Do you like…?
Why choose CS?
• Computers are changing every part of our lives at an
ever increasing rate – why not drive the future?
• In this GCSE:
• Experience programming and making new software
• Find out how hackers attack computers
• Discover how computers work
• Solve logical problems
CPU design
• The brain of any computer is the CPU
• The UK is a world leader of CPU design
• Made by ARM, who are based in Cambridge
• ARM chips are used in almost all
mobile phones including iPhones
• Are you the person who
will design the next
generation of devices?
Drones
• Drones are already used for film making,
search & rescue and surveying
• In the future, deliveries to
your house could be made
by drone
• They will need programmers
to tell them where and when
to go each day
• Would you like to be a part of this future?
Robotics
• We are finding more
and more uses for robots
• Robotic vacuums in the home
• Car assembly
• Clearing mines in a war zone
• To make a robot you
need to have a good
understanding of how
computers work and
how to program them
The World Wide Web
• Invented by British scientist, Tim Berners-Lee in 1989
• More than four billion people now use it
• Over 45 billion web pages have been written
• Every British business needs people with an
understanding of how computing can help them
Game-changing E-commerce
• Shopping has been
transformed since
the web was invented
• Online shopping was worth
£1 trillion in 2014
• It is predicted to be worth
£3.7 trillion by 2021
• Want to know
how it works?
Augmented reality
• By adding information to the world we can:
• add reviews on shops and cafés as we see them
• utilise a heads-up display when driving
• or play Pokémon Go
Entrepreneurs & start-ups
• It took just three people to create Snapchat
• Bobby Murphy was the programmer who coded
the app
• Within four years the software was
sending six billion videos per day
• Most entrepreneurs can’t imagine
having made it without a
knowledge of IT and
Computer Science
Big companies in the UK
• Major international companies are
present in the UK and looking for
bright new talent
• Microsoft
• Apple
• Samsung
A strong games industry
• The UK is well known for its
games development
• The following were all
made in the UK:
• Grand Theft Auto (Edinburgh)
• Elite Dangerous (Cambridge)
• Candy Crush (London)
• Batman: Arkham (London)
• Sonic Forces (Leamington Spa)
• Burnout Paradise (Guildford)
Course content
• The GCSE is assessed through two external exams
• Each exam is worth 50%
• There will be ample opportunity to program during
the course
• You will be given a programming task to complete,
but the marks won’t count which takes the pressure off you
as you code
What will I learn?
• This GCSE will equip you with a range of
transferable practical and theoretical skills:
• Programming skills in a modern language
• An understanding of how computers and networks work
• Knowledge of cyber-security and how hackers attack systems
Equip yourself for success
• IT, programming and computer services have an
ever-growing number of jobs in the UK
483,000
558,000 574,000
607,000
640,000
674,000
712,000
Big careers in…
Vocational qualifications
• There are a number of alternative vocational
qualifications that your school may offer that are
equivalent to a GCSE
• These give most of their marks for
assignments that you carry out in
your school or college
Creative iMedia Level 1/2
• This is a vocational
course focusing on the
more creative areas of
digital development
• This has four units:
• One exam on pre-production
skills (worth 25%)
• One assignment on
digital graphics
• Two other optional units
on a media related topic
BTEC Tech Award in Digital IT
• This is a vocational course which has three
components
• An assignment on ‘User Interface design and project planning’
• An assignment on ‘collecting, presenting and interpreting data’
• An exam on ‘effective digital
working practices’ with
IT topics such as
hacking, legal and ethical
issues and how IT is
used in business
(worth 40%)
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