Computer Science

Course summary

Almost every aspect of modern life is influenced by Computer Science in some way- mobiles devices, transport, media, the internet and World Wide Web. Studying Computer Science will open a window for students to discover how computers work and enable them to design and determine what they do. This course will encourage students to develop their skills in the areas of problem-solving using computers; understanding algorithms and developing computer programming techniques; as well as utilising mathematical skills to express computational laws and processes. The content teaches students to both solve problems and issues themselves, and how to generate programs that solve them. It is a great foundation to move on to further study at university and/or a career in programming. By the end of the two-year course, you will have extensive knowledge of how computers work, how a CPU functions, hardware components, data types, and network topologies. You will have a strong foundation in a high-level programming language that you will apply to solving problems and generating solutions in real world situations, and you will have created a report demonstrating your solution to the NEA problem set by the exam board.