Computer Studies / Computing

Course summary

Computers are widely used in all aspects of business, industry, government, education, leisure, and the home. In this increasingly technological age, a study of computer science, and particularly how computers are used in the solution of a variety of problems, is not only valuable to the learners themselves but also essential to the future well-being of the country. Computer science integrates well with subjects across the curriculum. It demands both logical discipline and imaginative creativity in the selection and design of algorithms and the writing, testing, and debugging of programs; it relies on an understanding of the rules of language at a fundamental level; it encourages an awareness of the management and organization of computer systems; it extends the learners’ horizons beyond the school or college environment in the appreciation of the effects of computer science on society and individuals. For these reasons, computer science is as relevant to a learner studying arts subjects as it is to one studying science subjects. To develop: - An understanding of, and the ability to apply, the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science, including abstraction, decomposition, logic, algorithms, and data representation - The ability to analyze problems in computational terms through practical experience in solving such problems, including writing programs to do so - The capacity for thinking creatively, innovatively, analytically, logically, and critically - The capacity to see relationships between different aspects of computer science.