For individual topics, choose from the 8 ICT curriculum topics listed below.

Applications Ages 14-16

  • Police Systems
  • School Management Systems
  • Call Centres
  • Booking Systems
  • Library Systems

Tools, Techniques & Systems 1 Ages 14-16

  • Data and Information
  • Manual and Computerised Information Systems
  • Hardware and Software
  • Types of Computer
  • Input Devices
  • Central Processing Unit
  • Output Devices
  • Storage
  • Memory
  • Network topology
  • Local Area Network (LAN)
  • Wide Area Networks
  • Internet

Tools, Techniques & Systems 2 Ages 14-16

  • Tasks of an Operating System
  • Types of Operation
  • Types of User Interfaces
  • Presentation Packages
  • Word Processing
  • Desktop Publishing
  • Database Packages
  • Spreadsheets
  • Graphics
  • The System Life Cycle
  • Data Logging
  • Control case studies
  • Control

Information Systems in Society 1 Ages 14-16

  • Effects on Communications
  • The Impact of ICT
  • The Implications of ICT in Society
  • Data Protection Act
  • Computer Crime and Data Security

Information Systems in Society 2 Ages 14-16

  • Use of ICT by Service Providers
  • Use of ICT in Hospitals
  • Use of ICT in Design and Manufacture
  • Use of ICT in Banks
  • Use of ICT in Shopping

Information Processing: Storing & Processing Information Ages 14-16

  • Storage and Data Processing
  • Data Types
  • Data Structures
  • Files

Information Processing: Manipulating Information Ages 14-16

  • Introduction to Manipulating Informationt
  • Identifying Sources of Information
  • Searching and Selecting Information
  • Developing Information
  • Presenting Information

Information Processing: Controls on Data Ages 14-16

  • Introduction to Data and Information
  • Methods of Data Collection - Manual
  • Methods of Data Collection - Automated
  • Validation
  • Verification