The Grade 12 Information Technology (IT) CAPS syllabus for South Africa follows the annual teaching plan with database design, OOP, systems technologies, SQL, solution development, social implications and PAT milestones across Terms 1-4. Use the term topics below with Grade 12 IT past papers for NSC exam preparation.
Weeks 1-11
Assessment: SBA: PAT, alternative test, theory test (as listed).
Logging in/passwords; relational database design; normalisation; transaction processing; characteristics of good database design; caring for and managing data; hacking through data. Database management and design concepts; split tables and create relations; key fields and relationships.
Reinforce programming skills: parameterised and non-parameterised constructors; correct use of private/public attributes; accessor, mutator and auxiliary methods; ToString and accessor methods for output; correct instantiation; use of methods as part of problem solving.
Mobile technologies; factors influencing computer performance; motivate a typical computer system for user requirements.
Design and develop a solution incorporating SQL: SELECT fields, calculated fields (AS), ROUND/INT/LENGTH/LEFT/RIGHT/MID, concatenating fields, WHERE with operators, AND/OR/NOT, IS NULL/NULL, IN.
Advantages and disadvantages of how mobile technology impacts privacy (personal and business). IoT technologies and impact on society.
PAT milestones including data collection overview and examples, location-based data, data warehousing and mining, database characteristics and problems, and analysis of requirements using an appropriate methodology.
Logging in/passwords; relational database design; normalisation; transaction processing; characteristics of good database design; caring for and managing data; hacking through data. Database management and design concepts; split tables and create relations; key fields and relationships.
Reinforce programming skills: parameterised and non-parameterised constructors; correct use of private/public attributes; accessor, mutator and auxiliary methods; ToString and accessor methods for output; correct instantiation; use of methods as part of problem solving.
Mobile technologies; factors influencing computer performance; motivate a typical computer system for user requirements.
Design and develop a solution incorporating SQL: SELECT fields, calculated fields (AS), ROUND/INT/LENGTH/LEFT/RIGHT/MID, concatenating fields, WHERE with operators, AND/OR/NOT, IS NULL/NULL, IN.
Advantages and disadvantages of how mobile technology impacts privacy (personal and business). IoT technologies and impact on society.
PAT milestones including data collection overview and examples, location-based data, data warehousing and mining, database characteristics and problems, and analysis of requirements using an appropriate methodology.
Weeks 1-11
Assessment: Mid-year examination (Paper 1 and Paper 2, 150 marks each, 3 hours). SBA includes PAT and practical test.
Factors influencing computer management; overview of cloud computing, virtual reality, augmented reality and virtualisation.
DISTINCT, ORDER BY; calculated fields; string functions; WHERE with operators; INSERT/DELETE/UPDATE; aggregate functions; join queries; date functions; parameter queries; modifying data in tables.
Arrays as a data structure (2-dimensional); design and develop solutions using computational thinking and software engineering principles.
Computer criminals and computer crime.
PAT milestones integrated across term.
Paper 1: programming skills, database, OOP, general problem-solving. Paper 2: systems technologies, communications and network technologies, data and information management, solution development, integrated scenario.
Factors influencing computer management; overview of cloud computing, virtual reality, augmented reality and virtualisation.
DISTINCT, ORDER BY; calculated fields; string functions; WHERE with operators; INSERT/DELETE/UPDATE; aggregate functions; join queries; date functions; parameter queries; modifying data in tables.
Arrays as a data structure (2-dimensional); design and develop solutions using computational thinking and software engineering principles.
Computer criminals and computer crime.
PAT milestones integrated across term.
Paper 1: programming skills, database, OOP, general problem-solving. Paper 2: systems technologies, communications and network technologies, data and information management, solution development, integrated scenario.
Weeks 1-11
Assessment: Trial examination (Paper 1 and Paper 2, 150 marks each, 3 hours). SBA includes PAT, theory/practical test, practical exam.
Reinforce software engineering principles.
Improved searching, online applications, role of SQL and scripting languages, formatting output.
Linking nodes, connecting to the internet, sharing concepts, online services, remote access, overview of security concepts.
Explain how computers provide solutions to issues.
Consolidate and reinforce content; design and develop solutions using computational thinking and software engineering principles.
PAT milestones integrated across term.
Paper 1: programming skills, database, OOP, general problem-solving. Paper 2: systems technologies, communications and network technologies, data and information management, solution development, integrated scenario.
Reinforce software engineering principles.
Improved searching, online applications, role of SQL and scripting languages, formatting output.
Linking nodes, connecting to the internet, sharing concepts, online services, remote access, overview of security concepts.
Explain how computers provide solutions to issues.
Consolidate and reinforce content; design and develop solutions using computational thinking and software engineering principles.
PAT milestones integrated across term.
Paper 1: programming skills, database, OOP, general problem-solving. Paper 2: systems technologies, communications and network technologies, data and information management, solution development, integrated scenario.
Weeks 1-10
Assessment: Final NSC examination.
Revision using case studies across all topics (3-4 hours).
Final NSC examination.
Revision using case studies across all topics (3-4 hours).
Final NSC examination.
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