A-Level Computer Science
A Level Computer Science
Have you ever wanted to create your own website? Program a game? Create an App?
Computer Science is a practical subject where students can apply the academic principles learned in the classroom to real-world systems. It is an intensely creative subject that combines invention andexcitement, and looks at the natural world through a digital prism. A level
Computer Science values computational thinking, helping students to develop the skills to solve problems, design systems and understand the power and limits of human and machine intelligence.
What will I learn in Computer Science?
You will learn about the Hardware, Software, Web Technologies, Networks, and basically what makes everything tick including your phone.
You will learn how to program HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Python and get to use a Raspberry Pi and also learn about Linux Operating Systems.
Assessment Information
The A Level itself will focus on:
• Programming and emphasise the importance of computational thinking as a discipline
• There will be an expanded maths focus, much of which will be embedded within the course
• The ICT content will be appropriate to a Computer Science qualification
• The AS will consist of two components, weighted at 50% each*
• The A Level will consist of three components, two question papers making up 80% of the qualification
The other 20% will be the coursework project, emphasising coding and programming a real world solution
* The AS will not have a coursework component.