The syllabus encourages the investigation and study of Information Technology in the contexts of home, school, recreation, community, business and industry. In these contexts, pupils are given opportunities to acquire competence, capability and critical skills through the creation, implementation, use and evaluation of a range of information systems. In their studies, pupils can develop their interest in, enjoyment of, and critical reflection about information technology as an integral part of modern society.

In the final assessment, 60% of the marks are based on coursework which allows pupils to experience an appropriate variety of roles relevant to information technology: user, designer, maker, manager and client. The coursework consists of a board set assignment (25%), where pupils are required to solve some given problems, and a project (35%), where pupils submit a report on the solution to a problem of their choosing. The remaining 40% of the final assessment will consist of two written examination papers. AQA 1442