Course information
Computer Studies / Computing
The King's School, Gloucester - Gloucestershire
01452337337
Pitt Street, Gloucester, GL1 2BG
Course summary

With the ever evolving nature of technology, never has computer science been more important for students to prepare them for working with real-world systems. Computer Science is a subject that provides students with the opportunity to develop their analytical and problem-solving skills through the use of computational thinking. With Computer Science being such an intensely creative subject, students are able to combine their imaginations with invention and excitement to look at the natural world through a digital prism. Students will often apply principles from mathematics and their creativity in the process of breaking a complex problem into a number of smaller, more straightforward tasks. These skills are useful in a number of academic disciplines at university, but, in this case, will allow the development and implementation of an efficient software solution to a problem through fundamental principles such as abstraction, decomposition, logic and algorithms, ensuring tasks become more manageable, either by an individual or small team. What will I study during the course? • you will study Computer Systems • the characteristics of contemporary processors, input and storage devices • software and software development • Edata exchange between different systems • data type structures • legal, moral, cultural and ethical issues • computational thinking • problem solving. You will complete a programming project for which you will have to analyse a problem • design, develop and evaluate a solution

Entry requirements

Grade 7 in Maths GCSE or IGCSE and Grade 6 in Computer Science are expected.

How you'll be assessed

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionSouth West
Local AuthorityGloucestershire
Ofsted Rating
Gender TypeCo-Educational
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Boarding FeeUnknown
Sixth Form Fee£9,180 - £23,940
AddressPitt Street, Gloucester, GL1 2BG