This unit of work covers the following teaching objectives. Ensuring that these are met will form part of any medium term assessment and enable targets to be set.

• use information from primary or secondary sources and know when to choose the different types
• justify the use of particular information sources to support an investigation or presentation, and devise and apply criteria to evaluate how well various information types support a task
• select information from a range of sources and assess the potential value of the information for a task
• acknowledge all sources, recognising copyright and other constraints
• save files in appropriate formats and create a hierarchical folder structure
• develop open and closed questions with sensitivity, recognising people’s cultural, social and ethical differences
• design a questionnaire or data-collection sheet to collect relevant data, and obtain and use feedback to establish what are good questions
• represent information in graphs, charts or tables, and in a report where appropriate; justify the form of representation and check the plausibility of their conclusions
• identify examples of automated data collection and recognise the impact of electronic databases on learning, everyday life and employment
• evaluate different applications in terms of the structure and method of processing data

• identify the key elements of a problem and represent components in a plan
• automate simple processes by harnessing software tools; recognise where automation tools, such as filtering, can be used to improve safety when using the internet
• combine variables within a model in different ways to form rules
• recognise that the rules contained within a model determine its output, and make more complex predictions based on several variables
• amend existing simple models by changing variables and formulae
• identify whether a model has an appropriate set of variables to make it suitable for a particular purpose, and assess its accuracy by comparing its outcomes with those from other sources
• use precision and accurate syntax when framing instructions
• test and refine sequences in order to achieve specific outcomes
• recognise that sequencing instructions is fundamental to a wide range of ICT applications

• plan communication projects and select the appropriate communication (type, length, media) for the intended audience (considering audience needs and expectations), purpose and environment
• reflect on the work of others to help plan and amend their communications and understand how effective presentations or publications address specific audience needs and expectations
• draft, refine and structure their work using a combination of ICT tools to convey meaning more effectively
• modify and develop text, images, tables and sounds from several sources within the structure of a piece of work
• extract, combine and modify relevant information for a specific purpose, and structure and sequence this to meet audience needs
• use a range of ICT tools efficiently to refine the presentation of information for a specific purpose
• use digital communications for the sharing and collaborative development of ideas for a variety of purposes
• work in a safe and responsible way when communicating with others

• gather and use feedback to inform future work