ICT & Computer Science Y8
Overall Curriculum Goals 1. Understand how to work effectively in an ICT environment and how to access and submit work online and via email. | |||||
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Topic Title: Web Awareness | Topic Title: Creating Digital Products | Topic Title: Mobile App Design and Ethics | Topic Title: United in Business | Topic Title: Using Media – Gaining Support for a cause | Topic Title: Programming in Python |
Topic Intent: This unit has been designed to ensure that learners are aware of how the internet works along with several related issues such as how websites are created for different audiences, understanding what is meant by a digital footprint, being aware of online monitoring as well as a number of safety and security issues. | Topic Intent: This Project exposes students to work in the graphic design industry. It highlights a different aspect of using computer software and tools as a creative output. Students will learn how to interpret client requirements: a skill which is vital when working in a variety of industries such as computer programming, graphic design, architecture, etc. Students will use a variety of industry standard software packages such as Adobe Fireworks CS6 to create their work, equipping them with skills which are highly desired in industry. | Topic Intent: This unit progresses students’ knowledge and understanding of programming constructs in a block-based programming environment. Learners will also develop their computational thinking and project planning, by going from decomposing a larger project into smaller parts and creating success criteria for the project to getting user feedback and evaluating their projects. | Topic Intent: This programme will help students learn about work, business and help develop their skills. During this unit, students will find out how a business works; Learn how to work on their own and as part of a team; Develop important skills that can help students learn; Improve their confidence and self-esteem; Discover more about the world of work; Set goals and think about how students use each skill and what students would like to do better. | Topic Intent: During this unit, learners develop their understanding of information technology and digital literacy skills. They will use the skills learnt across the unit to create a blog post about a real-world cause that they would like to gain support for. Learners will develop software formatting skills and explore concerns surrounding the use of other people’s work, including licensing and legal issues. | Topic Intent: This unit introduces learners to text-based programming with Python. The lessons form a journey that starts with simple programs involving input and output, and gradually moves on through arithmetic operations, randomness, selection, and iteration. |
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Assessment: Final assessment of 30 questions and 2 extended questions which will be worth 5 marks each | Assessment: The assessment for this project is an ongoing, work from every lesson is highlighted to demonstrate where the student has met the criteria for assessment. The overall project is worth up to 40 marks. | Assessment: The assessment for this project is an ongoing, work from every lesson is highlighted to demonstrate where the student has met the criteria for assessment. | Assessment: This is assessed through submission of their tasks for each lesson and an end of unit assessment to demonstrate their understanding of each aspect of enterprise they have covered. | Assessment: The assessment for this unit is ongoing and uses a rubric mark scheme that students can see from the start of the project. | Assessment: Skills based practical assessment in programming with some key questions on terminology. 25 marks. |
Home Learning: Knowledge organiser revision | Home Learning: Students will be asked to annotate their product designs to ensure they exceed expectations in the mark bands. | Home Learning: Students will gather research for their ethics assignment. | Home Learning: Homework will be given during the unit to help them develop and design a product they will plan to sell. | Home Learning: Researching the information needed for the blog posts to support the chosen cause. | Home Learning: Use Seneca Learning to revise the concepts of programming to ensure understanding. |
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