STANN CREEK ECUMENICAL COLLEGE

Information Technology
Third Form Course Outline 2017 – 2018

First Semester – August 2017 to December 2017

Second Semester – January 2018 to June 2018

“Strengthening Education through Technology and Quality

Control”
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INSTRUCTORS: Mrs. Malika Bailey, Mrs. Hallie Diego and Mrs. Sheryl Leslie

COURSE TEXT: Information Technology for CSEC Examinations. Howard Campbell &
Alan Wood (2014)

CREDITS: 4

SECTION I: RATIONALE
This Information Technology Curriculum for Third Form Students at a secondary level has been
developed to address the needs that have been observed and experienced over the past few years.
The needs come in form of issues like; students being unaware of the history, development
process and technologies that have gone into computer/ information technology as we know it,
and perceptions like; information technology as primarily a practical course.

This curriculum will develop a holistic student in the field of Information Technology through a
more structured program of activities that will develop practical computer skills and encourage
critical thinking skills that are applicable throughout the curriculum. It does not only have an
academic focus, but will also develop skills for life in an increasingly technological world.

The aim is to combine practical skills and theoretical facts in a course that uses multiple
progressive pedagogical strategies to prepare student for the remainder of their Informational
Technology courses as the progress through high school, as well as prepare them to function in
the world.

SECTION II: COURSE OBJECTIVE:

At the completion of this 3rd form year Information technology course, and having actively
participated in the various activities designed in this curriculum, including: active participation,
illustration, discussion, group work/projects and practical sessions; at the end of the school year
all students will be able to:

1. Recall and appreciate the fundamental hardware and software terminologies and concepts
2. Develop expertise in the operation and use of the personal computer
3. Expertly use the Word Processing program to produce various formatted documents
4. Expertly use the Microsoft Excel program to execute various functions and formulae.
5. Expertly use the Microsoft Access program to prepare forms, execute queries and
generate reports.

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CONTENT/DELIVERY TIME LINE

This curriculum details the course content that should be covered in approximately 30 weeks at 5 periods per week.

FIRST SEMESTER

August 28th 2017 - December 15th 2017

Time Topic/ Subtopics/Objectives Content Strategies/ Assessments

 Lecture
Week1 Topic: Review At the end of this week, and having  PowerPoint
actively participated in class discussions
August 28 – September 1 Key concepts of topics covered in 1st and 2nd form and taken efficient notes 90% of the
 The Computer System students will be able to:  Question & Answers
 Processing  Worksheet
1. Recall key terms and concepts covered
 Peripherals in previous classes.  Test
 Storage
 Software
 Data Communication
 The System Unit
Topic: Software
Week 2  List the different categories of application Software Definition Class discussion
software
September 4 – 8  Differentiate between Application and system Application Software Handout
software
 General Purpose PowerPoint
 Explain the difference between general purpose,
 Integrated
integrated and specialized software
 Specialized

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 Time Topic/ Subtopics/Objectives Content Strategies/ Assessments

Topic: Software  Application software types

Week 3  System software types Class discussion
 Explain the difference between categories of
September 11 – 15 Application and system software Handout

(NOTE THE 11th IS A PowerPoint

HOLIDAY)
Test

 Units of Storage
Week 4 Topic: Data Storage and Manipulation  Differentiation between the PowerPoint Presentation
decimal and binary system
September 18 – 22  Name the units of storage Practical Activities
 Differentiate between the decimal and binary  Unit Conversion
Annual Flag raising on the system
20th  Convert Units of Storage

Independence day Parade

21st

 Decimal and Binary conversion

Week 5 Topic: Data Storage and Manipulation PowerPoint Presentation
 Binary Addition
September 25 – 29  Convert Decimal to Binary  Binary Subtraction Practical Activities
 Convert Binary to Decimal
 Perform Binary Addition
 Perform Binary Subtraction
 BCD PowerPoint Presentation
Week 6 Topic: Data Storage and Manipulation  Sign and Magnitude Practical Activities
October 2 – 6  Perform calculation using Integers  One’s Compliment Test
 Two’s Compliment

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 Time Topic/ Subtopics/Objectives Content Strategies/ Assessments

 Network Topology
Week 7 Topic: Internet & communication  Eight types of network topology PowerPoint Presentations

October 9 – 13  Define the tem Network Topology  Physical and logical topology Group Presentations
 List eight types of network topology  Draw diagram of various
Pan American Holiday 9th  Differentiate between physical and logical topologies (point to point, bus, Test
topology star, ring, bus, tree.)
 Draw diagram of various topologies (point to  Data flow in each topology
point, bus, star, ring, bus, tree.)  Partially and fully connected Mesh
topology
 Illustrate how data flow takes place in each
 Hybrid
topology  Advantages and disadvantages of
 Differentiate between partially and fully connected the various network
Mesh topology
 Define the term Hybrid
 Generate different hybrid topologies using various
combinations
 Tell the advantages and disadvantages of the
various network
 Data integrity
Week 8 Topic: Keeping it safe  Ways data could lose integrity PowerPoint Presentations

October 16 – 20  Define ‘data integrity’  Methods of securing data Test

 List some ways data could lose integrity  Data encryption
Retreat week  Describe different methods of securing data  Computer virus
 Define ‘data encryption’  Ways a computer virus can spread
 Define ‘computer virus’  Ways to prevent computer virus
 List ways a computer virus can spread infection
 List ways to prevent computer virus infection  Data piracy
 Software piracy

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 Time Topic/ Subtopics/Objectives Content Strategies/ Assessments

 Define the terms ‘Data piracy, software piracy,  Hacking

hacking’  Internet fraud
 Explain what internet fraud is
Week 9 Topic (Practical): Microsoft Word 2007  Identify the steps to opening the
Lectures
October 23 – 27  Draw the Window Microsoft Word window
Mid-semester exams  ID and Label parts of the Window  Draw the Microsoft Word window
Group work
 Label the parts of the Window
 Identify the different tool groups Power point
 The Home Tab
on the home tab
 Identify the different tools in the font tool group
 Identify the different tools in the Question & Answers
 Use the Font tools Clipboard tool group
 Use the Clipboard tools Quiz
 Font tools Test
Presentation
Practical Skill
 Identify the different tools in the
Week 10 Topic (Practical): Microsoft Word 2007 font tool group Lectures

October 30 – November 3 Home Tab Question & Answers

 Use the Font tools
 Font tool group Quiz
 Paragraph Tool group  Identify the different tools in the
paragraph tool group Test
Practical Skill
 Use the paragraph tools
 Identify the different tools in the style
Week 11 Topic (Practical): Microsoft Word 2007 tool group Question & Answers
 Use the style tools
Quiz

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 Time Topic/ Subtopics/Objectives Content Strategies/ Assessments

November 6 – 10 Home Tab  Identify the different tools in the

editing tool group Gallery
 Styles tool group  Use the editing tools
PowerPoint Presentations
 Editing Tool group
Practical Skill
 Identify the different tool groups on
Week 12 Topic (Practical): Microsoft Word 2007 the Insert tab Drills: work sheets
 Identify the different tools on the
November 13 – 17 Insert Tab Pages tool group
PowerPoint
 Use the pages tools Worksheet
Cultural Day 17th  Pages tool group
Quiz
 Identify the different tools in the
Week 13 Topic (Practical): Microsoft Word 2007 tables tool group Drills: work sheets
 Use the tables tools
November 20 – 24 Insert Tab  Identify the different tools in the
PowerPoint
Illustrations tool group Worksheet
Garifuna Settlement Day  Tables
 Use the illustration tools.
Holiday 20th  Illustrations Quiz
Test Practical Skill

 Identify the tools in the page layout

Week 14 Topic (Practical): Microsoft Word 2007 tool group Power point
 Use the tools in the page layout tool
November 27 – December  Page Layout tool group group
Lecture
1  Editing tool group  Identify the tool in the editing tool Practices
group
 Use the tools in the editing tool group Practical skills test
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 Time Topic/ Subtopics/Objectives Content Strategies/ Assessments

 Create their own poster using the

appropriate features of word
processing previously learnt.

Week 15
Review Week (NOTE: EXAM Begins on the 8th)
December 4 - 8

Week 16
Exam Week (NOTE: JESUS FEST ON THE 15TH)
December 11 - 15

CHRISTMAS BREAK (DECEMBER 16TH TO JANUARY 7TH)

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 SECOND SEMESTER

January 8th 2018 – June 8th 2018

Time Topic/ Subtopics/Objectives Content Strategies/ Assessments

 Correctly identify the parts that makes

Week 1 Topic (Practical): Microsoft Excel up MS Excel interface and the purpose Power point
of each.
January 8 - 12  Characteristics, uses of spreadsheet.  Learn how to create a simple
Practice
 Diagram of the Excel application window, including spreadsheet, using appropriately the Test
cell, cell address, label, row, column, range. notions commonly associated with
 Navigating around worksheets spreadsheet. Practical Skill
 Create worksheet by using different
Week 2 Topic (Practical): Microsoft Excel format techniques. Power point

January 15 - 19  Inserting and deleting, resizing rows and columns Practice

 Enter basic data into cells
Practical Skills
 Formatting worksheet, alignment, orientation,
wrapping text, decimal places, currency, percentages,
background colour, border

Week 3 Topic (Practical): Microsoft Excel  Write a simple formula in the Power point
worksheet to perform basic
January 22 – 26  Writing simple formulas: mathematical functions. Practice
=A1+A2
Practical Skills
=A1-A2
=A1*A2 Test

=A1/A2

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 Time Topic/ Subtopics/Objectives Content Strategies/ Assessments

 Use formulae to create worksheets.

Week 4 Topic (Practical): Microsoft Excel Lectures

January 29 – February 2  Create spreadsheets Power point

Quiz
 Inserting formulae, addition, subtraction, Practical Skill
multiplication, division, and exponentiation.
Insert functions of SUM, AVERAGE,
Week 5 Topic (Practical): Microsoft Excel MAX, MIN, COUNT, SQUARE ROOT Power point

February 5 – 9  Insert functions of SUM, AVERAGE, MAX, MIN, Practical exercises

COUNT, SQUARE ROOT
Staff Retreat 9th Practical Skill

 Brackets
Week 6 Topic (Practical): Microsoft Excel  Use of Autosum, fill handle to Power point

February 12 - 16  Brackets duplicate formulae. Practical exercises

 Use of Autosum, fill handle to duplicate formulae. Practical Skill

 Use of relative, mixed and absolute

Week 7 Topic (Practical): Microsoft Excel cell referencing in spreadsheet Lectures
calculations
February 19 – 23  Apply the use of relative, mixed and absolute cell Text usage
referencing in spreadsheet calculations
Practice
Question & Answers
Practical Skill

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 Time Topic/ Subtopics/Objectives Content Strategies/ Assessments

Week 8 Topic (Practical): Microsoft Excel Use advanced functions (sorting and Lectures
filtering) to create and manipulate
February 26 – March 2  Sort data of spreadsheet by single criterion and Text usage
worksheets.
multiple criterion
 Select records using the autofilter and advance filter Practice
Question & Answers
Practical Skill

Week 9 Topic (Practical): Microsoft Excel Create graphs and charts to represent their Lecture
data and analyze them.
March 5 – 9  Labelling/naming the various parts of the Practice
charts/graphs appropriately
National Heroes and  Creating appropriate charts and graphs to represent Question & Answers
Benefactors Day 9th various types of data to be analyzed Test
 Modifying a chart, moving, resizing, deleting, editing
chart Practical Skill
 Removing and inserting elements of a chart

Use more advance function which is the

Week 10 Topic (Practical): Microsoft Excel Power point
“IF” function in various scenarios.
March 12 – 16 1. Create/use advance functions like the “IF”, “COUNT” Test
function for data selections in various situations
Practical Skill

Week 11 Topic (Practical): Microsoft Excel Create spreadsheet, prepare a letter and Power point
perform a mail merge
1. Mail Merge Practices

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 Time Topic/ Subtopics/Objectives Content Strategies/ Assessments

March 19 – 23 -
Practical Skills
th
PSE Day 1 19

Sports Day 23rd

EASTER BREAK (MARCH 26 – APRIL 6)

1. Describe what a Database is  Power point
Week 12 Topic (Practical): Microsoft Access 2. Explain the different types of  Q&A
databases
April 9 - 13 Database 3. Identify the uses of databases.
4. Identify data fields and types
1. Purpose of a database and general terms associated
with the topic database.
2. Database application window
3. Types of databases (Manual & Electronic)
 Power point
Week 13 Topic (Practical): Microsoft Access Create a basic database.  Practice
April 16 - 20 Microsoft Access  Practical Skill
 Vocab test
1. Save database file appropriately
2. Set appropriate data type for data entry
3. Edit properties of table
4. Set field name
5. Choose appropriate data type
6. Give appropriate data description

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 Time Topic/ Subtopics/Objectives Content Strategies/ Assessments

Week 14 Topic (Practical): Microsoft Access Index and sort data in chronological order.  Practice
 Practical Skills
April 23 - 27 Microsoft Access

1. Purpose of sorting and indexing

2. Sort data on a single field or multiple fields
3. Create and delete index

Week 15 Topic (Practical): Microsoft Access Create queries – select queries and action  Power point
queries.  Practice
April 30 – May 4 Microsoft Access  Practical Skill
May 1 – Labor Day 1. List the different types of queries
Holiday 2. Differentiate among the different types of queries
3. Create queries in design view
 Establish various relationships between  Power point
Week 16 Topic (Practical): Microsoft Access two tables.  Practice
 Create advance queries using the
May 7 – 11 Microsoft Access  Practical Skill
relationships.

May 7th PSE Day 2 1. Purpose of setting up a relationship

2. Setting up Primary Key
3. Establishing a relationship (One-To-One, One-To-
Many, Many-To-Many)
4. Create queries using the relationships

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 Time Topic/ Subtopics/Objectives Content Strategies/ Assessments

Week 17 Topic (Practical): Microsoft Access Create and adjust Forms for data entry  Power point
purpose.  Practice
May 14 – 18 Microsoft Access  Practical Skill
May 18th Teachers Day 1. Purpose of using Forms
2. Terms associated with Forms
3. Create a Form using Form Wizard
4. Modify the design of Form

Week 18 Topic (Practical): Microsoft Access Generate and adjust reports.  Power point
 Practice
May 21 – 25 Topic: Microsoft Access  Practical Skill
 Test
May 25th Commonwealth 1. Purpose of generating Reports
Holiday 2. Create a Report using the form wizard
3. Modifying design of the report

Week 19
REVIEW WEEK
May 28 – June 1

Week 20
FINAL EXAMS
June 4 – 8

Note: Assessments and activities are subject to change to accommodate completion of this outline

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SECTION IV: ASSESSMENTS AND STRATEGIES

ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

In order to ensure that assessment and evaluation are valid and reliable, and that they lead to the
improvement of student learning, teachers will use assessment and evaluation strategies that:

 Are fair to all students, and address both what students learn and how well they learn;

 Are based both on the categories of knowledge and skills and on the achievement level
descriptions given in the achievement chart;

 Are varied in nature, administered over a period of time, and designed to provide
opportunities for students to demonstrate the full range of their learning;

 Are appropriate for the learning activities used, the purposes of instruction, and the needs and
experiences of the students;

 Accommodate the needs of students who are learning the language of instruction (English);

 Ensure that each student is given clear directions for improvement;

 Promote students’ ability to assess their own learning and to set specific goals;

 Include the use of samples of students’ work that provide evidence of their achievement;

 Are communicated clearly to students and parents at the beginning of the course or the
school term and at other appropriate points throughout the school year.

WHAT WILL BE ASSESSED

 Practical knowledge of the capabilities of Microsoft Word

 Tool bars
 Editing tools
 Formatting tools
 Practical knowledge of the capabilities of Microsoft Excel
 Tool bars
 Creating Formulas
 Writing Functions
 Creating Charts
 Practical knowledge of the capabilities of Microsoft Access
 Tool bars
 Creating a File
 Creating a Field
 Entering Data
 Creating Records
 Mastery of basic theoretical fundamentals of:
o The Computer and its development
o Hardware ( System Unit, Mother Board, Input and Output Devices)
o Storage (Primary and Secondary storage devices)

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GRADING SCHEME

During each semester tests/assignments/quizzes will be given. The average of these will be worth
2/3 of the final semester grade; the other 1/3 will come from the final exam.

Final Exam 33%

Tests Theory 20%

Tests Practical 20%

Presentations 14%

Quizzes and Assignments 10%

Participation 3%

STRATEGIES

As a result of the volume and complexity of the information required for the students to absorb, a
mixture of the Active Learning and Cooperative Learning strategies will be used, as these
activities will see students in small groups working together to achieve their goals in a learning
environment that allows them to talk and listen, read, write, and reflect as they approach course
content through discussions, problem-solving exercises, research, craft, presentations and other
interactive activities.

 Brainstorming: This specific type of investigative method allows students to discuss, as a

whole class, all possible methods and meanings even if they are wrong to eventually arrive at
a right conclusion.

 Lectures: The teacher gives an oral presentation on the topic, and the students participate by
taking notes. Usually the strategy has little student involvement.

 Text/Dictionary usage: Students will learn how to utilize their text and dictionaries as a
useful resource.

 Discussions: students under the direction of the teacher or other students’ direction exchange
points of view concerning a topic, question or problem to arrive at a decision or conclusion.

 Research: Students will work cooperatively rather than individually to reach a specific goal
under the guidance of the teacher.

 Presentations: In groups as well as individuals students use their knowledge gained from
research and or discussion and orally deliver it in a formal as well as informal session.

 Peer tutoring: Structured and supervised sessions in class prior to chapter test will be
instituted, where advanced students are paired with slower learners.

 Drills: Used for the mathematical functions in computer science, it is intended to help
develop a specific skill or aspects of knowledge.

 Collages: Using clippings from different sources to create posters that are then used to
describe the specific subject area.

 Timelines: For content that has a chronological component, this method allows the student to
make a graphical outline that is easier to understand and remember.

 Computer-assisted instruction: Students will use the computer to become familiar with
different software programs.

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 Journals: Journals will be collected every 2 week. They will focus not only on writing but
also answer four major questions related to what they know, are comfortable with, and what
the need assistance with. This serves monitor student improvement. Journals can be graded
under a point system.

SECTION V: REFERENCES

CXC. (2008). Information Technology Syllabus.

Jon W. Wiles, Joseph C. Bondi. (2010). Curriculum Development.

Stann Creek Ecumenical College. (2011-2013). Regular High School and Evening Division
Prospectus.

Itch, V. (2014-2015). Third Form Information Technology Course Outline. Stann Creek
Ecumenical High School

Teck, A. (2010-2011). First Form Information Technology Course Outline. Stann Creek
Ecumenical High School.

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