INFORMATICS CURRICULUM
TABLE OF DISTRIBUTION OF PERIODS PER
WEEK/YEAR
BASIC Education - Intermediate Level
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CONTENT |
Secondary Education
SCOPE AND
SEQUENCE – Literature & Humanities
SCOPE AND
SEQUENCE – Sociology & Economics
SCOPE AND
SEQUENCE – General Sciences/ Life Sciences
INTRODUCTION
The purpose
of this document is to establish curriculum guidelines to teach informatics as
a new instructional subject. It emphasizes teaching the most common computer
skills and concepts, and encourages the use of computers in teaching/learning
other subjects.
This new curriculum draws on known international and local
experiences in the area of computer education, and is in line with the
principles of the Educational Reform Plan set by the National Center
Since informatics is an evolving subject and unique in its
need for equipment, teaching should take place in computer labs to emphasize
practice in building concepts and knowledge.
GOALS
1.
To develop
positive attitudes toward computer, and reinforce student’s self-confidence
through the efficient use of this technology.
2.
To value the
educational and economic role of the computer as well as its function in
facilitating communication.
3.
To interact with
other cultures and civilizations through various programs and computer
networks.
4.
To develop
creativity, logical thinking, problem solving, and analysis abilities through
programming.
5.
To recognize the
uniqueness of the computer as a programmable machine which
can perform specific tasks upon the user’s orders.
6.
To acquire basic
computer concepts and their use in various cultural, industrial, and commercial
domains.
7.
To acquire
information management skills: navigating through information, sending,
receiving, storing, and retrieving it.
8.
To acquire
database management techniques.
9.
To use the
computer efficiently and to manipulate its peripherals for various purposes.
10.
To acquire the
basic computer skills needed in the labor market.
TABLE OF DISTRIBUTION OF PERIODS PER WEEK/YEAR
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Niveau |
Basic Education |
Secondary Education |
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Elementary Level |
Intermediate Level |
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Cycles |
First Cycle |
Second Cycle |
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1st |
Second Year |
Third Year |
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School Year |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
7th |
8th |
9th |
Year |
Humanities |
Sciences |
Literature & Humanities |
Sociology &
Economics |
General Sciences |
Life Sciences |
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Weekly Periods |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Yearly Periods |
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30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
BASIC EDUCATION - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
OBJECTIVES:
1.
Acquainting the
learner with the computer, its main components and functions.
2.
Developing keyboard
and mouse skills as well as simple file management, electronic drawing, and
typing.
3.
Developing word
processing concepts and skills to perform school and personal tasks, and to
acquire useful skills for later professions.
4.
Using
spreadsheet techniques to organize data and perform arithmetic and statistical
applications suitable for the students’ level.
5.
Searching for,
retrieving, and demonstrating various types of information extracted from
computer multimedia applications.
6.
Practicing
simple programming to experience the potential of the computer as a
programmable machine that helps in developing problem-solving skills.
BASIC EDUCATION -
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
Scope and Sequence
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Grade Level |
7ème année |
Time |
8ème année |
Time |
9ème année |
Time |
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Subject |
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1. Computer
Components |
·
Utility and types of computers. ·
Basic computer components. |
2 |
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Memory. ·
The Central Processing Unit (CPU). ·
Peripherals: printer and scanner. |
2 |
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2. Operating
System |
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Operating system environment. ·
Windows handling. ·
Files and folders. |
4 |
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Types of files. ·
Manipulating programs. ·
Customizing desktop. ·
Formatting disks. |
4 |
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Print management. ·
Disks diagnosis and files maintenance. |
2 |
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3. Word
Processing |
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Word processing environment. ·
Parts of a text. ·
Manipulating documents. |
8 |
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Style. ·
Page setup and Print Preview. ·
Table. |
6 |
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Templates. ·
Columns. ·
Improving editing productivity. |
6 |
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4. Electronic
Drawing |
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Environment of the electronic drawing software. ·
The drawing and coloring tools. ·
Drawing projects. |
4 |
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Design principles. ·
Inserting text into drawing. ·
Modifying an existing drawing. ·
Drawing projects. |