PREFACE

The importance of computer literacy for each Cameroonian citizen is strongly related to the fact that the world today is computer driven. Computer studies
therefore become an imperative for all citizens in the world and specifically in our country. Therefore, schools that neglect this essential discipline are
actually placing their students, teachers and administrators at a great disadvantage in a new world order. However, introducing Computer studies in our
educational system is not an easy task because of the limitations in the areas of funding for equipment and the training of educational partners that are
necessary for a good start.
One of the consequences of the introduction of computer studies in our educational system is the teaching of the subject in a difficult context by teachers of
other disciplines. This is why the use of the scheme of work as well as all other pedagogical facilities in the teaching process is an absolute necessity to help
achieve the computer studies syllabus objectives. Thus each computer studies teacher is advised to make good use of this present scheme of work to have
their computer studies lessons correctly aligned with the state standards.
The different rubrics (topics, lessons, objectives, guidance notes, materials, duration …) contained in this scheme of work will guide the teacher prepare their
lesson plans during the whole academic year. It’s now left for the teacher to do research and to bring innovations that can help him adapt his teaching
strategies to his school context. As effective teachers you should keep in mind that this first edition may be updated in a nearest future and so you too should
suggest improvements to it.
We wish to thank all teachers who participated in the drawing up of these schemes of work as well as all authors whose works and resources we consulted.
INSPECTORATE OF COMPUTER STUDIES FOR THE SOUTH WEST PROVINCE
ZOBO ERICK PARTICK AGWE LUCAS BAMI ARREY-NJOK TABE TAKANG
(PPI COMPUTER STUDIES) (PPI COMPUTER STUDIES) (PPI COMPUTER STUDIES)

MME TCHONTA ROSE

(INSPECTOR COORDINATOR FOR COMPUTER STUDIES)

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Inspectorate for Pedagogy in charge of Computer Studies for the South West Province
Inspection de Pedagogy Chargee de L’Enseignement de L’Informatique de la Province du Sud Ouest
 SCHEMES OF WORK FOR COMPUTER STUDIES FOR FORM 2

S/NO TOPICS LESSONS OBJECTIVES GUIDANCE NOTES MATERIAL DURATION

Software Students should be able to Give differences and 1P
1 OPERATING - Define software relationships between
SYSTEMS - Name the different types of hardware and software.
software and differentiate List types of software e.g.
between them OS, NOS, Applications.
Operating System Students should be able to Make a brief history of textbooks 1P
- Define an OS and list the the evolution of OS.
different types of OS e.g.
MS-DOS/PC-DOS, MS
windows, Linux, Macintosh
The Main Functions of Students should be able to Elaborate the main 2P
an Operating System enumerate some functions of functions of the OS.
an OS in
- Disk and file management,
- Directory management,
- Memory management,
- User management,
- Device access and
- Output format.
Classification of Students should be able to Draw a table to show 2P
Operating System Classify an OS as single or clearly
mono tasking, multitasking,
multi access and multi
threading

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2 COMPUTER Configuration of Input Students should be able to - Revise the structure and - Sample 1P
SYSTEMS BASIC devices - Recall the definition of layout of keyboards keyboards
PERIPHERAL - The Keyboard input devices. taught in Form 1.
CONFIGURATIONS - Identify the different types Present sample keyboards
of keyboards and their e.g. US, French ,English
layouts (QWERTY, or Microsoft Natural
AZERTY). Keyboards
- Configure a keyboard.

Configuration of Input
devices
- The mouse
Configuration of
Output devices:
- The screen or
monitor
Configuration of
Output devices:
- The Printer
Students should be able to - Indicate the evolution - PS2 serial, 1P
- Identify the different types of mice from Macintosh optical and
of mice by their connections single button to PC three USB mice
and shapes buttons scroll mouse by
- Configure a mouse setting. size and shape.
Students should be able to Allow students to make LCD and 1P
- Recall the definition of an display adjustments from VGA Monitor
output device, differentiating brightness, centering, and
it from an input device. width controls, barrel
- identify different types of distortion and trapezoidal
monitors (LCDs, VGAs), and distortion
how to get the size of a
monitor and screen
resolution.
- Configure a screen or
monitor
Students should be able to Show students some Pictures of 1P
- identify the different types printers and their printer types
of printers (Impact and non interfaces. Identify Computer lab
impact printers) printers that print single with network
- identify printer interfaces sheets, continuous and printer

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Inspection de Pedagogy Chargee de L’Enseignement de L’Informatique de la Province du Sud Ouest
S/NO TOPICS LESSONS OBJECTIVES GUIDANCE NOTES MATERIAL DURATION
and print media (papers, multilayered papers. The
transparencies). concept of printer
- configure a printer software (driver) could be
introduced. Demonstrate
printing from a network
printer.
3 OPERATING Sharing of resources Students should be able to Revise form one work on Computer Lab 1P
SYSTEM - Files - identify some of the naming, renaming,
MANAGEMENT reasons for sharing resources deleting files.
as part of management of an Other ways of managing
operating system. files could be introduced
- Share files like limiting access to a
file by hiding it and using
passwords.
Sharing of resources Students should be able to Revise form one work on 1P
- folders or directories - share folders or directories naming, renaming,
deleting folders or
directories.
Other ways of managing
folders could be
introduced like limiting
access to a file by hiding
it and using passwords.
Sharing of resources Students should be able to : Let students verify drives Floppy drives 1P
- Disk -Identify drives A, B, C, D, found on their PCs. (diskettes),
etc Computer Lab
- share a disk

Sharing of resources Students should be able to : Different 1P

- Memory - identify different types of Revise the definition of memory

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memory e.g. RAM, ROM, memory. Show students module chips
DRAM, etc the different memory live or in
- share the memory modules. pictures
resources.
4 OPERATING Internal and external Students should be able to Textbook 2P
COMMANDS DOS commands - identify an instruction
- identify an external DOS
command
- give examples of
instructions and external DOS
commands
- give differences between
instructions and external DOS
commands.
File and directory Students should be able to Make a table of files 1P
management - List the different file and commands and their
commands directory commands functions, directory
- give the functions of these commands and their
commands. functions.
Other management Students should be able to List the commands and 1P
commands - list other commands for their functions and
disk and memory tabulate them for easy
- give the functions of these reference.
commands.

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BIOS and CMOS Students should be able to Students would be shown Computer 4P
- Define Basic Input/Out Put how to read BIOS and system
System (BIOS) and CMOS parameters Manuals and
Complementary Metal Oxide PCs
Semiconductor (CMOS).
- Use the computer to read
the BIOS and CMOS settings
or parameters
5 OPERATING Operating systems Students should be able to Revise the lesson on 2P
SYSTEM AND - recall the definition of an operating systems laying
APPLICATION operating system emphasis where need be.
SOFTWARE - give examples of operating
systems.
Application software Students should be able to Revise the concept of an 2P
- recall the definition of an application software and
application software allow students to discover
- give examples of the application soft wares
application software and their installed on their PCs and
basic uses. their uses.
Comparism between an Students should be able to Guide the students to News papers, 2P
operating system and - bring out the differences come up with these Magazines
an application software between an operating system differences in terms of the and PCs
and application software. roles of each.
6 ORGANIZATION Some basic terms Students should be able to Students should be guided 1P
OF INFORMATION define the following terms: to recall these definitions
IN A COMPUTER - elementary data as have been used all
SYSTEM - file along their course.
- folder
- links

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Inspection de Pedagogy Chargee de L’Enseignement de L’Informatique de la Province du Sud Ouest
S/NO TOPICS LESSONS OBJECTIVES GUIDANCE NOTES MATERIAL DURATION
Information or data Students should be able to Students are given the Computer Lab 1P
organisation - identify the following opportunity to find the
route (path) of organizing path of the location of a
information: given file.
Root directory C:\ →
directory →( subdirectory) →
file
- draw an organizational bloc
diagram for data
PRACTICALS
A Windows operating Some useful functions Students should be able to 2P
system - recall the saving of
documents
- restore files
- compress and decompress
files

Security of the work Students should be able to Students should be given 1P

environment - secure files and folders by some notions of securing
use of passwords. documents and the reasons
- secure entry into the system behind this,
by use of passwords
Working in a shared Students should be able to 1P
environment - work in a shared
environment, sharing files,
folders and printers.
B TEXT Subscript and Student should be able to Students demonstrate Computer 1P
ENHANCEMENT superscript - Apply subscript and along side the teacher. Lab
OR ENRICHMENT superscript to numbers and

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TOOLS letters in text or formula e.g.
22, X5, 7 base 10 (710), 8y
Bullets and Numbering Students should be able to The teacher chooses the Computer 1P
- Use different bullets to same text for all the Lab with
apply to text or paragraph. students to apply bullets network
- Numbering a list of items in and numberings while computers
a text using numbers, letters demonstrating the
of the alphabet or Roman procedure.
numerals.
Text Indentation Students should be able to The teacher demonstrates Computer lab 1P
- Set correctly the left and for students to follow. with MS
right margins of a page. Allows sufficient time for Word
- Indent the first line in a text the students to practice installed on
and able to adjust (increase all PCs
and decrease) the indentation
to the left and right.
Line Spacing Students should be able to Students should appreciate 1P
- increase and reduce spaces the effect of line spacing in
between lines of text in a a document.
paragraph to single spacing,
double spacing etc

Fonts settings Students should be able to
- identify and choose an
appropriate font shape and
size.
2P
The teacher demonstrates
and ask students to choose
fonts of their choice from
the list and alternate with
the different sizes to
appreciate their appearance

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Inspection de Pedagogy Chargee de L’Enseignement de L’Informatique de la Province du Sud Ouest
S/NO TOPICS LESSONS OBJECTIVES GUIDANCE NOTES MATERIAL DURATION
C PAGE SETUP Page Orientation Students should be able to Use both orientations for Computer 1P
- set the orientation of a page students to appreciate their Lab
(landscape or portrait) appearance
Margins and Paper Students should be able to Students should be allowed Computer 1P
Size - choose and set margins for to verify and appreciate Lab,
left, right, gutter, bottom and the differences between the Papers of
top margins in the page setup various settings sizes A3, A4,
menu. A5, letter
- Differentiate between paper size, etc
sizes to set the desired paper
size from the page setup
menu.
D TABLES Inserting Tables Students should be able to The teacher demonstrates A computer 1P
- Insert a table defining the an example and moves laboratory
number of rows and columns, round the class making
- Draw a table necessary corrections for
students to appreciate.

Formatting Tables Students should be able to 1P

make the following
adjustments:
- delete row(s) or column(s)
or cell(s),
-add row(s) or column(s),
- change boarder lines and
- align text in cells.

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Inspection de Pedagogy Chargee de L’Enseignement de L’Informatique de la Province du Sud Ouest
S/NO TOPICS LESSONS OBJECTIVES GUIDANCE NOTES MATERIAL DURATION
E PAGE BREAKS Page break types Students should be able to Section break types should 1P
AND insert: only be mentioned to show
NUMBERINGS -Page breaks their existence at this level
-column breaks
-section breaks

Page Numbering Students should be able to 1P

F PRINTING OF Define pages to be
DOCUMENTS printed
Define printer type to
be used
Print Quality settings
insert page numbers at the top
(header) or at the bottom
(footer) aligning at center,
left, right or inside.
Students should be able to Consolidate the practices Network 1P
- open the print menu and already done with printing printer
choose to print all documents from the
document(s), current network printer with more
document(s), or page(s) exercises
Students should be able to 1P
- specify from the print menu
the name of the printer to be
used.
Students should be able to 1P
- set the print quality for the
printing job to be done (draft,
normal, custom, or best
quality).

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Inspection de Pedagogy Chargee de L’Enseignement de L’Informatique de la Province du Sud Ouest
S/NO TOPICS LESSONS OBJECTIVES GUIDANCE NOTES MATERIAL DURATION
G INSERTING Sources of images or Students should be able to 1P
IMAGES pictures - identify and locate the
different sources of images
like library, files,
AutoShapes, wordart, clipart
etc.
Inserting pictures Students should be able to Emphasis should be laid on Computer 2P
- insert pictures from clip re-sizing the inserted Lab
arts, word arts, file in my images:
picture folder. -horizontal re-sizing,
- modify and move pictures -vertical re-sizing,
-uniform re-sizing.
Students should also be
introduced to inserting
symbols
H THE INTERNET Exploring or browsing Students should be able to Re-visit form 1 knowledge Resource 3P
the Internet locate specific information on of URL and search Centre or
the Internet using search engines. Teacher should Internet Lab
engines e.g. identify the resources by
www.google.com, their websites for students
www.yahoo.com, and access to locate them.
websites e.g.
www.mathtype.com to search
for information.

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Inspectorate for Pedagogy in charge of Computer Studies for the South West Province
Inspection de Pedagogy Chargee de L’Enseignement de L’Informatique de la Province du Sud Ouest
S/NO TOPICS LESSONS OBJECTIVES GUIDANCE NOTES MATERIAL DURATION
I Electronic messaging Electronic Mail Students should be able to Students should be allowed 2P
Account - appreciate the existence of to create their e-mail
electronic mails services addresses before
- create email accounts proceeding to create e-mail
- define the parts of e-mail accounts on the Internet
address
Sending and Receiving Students should be able to Students would enter their 2P
E-mails - send e-mails, e-mail accounts to send
-receive e-mails, and receive mails from
-send or upload an attachment each other as well as
and, attachments.
-download or receive an
attachment.

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Inspectorate for Pedagogy in charge of Computer Studies for the South West Province
Inspection de Pedagogy Chargee de L’Enseignement de L’Informatique de la Province du Sud Ouest