Years 8 and 9

Students take the OCR National Qualification in ICT.  The course comprises two internally assessed pieces of coursework.

Unit 1 is taken in Year 8 and is entitled ICT Skills for Business.  Students use standard Microsoft packages such as Word, Publisher, Powerpoint, Access and Excel together with the Internet and their school email account to create business documents.

Unit 2 is taken in Year 9 and involves an animation project which requires students to review existing animations, design their own animation, create this animation using Flash and Fireworks and test this animation.

Coursework Assessment Objectives - Completion Timeline

Objective	Coursework Task Objective	Year	Completion
1	File Management	8	July
2	Downloading Sources	8	June
3	Using Email to Communicate	8	April
4	Create a Tool to calculate profit	8	October
5	Create a tool to store customer details	8	December
6	Create a various communication documents	8	October
7	Create a company newsletter	8	February
8	Create a slideshow for a new employee	8	December
9	Review existing advertising animations	9	October
10	Design an animation	9	December
11	Create an animation	9	April
12	Test an animation	9	May

Years 12 and 13