gcse in computing
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Computing is the study of how computer systems work …. GCSE in Computing. … and how computers are made and programmed. “ You look at the countries who are successful in the digital world and, guess what, they ’ ve all got Computer Science on the curriculum “. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
GCSE in Computing
Computing is the study of how computer systems work …
… and how computers are made and programmed
Dr Ian Livingstone (Eidos)
“ You look at the countries who are successful in the digital world and, guess what, they’ve all got Computer
Science on the curriculum “
Eric Schmidt (CEO google)
"Your IT curriculum focuses on teaching how to use software, but gives no insight into how it's made.”
August 2011
The GCSE in Computing teaches you to make software
DfE (Department for Education)
”Over 10% of jobs in IT in the UK need computer scientists.”
”There is a real shortage of people leaving college and University with these skills”
You will learn …
The Python programming Language
How to make mobile apps
How to think
like a
computer
How to split a problem down into
parts to solve it
How a microprocessor works and how they are made
What skills do you need?
Interested enough to work at home to learn
a programming language
Be quite good at maths
Be interested in solving problems