GCE A Level Computer Science

Coleg Sir Gâr Carmarthenshire College

A Level

In Carmarthen

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Description

  • Type

    A Level

  • Location

    Carmarthen (Wales)

  • Duration

    1 Year

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Programme Description:
Computers are widely used in all aspects of business, industry, government, education, leisure and the home. In this increasingly technological age, a study of computer science, and particularly how computers are used in the solution of a variety of problems, will provide huge opportunities to those who wish to pursue a career working with established and emerging technologies.
Computer science integrates well with subjects across the curriculum. It demands both logical discipline and imaginative creativity in the selection and design of algorithms and the writing, testing and debugging of programs; it relies on an understanding of the rules of language at a fundamental level; it encourages an awareness of the management and organisation of computer systems; it will extend your horizons beyond the college environment in the appreciation of the effects of computer science on society and individuals. For these reasons, computer science will be as relevant to those who wish to study arts subjects as it will be to those who will study science subjects. The program of A Level Computer Science has been designed to give an in-depth understanding of the fundamental concepts of computer science and offers a broad scope of study opportunities.

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Location

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Carmarthen (Carmarthenshire)
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Jobs Well Road,, SA31 3HY

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About this course

Progression and Employment:
A Levels provide an excellent basis for progression to Higher level qualifications
Studying computing helps to develop a good general scientific training as well as the ability to think logically, quantitatively and creatively
You will learn the importance of being able to communicate your ideas
Many jobs directly related to computing would require further study but would include, software engineer, programmer, systems analyst, systems development engineer or computer technician.

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Subjects

  • Moral
  • Programming
  • Writing
  • Systems
  • Design
  • Algorithms
  • Testing

Course programme

Programme Features:

A Level Computer Science encourages you to develop:

  • an understanding of, and the ability to apply, the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science, including abstraction, decomposition, logic, algorithms and data representation
  • the ability to analyse problems in computational terms through practical experience of solving such problems, including writing programs to do so
  • the capacity for thinking creatively, innovatively, analytically, logically and critically
  • the capacity to see relationships between different aspects of computer science
  • mathematical skills
  • the ability to articulate the individual (moral), social (ethical), legal and cultural opportunities and risks of digital technology


Programme Content:

AS level: Hardware and communication, Logical operations, Data transmission, Data representation and data types, Data structures, Organisation of data, Database systems, The operating system, Algorithms and programs, Principles of programming, Systems analysis, Software engineering, Program construction, The need for different types of software systems and their attributes, Practical programming, Data security and integrity processes, Economic, moral, legal, ethical and cultural issues relating to computer science

A2 level: Data structures, Logical operations, Algorithms and programs, Principles of programming, Systems analysis, System design, Software engineering, Program construction, Economic, moral, legal, ethical and cultural issues relating to computer science, Hardware and communication, Data transmission, Data representation and data types, Organisation and structure of data, Databases and distributed systems, The operating system, The need for different types of software systems and their attributes, Data security and integrity processes

Programmed Solution to a Problem: Discussion, Investigation, Design, Prototype, Post-prototype refinement of design, Software development, Testing, Evaluation.

Additional information

Method of Assessment AS Level: Unit 1: Fundamentals of Computer Science / Written examination: 2 hours / 25% of qualification (62.5% of AS qualification) Unit 2: Practical Programming to Solve Problems / On-screen examination: 2 hours / 15% of qualification (37.5% of AS qualification) A2 Level: Unit 3: Programming and System Development / Written examination: 2 hours / 20% of qualification Unit 4: Computer Architecture, Data, Communication and Applications / Written examination: 2 hours / 20% of qualification Unit 5: Programmed Solution to a Problem / Non-exam assessment / 20% of qualification

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