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  • Gayle Alexander
    Participant

    I was wondering if anyone would be willing to share a course timeline for the new higher. I’ve been given the opportunity to deliver this course next year and am currently trying to make plans as to how it should be delivered. Do people just teach unit by unit or is there another logical way of doing it?

    speirs
    Participant

    Hi Gayle, Just about to start same myself. So far I have only created an audit of mandatory arrangements from the course spec. Will be looking to try and have a draft timeline created by next week. Happy to pass on once complete. . Although might be better from someone who has already taught it last year. In old higher Unit by Unit worked well but there is more cross over on these 2 topics. I am planning to start with Low Level machine / Computer Architecture for completion by the end of term. Doing this because quite a bit of the topics are revision and gives a clean start for August. I need to look at exam timings and time for Project / Nabs before I decide next steps. Most likely to aim for grouping the rest of SDD then ISDD but will need include relevant design methods under relevant topic. I try to aim for all programming to run together including assessment if possible it seems to work better for pupils and me. However, as I said not 100% sure at present, will be interested to see others thoughts, experiences.
    cheers
    Jean

    speirs
    Participant

    Hi Gayle, Just about to start same myself. So far I have only created an audit of mandatory arrangements from the course spec. Will be looking to try and have a draft timeline created by next week. Happy to pass on once complete. . Although might be better from someone who has already taught it last year. In old higher Unit by Unit worked well but there is more cross over on these 2 topics. I am planning to start with Low Level machine / Computer Architecture for completion by the end of term. Doing this because quite a bit of the topics are revision and gives a clean start for August. I need to look at exam timings and time for Project / Nabs before I decide next steps. Most likely to aim for grouping the rest of SDD then ISDD but will need include relevant design methods under relevant topic. I try to aim for all programming to run together including assessment if possible it seems to work better for pupils and me. However, as I said not 100% sure at present, will be interested to see others thoughts, experiences.

    cheers
    Jean

    PS. Can any one confirm if 2’s complement has been dropped in new higher, does not seem to appear in Mandatory content of course specification document V1.2

    Here is a timeline. I’m not sure if it will work for you but worked for me this year.

    Higher Timeline

    speirs
    Participant

    Hi Gayle, Just finished my 1st draft of my proposed timeline and have attached for reference. I also have a 1st cut Topic plans for 1st topics on my timeline. Not sure if any use or if you have done old higher, though they might give a starting point if not. Ignore resource section those were for the old higher and it looks like there will not be enough time to apply the same this year. Let me know, seems I can only upload 1 file at a time.
    cheers
    Jean

    Gayle Alexander
    Participant

    If anyone wants to send me their timelines my email address is gayle.alexander@btinternet.com

    I’m planning on covering the computer systemsy bits between now and the end of this year (Data rep, low-level machine, peripherals etc.)

    Much appreciated everyone!

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