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PROGRAMME OF STUDY: COMPUTING
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Upper Secondary: 1º y 2º de CCH, (L6&U6) |
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Overview: |
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Knowledge, skills and understanding |
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Students see |
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Students should be able to describe and understand the impact of |
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computing from |
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Computing in a range of applications and show an understanding of the |
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another point of |
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characteristics of computer systems which allow effective solutions to
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view, much more |
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achieved. Also describe and
explain the need for and the use of various |
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technical using low |
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forms of data organization and processing to support the information |
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level languages. |
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requirements of a
particular application. Students
describe and explain the |
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They have an |
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systematic development of high quality solutions to problems and the |
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introduction to |
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techniques appropriate for implementing such solutions and comment |
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Robotics and |
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critically on the social, legal, ethical and other consequences of the
use of |
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Artificial Intelligence. |
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computers. |
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Student should develop a complete computing system. |
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COMPUTERS SYSTEMS, COMMUNICATIONS AND SOFTWARE |
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Curricular Links: |
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Components of a computer system |
qSystems
Development Life Cycle |
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System Software |
qDesigning
the User Interface |
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Programming Tools and Techniques |
qImplications
of computer use |
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Hardware |
qData
transmission and Networking |
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Handling of Data in Information
Systems |
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Data representation, structure
and management |
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Choosing applications software
for applications areas |
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q Characteristics
of Information Systems |
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STRUCTURED PRACTICAL COMPUTING TASKS |
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Design |
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Testing |
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Application of Generic Software |
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Implementation |
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SYSTEMS SOFTWARE MECHANISMS, MACHINE ARCHITECTURE, |
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DATABASE THEORY, PROGRAMMING PARADIGMS AND |
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INTEGRATED INFORMATION SYSTEMS |
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Functions of operating systems |
qDatabases |
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Functions and purposes of
translators |
qUses
of systems and data |
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Computer architectures |
qSimulation
and real-time processing |
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Programming paradigms |
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Data representation, data
structures and manipulation |
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Systems development,
implementation, management and applications |
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Common network environments,
connectivity and security issues |
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COMPUTING PROJECT |
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Definition, investigation and
analysis |
qDocumentation |
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Design |
qEvaluation |
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Software development, testing
and implementation |
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Continuation |
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PROGRAMME OF STUDY: COMPUTING
A-LEVEL |
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Breadth of Study |
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Students will be able to programme in
machine language, build circuits |
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and work more with hardware and the
technical part of computers. |
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THEMES MENTIONED ABOVE |
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Most of the themes are seen in
the years above, some of them through the |
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coursework
and others as part of investigation work. |
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COURSEWORK PROJECT |
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Qbasic |
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Machine language |
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Electronic components (Assembly
and design) |
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