This course encourages problem-solving and promotes computational thinking in ways that inspire creativity. This course focuses on the knowledge, skills and understanding that students need to progress either to higher education or to the workplace. • Fundamentals of programming • Fundamentals of data structures • A systematic approach to problem-solving • Theory of computation • Fundamentals of data representation • Fundamentals of computer systems • Fundamentals of computer organisation and architecture • Consequences of uses of computing • Fundamentals of communication and networking • Fundamentals of algorithms • Fundamentals of databases • Big Data • Fundamentals of functional programming • Non-exam assessment - the computing practical project Higher Education or Career Paths: • Application analyst • Business analyst • Data analyst • Database administrator • Games developer • Information systems manager • IT consultant • Multimedia programmer • SEO analyst • Systems analyst Systems developer • UX analyst Web designer • Web developer