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MINISTRY OF SECONDARY EDUCATION MINISTERE DES ENSEIGNEMENTS SECONDAIRES
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INSPECTORATE GENERAL OF EDUCATION INSPECTION GENERALE DES ENSEIGNEMENTS

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Inspectorate of Pedagogy in charge of the Inspection de Pédagogie chargée de

Teaching of Computer Science l’enseignement de l’informatique

ANNUAL HARMONISED PROGRESSION SHEET FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE FORM 3

SCHOOL YEAR………………………………. SCHOOL…………………………………………………………... WEEKLY WORKLOAD: 3 periods COEFFICIENT: 3

TEACHER…………………………………………….. GRADE…………………………………. TEL……………………………………….

Category of Competency Lesson Nature of lesson Observation

Term Week Module Lesson title Objectives
action statement no Th Prac Dig
Diagnostic evaluation
Explain the concepts of CPU, GPU, processor core,
multicore and clock speed
Hardware and software systems 1

Lesson 1: The Identify units for measuring the speed of the

1
1 processor processor
Compare mobile device processors with personal
computer processors
Lesson 2: The Describe the components of the CPU
2
Provided with a processor cycle Explain the machine instruction cycle
situation with factors Explain the concepts of storage, primary storage,
FIRST TERM

related to devices that Lesson 3: Primary volatile, and non-volatile storage

Describing are not peripherals, 3
storage Identify units for measuring storage
internal learners select devices State the function of cache, RAM, and registers
components of or features of these
the computer devices that are Explain the concept of secondary storage
2 Lesson 4: Secondary
coherent to the 4 Describe common types of secondary storage
storage
situation and justify Compare HDD and SSDs
their choice. State the function of the motherboard
Lesson 5: Other State the function of power supply, battery and
5
Internal components fans in a computer
Describe the different types of buses
Lesson 6: Computer Describe the main ports of the motherboard of a
6
ports computer and mobile device
3
Lesson 7: Integration
7
activities

1
Th = Theory; Prac = Practical; Dig = Digitalised.
 Explain the concept of data capture
Given a situation with Outline disadvantages of using data capture
8 Lesson 8: Data capture
issues related to data technologies
capture, learners Describe data capture technologies
Describe data
choose the most Lesson 9: Data capture Describe data capture technologies
capture
appropriate data 9
technologies Technologies Compare and contrast data capture technologies
capture technology
clearly justifying their
choice. Lesson 10: Integration
10
activities
4
Explain the concept of software, system software,
and application software.
Lesson 11: Common State the purpose of a given application software
11
application software 1 Outline key features of a given application
software
Provided with tasks to State examples of a given application software
produce or edit digital Evaluation
Choosing content, learners State the purpose of a given application software
application choose the most Lesson 12: Common Outline key features of a given application
software appropriate software 12
application software 2 software
5 for each task clearly State examples of a given application software
justifying their choice. State the purpose of a given application software
Lesson 13: Common Outline key features of a given application
13
application software 3 software
State examples of a given application software
Lesson 14: integration
14
activities
6 Remediation
Remediation
Describe generic, special purpose and tailor-made
Lesson 15: Off-the-
software
15 shelf and Bespoke
Give examples of generic purpose, specific and
Given a situation with software
tailor-made software
issues involving the
Describe the following forms of software: open,
acquisition or
Lesson 16: Common closed, shareware, freeware, and software as a
Describe ways of distribution of
7 acquiring or software, learners
16 ways of distributing service
software State examples of open, closed, shareware,
distributing recommend pertinent
freeware, and software-as-a-service
software acquisition or
Differentiate between installing and updating a
distribution means
Lesson 17: Software software
while justifying their 17
installation Perform software installation and update
proposals clearly.
(smartphone and desktop computers)
Lesson 18: Integration
8 18
activities

2
Th = Theory; Prac = Practical; Dig = Digitalised.
 Lesson 19: Edit text
Identify key editing features
19 using a word
Perform document editing using a word processor
processor
Lesson 20: Format text Identify key formatting features
20 using a word Perform document formatting using a word
processor processor
Outline situations where a text box can be used
Lesson 21: Manipulate
Identify key formatting and editing actions on a
21 text boxes using a
text box
word processor
Create and manipulate a text box
9 Explain the concepts of sheet, cell, address,
Lesson 22: Notions on
22 formula, functions, and range
spreadsheets
Identify the address of a cell
Lesson 23: Basic Perform calculations using basic spreadsheet
23
spreadsheet functions functions
Given tasks to State situations where data filtering and sorting
accomplish, learners can be necessary
Creating digital
use appropriate Lesson 24: Filter and Perform data filtering and sorting using a
content using 24
features of a software chart data spreadsheet
software
to correctly Represent cross sections of data as charts using a
accomplish the task. spreadsheet
10 Explain the concepts of slides, animations
Lesson 25: Notions on
25 Add and manipulate slides using a presentation
presentation software
software
Lesson 26: Animate Identify situations where an animation can be
26 objects in a necessary
presentation Create animations using a presentation software
Evaluation
Lesson 27: Using a Produce a given publication from a template
27 desktop publication Make use of layout features of a desktop
11
software publisher
Lesson 28: Integration
28
activities 1
Lesson 29: Integration
29
activities 2
12 Remediation
Remediation
SECOND TERM

Given sectors of life or Explain the concept of automated system with

Describing how a situation related to examples
computing application areas of Describe how sensors, microprocessors, and
Lesson 30: Automated
13 technology is computing 30
systems
actuators can be used in collaboration to give an
used in different technology, learners automated system
areas of life describe how Describe advantages and disadvantages of an
computing automated system used in a given scenario
3
Th = Theory; Prac = Practical; Dig = Digitalised.
 technology is used in Explain what is meant by artificial intelligence
different sectors of Describe the main characteristics of artificial
Lesson 31: Artificial
life. The description 31 intelligence
Intelligence
should be coherent Explain the basic operations and components of
with the situation and AI systems to simulate intelligent behaviour
sector of life and Explain the concepts of robot, and robotics
should entail the Describe the characteristics and roles of a robot
32 Lesson 32: Robots
technology used, how Explain advantages and disadvantages of using
it is used, and the robots
advantages of using Lesson 33:
Explain how artificial intelligence and robots are
such technology. 33 Applications of AI and
used in sectors of life
robots
Explain the concepts of monitoring and control
Lesson 34:
systems, virtual reality and augmented reality
14 34
Applications of control
Explain how monitoring and control systems,
systems, virtual reality
virtual reality and augmented reality are used in
and augmented reality
different sectors of life
Lesson 35: Integration
35
activities
Lesson 36: Notions of Define a communication system
36 communication Identify components of a communication system
systems Differentiate between digital and analogue signals
Given a situation with
factors related to data Describe the different types of wired and wireless
Describing data communication Lesson 37: mediums
37
Transmission mediums Explain the concepts of bandwidth and data
15 communication systems, learners
systems and their explain correctly, throughput
Describe serial and parallel transmission
Network systems 1

various concisely, and

mechanisms precisely the Lesson 38: Describe simplex, half-duplex and duplex
mechanisms used in 38 Transmission communication systems
the situation. mechanisms Describe synchronous and asynchronous
transmission
Lesson 39: Integration
39
activities
Explain the concept of computer networks
Lesson 40:
State advantages and disadvantages of computer
40 Introduction to
16 Given a situation that networks
networks
requires setting up a Describe LAN, MAN, and WAN.
simple network, Lesson 41: Network Explain the function of a given network device
Setting up simple learners prescribe the 41 devices and Differentiate between client server and peer to
LANs appropriate tools and architecture peer architecture
configuration to meet Evaluation
the needs of the Explain the concept of network topology
17 situation. Lesson 42: Network Describe bus, ring, and star topology
42
topologies Outline advantages and disadvantages of bus,
ring, and star topology

4
Th = Theory; Prac = Practical; Dig = Digitalised.
 Lesson 43: Setup an Describe an adhoc network
43
adhoc network Set up a simple adhoc network
Lesson 44: Integration
44
activities
18 Remediation
Remediation
Lesson 45: Internet
45 Describe some common internet services
Given a problem that services
demands the use of a State examples of search engines
search engine to find Outline the main factors that influence the results
Lesson 46: Search
information, learners 46 of a search
19 Searching produce a logical
engines
Identify common parts of a search engine result
information search query and use page
advance features of a Lesson 47: Make use of Give the purpose of a given advanced feature of a
given search engine to 47 basic features of a search engine
ameliorate the results search engine Use advanced features of a search engine
of a search. Lesson 48: Integration
48
activities
Explain the concepts of intellectual property,
copyright, unauthorise use, and fair use
Placed in a situation Lesson 49: Protection
49 Identify situations of fair use
20 of intellectual property
Ethics, society and legal issues 1

with issues related to

Identify situations involving copyright
copyright and
infringement
Examining intellectual property,
Explain the meaning of digital rights management
licenses and learners identify and Lesson 50: Digital
50 Outline possibilities provided by digital rights
copyright describe rules of rights management
management
practices copyright and licenses
Explain the concept of licenses
that apply to Lesson 51: Creative
51 Describe the different types of creative common
information or digital Common licenses
licenses
content.
Lesson 52: Integration
21 52
activities
Explain the concept of computer crime
Lesson 53: Computer
53 Identify unethical actions that are computer
crimes
crimes
Given a situation Lesson 54: Types of
54 Describe a given computer crime
involving an unethical computer crimes
Describing or illegal action with Explain ways of fighting a given computer crime
computer crimes computers, learners Lesson 55: Measures
Explain how authentication, access control,
55 to combat computer
22 and measures to identify crimes and encryption and digital forensics can help fight
combat them propose appropriate crimes
computer crimes
measures to combat Lesson 56:
each crime. Explain the concept of authentication
56 Authentication
Describe different authentication methods
methods
Lesson 57: Integration
23 57
activities
5
Th = Theory; Prac = Practical; Dig = Digitalised.
 Evaluation
Explain the concept of green computing
Lesson 58: Green
Given a situation with 58 State devices or technologies that promote green
computing
issues related to computing
reducing the effects Remediation
Explaining the of computing
Remediation
impact of digital technology on the
24 technology to environment, learners State measures used by manufacturers to
Lesson 59: Measures
the environment explain standard ways promote green computing
59 for promoting green
of reducing its effects Explain ways of reducing the environmental
computing
that are coherent with impact of computing
the situation. Lesson 60: Integration
60
activities
Explain the concept of program development
Describe the stages in the program development
Lesson 61: Program
61 life cycle
25 development life cycle
Apply the program development life cycle to a
problem
Given an algorithmic Lesson 62:
Decompose problems into its component parts
problem, learners Decomposition and
Problem solving and coding 1

62 Design and construct solutions to problems using

construct a model representation of
PS 1.1: Exploring structured diagrams, and pseudocodes
that solves the solutions
basic algorithmic
problem and Explain the concept of algorithms
instructions for Lesson 63: Notions on
determine simple 63 Explain characteristics of a good algorithm
computers algorithms
algorithmic Describe simple algorithmic instructions
THIRD TERM

instructions needed
26 Lesson 64: Algorithmic Describe simple algorithmic instructions
to solve the problem. 64
instructions Explain the purpose of a given algorithm
Explain the concept of flowcharts
65 Lesson 65: Flowcharts
Represent solutions to problems as flowcharts
Lesson 66: Integration
66
activities
Differentiate between an algorithm and a
Given a situation with program
factors related to Lesson 67: Types of
Describe different types of programming
programming 67 programming
languages giving an example of each
27 languages, learners language
Compare high level language and low level
Exploring choose the most language
programming appropriate type of Explain the concept of language translators
languages and language clearly Lesson 68: Language Differentiate between compiler and interpreter
tools justifying their choice. 68
translators Explain the advantages and disadvantages of a
Learners also compiler and an interpreter
demonstrate use of
the main features of Define an IDE
28 an IDE. 69 Lesson 69: IDE
Explain the role of IDEs in writing programs

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Th = Theory; Prac = Practical; Dig = Digitalised.
 Make use of an IDE to create, edit, translate and
run a program

Lesson 70: Integration

70
activities
Explain the concept of programming, keywords,
Lesson 71: Introduction syntax, and bug
71
to programming Identify the structure of a program in a
programming language

Evaluation

Outline the basic data types in a programming

language
Lesson 72: Declarative
29 72 Write the instructions to declare variables and
instructions
constants correctly in a given programming
language
Identify operators in a programming language
73 Lesson 73: Operators Manipulate operators in a given programming
language
Remediation
Given an algorithm Remediation
and appropriate Lesson 74: Input,
30
guidance on a output and Represent input, output and assignment
Implementing 74
programming assignment instructions in a programming language
algorithms using
language, learners instructions
a programming
transform the Lesson 75:
language
algorithm into a Representing an
program that is 75 Produce programs when given an algorithm
algorithm as a
syntactically correct. program
Lessson 76: Write,
31 76 compile and execute a
Make use of an IDE to create, edit, compile, and
execute programs
progam 1
Lessson 77: Write,
Make use of an IDE to create, edit, compile, and
77 compile and execute a
execute programs
program 2
Lesson 78: Integration
78
activities

State the role of HTML and CSS in web

32 Lesson 79: development
79 Introduction to web Outline the tools needed to create and view a web
programming page
Describe the structure of an HTML page

7
Th = Theory; Prac = Practical; Dig = Digitalised.
 Explain the concepts of element, tag, attribute,
Lesson 80: Common and content
80
tags Make use of the <p>, <h1>…<h6> tag, and the
<style> tag to create a simple web page
State the role of the <img>, <a> tag in HTML
Outline best practices when organising content
Lesson 81: Images and
81 used to build HTML pages
linking content
Make use of the <img>, <a> in web pages using
relative paths
Explain the necessity of nesting elements
33 correctly and mastering the difference between
Lesson 82: Inline and inline and block elements.
82
block elements State the role of the <q>, <blockquote>, <br> tags
Make use of <q>, <blockquote>, <br> tags in a
web page
State the role of the <ol>, <ul>, and <li> tags
83 Lesson 83: List tags
Make use of <ol>, <ul>, and <li> tags in a web page
State the role of the different table tags
84 Lesson 84: Table tags
Make use of table tags in a web page
Explain the importance of CSS in web page design
and development
Lesson 85:
85 Outline the advantages and disadvantages of the
Introduction to CSS
different ways of integrating CSS in an HTML page
34
Make use of CSS rules to style an HTML content
Explain the concepts of selector, properties, and
values
Lesson 86: CSS
86 Explain how the different selectors in CSS work
Selectors
Make use of a given CSS selector to style and
HTML page
Lesson 87: Common Identify when to use a given CSS property
87 CSS properties and Make use of CSS properties to format text,
values background and borders.
35 Lesson 88: integration
88
activities
Evaluation
Remediation
36 Remediation

END OF PROGRAM

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Th = Theory; Prac = Practical; Dig = Digitalised.