Eduqas AS Level Computer Science (to be taught from Sept 2015)

The Eduqas Computer Science AS Level course has been designed to give students an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals of Computer Science. The specification has been designed to allow teachers to concentrate on teaching an uncomplicated, streamlined, future-proofed course with a broad scope of study opportunities for students. All students will

          * understand and apply the fundamental principles of Computer Science

          * develop skills in abstraction, decomposition, logic, algorithms and data representation

          * analyse problems in computational terms

          * develop sound programming skills based on solid design foundations

          * think creatively, innovatively, analytically, logically and critically

          * develop Maths skills relevant to those required by Computer Scientists and programmers

          * understand the economic, legal, ethical, moral and cultural issues that underpin Computer Science.