COMPUTING SCHEME OF WORK YEAR 9
Term 1 (Autumn) 02/09/13 to 20/12/13 (15 weeks)
LOGIC and PROGRAMMING
LOGIC
Objectives:
Outcomes:
Students should have knowledge and understanding
Students should be able to:
of:
convert between binary and denary numbers from
binary numbers
0 to 15
types of application software in different contexts
state the output of different logic gates AND, OR
logic gates
and NOT
Sequencing of instructions.
Sequence instructions into a logical order.
PROGRAMMING
PLANNING
Objectives:
Students should have knowledge and understanding of:
a method of planning the flow of a program (e.g.
flowcharts, pseudo code or algorithms).
Outcomes:
Students should be able to:
identify key requirements of a program
plan a program they intend to write.
INPUT, OUTPUT and STORE DATA
Objectives:
Students should have knowledge and understanding of:
what a variable is
what is meant by inputting and outputting data.
Outcomes:
Students should be able to:
output to text or movement on screen
store an input in a variable.
SEQUENCE
Objectives:
Students should have knowledge and understanding of:
how instructions are executed in the sequence they
are written.
Outcomes:
Students should be able to:
write programs with instructions in the
correct order
SELECTION
Students should have knowledge and understanding of:
how programs can be made to only execute code if a
condition is true using Boolean operators in conditions
such as “equal to” (e.g. a==b) “not equal to” (e.g.
a!=b), “less than” ((e.g. a<b) and “greater than” (e.g.
a>b).
ITERATION
Students should have knowledge and understanding of:
what is meant by a loop.
Students should be able to:
make a program execute something IF a given
condition is true.
Students should be able to:
use a loop in a program to execute statements
multiple times
ARITHMETICS OPERATIONS
Students should have knowledge and understanding of:
the arithmetic operators: + - * /.
Students should be able to:
use an arithmetic operator within a program
COMMENTS
Students should have knowledge and understanding of:
why comments are used in a program
Students should be able to:
add suitable comments to their programs.
TEST and EVALUATE
Students should be able to:
test a program works in the way it is expected to
evaluate a program they have written.
Term 2 (Spring) 02/09/13 to 11/04/14 (13 weeks)
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
HARDWARE
Objectives:
Students should have knowledge and
understanding of:
components of a computer
internal components of a computer and
their function
Peripherals and their function.
Outcomes:
Students should be able to:
identify the components of a computer, eg input, output and
storage devices
identify the basic function of the common internal components
of a computer, eg motherboard, CPU, RAM, ROM, graphics
cards, sound cards, hard disks
identify the basic functions of common peripherals, eg
camera, keyboard, microphones, monitor, mouse, scanner,
speakers, printer
SOFTWARE
Objectives:
Students should have knowledge and
understanding of:
functions of an operating system
types of application software in different
contexts
types of system software in different
contexts
types of utility software in different
contexts
Outcomes:
Students should be able to:
state why an operating system is needed, including its
functions
describe the difference between application software and
system software
state the purpose of different application software, eg
presentation, desktop publishing (DTP), spreadsheet,
database, image editing, web browsing, word processing
state the purpose of different system utilities, eg computer
security (antivirus, spyware protection and
firewalls), disk organisation (formatting, file transfer, and
defragmentation), and system maintenance (system
information and diagnosis, system clean-up tools, automatic
updating)
Term 3 (Summer) 28/04/14 to 18/07/14 (11 weeks)
TRENDS IN COMPUTING
Objectives:
Outcomes:
Students should have knowledge and
Students should be able to:
understanding of:
describe a development in computing
a computing technology and how it has
describe different examples of the use/application of that
developed
technology and their impact
examples of that technology
use technical terms when describing their development
technical terms relevant to their chosen
describe examples of ethical, social and legal considerations
technology
related to their chosen development. (Ethical considerations
what are meant by ethical, social and
are when we look at whether things that happen are
legal considerations.
considered as wrong or unfair. Legal considerations are when
we look at whether things that happen are against the law.
Social considerations are when things happen that change
the way we live our lives).
Term 1 (Autumn) 02/09/13 to 20/12/13 (15 weeks)
LOGIC and PROGRAMMING
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8 & 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12 & 13
Week 14
Week 15
Introduction to Binary System
Conversion from Binary to Decimal
Conversion from Decimal to Binary
Logic gates (AND, OR and NOT)
Sequencing instructions using logic gates
End of topic test (LOGIC)
Introduction to Programming and Microsoft Small Basic
Algorithms, Flowcharts and Pseudo code
Statements, Properties and Operations
Variables
Conditions and Loops
Branching and Subroutines
End of topic Test (Programming)
Term 2 (Spring) 02/09/13 to 11/04/14 (13 weeks)
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8 &9
Week 10 & 11
Week 12
Week 13
Introduction to Computer systems
Process device: The Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Input devices: Computer peripherals (camera, keyboard, microphones, mouse, scanner,
touch screen, sensors)
Output devices: Computer peripherals (monitor, printer, speakers)
Storage devices: Memory (RAM and ROM) and Hard Disks
Common internal components of a computer (Motherboard, graphics card, sound cards)
End of topic Test (Hardware)
Operating Systems
Utility Software
Application Software and Common Software Applications
Mock test and End of term Test (Hardware, Software and Logic)
Term 3 (Summer) 28/04/14 to 18/07/14 (11 weeks)
TRENDS IN COMPUTING
Week 1 & 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6 to 10
Week 11
Development in computing
Impact of developments in computing
Computing ethical considerations
Project (presentation) completion and delivery
End of the year week (TBC)