GCSE Computer Science (OCR)

Course Overview

At the end of each module, students are tested and further support is given where necessary.

Autumn 1

• Ethical, legal, cultural & environmental Programming Skills Audit
• Systems Architecture Programming Skills Audit
• Introduction to task NEA hours 1-6
• General Skills

Autumn 2

• Memory
• Data Representation Program Development
• Ethical, legal, cultural & environmental Programming Skills Audit
• Translators and facilities

Spring 1

• System Security
• Translators and facilities
• NEA hour 20
• System Security
• Computational Logic
• Storage

Spring 2

• Systems Software
• Algorithms
• Wired & Wireless Networks

Summer 1

• Revision

Examinations

Paper 1: Computer Systems (50%) – 1 Hour 30 Mins

Paper 2: Computational thinking, algorithms & Programming (50%) – 1 Hour 30 Mins

Paper 3 - Controlled Assessment: Programming Project NEA(Non Examined Assessment) (20%)

Useful Links:

http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse-computer-science-j276-from-2016/

Teach ICT http://www.teach-ict.com/index.html  (all students receive username and password for this resource)

BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/z34k7ty

Cambridge GCSE Computing https://www.cambridgegcsecomputing.org/  (free resource from the exam board)