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OCR Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary GCE in Computer Science

at Campion School, Leamington Spa · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level9 hoursFull time

What the college says

A Level Computer Science is a subject that combines practical programming skills, with the academic understanding of Computing Systems and Computational Thinking. Students sit 2 papers, each 2 hours 30 minutes in length, and worth 40% of the course each. The remaining 20% is made up of a Practical Programming Project. Component 01: Computer Systems (140 marks) Students are introduced to the internal workings of the (CPU), data exchange, software development, data types and legal and ethical issues. The resulting knowledge and understanding will underpin their work in component 03. It covers: The characteristics of contemporary processors, input, output and storage devices Types of software and the different methodologies used to develop software Data exchange between different systems Data types, data structures and algorithms Legal, moral, cultural and ethical issues. Component 02: Algorithms and Programming (140 marks) It covers: What is meant by computational thinking (thinking abstractly, thinking ahead, thinking procedurally etc.) Problem solving and programming how computers and programs can be used to solve problems Algorithms and how they can be used to describe and solve problems. Component 03: Programming Project (70 marks) Students are expected to apply the principles of computational thinking to a practical coding programming project. They will analyse, design, develop, test, evaluate and document a program written in a suitable programming language. The project i

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How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Campion School

    Sydenham Drive, Leamington Spa, CV31 1QH

    DaytimeClassroom based
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