GCSE Computer Science

[MemeMaster]

Hi,

 

Does anyone know what the GCSE Computer Science course entails?

 

 

 

Thanks in advance,

 

- Harry

[OAcesync]

Computer Science is only really a course for Uni so if there is a GCSE one then you probably shouldn't take it

[MemeMaster]

Computer Science is only really a course for Uni so if there is a GCSE one then you probably shouldn't take it

I've already taken it but want to know more about it

[Guest]

I've already taken it but want to know more about it

To my knowledge, some basic OOP, and that is about it. 

[o0Martin]

Which board is it with? Like AQA/Edexcel/OCR ect 

 

If it's anything like what my GCSE IT was like then you have a lot of 'fun' hours ahead of you doing useless implementation logs >.<

 

I wouldn't expect the course to be too hard, you'll probably breeze through it, at GCSE level, all the IT based courses are aimed for people who barley even know how to use a PC lol

[OAcesync]

I've already taken it but want to know more about it

It's best not to take courses like that because it's basically a really really dumbed down version of the actual course especially if it's GCSE and most University don't really like it when students take dumbed down versions of the course as they need to reteach you instead of just starting from scratch.

[MemeMaster]

Which board is it with? Like AQA/Edexcel/OCR ect 

 

If it's anything like what my GCSE IT was like then you have a lot of 'fun' hours ahead of you doing useless implementation logs >.<

 

I wouldn't expect the course to be too hard, you'll probably breeze through it, at GCSE level, all the IT based courses are aimed for people who barley even know how to use a PC lol

Are you thinking about ICT?

 

It's best not to take courses like that because it's basically a really really dumbed down version of the actual course especially if it's GCSE and most University don't really like it when students take dumbed down versions of the course as they need to reteach you instead of just starting from scratch.

wow

[o0Martin]

Are you thinking about ICT?

 

wow

 

Yeah it was an AQA thing, ICT and Computer Science was the actual name of it or something like that, what board is your papers with? 

 

And don't worry about Uni stuff, no uni (top end or bottom end) actually looks at your GCSE results, they really don't care, they just care that you have GCSEs and that you have them in Maths or English (Especially if you don't take maths or english at A level.) 

[o0Martin]

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This is the updated AQA Computer Science course at GCSE, changed a bit since I took it however many years back lol

 

[MemeMaster]

This is the updated AQA Computer Science course at GCSE, changed a bit since I took it however many years back lol

 

 

 

Thanks

[Toddwjp]

Focus on maths, whenever you do something in the class try and find out about the maths behind it, you don't have to worry about understanding it but getting a basic idea of the kind of maths used will help your understanding in the future.