AS/A Level GCE (current)ICT - H117 H517
Notice
Update to specification
The specification for this qualification has been significantly updated. Vertical black lines indicate a significant change to the previous printed version. Changes can be found on pages 27, 31, 55, 59 and 62.
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Overview
This specification sees students develop a wide range of ICT skills together with an in-depth knowledge and understanding of ICT. Candidates are encouraged to become discerning users of ICT.
Benefits
- This new specification provides the ideal foundation for those students who wish to pursue ICT at degree level or as a career.
- Assessment has been streamlined: the coursework element is still 40% but examinations are now just 2 hours.
- Coursework assessment has been retained as the best method to assess practical skills. There are now fewer marks for each coursework unit making assessment quicker.
- AS coursework is structured around tasks which cover a wide range of skills. The criteria for A2 coursework has been rewritten to make it more accessible for non-database projects.
- Computing-focused areas like algorithms have been removed.
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