SPN 21 YEAR 7COMPUTER STUDIES SCHEME OF WORK

WEEKS DATE TOPICS OBJECTIVES1 1/4/2010 ORIENTATION WEEK

2 1/11/2010 Introduction to computers

3 1/18/2010 Be able to practise basic safety rules in the computer lab.

4 1/25/2010 Basic principles of computers

5 2/1/2010 Computer System

6 2/8/2010

7 2/15/2010 Graphics: Microsoft Paint

8 2/22/2010

9 3/1/2010 Revision week

10 3/8/2010

11 3/15/201012 3/22/2010

13 3/29/2010 Graphics: Microsoft Paint

14 4/5/2010

15 4/12/2010

16 4/19/2010

17 4/26/2010 Windows Basic Be able to identify the features of a Windows.

18 5/3/2010 File management

19 5/10/2010 Troubleshooting computers

20 5/17/2010 Revision week

21 5/24/2010

22 5/31/2010

23 6/7/201024 6/14/201025 6/21/2010 Central Processing Unit (CPU) Be able to explain the function of the 3 components of a CPU.

26 6/28/2010 Types of computers

27 7/5/2010 Types of software

Be able to identify different types of computers and computersystems.

Computer Lab Personal safety rules

Be able to explain the basic operations of a computer and draw a simple block diagram to show how a computer operates.Be able to identify and name the different components of a computer system.

Computer System Electrical connections

Be able to identify and connect different parts of a desktopcomputer with hardware.

Be able to state some uses of computer graphics.Be able to create graphics using basic graphics elements such as lines, curves etc.

Topical Test 18th Mar - 15th Mar 20101st Term school holidays19th Mar - 28th Mar 2010

Be able to state some uses of computer graphics.Be able to create graphics using basic graphics elements such as lines, curves etc.

Project 1 : GraphicsYear 7A: 6th Apr - 20th Apr 2010 Year 7B: 8th Apr - 22nd Apr 2010

Care for computer sytems, secondary storage media and simple health issue

Be able to handle computer equipment properly.Be able to practise safety measures of using computers.

Input, output and storage devices I/O units

Be able to identify and state the functions of input, output and storage devices.

Be able to perform basic housekeeping tasks and organise files and folders.Be able to perform simple troubleshooting of computer ifthe computer hangs.

Topical Test 222nd May - 29th May 2010

Main memory and capacity storage devices

Be able to identify and name different types of storagedevices with its storage capacity.

2nd Term school holidays4th Jun - 20th Jun 2010

Be able to list different types of computer and differentiate between special purpose and general purpose computers.Be able to list different types of software - operating systemand application software.

SPN 21 YEAR 7COMPUTER STUDIES SCHEME OF WORK

28 7/12/2010 Operating System

29 7/19/2010 Application software Be able to list some common application software with its uses.

30 7/26/2010 Word Processing

31 8/2/2010

32 8/9/2010 Internet Be able to identify and make use of web browser.

33 8/16/2010 Revision week34 8/23/201035 8/30/201036 9/6/201037 9/13/2010

38 9/20/2010 Email

39 9/27/201040 10/4/201041 10/11/201042 10/18/2010 Revision week43 10/25/2010 Revision week44 11/1/201045 11/8/201046 11/15/201047 11/22/201048 11/29/201049 12/6/2010

Be able to describe the functions of operating system and name some common operating system software.

Be able to create a document, showing aibility to format text, pragraphs and documents.Be able to use Language Correction and Thesaurus Tools.

Project 2 : Word ProcessingYear 7A: 9th Aug - 23rd Aug 2010 Year 7B: 12th Apr - 26th Aug 2010

Topical Test 321st Aug - 26th Aug 20103rd Term school holidays3rd Sep - 19th Sep 2010

Be able to identify and experience various types of email applications.Be able to classify the advantages of e-mail systems.Be able to identify the dangers and security measures for unsolicited e-mails and messages in attachments.

End of year examination1st Nov - 8th Nov 2010

4th Term school holidays1st Dec - 31st Dec 2010