KS5

Year 12 students have started a new AS course, Applied ICT, this year that follows on from their DiDA work last year. The focus is on more vocational aspects of ICT. Students study:

• The Information Age - they produce an e-book of their research as their assessment.

• Digital Economy where they have to complete an in depth analysis of a transactional website and create a relational database. They display their work in an e-portfolio.

• Knowledge Worker - they look at the decisions that have to be made by ICT professionals and user. The assessment for this involves a timed exam using a spreadsheet on a computer.

 

Currently A2 students have to complete a piece of research on a realistic problem for a real end user that they then go on to produce usually using MS Access. They also study information systems within organisations and the policy, strategy and systems used within organisations to promote information flows. However 2007/8 sees the last year this course and in future years students will study Applied ICT for A2.

Coursework Catchup sessions

Students who are working on their e-portfolios are encourage to attend the after school sessions to improve and develop their work. These sessions take place on

• Wednesday – 3.30pm -4.30pm

• Friday – 3.30pm -4.30pm