Computer Studies / Computing

Course summary

Computing Systems This module covers the basics of how computers operate, including how data and instructions are stored and communicated. Areas of study include: Operating systems, Introduction to programming, Data types, structures and algorithms, Exchanging data and web technologies, Boolean algebra and Legal and ethical issues. Software development using Python, types of programming languages, following algorithms. Algorithms and Programming This module looks at how computers can be given instructions in order for them to solve problems. Areas of study include: Elements of computational thinking, Programming techniques, Software development methodologies, Algorithms, including standard algorithms for sorting and searching. Programming and problem solving, Pattern recognition, abstraction and decomposition and Algorithm efficiency. Programming Project You will select a user-driven problem to implement using a high-level language such as Python, Visual Basic or PHP. Python will be taught, but students are free to complete their project in another self-taught language (such as Java / C#) if they so wish.