Post 16 Course Information Guide 2012/2013 - Whitley Academy

ICT: Information Communication TechnologyCourse TitleGCE in Applied ICTassessed internally.Awarding BodyCourse LevelOCRAS Level (Year 12)A2 Level (Year 13)Unit G048 is compulsory. A further two units from units 10 to 14will be offered.For the advanced Subsidiary GCE:Why choose thiscourseCourseContent (AS)The aims of Applied ICT are to encourage candidates to: Develop a broad range of ICT skills and knowledge of theuses of ICT skills and knowledge of the uses of ICT and toapply these, e.g. Planning, research, evaluation, problemsolving in vocational contexts. Develop knowledge and understanding of the components,functions and applications of information systems within arange of organisations and to develop an understanding ofthe impact of these on organisations’ personnel, policies andpractices; Develop an understanding of the main principles of solvingproblems using ICT and to adopt project management skillsto apply this understanding.This consists of three assessment units:Two units will be assessed internally, through a teacherassessedportfolioOne unit will be assessed externally with the assessmentset and marked by OCR.For the advanced GCE and additional:Two units will be assessed internally, through a teacherassessedportfolioOne unit will be assessed externally with the assessmentset by OCR, marked by the teacher and moderated byOCR.All units will be equally sized and equally weighted.CourseContent (A2) Unit G040 - Using ICT to communicate - Portfolio assessedinternally Unit G041 - How Organisations use ICT - Assessed externally Unit G042 - ICT Solutions for individuals and society -Portfolio assessed internallyA2 Level has an additional three units from the following list: Unit G048 - Working to a Brief - Assessed externally Unit G049 - Numerical Modelling, Using Speadsheets -Assessed internally Unit G050 - Interactive Multimedia Products - Portfolioassessed internally Unit G051 - Publishing - Portfolio assessed internally Unit G051 - Publishing - Portfolio assessed internally Unit G052 - Artwork and imaging - Portfolio assessedinternally Unit G053 - Developing and creating websites - PortfolioEntryRequirementsProgressionRoutesAdditionalresourcesContactExternal assessments are 90 minutes and have pre-released case- study material which will be available to studentsapproximately six weeks prior to the examination dates.GCSE Grade C in Maths and English or AS grade D or above tocontinue to A2The GCE A-Level in Applied ICT qualifies for UCAS points so if youcomplete it successfully you could move on to study for a degreeor BTEC Higher National Diploma in related subjects such as ICT,Computer Science, Information Systems, Multimedia, SoftwareEngineering, Computer Networking, e-Business and InformationManagement. You could also go on to work based training suchas IT User/ Practitioner NVQs or vendor-specific qualifications.None needed.Mrs Bodycote