Students will study a wide range of theory units, delving into how a computer functions at an internal level and an external level. Topics studied are:
Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental concerns
Students will develop practical skills coding in Python. Python programming will be a continued focus throughout the two years of the course to allow development of industry standard skills or for progression to further education. Other theory topics taught are:-
Students will be given 20 timetabled school hours to complete a programming project from start to finish. Students need to design, develop, test and evaluate a solution to a programming problem. They will utilise their continually developing programming skills and theory knowledge for use in Python and supporting paperwork.