Computer Science
The Hinckley Sixth Form
The Hinckley Sixth Form, Butt Lane, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 1LE
Available start dates
Available start dates
Application Instructions
Applications for 2025 entry open on Wednesday 6th November 2024. Please do not submit your application before this date. Please apply via PS16 on via our website.
Course Summary
Students will develop:
•An understanding and 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 to think creatively, innovatively, analytically, logically and critically
•The capacity to see relationships between different aspects of computer science
•Mathematical skills.
Course Details
Computer Architecture, Programming and Algorithms, Networks, System software, Data structures
How will it be delivered and assessed?
2 x 2.5 hour papers + Programming Project
Entry requirements
5+ at GCSE Comp Science
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