Ron Dearing UTC Open Events for this year are now all complete. If you are thinking of applying for a place in Year 10 or Year 12 for Sept. 2023 and would like to discuss our provision and arrange a tour of our facilities, please contact Mark Ollerenshaw by email at mollerenshaw@rondearingutc.com
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GCSE Computer Science
Course Information
GCSE Computer Science will encourage learners 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
- Apply mathematical skills relevant to Computer Science
UNITS
- Computer systems
- Computational thinking, algorithms and programming
- Programming project
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