Quarrydale Departments
Computer Science
| Head of Department | A Metcalfe |
| Teachers |
J Marshall C Dykes |
Computing will enable students to think carefully about how computer systems and software are created. Students will be able to create custom written software from scratch and be able to test it in a variety of ways. Students will learn about topics such as Logic, Data storage and how artificial intelligence is coded
Curriculum Plan
- Year 7
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1 |
Health and Safety, online safety, Binary code, web browsing, Game design and testing |
Formal Test |
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2 |
Problems solving and algorithms, presentation skills, Python programming |
Formal Test |
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3 |
Photo editing, hardware and software theory, HTML web coding |
Formal Test |
- Year 8
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1 |
Technology and the Environment, mobile devices, app development and computer attacks |
Formal Test |
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2 |
Code investigation, database systems and coding an interactive presentation |
Formal Test |
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3 |
AI, profit and loss, Copyright laws, web design |
Formal Test |
- Year 9
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1 |
Following instructions, graphics cards and rendering, 3D character design, software coding |
Formal Test |
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2 |
Video editing and effects, HTML coding, Game design |
Formal Test |
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3 |
Software theory, AI theory , AI coding, logic and circuits |
Formal Test |
Homework and support
Homework will be set via E-Praise and will comprise of a spelling test and a knowledge test. In addition to revision this will help students achieve well in their end of unit test.
Computing club is also available each week
Students will study a choice of OCR GCSE Computer Science.
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Comp 1 |
Main theory for the course:
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50 %
1.5 Hour Exam |
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Comp 2 |
Practical Theory for the course:
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50 %
1.5 Hour Exam |
or BTEC IT
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Comp 1 |
User interface design:
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Practical coursework |
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Comp 2 |
Spreadsheets:
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Practical coursework |
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Comp 3 |
Theory Exam |
Theory Exam |
Homework and support
Homework will be set via E-Praise and will comprise of theory revision and online exam questions. Students will be given a formal assessment at the end of each sub-topic.
Computing revision is each week
Students will study BTEC Nationals Computing.
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Unit 1 |
Computer Fundamentals
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1.5 Hour Exam |
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Unit 2 |
Main theory for the course
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1.5 Hour Exam |
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Comp 7 |
Security and Attacks:
Students will research and investigate hacking, attacks and threats. Students will design, plan, setup and maintain a network security policy using real equipment. |
Project Based |
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Unit 14 |
Game Design:
Students will research game technology, design, create and code a 3D game. Students will test the game for bugs, errors and performance. |
Project Based |
Homework and support
Computing revision is each week
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