COMPUTING SCIENCE

 

BROAD GENERAL EDUCATION

Click a year group below for more information

S1           S2          S3

 

LEVELS OFFERED

National 3	National 4	National 5
Building Digital Solutions	Software Design and Development	Software Design and Development
Information Solutions	Information System Design and Development	Information System Design and Development
	Added Value Unit – Computing Science Assignment	Course Assessment

 

Higher	Advanced Higher
Software Design and Development	Software Design and Development
Information System Design and Development	Information System Design and Development
Course Assessment	Course Assessment

OTHER COURSES OFFERED

ORACLE Academy

• Java Fundamentals
• Database design and SQL
• PL/SQL

CISCO IT Essentials

 

EXTRA CURRICULAR

• Study Support (Nationals)
• Study Support (Higher)
• Coding clubs

PreWired

Under 19s programming club

Every Wednesday, between 5:30 – 7:30 and all ability levels are welcome. There’s a great buzz, and scope for students of all ages to show off what they’re working on and what they need help with.

More info:  http://www.prewired.org/ (just register on the eventbrite prior to the event).

 

 USEFUL LINKS

• BrightRed Digital Zone for Computing:  www.brightredbooks.net/N5Computing
• Oracle Academy ilearning : http://ilearning.oracle.com/ilearn/en/learner/jsp/login.jsp?site=OracleAcad 

National 5 and Higher Computing Science links

• Fundamentals of Computer systems :http://www.cambridgegcsecomputing.org/fundamentals-of-computer-systems-main
• Representation of data in computer systems :http://www.cambridgegcsecomputing.org/representation-of-data-in-computer-systems-main
• Programming – Python :
  http://www.cambridgegcsecomputing.org/programming-main
  http://www.pythonschool.net/
• Databases : http://www.cambridgegcsecomputing.org/databases-main
• Computer communications, Networks and HTML :http://www.cambridgegcsecomputing.org/computer-communications-and-networking-main