| ICT | Applied ICT | |
| How much of the course is practical work? | 60% of the marks for this course are based on theory exams however this is usually, but not always, delivered via practical means. There will be times when you are studying in a non-practical way. | Nearly all work in this course is practical as all the units are assessed in a practical way. There is some theory but this is delivered via practical means. |
| What software will I use? | Office applications - such as Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Databases. Website Design Graphics software |
Office applications - such as Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Databases. Website Design - as 2 of the units are assessed using a website then this is likely to be the main focus of the work in Year 12. Graphics software |
| What jobs will this course be appropriate for? | Any!! Although ICT jobs in particular usually ask for experience this is a good, solid background course. | Same as ICT however the more practical nature of the course means you will have additional experience over the students on the ICT course. |
| What Higher Education courses will this be appropriate for? | Any!! ICT is a good, solid background course for study at a higher level. The theory content of this course makes it slightly more appropriate for Computing, Computer Science courses etc | Same as ICT however the more practical nature of the course means you would have an excellent grounding for courses such as Website development, MultiMedia etc |