Computer Studies / Computing

Assessment

Computer Systems (40%) Pupils study a number of technical and programming topics such processors, memory, storage, networking, security, generational programming languages, object-oriented programming, scripting languages such as HTML / CSS / Javascript, algorithms, and the legal, ethical and cultural aspects of Computer Science. Assessment is via one 2-hour, 30 minute written paper at the end of the course. Algorithms and programming (40%) Pupils study computational thinking and programming techniques, which teaches them to express real world problems in terms of Algorithms which represent reality and which a Computer can execute. Assessment is via one 2-hour, 30 minute written paper at the end of the course. Programming project (20%) The programming project is one of the most enjoyable aspects of the A Level course, with many pupils scoring very high marks! Through discussion with their teacher, students will choose a computing problem to work through in the following stages: - Analysis of the problem - Design of the solution - Developing the solution - Evaluation - The project is assessed through the submission of the written report to the exam board.