ICT Course Outline

60% Coursework 40% Exam

30% Assignment to be done in year 10 30% Project to be done in year 11

Assignment is quite structured, whilst project is much more open ended

Year 10 Assignment Content

Booklet containing a series of business problems

You will solve these problems and develop IT solutions

Solutions are likely to involve the use of Word, Excel, Publisher, Front Page, or Access

For each solution you will follow the systems life cycle

IdentifyOutline of the problem

(already done in booklet)

AnalyseWork out what the IT solution needs to do

EvaluateReview of work done, and

improve the solution

DesignPlanning all parts of the

system on paper

ImplementCreating the system and

keeping a record of all steps

TestMaking sure the system

works

System life cycle

IdentifyOutline of the problem

AnalyseThe needs of the system

EvaluateReview of work done,

refining the system

DesignPlanning all parts of the

system

ImplementCreating the system

TestMaking sure the system

works

Marks Scheme

100 Marks

10 marks

25 marks

45 marks

10 marks

10 marks

Coursework Rules

The work must be your own You will get penalised if you copy

someone else's work For some aspects you must work in

silence

You will be given an example task to work on

Please read the example task……………

Practice Coursework

Analysis Form of output

I need to produce an A4 printout of a leaflet which has a front and back

Information to be outputPhone number, name of shop, logo

Data needed to produce outputPhone number from booklet page 6, shop name from booklet page 6, logo provided on a disk

Desired outcomes and performance criteriaMust be A4, must be in colour, must be attractive

TestingNot needed