gcse computer science presentation to parents and pupils sjcr 2015
TRANSCRIPT
Who will teach it?• Mr. Simon J.C. Rood
• 10 years as a software developer & team leader
• Finance and Areospace sectors
• 10 years as a teacher of Computer Science
• Previous department won ‘Good Schools Guide’ for the last 8 years
• DFE Master Teacher
• Computing at School South West Coast Hub Leader
What skills will I need ?• No previous IT or Computing knowledge is required
• Do you like to solve problems?
• Can you work independently or are looking to develop this?
• Desire and motivation to learn to program… which is great fun!
• Creativity
• Perseverance
• Desire to understand
What will we learn?• How to program or code, including variables, functions
and procedures, decisions, iteration, etc.
• How to solve problems by top-down design, prototyping and testing effectively
• Understand how the computer works and its architecture
• Understand networking fundamentals and web concepts
• Learn Database concepts and SQL
What platform and language will we use?
• Visual Basic.NET
• Free, Professional
• Easy to learn and user-friendly
• Teaches all basic concepts well
How will we be assessed?
60%
2 x 25 hour programming project
problem solving, design and test
New tasks every year including:
software, gaming, web and mobile applications
40%
1:30 hour paper
short to extended answers
Content from across syllabus:networking, databases, algorithms, architecture
4512
Series1
Practical Programming Computing Fundamentals
What can this lead on to?• AS and A Level Computer Science
• Eventually degree level Computer Science
• All STEM subjects
• Finance & Economics
• Anything that uses Computing… which is nearly everything…
• Your own idea or business…
Is this ICT re-branded?• No… ICT remains a separate qualification.
• Universities do not see ICT favourably.
• We do not currently teach ICT to GCSE & GCE level at Canford.
• Russell group universities DO see Computer Science as a good supporting subject
• Computer Science is now part of the EBacc and counts as a Science.
Out of Date?• Computing moves very quickly… so won’t any content
be obsolete?
• No…
Core Knowledge
New Developments