Computer Science
The aims of the course are to enable the students to:
● understand and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science, including abstraction, decomposition, logic, algorithms, and data representation
● analyse problems in computational terms through practical experience of solving such problems, including designing, writing and debugging programs
● think creatively, innovatively, analytically, logically and critically
● understand the components that make up digital systems, and how they communicate with one another and with other systems
● understand the impacts of digital technology to the individual and to wider society
Follow this link for more details of the course (please note that the course is updated often, so the assessment and content may change)
Course Overview
The theory of the course is divided over the 3 years of the IGCSE, you can find more detail on 'what is in the course' from the above links.
Year 9
- Introduction to Python Programming
- The Computer System
- Data Representation
- Numbering Systems
- Data Transmission and Error Detection
In Year 9, we focus on developing students confidence in programming, as well as a general introduction to the course. Our three year IGCSE affords us time to give students a broader and deeper understanding of the course.
Year 10
- Hardware and Software
- The Operating System
- Computer Architecture
- Input and Output Devices.
- Software
Year 11
- Databases
- The Internet and its uses
- Digital Ethics
- Automated and Emerging Technologies
- Robotics
- Artificial Intelligence
- In each year of the course, students will develop their Computational Thinking and Problem Solving Skills using Python Programming Language
Assessment
Component 1: Computer Systems
Written examination (1 hour 45 minutes) (75 marks).
Component 2: Algorithms, Programming and Logic
Written examination (1 hour 45 minutes) (75 marks)
Contacts
For any further queries on Computer Science, please contact:
colin.mcalpine@dulwich.org