Computer Science

Course summary

Computer Science is a creative subject which involves the invention and development of ideas through coding. During the first year student will: • Study contemporary systems architecture, databases and networks. • Develop computational thinking skills, write code and learn about web technologies. • Explore programming techniques. • Understand key standard algorithms such as insertion sort and binary search. Practical lessons will use Python Programming language. The second year includes: • Characteristics of contemporary processors. • Software development methodologies. • How data is represented, stored and exchanged between different systems. • Coding, using advanced programming techniques. • Merge sort, quick sort, A* and Dijkstra's algorithm will be explored. The coursework project involves using skills developed to solve a solution to a problem of their own choice. How will I learn? (ie. Practical focus, fostering independence etc) Learning through practical skills (coding) and computational thinking.