1. Welcome back Year 12 from Computer Science Department

2. ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
Alice: “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?“
Cat: "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.“
Alice: "I don't much care where –“
Cat: "Then it doesn't matter which
way you go.” 
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

3. Long term plan
Local and International staff are facilitators of learning rather than teachers. The core thought for this year is to prepare you for university and many of the skills you will learn in this subject, such as Independent Learning, Critical Thinking, Planning, Time Management. All terms will be broken up into four sections and each section will follow on from the other giving cohesion, giving you a solid foundation and build on previous knowledge.

4. Long term plan Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 (1A)
Algorithms & Programming
(2A)
Information theory
(3A)
Program design
(4A)
IT in society (1C)
(1B)
Modelling
(2B)
Hardware & networks
(3B)
Web technologies
(4B)
Project
Documentation / Evaluation
(1C)
(Analysis) (2C)
(2C)
(Design / Implementation (3C)
(3C)
(Implementation / Testing)
(4C)
Revision

5. Allocated hours
The number of hours for computer science in year 12 is: 6 * 40 minute sessions/week * 34 weeks/year = 204 academic hours per year. or 3 * 80 minute sessions/week * 34 weeks/year = 204 academic hours per year. Minimum Personal Study time per week per subject is 240 minutes

6. Software Developer Must be able to accept responsibility
you own your mistakes, and you can’t learn without making one
Problem solving
ability to break problems down into small parts
Explicit attention to detail
Research
look up concepts that are unknown
Ability to read code you did not write
learn as many languages as possible
Try something new

7. Benefits Fun Challenging Very gratifying
Very important – Every industry needs software, people respect software engineers / developers
One of the highest paid & most respected professions – great starting salaries
Work in creative environments (sometimes)

8. Benefits Learn about a lot of things Databases Development Libraries
File formats
Networks
Encryption
Graphics Processing
HTML

9. Challenges Pressure YOU MUST SUCCEED (failure is not an option)
Long hours
Research time can exceed development time. Personal life sacrifice
Sedentary
Try to exercise
Exhausting
You use a lot of your brain
Group work
Where teams complete a project with a common aim.
An emphasis on accuracy and precision
Having open ended tasks
Employing modelling
You use a range of approaches to create graphical, mathematical, economic and physical models. Problem analysis is the art of modelling through abstraction and reconstruction as a computer program.

10. Approaches to assessment in computer science
An Integrated Criteria-based Assessment Model (ICBAM) this brings together different assessment modes – the Integrated Educational Programme (IEP). Three strands of assessment to capture your learning progress throughout the school year: Classroom assessment (CA) – formative plus summative Internal summative assessment (ISA) – End of term assessments External summative assessment (ESA) – external assessment summative and(may included) formative produced and graded externally.

11. Learners’ progress Assessment Point Classroom Assessment (Project)
Two measures of learners’ progress will be reported: The Termly Grade will be reported at the end of each term, four times a year. It will combine the Classroom Assessment and the Internal Summative Assessment for the term. The Final Annual attestation will be reported at the end of the school year. It will combine the Class Assessment for the four terms, the Internal Summative Assessment for the four terms, and the External Summative Assessment.
Assessment Point
Classroom Assessment
(Project)
Internal Summative Assessment
External Summative Assessment
Termly Grades
30%
70% 0%
Final Attestation with ESA
25%
50%
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2.an attesting declaration; testimony; evidence.
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12. Project
“Begin at the beginning," the King said, very gravely, "and go on till you come to the end: then stop.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

13. Assessed against four criteria
Description
Knowledge & Understanding
Know and recall specific facts, information and descriptions. Demonstrate understanding through correctly reproducing, predicting or explaining relevant information.
Application
Use and apply information and prior knowledge in new or unfamiliar contexts and situations.
Critical thinking and research
Form judgements which derive from sourcing, synthesising and evaluating information that is relevant. Demonstrate the ability to gather information and/or results and interpret them accurately through analysis.
Communication & reflection
Convey information, facts, thoughts and opinions both verbally and written. Demonstrate the ability to listen to others. Negotiate with others, understanding their point of view, explaining your own point of view coming to a shared understanding.
Reflect on opinions, thoughts and events and make judgements/decisions or take action as a result of reflection.