What will my child learn in year 12?

Term 1	BTEC Computing: Unit 1 – Principles of Computer Science Learning Aim A: Computational Thinking Application of the thinking skills involved in analysing problems and processes, to identify solutions that can be developed into computer programs. Decomposition Pattern recognition Pattern generalisation and abstraction Algorithm design Unit 2 – Fundamentals of Computer Systems Learning Aim A: Hardware and Software The concepts and implications of the use of, and relationships between, hardware and software that form computer systems. Computer hardware in a computer system Computer software in a computer system Data processing
Term 2	BTEC Computing: Unit 1 – Unit 1 – Principles of Computer Science Learning Aim B: Standard methods to develop algorithms Techniques used to design solutions to problems. Decomposition Structured English Pseudocode Selecting, applying, using and interpreting standard algorithms within a computer program to store and process data. Sorting algorithms Searching algorithms Stacks and queues Unit 2 – Fundamentals of Computer Systems Learning Aim B: Computer architecture The implications of computer architecture models and the impact of the relationships between their component parts Approaches to computer architecture Concepts of microarchitecture Registers and register handling Learning Aim F: The use of logic and data flow in computer systems The use, application and interpretation of logical processes and diagrams to represent data flow and relationships in and between computer systems. Boolean logic System diagrams
Term 3	BTEC Computing: Unit 1 – Unit 1 – Principles of Computer Science Learning Aim C: Programming paradigms Use of standard structures and conventions to build and develop accurate, efficient and effective computer code to fulfil identified criteria and solve problems. Handling data within a program Arithmetic operators Built-in functions Validating data Control structures Data structures Unit 2 – Fundamentals of Computer Systems Learning Aim C: How data is represented by computer systems The characteristics, concepts and implications of computer data representation methods.Approaches to computer architecture Number systems Text representation Image representation Learning Aim D: How data is organised on computer systems The characteristics and implications of methods of organising data in computer systems, and its impact on computer processes. Data structures Indices and matrices
Term 4	BTEC Computing: Unit 1 – Unit 1 – Principles of Computer Science Learning Aim D: Types of programming mark-up languages The features, applications, impact and implications of using programming and mark-up languages to develop code. Procedural programming Object-orientated programming Event driven programming Coding for the web Translation Unit 2 – Fundamentals of Computer Systems Learning Aim C: How data is transmitted by computer systems The concepts, processes and implications of data transmission in and between computer systems. Number systems Transmitting data Error detection Error correction Learning Aim D: How data is organised on computer systems The characteristics and implications of methods of organising data in computer systems, and its impact on computer processes. Data structures Indices and matrices
Term 5	BTEC Computing: Unit 1 – Principles of Computer Science revision Unit 2 – Fundamentals of Computer Systems revision
Term 6	BTEC Computing: Unit 14 – Computer Games Development Learning Aim A – Investigate technologies used in computer gaming Unit 7 – IT Systems Security and Encryption Learning Aim A – Investigate technologies used in computer gaming