About the Course
GCSE Computer Science is designed to get students working with real-world, practical programming techniques that give them a good understanding of what makes technology work. Students will study practical programming using Python. They will also study how a computer works, computer networks and system software as well as how technology is used in society.
Exam Board
OCR
- Examination Paper 1 - 50% Computer Systems
- Examination Paper 2 - 50% Computational thinking, algorithms and programming
Course Content
This course aims to allow students the opportunity to work with real-world practical programming techniques that give students a good understanding of what makes technology work. The subject is taught within a range of realistic contexts based around major themes within the specification of computer architecture, systems software, networking security and numeracy in computing. Students studying this specification will learn how a computer system works as well as gaining skills on how to program a computer
Beyond the Classroom
Studying Computer Science at GCSE can lead onto the A-Level Computer Science course also provided by OCR. This course has two units: Paper 1 which focuses on the fundamentals of computer systems and Paper 2, which is a theoretical unit which covers the fundamentals of computer programming, computational logic and data representation.
The careers this subject could lead you to is :
- App Developer
- AI Engineer
- Computer Hardware Engineer
- Cyber Protection Officer
- Database Analyst
- Games Developer
- IT Analyst
- IT Consultant
- Information Security Analyst
- Network Manager
- Robotics Programmer
- Social Media Manager
- Software Development
- Software Engineer
- System Analyst
- System Architect
- Technician Author
- Technician
- UX Designer
Your Future
From a Students Perspective
Computer Science is good because I have learnt different computing languages and we do a lot of different programming techniques. The controlled assessments allow me to be creative and expand on my problem-solving skills. - Year 11 Student
