CIE Syllabus Info

IGCSE ICT (0417):

The Information Communication Technology syllabus combines theoretical and practical studies focusing on the ability to use common software applications, including word processors, spreadsheets, databases, interactive presentation software, e-mail, web browsers and website design. Students will develop a greater awareness of how applications are used in the workplace, and consider the impact of new technologies on methods of working and on social, economic, ethical and moral issues. The skills learnt will be useful to them in their work across the curriculum, and will prepare them for future employment. Assessment of the practical tests is hardware and software independent. Any hardware platform, operating system, and applications packages can be used , providing that students have the opportunity to demonstrate the full range of skills in the syllabus.

The Aims:

The aims are to:

1. help students to develop and consolidate their knowledge, skills and understanding in ICT;
2. encourage students to develop further as autonomous users of ICT;
3. encourage students to continue to develop their ICT skills in order to enhance their work in a variety of subject areas;
4. provide opportunities for students to analyse, design, implement, test and evaluate ICT systems;
5. encourage students to consider the impact of new technologies on methods of working in the
outside world and on social, economic, ethical and moral issues;
6. help students to grow in their awareness of the ways in which ICT is used in practical and work-related situations.

CURRICULUM CONTENT

The curriculum content is set out in eight interrelated sections. These sections should be read as an

integrated whole and not as a progression. The sections are as follows:

1. Components of a Computer System

2. Input and Output Devices

3. Storage Devices and Media

4. Computer Networks

5. Data Types

6. The Effects of Using IT

7. The ways in which IT is used

8. Systems Analysis and Design

You can download the 2010 ICT Syllabus from here.

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