Computer Studies / Computing

Course summary

In their second year the students will learn knowledge and understanding of the theory by choosing, in conjunction with their teacher, a well-defined user-driven problem of an appropriate size which enables them to demonstrate their skills in Analysis, Design, more advanced computing theory to include: functions of operating systems and translators, computer architecture, advanced data structure and manipulation, features of high and low level programming languages and advanced database theory. They will then develop their Software Development, Testing, Implementation, Documentation and Evaluation, and their interrelation; and to give a completed overall system that solves the problem.