A-Level ICT Presented by: Mr Hunter

Things you probably want to know? How well do people do in ICT? How well do people do in ICT? What will my tutors do for me? What will my tutors do for me? What will I study? What will I study? What might it all lead to? What might it all lead to? What should I be doing? What should I be doing?

2014 ICT Exam Performance 100% A-level pass rate 100% A-level pass rate NB: no student has failed since ICT started in 1986 NB: no student has failed since ICT started in % of students equalled or exceeded their target grade 90% of students equalled or exceeded their target grade 50% of students exceeded their target grade 50% of students exceeded their target grade

ICT Course Resources ICT Tutors: ICT Tutors: Mr Hunter + Mrs Best 7 x Hunter lessons + 2 x Mrs Best (per fortnight) 2 x Hunter sessions per week will be for coursework ICT Virtual Learning Environment (VLE): ICT Virtual Learning Environment (VLE):VLE all teaching materials including PowerPoint presentations used in lessons all examination questions & mark schemes Tutor Tutor get help with your work 24/7 (well almost!)

A-Level ICT AS ICT (studied in Year 12) AS ICT (studied in Year 12) 1 x 2 hour written exam(2 nd June 2015)60% 1 x 2 hour written exam(2 nd June 2015)60% 3 x practical tasks(Sept - March)40% 3 x practical tasks(Sept - March)40% A2 ICT (studied in Year 13) A2 ICT (studied in Year 13) 1 x 2 hour written exam60% 1 x 2 hour written exam60% Coursework project40% Coursework project40% A-Level ICT = AS + A2 A-Level ICT = AS + A2 every mark counts every mark counts overall grade is determined by total marks overall grade is determined by total marks

AS ICT Main Topics Software and Hardware input, output, storage and special purpose devices operating systems, application software, utilities Spreadsheet Software using spreadsheets for modelling real-life scenarios Databases creating database tables, forms, queries & reports Presentation Software creating interactive slideshows

AS ICT Subject Content Word-processing & Desktop Publishing document production mail merge Graphics Software digital image production & editing animation 2D/3D modelling Web page creation software designing & creating web pages

AS ICT Subject Content The Role and Impact of ICT what do we use technology for & why? what are the social impacts of our use of ICT? ‒ ‒ we use technology for so many things on a daily basis what about criminals & technology? how might technology develop in the future? ‒ ‒ what will we be using in 1 year, 5 years …..

The Future Developmentsof ICT: The Future Developments of ICT: Leisure gaming, music, TV, reading …. Transport self-parking cars, sat. nav., airport security, …. Shopping eBay, online stores, security …. Communication smartphones, social networking, SMS, …. Education iPad, Skype lessons, Internet research …. Medicine implants, prosthetics, robot surgery, online-diagnosis …,

AS Coursework 3 tasks set by the exam board worth 40% of AS 80 marks (out of 200) in 2014/15 the tasks will use: Komposer to produce a website Excel to produce a spreadsheet model Access to produce a database

ICT Student University Courses

Applied Psychology and IT Applied Psychology and IT Business & IT Business & IT Mathematics & IT Mathematics & IT Physics with IT Physics with IT

ICT Student University Courses Applied Psychology and IT Applied Psychology and IT Business & IT Business & IT Mathematics & IT Mathematics & IT Physics with IT Physics with IT Computer Animation & Special Effects Computer Animation & Special Effects Computer Games Software Development Computer Games Software Development Interactive Entertainment Technology Interactive Entertainment Technology

ICT Student University Courses Applied Psychology and IT Applied Psychology and IT Business & IT Business & IT Mathematics & IT Mathematics & IT Physics with IT Physics with IT Computer Animation & Special Effects Computer Animation & Special Effects Computer Games Software Development Computer Games Software Development Interactive Entertainment Technology Interactive Entertainment Technology Cybernetics & Virtual World Cybernetics & Virtual World Digital Modelling & Animation Digital Modelling & Animation Computer Forensics & Security Computer Forensics & Security

ICT Student University Courses Applied Psychology and IT Applied Psychology and IT Business & IT Business & IT Mathematics & IT Mathematics & IT Physics with IT Physics with IT Computer Animation & Special Effects Computer Animation & Special Effects Computer Games Software Development Computer Games Software Development Interactive Entertainment Technology Interactive Entertainment Technology Cybernetics & Virtual World Cybernetics & Virtual World Digital Modelling & Animation Digital Modelling & Animation Computer Forensics & Security Computer Forensics & Security Software Engineering Software Engineering

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So … what am I expected to do? turn up on time for the lessons! attendance is a major success determining factor come prepared for all of your lessons: bring: pens, A4 paper, A4 folder, notes, memory stick take good quality notes use the VLE to check & supplement your notes use the exam questions to check understanding can I do it? by the way: the answers are there too!

So … what am I expected to do? complete all the work to the best of your ability why wouldn’t you? meet all deadlines ‘Hunter’s Hint’: they’re called ‘deadlines’ for a reason! use the “help-line” I’m here to help you …. not to hinder or harass you! remember: “there’s no such thing as a stupid question”