Computer Science

Course summary

Computer science is a dynamic and rapidly growing area that has become an integral part of the world that we live in today. With the future challenges that computer scientists will have to unravel, this course has an emphasis on problem solving, programming and understanding how computers actually work. The aims of this qualification are to enable learners to develop: ● An understanding and ability to apply the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science. This includes abstraction, decomposition, logic, algorithms and data representation. ● The ability to analyse problems in computational terms through practical experience of solving such problems, including writing programs to do so. ● The capacity to think creatively, innovatively, analytically, logically and critically. ● The capacity to see relationships between different aspects of computer science