Computer Studies / Computing

Course summary

We currently follow the OCR syllabus for Computer Science. It is one of the recently reformed A levels, meaning that all assessment occurs at the end of the course, during the summer of Year 13. A level Computing offers a balance of theoretical computational thinking and practical programming skills. It has an emphasis on abstract thinking, general problem solving, algorithmic and mathematical reasoning and scientific and engineering-based thinking. Course Content: Unit 1: - The characteristics of contemporary processors, input, output and storage devices - Software and software development - Exchanging data - Data types, data structures and algorithms - Legal, moral, cultural and ethical issues Unit 2: - Elements of computational thinking - Problem solving and programming - Algorithms to solve problems and standard algorithms. Unit 3: - Programming Project - the computing practical project The course has been designed for students who wish to go into higher education or employment where knowledge of computer science would be beneficial. One can study computing and go on to a career in Business, Computing or Engineering.