A2 Level Computer Science

You are a native digital individual, so you already have essential skills. With this course, you will learn new skills that have utility in everyday life and encourage you to take a new look at solving problems in real life. Combine this course with Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or Economics in order to achieve your career in this area. Get ready to learn in-depth information about Hardware and Software fundamentals.

This course aims to enable students to develop:

• computational thinking skills
• an understanding of the main principles of solving problems using computers
• an understanding of the component parts of computer systems and how they interrelate, including software,
• data, hardware, communication and people
• an understanding of the different methods of communication and the functionality of networks and the internet
• the skills necessary to apply this understanding to develop computer-based solutions to problems