A-Level ICT

1. A-Level ICT Presented by: Mr Hunter

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

3. 2012 ICT Exam Performance • 100% pass rate (from 34 students) • NB: no student has failed ICT since 1986 • 31 (of the 34) students equalled or exceeded their target grade • 50% of students exceeded their target grade

4. ICT Course Resources • ICT Tutors: • Mr Hunter + Mrs Best + Mrs Macloud • 5 x Hunter lessons (per fortnight) • 4 of the Hunter sessions will be allocated to coursework • ICT Virtual Learning Environment: • all teaching materials • including PowerPoint presentations used in lessons • all examination questions & mark schemes • Tutor email: • get help with your work 24/7 (well almost!)

5. A-Level ICT • AS ICT (studied in Year 12) • 1 x 2 hour written exam (2nd June 2014) 60% • 4 x practical tasks (Sept - March) 40% • A2 ICT (studied in Year 13) • 1 x 2 hour written exam 60% • Coursework project 40% • A-Level ICT = AS + A2 • every mark counts • overall grade is determined by total marks

6. 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

7. 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

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

9. The Future Developmentsof 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 …,

10. AS Coursework • 4 tasks • set by the exam board • worth 40% of AS • the tasks are usually based around : • graphics – editing, animation • website creation • spreadsheet modelling, • database creation, • slideshow presentation

11. ICT Student University Courses

12. ICT Student University Courses • Applied Psychology and IT • Business & IT • Mathematics & IT • Physics with IT

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

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

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

16. Website: www.moultonschool.co.uk