GCSE I.T

[-Liam]

I have taken an ICT Diploma for 2 options, which is worth 6 GCSES + the 1 GCSE compulsary ICT GCSE. I've also chosen History and German. I hear ICT is easy though. My school has a compulsary ICT GCSE though, don't all English schools?

[brandon]

In my school we produce a portfolio over the two years, and that is our GCSE.
Not sure how your school does it.

[Con]

I have taken an ICT Diploma for 2 options, which is worth 6 GCSES + the 1 GCSE compulsary ICT GCSE. I've also chosen History and German. I hear ICT is easy though. My school has a compulsary ICT GCSE though, don't all English schools?

Not cumpolsury.

Hmm, Thanks everyone for all the feedback.
I will think about it over the next few days/weeks up until the meeting.
+REP to all the decent feedback responses i got.

[Jordy]

My school has a GCSE Short-course (Worth half a GCSE) that is compulsory, 1 lesson a week on it in Years 10 and 11.

I've taken the fast-track IT though which takes up two GCSE Option blocks, you complete the GCSE in Y10 and do AS in Y11. 5 IT Lessons a week, looking forward to it

Does the course focus on much Microsoft Office as I'm reasonably confident in most sections of IT other than Office which lets me down so I'd like to learn it.

[Meanies]

I found it rather easy.

We spent the two years doing just coursework, with 5 different teachers. Well actually, we took 5/6 lessons out of that for the 5hour timed practical and thats it. We've had about 2 lessons on theory, which ran through the whole syllabus in 1 lesson. The coursework is lengthy, but once you know what you're doing its pretty simple. We did a whole project on a hotel improving it's ICT systems. The timed practical was about 'HobbynCrafts' which we could make a website, database, spreadsheet or some other stuff. The exam is also on the topic of 'HobbynCrafts'. The key skills exam is just multiple choice questions, which we did in year 10. I'm predicted an A*, getting an a* in coursework, a* in timed practical, an a in key skills exam and an a in the theory exam mock. Not got the proper exam until sometime next week but I always find them pretty easy.

So yeah, the course is pretty simple and enjoyable We just mucked about for most of the lessons

[Eamonn]

do ict it is well easy to get a good grade, i already have a C just from the coursework, so it is that easy to pass.

[Zak]

Basically I now have the chance to change my options from what i originally chose.

I have been thinking for a while and I wanted to change History to GCSE I.T

If anyone has took/is taking this.
Can you tell me the sorts of things you do during the 2 years?

Thanks :]

GCSE ICT is very basic

If your looking for a challenge, don't choose it lol.

[Barmi]

Ah. Ok then.
I wnated to choose it to learn about web designing and stuff...
I guess i won't be dooing it now

You will probably get the chance to create a website for your imaginary clients as part of the course, but in my experience ICT teachers are so inept at web design that you're better off self-teaching.

The course itself is easy... in addition to the standard short-course coursework, there is a second project which may involve a more complex database. My IT teacher had no clue and I was the only one in my class doing full course, so the teacher of the other class had to point me the right way.

Pretty much everything is done in Microsoft Office, though you will get away with whatever you are most comfortable with for the website...

Oh and if you are doing the full-course, be prepared to do a LOT of paperwork. As I have said the course itself is easy, but you must screenshot virtually every step you take and document it with comments (idiot proof style) before handing in the portfolio.

[Blinger1]

Come to Australia, and do the Software Development course in units 3+4.. that is pretty sweet!

[Davii]

dont do ict, in the first year i found it like really easy but with the last piece of coursework we barely had any time to do it and then left us no time to revise for the exam - ive got to learn everything i can about ict by myself