Computing

Course summary

Advances in computing are transforming the way we work and the new computer science specifications are changing in reflection to that. In computing, you learn how computer systems work, from the hardware to the apps and programs that users interact with (the software). You also learn how to create and manipulate computer systems, and how to apply the skills and approaches you pick up in computing to tackle real-life problems creatively. The subject content covered across the two years includes; 1) fundamentals of programming; 2) fundamentals of data structures; 3) fundamentals of algorithms; 4) theory of computation; 5) fundamentals of data representation; 6) fundamentals of computer systems; 7) fundamentals of computer organisation and architecture; 8) consequences of uses of computing; 9) fundamentals of communication and networking; 10) fundamentals of databases; 11) big data; 11) fundamentals of functional programming; 12) systematic approach to problem solving; and a non-exam assessment–the computing practical project.