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Title - Computer and ICT Courses Harrogate Grammar School Sixth Form
Contact information
Harrogate Grammar School
Arthurs Avenue
Harrogate
N.Yorks
HG2 0DZ
Tel: 01423 531127
Fax: 01423 521325
Email: admin@hgs.n-yorks.sch.uk
Introduction Text
This leaflet aims to give you some insight into the three different courses
available to students in years 12 and 13 at Harrogate Grammar School.
Students who wish to develop their appplied computer usage skills can opt
for either a 6 unit Single award AS/A2 award in Applied ICT or a 12 unit
Double award in Applied ICT. Both of these courses are adminisistered by
the OCR exam board and both courses are weighted heavily in favour of coursework
based units.
THe final option is AS/A2 Computing a more traditional and academic subject for those students who may wish to pursue a career in programming or would like to study computer science or related subjects at university. This course is weighted heavily in favout of examined units and we ask that students have strong skills in maths that they have demonstrated at GCSE level.
Detailed Course descriptions
Single Award Applied ICT
This is a six unit course 3 unit in each year which is the equivalent of one full "A level". This course is suited to students who may wish to pursue a range of careers particularly those where creation of digital content or manipulation of data may be important. W have no specific entry requirements for thiscourse but a higher grade pass at GCSE in ICT is an advantage.
Progresion form year 12 to 13 is dependant on sucessful completion of the units in year 12
AS course Overview
The aims of the Applied GCE ‘AS’ ICT course are to encourage you to:
• develop a broad range of ICT skills and knowledge of the uses of
ICT in vocational contexts, as a basis for progression into further learning
in ICT-related fields, including progression from AS to A2;
• develop knowledge and understanding of the components, functions
and applications of information systems within a range of organisations;
• develop an understanding of the main principles of solving problems
using ICT and develop the skills necessary to apply this understanding.
• apply knowledge and understanding of ICT and use skills (e.g. planning,
research, evaluation, problem solving) in vocational contexts;
• develop an understanding of the impact of information systems on
organisations’ personnel, policies and practices;
• develop project management skills and an understanding of the need
to work with others.
SUMMARY OF SCHEME OF ASSESSMENT FOR ‘AS’ ICT (Single Award)
| Unit | Outline | Weighting | Assesment |
| 1 | Using ICT to Communicate | 1/3 | Coursework |
| 2 | How Organisations Use ICT | 1/3 | Examination |
| 3 | ICT Solutions for Individuals and Society | 1/3 | Coursework |
Double Award Applied ICT
This is a 12 unit course 6unit in each year which is the equivalent of twofull "A levels". This course is suited to students who may wish to pursue a range of careers particularly those where creation of digital content or manipulation of data may be important. W have no specific entry requirements for this course but a higher grade pass at GCSE in ICT is an advantage.
Progresion form year 12 to 13 is dependant on sucessful completion of the units in year 12
The aims of the Applied GCE ‘AS’ ICT course are to encourage
you to:
• develop a broad range of ICT skills and knowledge of the uses of
ICT in vocational contexts, as a basis for progression into further learning
in ICT-related fields, including progression from AS to A2;
• develop knowledge and understanding of the components, functions
and applications of information systems within a range of organisations;
• develop an understanding of the main principles of solving problems
using ICT and develop the skills necessary to apply this understanding.
• apply knowledge and understanding of ICT and use skills (e.g. planning,
research, evaluation, problem solving) in vocational contexts;
• develop an understanding of the impact of information systems on
organisations’ personnel, policies and practices;
• develop project management skills and an understanding of the need
to work with others.
SUMMARY OF SCHEME OF ASSESSMENT FOR ‘AS’ ICT (Double Award)
| Unit |
Outline | Weighting | Assessment |
| 1 | Using ICT to Communicate | 1/6 | Coursework |
| 2 | How Organisations Use ICT | 1/6 | Examination |
| 3 | ICT Solutions for Individuals and Society | 1/6 | Coursework |
| 4 | System Specificationand Configuration | 1/6 | Coursework |
| 7 | Communicating using Computers | 1/6 | Coursework |
| 8 | Introduction to Programming | 1/6 | Coursework |
AS/A2 computing
This is a rather more academic course than the Applied ICT single
and double course. It gives insights into computer technology and provides
a good grounding in basic programming skills. This course is particularly
suitable for students considering studying computer science at University.
Three units are followed in each year with all but unit 6 being assessed by a 2 hour terminal exam.
Because of the overwhelming weighting of exams in this subject we suggest
students who like coursework would not be suitable for this course.
Entry Requirements
Because of the highy technical nature of the course we ask prospective
year 12 students to have a minimum of a Grade C GCSE pass in Maths
Year 12
Unit 1 Computer System Programming and Network
Concepts
Unit 2 Principles of Hardware Software and Applications
Unit 3 Pratical System Development
Year 13
Unit 4 Processing and Programming echniques
Unit 5 Advanced Systems developemnt
Unit 6 Database Application development