Year12

=YEAR 12 Page=

This page is for links and information relating to the AS of the OCR ICT course.
In 2010-2011 this course is taught by C Fincher and A McQuade

The AS course consists of two modules:
Each week you will have four lessons, two of theory and two of structured tasks (coursework).
 * ==MODULE NUMBER== || ==TYPE== || ==% of AS== || ==% of A2== ||
 * G061 || exam || 60% || 30% ||
 * G062: structured task || practical work || 40% || 20% ||


 * __Theory__ __(____G061__)** This consists of 7 parts:


 * **Section** || **Taught by** || **Term** ||
 * Data, information, knowledge and processing || CF || 1 ||
 * Software and hardware components of an information system || AQ || 1 ||
 * Characteristics of standard applictions software and application areas || AQ || 1 ||
 * Spreadsheet concepts || CF || 1 ||
 * Relational database concepts || CF || 2 ||
 * Applications software used for presentation and communication of data || AQ || 2 ||
 * The role and impact of ICT - legal, moral and social issues || CF/AQ || 2 ||
 * __Theory homework__** - most theory homework must be done on line on the Learning Platform. This will consist of a variety of types of homework, eg: examination questions answered on line; links to other work; QUIA exercises; submission of essays via the Learning Platform.


 * __Long essays__** - the examination generally has at least one long essay question. To support your understanding of the topics covered, how these essays should be structured, and how they are marked, there are four long essays due during the year **- //in addition to the normal weekly homework//,** therefore it is important to schedule time for research and writing the essay. This is particularly important before the Easter break when you will have a coursework deadline to meet. You will not specifically be taught the theory for these questions, and you will need to do research, either using your coursebook, or on the Internet. The essay titles and deadlines are given below. These should be submitted via the VLE, by 6pm on the Saturday preceding the last week of the term or half-term.


 * **TITLE** || **Due to Upload on VLE by 6pm on:** ||
 * Discuss the effects of changing technology on the National Health Service || Saturday 23rd October 2010 ||
 * Discuss how changes in technology might change education in the future || Saturday 11th December 2010 ||
 * Discuss possible future developments in ICT and their impact on transport in the UK || Saturday 12th February 2011 ||
 * Discuss the impact that portable technology has had on individuals who are on holiday abroad || Saturday 2nd April 2011 ||


 * __Structured Coursework Tasks (G062)__**


 * __Practice Structured Task__**

Because your teachers are not allowed to show you how to do the Structured Tasks, we teach you how to do it by giving you similar tasks first that we work through with you. Once you have learned the skills you need we will give you the exam board's tasks to do. It is very important that we finish the practice tasks in time for you to complete the real tasks before we have to mark them and send the results to the exam board. **//You will have only the first term to complete the practice tasks.//**
 * **TASK** || **TEACHER** || **TO START** || **FINAL DEADLINE (MARKED IN THE LESSON)** ||
 * Task 1 || AQ || 13/9/10 || 13/9/10 ||
 * Task 2 || AQ || 27/9/10 || 27/9/10 ||
 * Task 3 || AQ || to be finalised || to be confirmed ||
 * Task 4 || CF || Week 2/3 of term || to be confirmed ||
 * Task 5 || CF || to be finalised || to be confirmed ||
 * Task 6 || AQ || to be finalised || to be confirmed ||


 * __Deadlines for G062 Structured Task__**

We have to complete the ICT Structured Tasks in time for the tasks to be marked, moderated and the results submitted to the board. You will have only the second term to complete the G062 Structured Tasks. There are deadlines for individual tasks (see notes below), **however, //all tasks will have to be completed by Easter 2011 at the very latest.//**

__**STRUCTURED TASKS**__ All tasks must be handed in in a clear plastic A4 wallet. Every sheet must have your name, candidate number, centre number and the FULL task number (eg task 2 a ii. __not__ task 2 - this is not clear enough), and all parts of the task must be __in order__.
 * **TASK** || **initial deadline** || **final deadline** ||
 * Task 1 || to be finalised || to be finalised ||
 * Task 2 || to be finalised || to be finalised ||
 * Task 3 || to be finalised || to be finalised ||
 * Task 4 || to be finalised || to be finalised ||
 * Task 5 || to be finalised || to be finalised ||
 * Task 6 || to be finalised || to be finalised ||
 * [|Structured task 2011]**

The deadline for practice tasks is always the //**beginning**// of a lesson. You will then peer-mark the tasks during that lesson, this is to help you to understand exactly what the exam board requires. We will e-mail parents of any students failing to submit practice tasks. Any student failing to achieve at least 70% in a practice task will be expected to attend the lunchtime coursework surgery until they have redone the work to the required standard.
 * __Meeting deadlines__**

__**COURSEWORK SURGERY**__ In the past we have had some students who have had difficulty with some aspects of the coursework. There is now a coursework surgery staffed by ICT teachers every Friday lunchtime from 1:30 to 2:00 pm in LR2. Any student is welcome to drop in for help. Students who are identified as having difficulty with some aspect of the practice coursework will be required to attend until they have been able to complete the work to a suitable standard.

**__Outline of the year:__**
__**Autumn Term**__ -
 * Practical work:** Practice Structured Tasks
 * Theory**: unit G061 - Data, information, knowledge and processing; Software and hardware components of an information system; Characteristics of standard applictions software and application areas; and Spreadsheet concepts

__**Spring Term**__ - January 2011 mock examination based on theory covered so far.
 * Practical work:** producing the structured task.
 * Theory:** Relational database concepts; Applications software used for presentation and communication of data; legal, The role and impact of ICT - moral and social issues

__**Summer Term**__ - **Theory**: Revision for May examination. After the examinations in May/June we begin work on the A2 practical coursework project.

Final marking and moderation of the structured tasks takes place over Easter/ April for submission of marks to the examination in May.

We are in the process of adding a Google Calendar to assist with deadlines. AS CALENDAR