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451/3 Inst. Sc. COMPUTER STUDIES Paper 3 (Project) March to September 2017 7 months
THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Computer Studies Paper 3 (Project) 7 months
Instructions to Schools
Each school presenting candidates for Computer Studies (451) in the KCSE examination should produce two copies of these instructions. One copy will be for the Headteacher and the other one for the teacher in charge of the Computer Studies examination project hereafter referred to as the Computer Studies Teacher.
The headteacher and the Computer Studies teacher should each read these instructions carefully. Relevant information should then be conveyed to the candidates as soon as possible to enable them to carry out the project in good time.
There is only one project. The title of the project is “MWANZO BARAKA MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM”. It is necessary for the Computer Studies Teacher to discuss the project with the candidates and the Headteacher so as to understand what is required.
This paper consists of 2 printed pages.
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PROJECT TITLE: MWANZO BARAKA MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
- A school presenting candidates for computer studies shall be required to provide each candidate with the following:
(a) A working computer system:
Each candidate will require access to a computer. The computer should be capable of running a Database Management System and a word processor.
(b) A working printer:
The candidate will require a printer to produce drafts and the final printouts of the project work.
(c) Removable storage medium
The candidate is required to store the finished project work in the removable storage medium. This will be handed in together with the printouts to the Headteacher.
- After the candidates have been provided with the facilities outlined in (1) above, they should be instructed to keep a record of the activities carried out and any other observations made. The records will be used by the candidates to write their final report.
- The project should be carried out by candidates between the months of March and September.
- The marking scheme will be sent to schools at the beginning of September. The computer studies teacher should accurately assess the candidates’ projects using the marking scheme provided.
- The total score for each candidate shall be transferred from the assessment card to the manual marksheet. The list in the manual marksheet should be in an ascending order of index numbers.
- It is the responsibility of the headteacher to ensure that candidates’ projects are marked and the marks are correctly entered in the manual marksheets. The report printouts, the softcopies, the manual marksheets and the report by the headteacher should be sent to the Kenya National Examinations Council through the Sub-County Examinations Officer before the end of the first week of the month of October.
