Computer Studies / Computing

Assessment

The course is assessed by two papers at the end of the Upper Sixth alongside a piece of non-examined assessment (NEA). Paper 1 is completed in the computer lab and based around programming. Having worked with some ‘skeleton code’ during lesson time pupils will be expected to modify and extend it during the examination. Paper 2 is a traditional written paper and covers the theoretical aspects of the subject. The NEA is started in the Lower Sixth and is an opportunity to design and implement a computing solution to an identified need or problem. Previous projects have included iOS games, parents’ evening booking systems, neural networks to play noughts and crosses and 3D texture generators.