Computer Architecture / Systems

Course summary

This course is designed to support students who wish to study Computing as a one-year course or for those wishing to study it as a full-time study programme and carry on with the Extended Diploma. The qualification carries UCAS tariff points and is equivalent in size to 1.5 A Levels. Learners will develop a common core of Computing knowledge and study areas such as role of hardware and software, the way components of a system work together and how data in a system is used, website development using HTML, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, system security, impact and use of social media and developing computer graphics. What you will study: Students are taught six units of which four are mandatory and two are external. Four mandatory units: • Unit 1: Principles of Computer Science – (Synoptic) • Unit 2: Fundamentals of Computer Systems • Unit 7: IT Systems Security and Encryption • Unit 8: Business Applications of Social Media Optional units: • Unit 10: Human-computer Interaction • Unit 11: Digital Graphics and Animation • Unit 14: Computer Games Development • Unit 15: Website Development