Computer Science

Course summary

A Level Computer Science from the exam board OCR, aims to build on students' computing skills gained at Key Stage 4. Specifically, it aims to encourage students to develop: • an understanding of, and ability to apply, the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science, including 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 for thinking creatively, innovatively, analytically, logically and critically; • the capacity to see relationships between different aspects of computer science; • mathematical skills; • the ability to articulate the individual (moral), social (ethical), legal and cultural opportunities and risks of digital technology.