Choosing this Course The Computer Science course is designed for students who are interested in a range of IT topics. The qualification is designed for learners who can put computational thinking at its core, helping them to develop the skills to solve problems, design systems and understand human and machine intelligence. This course allows you to apply your academic principles learned in the classroom to real world systems in an exciting and engaging manner. It will give a clear progression into higher education, as the course was designed after consultation with members of BCS, CAS and Universities. Course Content This Computer Science course is an intensely creative subject that combines invention and excitement and can look at the natural world through a digital outlook. This course will have a focus on programming, building on the GCSE Computing with an emphasis on the importance of computational thinking. You will need to have an expanded maths focus, much of which will be embedded within the course. The main areas that you will study in this course are: The characteristics of contemporary processors, input, output and storage devices. Software and software development, programming, exchanging data, data types, data structures and algorithms. There is also an element of legal, moral, ethical and cultural issues. The project approach is a vital component of ‘post-school’ life and is of particular relevance to Further Education, Higher Education and the workplace. You will also study the elements of computational thinking and problem solving. The course will be assessed by: Computing principles (01) - Written paper Algorithms and problem solving (02) - Written paper Programming project (03) - Coursework Career Opportunities There are many opportunities for students who want a career in Computer science. From the use of computer science to solve problems; from medical research, education, the logistics of moving products around the world, to the world of business and securing and managing the vast levels of data, security and transmission, programming consultants, game designing, software Developers, database and network engineers.
About Education Provider
| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Sutton |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Sutton Common Road, Sutton, SM3 9PS |
Choosing this Course The Computer Science course is designed for students who are interested in a range of IT topics. The qualification is designed for learners who can put computational thinking at its core, helping them to develop the skills to solve problems, design systems and understand human and machine intelligence. This course allows you to apply your academic principles learned in the classroom to real world systems in an exciting and engaging manner. It will give a clear progression into higher education, as the course was designed after consultation with members of BCS, CAS and Universities. Course Content This Computer Science course is an intensely creative subject that combines invention and excitement and can look at the natural world through a digital outlook. This course will have a focus on programming, building on the GCSE Computing with an emphasis on the importance of computational thinking. You will need to have an expanded maths focus, much of which will be embedded within the course. The main areas that you will study in this course are: The characteristics of contemporary processors, input, output and storage devices. Software and software development, programming, exchanging data, data types, data structures and algorithms. There is also an element of legal, moral, ethical and cultural issues. The project approach is a vital component of ‘post-school’ life and is of particular relevance to Further Education, Higher Education and the workplace. You will also study the elements of computational thinking and problem solving. The course will be assessed by: Computing principles (01) - Written paper Algorithms and problem solving (02) - Written paper Programming project (03) - Coursework Career Opportunities There are many opportunities for students who want a career in Computer science. From the use of computer science to solve problems; from medical research, education, the logistics of moving products around the world, to the world of business and securing and managing the vast levels of data, security and transmission, programming consultants, game designing, software Developers, database and network engineers.