GCE AS/A LEVEL COMPUTER SCIENCE
EXAMINATION BOARD: AQA
THE COURSES WE OFFER:
• GCE AS COMPUTER SCIENCE —CODE 7516D
• GCE A LEVEL COMPUTER SCIENCE —CODE 7517D
Time allocation: 5 hours per week with two teachers
WHAT YOU WILL BE TAUGHT:
1. Fundamentals of programming
2. Fundamentals of data structures
3. Systematic approach to problem solving
4. Theory of computation
5. Fundamentals of data representation
6. Fundamentals of computer systems
7. Fundamentals of computer organisation and architecture
8. Consequences of uses of computing
9. Fundamentals of communication and networking
10. Fundamentals of algorithms (A level only)
11. Fundamentals of databases (A level only)
12. Big Data (A level only)
13. Fundamentals of functional programming (A level only)
HOW YOU WILL BE ASSESSED:
AS COMPUTER SCIENCE
PAPER 1: On-screen examination (1 hour 45 minutes)—50% of the AS level grade
• Questions will be a mixture of short answer and written programs from subject content 1 - 4.
• Preliminary material including a skeleton program is provided.
PAPER 2: Written examination (1 hour 30 minutes)—50% of the AS level grade
• Questions will be a mixture of short-answer and extended answer from subject content 5 - 9.
• Calculators are not permitted.
A LEVEL COMPUTER SCIENCE
PAPER 1: Written examination (2 hours 30 minutes)—40% of the A level grade
• Questions will be a mixture of short answer and written programs from subject content 1 - 4.
• Preliminary material including a skeleton program is provided.
PAPER 2: Written examination (2 hours 30 minutes)—40% of the A level grade
• Questions will be a mixture of short-answer and extended answer from subject content 5 - 13.
• Calculators are not permitted.
PAPER 3: Non-exam assessment —20% of the A level grade
• Each student will be expected to follow a systematic approach to problem solving while programming or
investigating a practical problem.
