Computer Studies / Computing

Course summary

The A Level Computer Science course at Middlesbrough College Sixth Form is not about learning to use tools or software; rather the focus is on training in a programming language, computational thinking and problem solving with 50% of the course involving practical programming. Year 1 – tests your ability to program as well as the theoretical knowledge from the topics listed below. The unit's main focus is on designing, writing, and testing programs in C# Programming Data structures Algorithms Theory of Computation Year 2: Data representation Computer systems Computer organization and architecture Communication & Networking Database and Big Data, Functional Programming Consequences of Uses of Computing This is a 2-year course studied from September – June.