1. SPN 21 YEAR 7
COMPUTER STUDIES SCHEME OF WORK
WEEKS DATE TOPICS OBJECTIVES
1 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 3/15/2010
12 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 6/7/2010
24 6/14/2010
25 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 computer
systems.
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 desktop
computer 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 1
8th Mar - 15th Mar 2010
1st Term school holidays
19th 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 : Graphics
Year 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 if
the computer hangs.
Topical Test 2
22nd May - 29th May 2010
Main memory and capacity
storage devices
Be able to identify and name different types of storage
devices with its storage capacity.
2nd Term school holidays
4th 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 system
and application software.

2. SPN 21 YEAR 7
COMPUTER 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 week
34 8/23/2010
35 8/30/2010
36 9/6/2010
37 9/13/2010
38 9/20/2010 Email
39 9/27/2010
40 10/4/2010
41 10/11/2010
42 10/18/2010 Revision week
43 10/25/2010 Revision week
44 11/1/2010
45 11/8/2010
46 11/15/2010
47 11/22/2010
48 11/29/2010
49 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 Processing
Year 7A: 9th Aug - 23rd Aug 2010
Year 7B: 12th Apr - 26th Aug 2010
Topical Test 3
21st Aug - 26th Aug 2010
3rd Term school holidays
3rd 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 examination
1st Nov - 8th Nov 2010
4th Term school holidays
1st Dec - 31st Dec 2010