Computer Science

Course summary

This course has been designed for students who wish to go on to higher education courses or employment where knowledge of Computer Science and computational thinking would be beneficial. Students can study Computer Science and go on to a career in Law, Business, Engineering or any type of Science. At its heart lies the notion of computational thinking: a mode of thought that goes well beyond software and hardware, and that provides a framework within which to reason about systems and problems. Students learn how to think in a computational way and apply their knowledge of programming in a range of languages to solve problems. Fundamental concepts such as the function of the CPU, the representation of data and the properties of hardware and software are also studied in depth. This course, with its emphasis on abstract thinking, general problem solving, algorithmic and mathematical reasoning, and scientific and engineering-based thinking, is a good foundation for further study.