

Info

rmat

ion

syst

em)

•Printm

edia

•Healthinformation

syst

ems

8.14

Dat

a R

epre

sent

atio

n•

convertnum

bersfrom

on

e ba

se to

ano

ther

•

convertkeyboardchar

-ac

ters

to A

SCII

code

•addbinarynum

bers

•subtractbinarynumbers

•Conversionofbinarytodenary

and

vice

ver

sa•

Additionofbinarynumbers

•Su

btractionofbinarynumbers

•Convertingnum

bersfrom

one

base

to a

noth

er•

Convertingkeyboardchar-

acte

rs to

bin

ary

num

bers

usi

ng

ASC

II ch

arac

ter c

odes

•Ad

dingandsubtractingbinary

num

bers

•AS

CIICharacter

Cod

es c

hart

•Internet

•Scientificcalculator


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TIVE

SLe

arne

rs s

houl

d be

abl

e to

:

CO

NTE

NT

(KN

OW

LED

GE,

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ILLS

, AT

TITU

DES

)

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TED

LE

AR

NIN

G A

CTI

VITI

ES A

ND

N

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S

SUG

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G

RES

OU

RC

ES

8.15

Com

mun

icat

ion

Net

-w

orks

and

Inte

rnet

Tec

h-no

logi

es

•describedatatransm

is-

sion

mod

es

•explaincharacteristicsof

trans

mis

sion

med

ia•

outlinetypesofnetworks

•explainservicesoffered

by in

tern

et s

ervi

ce p

ro-

vide

rs

•Datatransmissionmodes

- D

uple

x/fu

ll du

plex

-Halfduplex

- Si

mpl

ex

•DataTransm

issionMedia

- Tw

iste

d pa

ir-

Coa

xial

-

Opticfibre

- W

irele

ss-

Com

mon

med

ia c

hara

cter

is-

tics

(Cos

ts, N

oise

imm

unity

, Sizeandscalability)

•Typesofnetworks

-LA

N-

WAN

- PA

N-

MAN

•InternetServiceProviders(ISP

)

•Experim

entingondatatransmis

-si

on m

odes

and

tabu

latin

g re

sults

•Com

paringthecharacteristicsof

trans

mis

sion

med

ia•

Drawingnetworktypes

•Modellingtypesofnetworks


netw

ork

serv

ice

prov

ider

s

•Internet

•Sw

itches

•Routers

•Cables

•Com

puters

•Networkingtoolkit

8.16

Sec

urity

and

Eth

ics

(Unh

u/U

bunt

u•

explaincomputercrim

ean

d its

effe

cts

•applydataprotection

mea

sure

s•

explaintheethicalissues

that

can

aris

e fro

m o

nlin

e ac

tiviti

es

•Com

putercrim

e•

Dataprotectionmeasures

- Pa

ssw

ords

- Fi

le p

erm

issi

ons

mod

es•

Com

puterE

thics

•Discussingcomputercrim

eand

its e

ffect

s•

Applyingdataprotectionmea

-su

res

•Discussingtheimpactofunethi-

cal p

ract

ices

•An

ti-malware/anti-

viru

s so

ftwar

e•

Encryptionsoftware

suchasBitLocker

•Ap

plicationpackag

-es

suc

h as

Nitr

o•

Internet

•Multim

ediatutorials

•So

cialNetworks

8.17

Sys

tem

Ana

lysi

s an

d D

esig

n•

explainareasoffeasibili-

ty

•carryoutafeasibility

stud

y

•Feasibilitystudy

- Te

chni

cal

- Ec

onom

ic-

Legal

-Operational

•So

cial

•Discussingthedifferentareasof

feas

ibilit

y •

Conductingafeasibilitystudy

•ResearchInstru

-m

ents

•CaseStudy

•SD

LCchart


15

SKIL

L/TO

PIC

OB

JEC

TIVE

SLe

arne

rs s

houl

d be

abl

e to

:C

ON

TEN

T (K

NO

WLE

DG

E, S

KIL

LS,

ATTI

TUD

ES)

SUG

GES

TED

LE

AR

NIN

G A

CTI

VITI

ES A

ND

N

OTE

S

SUG

GES

TED

LE

AR

NIN

G

RES

OU

RC

ES

8.18

Alg

orith

m D

esig

n an

d Pr

oble

m-s

olvi

ng•

explainselectionand

repe

titio

n co

nstru

cts

•applyselectionandrepe

-tit

ion

algo

rithm

stru

ctur

es

in p

robl

em s

olvi

ng

•Algorithm

Tools

- Ps

eudo

cod

e st

ruct

ures

-

Sele

ctio

n an

d re

petit

ion

•Discussingselectionandrepeti-

tion

cons

truct

s •

Interpretingselectionandrepeti-

tion

algo

rithm

s •

Solvingproblemsusingselection

and

repe

titio

n al

gorit

hm s

truc-

ture

s•

Dryrunningalgorithms

•Algorithm

charts

•Multim

ediatutorials

8.19

Pro

gram

min

g•

developprogramsthat

use

pseu

do c

ode

stru

c-tu

res

•developaprogramusing

func

tions

•testanddebugprogram

s

•Programmingconcepts

- C

ontro

l stru

ctur

eso

Rep

etiti

on/it

erat

ion/

loop

o Se

lect

ion

•Functions


•writingprogramsthatusepseudo

code

stru

ctur

es•

Applyingfunctionsinsolving

prob

lem

s•

Testinganddebugging

•Programmingtools

suchasVB

.Netand

Pyth

on•

Multim

ediatutorials

8.20

Dat

abas

es•

developdatabasesusing

data

base

obj

ects

and

vi

ews

•editdatabaseobjects

•applydatabasesecurity

cont

rols

•Databaseobjectsandview

s-

Dat

ashe

ets

-Queries

- Fo

rms

- R

epor

ts•

Datamanipulationmethods

•Databasesecurity

•Creatingadatabase

•Pe

rformingdatabaseoperations;

Cre

ate,

Rea

d, U

pdat

e an

d D

elet

e (C

RU

D)

•Se

archingandfilteringrecords

•So

rtingrecords

•Generatingreports

•Ap

plyingdatabasesecuritymea

-su

res

•Databasepackages

such

as

MS

Acce

ss,

MySQL

•Multim

ediatutorials

•ExpertGuestssuch

as D

atab

ase

Adm

in-

istra

tor


16

SKIL

L/TO

PIC

OB

JEC

TIVE

SLe

arne

rs s

houl

d be

abl

e to

:

CO

NTE

NT

(KN

OW

LED

GE,

SK

ILLS

, AT

TITU

DES

)

SUG

GES

TED

LE

AR

NIN

G A

CTI

VITI

ES A

ND

N

OTE

S

SUG

GES

TED

LE

AR

NIN

G

RES

OU

RC

ES

8.21

W

eb d

esig

n•

useContentManage-

men

t Sys

tem

(CM

S) te

m-

plat

es to

cre

ate

web

site

s•

custom

izeWebsites

•generatecontentusing

Graphicsdesignpack-

age

•applytheconceptof

debu

ggin

g an

d te

stin

g•

usePluginsandexten-

sion

s in

web

dev

elop

-m

ent

•CMSWebsitetemplates

-HTM

L•

Webcontentdevelopment


•PluginsandExtensions

•DesigningwebsitesusingCMS

web

tem

plat

es•

Creatinganduploadingwebsite

cont

ent

•Testinganddebugging

•Ap

plyingpluginsandextensions

•GraphicsSo

ftware

pack

ages

suc

h as

GIMP,W

indows

Pict

ure

Man

ager

•Webdevelopment

toolssuchasJoom

-la

, Not

epad

++•

WebBrowsers

8.22

Te

chno

pren

eurs

hip

•describethetechnopre-

neur

ship

com

pone

nts

•En

vironm

entaltechnopreneurship

com

pone

nts

- Sc

ienc

e pa

rks

- In

cuba

tion

cent

res

- Ac

adem

ic in

stitu

tions

- R

esea

rch

and

deve

lopm

ent

cent

res

•Discussingtheusesoftechno-

pren

eurs

hip

com

pone

nts

•AttendingtoIC

TExhibitionExpos


17

FOR

M 3

SKIL

L/TO

PIC

OB

JEC

TIVE

SLe

arne

rs s

houl

d be

abl

e to

:

CO

NTE

NT

(KN

OW

LED

GE,

SK

ILLS

, AT

TITU

DES

)

SUG

GES

TED

LE

AR

NIN

G A

CTI

VITI

ES A

ND

N

OTE

S

SUG

GES

TED

LE

AR

NIN

G

RES

OU

RC

ES

8.23

Har

dwar

e A

nd

Softw

are

•identifythevarious

appl

icat

ions

of h

ardw

are

devi

ces

•comparedifferentoper

-at

ing

syst

ems

•explainthefunctionsof

an o

pera

ting

syst

em

•Hardw

aredevices

- Ap

plic

atio

ns o

f har

dwar

e de

vice

s suchas.PointOfS

aleTerminal,

ATM

, Dat

a C

aptu

ring

Syst

em•

Operatingsystem

s-

PersonalCom

puter(PC

)Operat-

ing

Syst

ems

-MobileOperatingSystem

;An-

droi

d, S

ymbi

an, W

indo

ws

•Dem

onstratingtheuseofhard-

war

e de

vice

s•

Identifyingdifferentoperating

syst

ems

•Discussingthefunctionsofan

oper

atin

g sy

stem

•Operatingsystem

ssu

ch a

s An

droi

d,

Sym

bian

, Win

dow

s•

Mobilephones

8.24

App

licat

ion

of

Com

pute

r Sci

ence

•describeareasofcom

-pu

ter a

pplic

atio

ns•

Agriculture

•Com

puteraidedmanufacturing

•Intellig

entsystems

•Wildlifemanagem

ent

•Mining

•Distinguishingdifferentcom

puter

appl

icat

ions


businessorganizations

•Internet

•Printm

edia

8.25

Dat

a R

epre

sent

atio

n•

outlineunitsofstorage

•convertdenarynum

bers

to o

ctal

and

hex

adec

imal

•Unitsofstorage

- Bi

t-

Nib

ble

- By

te-

Kilo

byte

- M

egab

yte

- Te

raby

te•

Num

berbases

-Octal

-Hexadecimal

•Convertingofdenarytohexadec

-im

al, o

ctal

and

vic

e ve

rsa

•Printm

edia

•Internet

•ScientificCalculator


18

SKIL

L/TO

PIC

OB

JEC

TIVE

SLe

arne

rs s

houl

d be

abl

e to

:

CO

NTE

NT

(KN

OW

LED

GE,

SK

ILLS

, AT

TITU

DES

)

SUG

GES

TED

LE

AR

NIN

G A

CTI

VITI

ES A

ND

N

OTE

S

SUG

GES

TED

LE

AR

NIN

G

RES

OU

RC

ES

8.26

Com

mun

icat

ion

Net

wor

ks A

nd In

tern

et

Tech

nolo

gies

•identifytypesofmobile

tech

nolo

gies

•describetheroleof

mob

ile te

chno

logi

es i

n co

mm

unic

atio

n•

explaintheapplicationof

wire

less

tech

nolo

gies

•explaintheconceptof

clou

d co

mpu

ting

serv

ices

•Mobiletechnology

- M

obile

pho

nes

- Sa

tellit

e-

PDAs

- Ta

blet

s•

Wirelesstechnologies

- W

iFi,

- W

iMax

, -

Blue

toot

h,

- In

frare

d-

Mic

row

ave

- R

adio

wav

es•

Cloudservices

•Discussingtheapplicationof

mob

ile te

chno

logi

es

•Discussingtheapplicationof

wire

less

tech

nolo

gies

•Usingcloudservicessuchas

uploadinganddownloadingfiles

•Internet

•Cloudservicessuch

asGoogleDrive,

OneDrive,Drop

Box

•Mobiledevices

8.27

Sec

urity

And

Eth

ics

(Unh

u/U

bunt

u)•

applydataprivacymea

-su

res

•verifyandvalidatedata

•setupafirew

all

•applynetworksecurity

mea

sure

s•

identifyonlinecrimes

•Privacy

•DataIntegrity

-Verification

-Validation

•System

security

•Cybercrime

-Sp

oofing

-Sn

iffing

- Fr

aud

•Hacking

•Creatinguseraccountswithdif-

fere

nt a

cces

s le

vels

•Usingverificationtechniques

durin

g da

ta c

aptu

ring

•Usingvalidationtechniquesto

valid

ate

data

suc

h as

che

cksu

m,

form

at c

heck

•Configuringafirew

all

•Protectingnetworksusingproxy

serv

ers

•Discussinguseofdigitalsigna

-tureandcertificates

•Discussingonlinecrime

•Databasepackage

•Validationtools

•Multim

ediatutorials

•Utilitytools

•Internet


19

SKIL

L/TO

PIC

OB

JEC

TIVE

SLe

arne

rs s

houl

d be

abl

e to

:

CO

NTE

NT

(KN

OW

LED

GE,

SK

ILLS

, AT

TITU

DES

)

SUG

GES

TED

LE

AR

NIN

G A

CTI

VITI

ES A

ND

N

OTE

S

SUG

GES

TED

LE

AR

NIN

G

RES

OU

RC

ES

8.28

Sys

tem

Ana

lysi

s an

d D

esig

n•

describetheactivities

invo

lved

in th

e an

alys

is

stag

e•

applysystemanalysis

on p

roje

cts

•describetheactivities

invo

lved

in th

e de

sign

st

age

•designinput,outputand

user

inte

rface

for t

he

proj

ect

•designfilestructuresand

tabl

es•

constructsystemflow

ch

arts

and

pse

udo

code

s•

explainactivitiesinvolved

in th

e de

velo

pmen

t and

te

stin

g st

age

•System

sAn

alysis

- Al

tern

ativ

e so

lutio

ns

- D

ata

Flow

Dia

gram

s (D

FDs)

- Ac

tivity

dia

gram

•System

sDesign

- In

put/

outp

ut d

esig

n-

Use

r int

erfa

ce d

esig

n-

Dat

abas

e/ F

ile d

esig

n-

Syst

em F

low

Cha

rts-

Algo

rithm

des

ign

•Development&

Testing

- C

odin

g-

Test

ing

•Explainingtheactivitiesinvolved

in s

yste

ms

anal

ysis

•Conductingcasestudiesonanal

-ys

is (o

n sm

all s

cale

) •

Statingtheactivitiesinthedesign

phas

e•

Illustratingdesigntools

•Conductingcasestudiesonde

-si

gn s

tag

•Describingthedevelopm

entand

test

ing

phas

e•

Designingatestingstrategy/plan

for a

giv

en s

ituat

ion

Des

ign

tool

s•

CAS

Etools

•An

alysistools

8.29

Alg

orith

m D

esig

n A

nd P

robl

em-S

olvi

ng•

designflow

charts

•constructpseudocodes

•usetopdownapproach

to re

pres

ent a

n al

gorit

hm•

usetracetablestodry

run

algo

rithm

s•

corre

cterro

rsinanalgo

-rit

hm

•Algorithm

Tools

- Fl

ow c

hart

- Ps

eudo

cod

e -

Top

dow

n an

d bo

ttom

up

de-

sign

•InterpretingandTestingAlgo

-rit

hms

•Creatingflowcharts

•Developingpseudocodesto

solv

e pr

oble

ms

•Breakingdow

nprobleminto

sub-

prob

lem

s•

Dryrunninganalgorithm

•Debuggingalgorithms

•Algorithm

charts

•Sm

artD

raw

•MSVisio

•Tracetable


20

SKIL

L/TO

PIC

OB

JEC

TIVE

SLe

arne

rs s

houl

d be

abl

e to

:

CO

NTE

NT

(KN

OW

LED

GE,

SK

ILLS

, AT

TITU

DES

)

SUG

GES

TED

LE

AR

NIN

G A

CTI

VITI

ES A

ND

N

OTE

S

SUG

GES

TED

LE

AR

NIN

G R

ESO

UR

CES

8.30

Pro

gram

min

g•

createuserinterfaces

•declarefunctionsuseob-

ject

s in

inte

rface

des

ign


s•

identifytypesoferro

rs

•applyerrorhandling

tech

niqu

es in

pro

gram

-m

ing

•Interfacedesign

•VisualProgram

ming

- Fu

nctio

ns-

Objects


•Errors

•Designingmenusandsubmenus

•Usingfunctionsinaprogram

•Choosingappropriateobjectsin

inte

rface

des

ign

•Testinganddebuggingprograms

•Discussingtypesoferro

rs•

Usingerro

rhandlingtechniques

•Programming

pack

ages

suc

h as

Python,V

B,Java

•ExpertGuests

8.31

Dat

abas

es•

createrelationaldata-

base

s•

designformsandreports

•createqueries

•importandexportdata

•applydatabasesecurity

•Databaseobjectsandview

s-

Queries

- Fo

rms

- R

epor

ts•

Externaldatasources

•Databasesecurity

•Creatingarelationaldatabase

•Generatingforms,queriesand

repo

rts•

ImportingandExportingdata

•Usingdatabasesecuritymea

-su

res

•Databasepackages

such

as

Mic

roso

ft ac

cess

, ora

cle,

MySQL

8.32

Web

Des

ign

•useContentManage-

men

t Sys

tem

(CM

S) te

m-

plat

es to

cre

ate

web

site

s•

custom

izeWebsites

•generatecontentusing

Graphicdesignpackag

-es

•integratewebsecurityin

web

des

igni

ng

•Contentmanagem

entsystems

- W

eb fe

eds

- Ad

s•

Graphicdesign

- An

imat

ions

-Videos

•Websecurity

- C

ooki

es-

Dev

elop

er to

ols

- Pl

ugin

s/Ex

tens

ions

•DesignwebsitesusingCMSweb

tem

plat

es•

Creatinganduploadingwebsite

cont

ent

•Usinggraphicdesignpackages

in w

eb d

evel

opm

ent

•Ap

plyingsecuritymeasuresin

web

des

igni

ng

•Testinganddebugging

•CMSsuchas

Wordpress,Joomla,

Dru

pal

•GraphicsDesign

Pack

ages

suc

h as

Ad

obe

Flas

h Ph

oto-

shop

•

Webdevelopment

tool

s•

Brow

sers

•ExpertGuests


21

SKIL

L/TO

PIC

OB

JEC

TIVE

SLe

arne

rs s

houl

d be

abl

e to

:

CO

NTE

NT

(KN

OW

LED

GE,

SK

ILLS

,AT

TITU

DES

)

SUG

GES

TED

LE

AR

NIN

G A

CTI

VITI

ES A

ND

N

OTE

S

SUG

GES

TED

LE

AR

NIN

G

RES

OU

RC

ES

8.33

Tec

hnop

rene

ursh

ip•

identifylawsthatgovern

tech

nopr

eneu

rshi

p•

describetheintellectual

prop

ertie

s rig

hts

•Lawsandpoliciesontechnopre-

neur

ship

•IntellectualPropertyRights

- Pa

tent

s-

Cop

yrig

hts

•Discussingthelawsandpolicies

of te

chno

pren

eurs

hip

•Describingtheintellectualproper-

ty ri

ghts

•Internet

•Electronicandprint

med

ia•

ExpertGuests


22

FOR

M 4

SKIL

L/TO

PIC

OB

JEC

TIVE

SLe

arne

rs s

houl

d be

abl

e to

:

CO

NTE

NT

(KN

OW

LED

GE,

SK

ILLS

, AT

TITU

DES

)

SUG

GES

TED

LE

AR

NIN

G A

CTI

VITI

ES A

ND

N

OTE

S

SUG

GES

TED

LE

AR

NIN

G

RES

OU

RC

ES

8.34

Har

dwar

e A

nd

Softw

are

•replacemalfunctioning

com

pone

nts

•troubleshootandfix

com

mon

sof

twar

e an

d ha

rdw

are

prob

lem

s

•Hardw

areandsoftw

aremainte-

nanc

e-

Com

mon

Erro

rs

- So

ftwar

e-

Keyb

oard

- M

ouse

-Harddrive

- M

emor

y

•Maintaininghardw

areandsoft-

war

e •

BuildingafunctionalPC

•Hardw

are

com

pone

nts

•So

ftwaretoolkit

•Repairtoolkit

•Internet

•Multim

ediatutorials

8.35

App

licat

ion

Of

Com

pute

r Sci

ence

•designmodelsofAgricul

-tu

ral s

yste

ms,

Am

bien

t system

sandGeographic

Info

rmat

ion

Syst

ems

•Ag

riculture

•Am

bientsystems

•GeographicInformationSystem

•Constructingmodelsofgiven

syst

ems

•Hardw

are

c

ompo

nent

s•

Softw

aretoolkit

•Internet

•Multim

ediatutorials

•ExpertGuests

8.36

Dat

a R

epre

sent

atio

n•

representlogicgates

usin

g sy

mbo

ls•

constructtruthtables

•modelelectroniccircuits

usin

g lo

gic

gate

s

•Logicgates

•Truthtables

•Drawinglogicgates

•Constructingtruthtablesusingup

to 3

inpu

ts•

Modellinglogiccircuits

•Internet

•Circuitboards

•Designtoolkits


23

SKIL

L/TO

PIC

OB

JEC

TIVE

SLe

arne

rs s

houl

d be

abl

e to

:

CO

NTE

NT

(KN

OW

LED

GE,

SK

ILLS

, AT

TITU

DES

)

SUG

GES

TED

LE

AR

NIN

G A

CTI

VITI

ES A

ND

N

OTE

S

SUG

GES

TED

LE

AR

NIN

G

RES

OU

RC

ES

8.37

Com

mun

icat

ion

Net

wor

ks A

nd In

tern

et

Tech

nolo

gies

•explainnetworkproto-

cols

•explainfunctionsofthe

netw

orki

ng d

evic

es•

designanetworkmodel

•configureanetwork

•Networkprotocols

- Tr

ansm

issi

on C

ontro

l Pro

to-

col/I

nter

net P

roto

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9.0 ASSESSMENTInordertohaveaholisticassessmentofthelearner,learnerswillbeassessedinthefollowingthreeaspects;forma-tive,continuousandsummativeassessmentwitheachcontributingtothelearner’sfinalgrade.

9.1 Assessment Objectives

(i) Knowledge and Understanding

Learnersshouldbeableto:

• describearangeofinformationprocessingsystems• explaintheeffectsofintroducinginformationprocessingsystemsbothtoindividualsandtotheorganizations

explain the functions of individual hardware and software components of ICT systems and their interrelation-ships

(ii) Problem Solving


• usecomputerstogenerate,implementanddocumentsolutionsappropriately• demonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofthetechniquesusedtosolvereallifeproblems• analyzesoftwareprogramsintermsofdataflowandsystemrequirements• analyze,evaluate,makereasonedjudgmentsandpresentconclusions

(iii) Communication Skills


• developanunderstandingofthecomponentpartsofcomputersystemsandhowtheyinter-relate• interpretandorganizeinformation• recognizeandpresentinformationinavarietyofforms

(iv) Practical Skills


• createcomputerbasedsystemsfollowingtheSystemsDevelopmentLifeCycle(SDLC)model• conductresearchusingtheinternet

9.2 Scheme of AssessmentThe Scheme of Assessment is intended to encourage positive achievement by all learners. The subject will be examined in 5 papers as shown in the table below.

Paper Type of Paper Duration Weighting1 Multiple Choice 1 hour 102 Structured 2 hours 303 Practical Test 3 hours 404 SBA (School Based Assessment) Coursework 105 Project Project 10Total 100%


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9.3 SpecificationGrid(i) Content distributionPAPER 1

TOPIC WEIGHTING (%) Hardware and Software 10 Application of Computer Science 10 Data Representation 10 Communication Networks and Internet Technologies 10 Security and Ethics (Unhu /Ubuntu) 10

System Analysis and Design 10 Algorithm Design and Problem-solving 10 Programming 10 Databases 10 Web Design 5 Technopreneurship 5 TOTAL 100

SECTION WEIGHTING (%) Hardware and Software 10 Application of Computer Science 10 Data Representation 10 Communication Networks and Internet Technologies 15 Security and Ethics (Unhu/Ubuntu) 10 System Analysis and Design 10 Algorithm Design and Problem-solving 10 Programming 5 Database 5 Web Design 5 Databases 10 TOTAL 100

SECTION WEIGHTING (%) Programming 50 Databases 30 Web Designing 20 TOTAL 100









PAPER 2

PAPER 3 Option A

PAPER 3 Option B

NB: The Paper is 100% practical skills

SECTION WEIGHTING (%) Hardware and Software 30 Data Representation 10 Communication Networks and Internet Technologies 50 Technopreneurship 10 TOTAL 100

Form 1 Form 2 Form 3 Form 4 Totals Terms 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Theory Assignments - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 10 Tests - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 10 Practical Assignments - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 - 5 TOTAL - 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 - 25

ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange ATM Automated Teller Machine CMS Content Management System CRUD Create, Retrieve, Update, Delete CZI Consumer Council in Zimbabwe DFD Data Flow Diagram HTML Hyper Text Markup Language ICT Information and Communication Technology Internet International Network ISP Internet Service Provider LAN Local Area Network MAN Metropolitan Area Network OSI Open System Interconnection PAN Personal Area Network PC Personal Computer PDA Personal Digital Assistant SDLC Systems Development Life Cycle TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol URL Uniform Resource Locator WAN Wide Area Network WiFi Wireless Fidelity WiMax World Wide Interoperability for Microwave Access


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PAPER 4 (Continuous Assessment)




NB: Continuous assessment will be made up of 10 assignments, 10 tests and 5 practical assignments. These will be covered in a period of 4 years. All assignments and tests will be marked out of 100

(ii) Skills distribution

All internal and external theoretical assessments shall be 40% knowledge and understanding plus 60% problem solving.All internal and external practical assessments shall be 100% practical skills.

9.4 Grade Descriptors

Theschemeofassessmentisintendedtoencouragepositiveachievementbyalllearners.Gradedescriptorsaretherefore provided for pass grades A, B and C to give a general indication of the standards of achievement expected oflearnersawardedparticulargrades.ThedescriptorsmustbeinterpretedinrelationtothecontentspecifiedbytheComputerSciencesyllabusbutarenotdesignedtodefinethatcontent.Thegradeawardedwilldependinpracticeonthe extent to which the learner has met the overall assessment objectives.

Grade Descriptor

A

1. Managefilesproficientlyincludingsorting,searchingandfoldercreation.2. FormulateappropriatesolutionstoidentifiedproblemsusingVisualBasicandDatabase3. Demonstrateanabilitytoanalyzeaproblem,identifyanddefinethecomputingrequirementsap-

propriate to its solution.4. An ability to apply mathematical foundations, algorithmic principles, and computer science theory in

the modeling and design of computer-based systems in a way that demonstrates comprehension of the tradeoffs involved in design choices.

5. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the contents and use of system documentation6. Demonstrate an in depth understanding of the use of computers in communication and the role

played by networks in enhancing communication.7. An ability to apply design and development principles in the construction of software systems of

varying complexity.8. Analyzeallthestagesofsystemsdevelopmentlifecycleandevaluatesituationsandcomeupwith

distinguished solutions using system development tools. 9. Evaluate situations and come up with distinguished solutions using system development tools.10. Present the usability code with annotations, comments and error handling techniques.11. An understanding of professional, ethical, legal, security and social issues.12. Apply ERDs to solve given problems and interpret the ERDs inclusive of cardinalities in the de-

scription13. UsecharacteristicsofVBprogramminginthecode(inheritance,polymorphismandencapsulation).14. Solve problems using logic gates.15. Use algorithms to solve problems..


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Grade Descriptor

B

1. Formulatesolutionstoidentifiedproblems.2. Analyzeagivenproblemsolution.3. Understand the contents and use of system documentation.4. Demonstrate an understanding of the use of computers in communication and the role played by

networks in enhancing communication.5. Explain all the stages of systems development life cycle. 6. Show an understanding of professional, ethical, legal, security and social issues.7. Assess situations and come up with solutions using system development tools.8. DrawandlabelERDsandexplaintheflowofdatainthesystem.9. Calculate binary numbers. 10. ExplaincharacteristicsofVB(inheritance,polymorphismandencapsulation).11. Code but without the element of error handling.12. Explain searching and sorting techniques. 13. Draw and interpret logic gates.14. Write and dry run algorithms

C

1. Explain situations using system development tools. 2. Draw and label ERDs to solve given problems.3. Convert binary numbers.4. Distinguish between static and dynamic data structures.5. StatecharacteristicsofVB(inheritance,polymorphismandencapsulation).6. Code but with some bugs (errors) in the code. 7. Identify searching and sorting techniques. 8. Draw logic gates.9. Dry run algorithms.10. Understand the basic use of computers in communication and the role played by networks in en-

hancing communication.11. Understandnetworkingconfiguration.12. Listallthestagesofsystemsdevelopmentlifecycle.13. Show an understanding of professional, ethical, legal, security and social issues

9.5 Paper DescriptionsPaper 1: Theory (40 Marks)The paper consists of 40 compulsory multiple choice items.

Paper 2: Theory (100 Marks)The paper consists of 10 – 12 structured questions and the candidates are required to answer ALL questions in spaces provided.

Paper 3 Option A: Practical Exam (100 marks)The paper comprises practical questions on Databases, Web Design and Programming. Paper 3 Option B: Practical Exam (100 marks)ThepapercomprisespracticalquestionsonHardwareandSoftware,DataRepresentation,CommunicationandInternet Technologies and Technopreneurship. Prerelease material will be published before the end of term 1 form 4.

Paper 4: School Based Assessment (Coursework - 100 %) Coursework is made up of 10 Assignments, 10 Tests and 5 Practical Assignments set, marked and recorded internallybytheteachers.TheinternaltestsarespacedequitablyfromthebeginningoftermtwoinFormOneuptothe end of term two in Form Four. The tests shall be marked out of 100 Marks. Each test and the marking guidance usedshallbefiledtogetherwiththerecordofmarks.ThesewillbesenttoZIMSECtogetherwiththeprojectfile.


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Paper 5: Project work (100%)

Pre-releasematerialswillbemadeavailabletoexaminationCentresatthebeginningofTermOneofFormFour.Examination Centres are advised to encourage their candidates to develop solutions to tasks using a high-level programminglanguage,suchasVisualBasicorPython.Thepurposeofthepre-releasematerialtasksistodirectcandidates to some of the topics which will be examined in Paper 5. The exam questions will require candidates to have practical programming experience including writing their own programs, executing (running), testing and debugging them. Knowledge of programming language syntax will not be examined in this project report. The higher ability candidates are to be encouraged to extend their practical programming beyond the scope of these tasks.

10.0 GLOSSARY/ APPENDICESAPPENDIXI:GLOSSARYOFTERMS

It is hoped that the glossary will be helpful to learners as a guide. The glossary has been deliberately kept brief not onlywithrespecttothenumberoftermsincludedbutalsotothedescriptionsoftheirmeanings.Learnersshouldappreciate that the meaning of a term must depend in part on its context.

Define is intended literally for only a formal statement or equivalent paraphrases being required.

State implies a concise answer with little or no supporting argument e.g. numerical answer that can readily be obtained by inspection.

List requires a number of points generally each of one word with no elaboration, where a number ofpointsisspecifiedthisshouldnotbeexceeded.

Explain may imply reasoning or some reference to theory depending on the context.

Describe requires the candidate to state in words (using diagrams where appropriate) the main points of the concept.

Outline implies brevity that is restricting the answer to given essentials.

Predict/deduce the candidate is expected to produce the expected answer by making a logical connection between other pieces of information.

Suggest

it is used in two main contexts that is either to imply that there is no unique answer or to imply that learners are expected to apply their general knowledge.

Find is a general term that may alternatively be interpreted as calculate, measure, determine etc.

Determine often implies that the quantity concerned cannot be measured directly but is obtained by calculation.


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APPENDIX II: ACRONYMS




APPENDIX III: PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES

Computer Science is a practical subject and a range of practical exercises should complement the study of the practical parts of the syllabus. It is recommended that learners should be exposed to four practical lessons per week. It is also recommended that the maximum computer-pupil ratio be 1:2. In cases where computers are inadequate, teachersareencouragedtogroupthelearnersintomanageablegroupsizes.Wherepossible,machinesshouldbeloaded with integrated packages to facilitate easy importing and exporting of documents.

Practical ExaminationThe practical examination session should be invigilated by the Computer Science teacher(s) and another from any department.TheComputerScienceteacherismeanttosupportlearnersONLYintermsofsoftwareandhardwarechallenges during the examination. The practical examination is marked by the Computer Science teacher at the school. The marks are submitted to ZIMSEC at a prescribed time for moderation. ZIMSEC will monitor the administra-tion of the practical examination at sampled schools.

Practical ProjectCandidates are expected to carry out pieces of work using database package and programming languages. During Form 4 Terms 1, 2 and 3, the candidates must develop an application using a high level programming language from a given scenario based on a relational database. The piece of work must be dated and contain school and candidate details.Thepiecesofworkmustbefiledinaflatfilecontainingnotmorethan40pages.ThefileMUSTbemarkedbytheteacher.ThefilesandthepracticalexaminationmarksmustbesubmittedtoZIMSECtogetherwithscriptsforPaper 2 through the normal packaging and channel.

APPENDIX IV: RESOURCES AND EQUIPMENT

Infrastructure and Equipment

For a school to run the Computer Science Syllabus for examination purposes, the under listed infrastructure and equipment need to be in place


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ComputerLaboratory

Personal Computers to accommodate at most 2 students per computer A printerComputer Desks and Chairs to accommodate the number of students DustlessDisplaysfortheTeacher(securely-mountedWhiteboard,LCDprojector)Computer Repair Toolkit Back-up generator

Theory Classroom

Classroom furniture to accommodate the students WritingSurfacefortheTeacher(e.g.securely-mountedWhiteboard,LCDprojector)

In both the above cases, there should be adequate lighting and ventilation.

NB: Networked computers and internet connectivity will be an added advantage

Adequately licensed computer software should be available for training purposes – especially the under-listed: • Spreadsheet• Database• Word-Processing• Presentation• OperatingSystem• ProgrammingLanguageSoftware• AntivirusSoftware APPENDIXV:SUGGESTEDREFERENCEBOOKS

Itshouldbenotedthatspecifyingalimitedlistoftextbooksisdifficultasnewtitlesarebeingavailedallthetime.Teachersarethereforeencouragedtoconsultotherbooksinordertoadequatelycoverthewholesyllabus.However,below is a suggested book list which serves the purpose of being a reference guide.

• BritishComputerSociety(2005),TheBCSGlossaryICTandComputerTerms,McMillan,UK• Brown,GandDWatson(2010),IGCSEICT,HodderEducation,UK• Doyle,S.(2011),InformationSystemsforyou4thEdition,NelsonThompson,UK• French,C.S(1996),DataProcessingandICT5thedition,Thompson,UK• LeadBetter&WainWright(2004),IGCSEComputerStudiesandIT,CambridgeUniversityPress,UK• NowelKalicharan(1998),AnIntroductiontoComputerStudies,CambridgeUniversityPress,UK• Roderick,T&Rushbrook,G(2002),ICTforGCSE,OxfordUniversityPress,UK• Taylor,G.(1991),GCSEComputerStudiesandInformationTechnology,McMillan,UK

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