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Text and Information Management

General Aim: Text and Information Management is concerned with students developing keyboard mastery and information technology skills either for personal and/or vocational use.

Form 3 Text and Information Management

Course Content: Form 3 Text and Information Management course develops the student's ability to master the keyboard and display simple letters, advertisements, tables and menus.

Assessment: 3rd Form Common testing.

Form 4 Text and Information Management

Pre-requisite: Study at 3rd Form an advantage.

Course Content: This course aims to build on keyboard skills learnt at Form 3 level and uses the keyboard as a communication tool to develop format and language skills. It also encourages students to make decisions independently and prepares them for an external examination.

Assessment: External Pitman Elementary Word Processing examination. Internal Common tests and examination at end of year.

Form 5 Text and Information Management

Pre-requisite: 4th Form Text and Information Management.

Course Content: This course develops keyboard and communication skills for personal and vocational use.

Assessment: SC examination. Pitman examinations. Internal common tests and examinations.

Form 6 Text and Information Management

Pre-requisite: 5th Form Text and Information Management.

Course Content: Sixth Form Certificate in Keyboarding enables students to utilise the word processor and allied technology competently as a means of communication for both personal and vocational purposes, through mastery of keyboard skills, graphic design skills and language development.

Assessment: Internally assessed for 6th Form Certificate. Pitman external examinations.

Form 7 Higher School Certificate Text and Information Management

Pre-requisite: 6th Form Certificate Text and Information Management.

Course Content: This course is in advance of the National 6FC Typing course and aims to extend the skills, knowledge, attitudes and values of that course. It is a course approved for the HSC Award, independent of any other award and is aimed towards vocational (business) use of information technologies.

Assessment: Internally assessed for Higher School Certificate. Pitman external examinations.

Teacher in Charge: Mr J Gibbs (HOD)
Courses Offered: Computer Studies Form 6 and 7.

General Aim: The courses aim to develop an understanding of elementary computer hardware and software concepts; develop skills in problem-solving using a computer; increase a student's general knowledge of computers, their history, applications and implications for society.

Form 6 Computer Studies

Pre-requisite: There are two options: Programming and Screen Presentation - To do the programming option students need a minimum of Grade C in S.C. Mathematics. (N.B. There is some programming in both courses).

Course Content: Using a word processor, desktop publishing, spreadsheets, database; programming in BASIC; Computer System; Applications of computers, Implications for society.

Assessment: Internally assessed for Sixth Form Certificate. Some units will be assessed also for unit standards.

Form 7 Computer Studies

Pre-requisite: Form 6 Computer Studies. (Grade 5 or better in S.F.C.)

Course Content: This course develops in more detail the areas listed in the Form 6 course, with the emphasis on programming skills. The units covered are: The Personal Computer; The Computer System; Wordprocessing; Spreadsheets; Databases; Desktop Publishing; Integrated Software; Logic; Problem Analysis and Programming.

Assessment: Internally assessed for Higher School Certificate. A certificate is also available to students who gain a minimum of 80% in one or more of the units.

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