Modules/subject areas covered • Component 1 – Computer Systems (40%) – Types of processors, input/output/storage devices, systems software and applications software, software development and programming, networks, web technologies, databases, data structures, Boolean algebra, legislation, legal and ethical considerations. • Component 2 – Algorithms and programming (40%) – thinking abstractly, thinking logically, thinking ahead, thinking concurrently, thinking procedurally, problem solving. • Component 3 – Programming project (20%) – you get to create your own computer program to solve a problem and then write about it. You could create a new game or solve a problem for someone you know.
The minimum entry is normally five Grade 6 (or equivalent) passes. Offers will be made at the Headmaster’s discretion shortly after the interview date. A Grade 7 or above in GCSE Computer Science.
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Coventry |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £15,900 |
| Address | Coundon Road, Coventry, CV1 4AU |
Modules/subject areas covered • Component 1 – Computer Systems (40%) – Types of processors, input/output/storage devices, systems software and applications software, software development and programming, networks, web technologies, databases, data structures, Boolean algebra, legislation, legal and ethical considerations. • Component 2 – Algorithms and programming (40%) – thinking abstractly, thinking logically, thinking ahead, thinking concurrently, thinking procedurally, problem solving. • Component 3 – Programming project (20%) – you get to create your own computer program to solve a problem and then write about it. You could create a new game or solve a problem for someone you know.
The minimum entry is normally five Grade 6 (or equivalent) passes. Offers will be made at the Headmaster’s discretion shortly after the interview date. A Grade 7 or above in GCSE Computer Science.