| Term 1 | Python Programming | |
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| Students will further deepen their understanding on Python. In this unit, students will write and execute programs in Python using www.repl.it. They will focus of displaying messages, assigning values to variables, and receiving input from the keyboard. Students will gain a deeper understanding of assignment, explore arithmetic expressions and calculations, learn about randomness, using selection, and iteration in their Python programs. Throughout the unit, students will develop the skills required in small programs in preparation for developing up to two larger programs - text based adventure game in Python. |
| Assessment: Practical assessment | Key Words and Terms |
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| Term 2 | App Development using Appshed | |
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| This unit requires students to look at changes in computing technology, how it has been used and the impact it has had on society. They will choose and research a computing technology and then present their findings as a presentation. Students will be looking at an area where changes have occurred in a computing technology as well as think about future changes that could be developed and need to show what they have found out using appropriate key terms in your final presentation. Students will demonstrate their ability to find information from different sources, summarise their findings, understand the terms ethical, social and legal and reference any sources used in a bibliography. |
| Assessment: Students will be assessed by the App they have created. | Key Words and Terms |
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| Term 3 | CareeerPilot Lessons & Computational Thinking | |
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| In this term Students will spend two lesson on CareerPilot & Computational thinking. This unit introduces students to the world of computational thinking and logic. With the help of many unplugged activities, students get to understand the power of problem solving and the different methods that Computer Scientists use to tackle problems. |
| Assessment: Computational thinking quiz | Key Words and Terms |
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| Term 4 | Database Development | |
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| This unit covers essential theory of databases. Supporting the basic theory, this unit has a practical focus, covering the creation and use of a single-table database and/or a simple relational database involving two tables in a one- to-many relationship using MS Access. |
| Assessment: Students will assessed through both theoretical and practical key tasks. | Key Words and Terms |
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| Term 5 | Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning | |
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| This unit gives students a first insight into the fascinating world of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Pupils begin by considering where AI is used from simple problems such as solving a maze to those more advanced, such as self-driving cars. Students will then look at how machine learning and deep learning are used in image recognition. This is a fast moving area of development, so the Ethics of AI is considered. The following lessons give an opportunity to develop AI programs such as a simple image recognition system, a virtual assistant and a sentiment analysis system for film ratings. |
| Assessment: A key task assessment at the end of the unit | Key Words and Terms |
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| Term 6 | Programming Challenges AND Digital Literacy – Spreadsheet Modeling | |
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| In this term Students will spend two lesson on CareerPilot and then will be introduced to digital literacy and Computer models. Students will create a financial model and learn what if scenarios, conditional formatting and validation along with macros and charts. Students who has opt for GCSE computer science they will complete programming challenges. |
| Assessment: Students will be assessed practically by demonstrating their spreadsheet modelling skills at the end of the unit. | Key Words and Terms |
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