{"id":41,"date":"2014-10-16T19:08:20","date_gmt":"2014-10-16T18:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cabusinesscomputing\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2020-03-24T10:00:02","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T10:00:02","slug":"nat-4-computing-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cabusinesscomputing\/s4-6-courses\/nat-4-computing-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Nat 4 Computing Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cabusinesscomputing\/s4-6-courses\/nat-5-computing-science\/s4-coronavirus-home-schooling-tasks\/\">S4 Coronavirus Home Schooling Tasks<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Course Outline<\/strong>:<br \/>\nThe aims of the N4 Computing Science course are to enable learners to:<br \/>\n\u2022introduce and develop aspects of computational thinking across a range of contemporary contexts<br \/>\n\u2022develop knowledge and understanding of key facts and ideas in computing science<br \/>\n\u2022apply skills and knowledge in analysis, design, implementation and testing to a range of digital solutions<br \/>\n\u2022communicate computing concepts clearly and concisely using appropriate terminology<br \/>\n\u2022develop an understanding of the impact of computing science in changing and influencing our environment and society<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course Structure<\/strong>:<br \/>\nThe course will be delivered through 2 key units:<br \/>\n\u2022<strong>Software Design and Development <\/strong>&#8211; Learners will develop basic knowledge, understanding and practical problem-solving skills in software design and development. Learners will develop basic computational thinking and programming skills through practical tasks<br \/>\n\u2022<strong>Information System Design and Development<\/strong> &#8211; The aim of this Unit is for the learner to develop basic knowledge, understanding and practical problem-solving skills in information system design and development. Learners will use development tools to create databases, web-based information systems, multimedia information systems (and\/or hybrids of these)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Skills Development<\/strong>:<br \/>\nPupils who decide to study N4 Computing and Information Science will develop the following skills:<br \/>\n\u2022developing skills in computer programming and the ability to communicate how a program works by being able to read and interpret code<br \/>\n\u2022designing, implementing and testing, digital solutions including computer programs<br \/>\n\u2022communicating basic understanding of key concepts related to software design and information system design and development clearly and concisely using appropriate terminology.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Furthermore pupils will develop the following skills for learning, life and work<\/strong>:<br \/>\n\u2022Numeracy \u2013 Number processes, information handling<br \/>\n\u2022Employability, enterprise and citizenship \u2013 Information and communications technology<br \/>\n\u2022Thinking skills \u2013 Applying<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assessment<\/strong>:<br \/>\n\u2022Both units are internally assessed.<br \/>\n\u2022The overall course assessment is an Added Value Unit which is internally assessed. The Added Value Unit will sample learners\u2019 skills, knowledge and understanding from across the mandatory coverage of the Course. Learners will solve one or two computing problems set within a defined context. Learners will provide a record of progress through the assignment (such as an informal electronic log, blog or diary produced by the learner) and a short report on the testing of the solution<br \/>\n\u2022The outcome of all assessments will be on a pass\/fail basis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>S4 Coronavirus Home Schooling Tasks Course Outline: The aims of the N4 Computing Science course are to enable learners to: \u2022introduce and develop aspects of computational thinking across a range of contemporary contexts \u2022develop knowledge and understanding of key facts and ideas in computing science \u2022apply skills and knowledge in analysis, design, implementation and testing &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cabusinesscomputing\/s4-6-courses\/nat-4-computing-science\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Nat 4 Computing Science<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":709,"featured_media":0,"parent":7,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-41","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cabusinesscomputing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cabusinesscomputing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cabusinesscomputing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cabusinesscomputing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/709"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cabusinesscomputing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cabusinesscomputing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":609,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cabusinesscomputing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41\/revisions\/609"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cabusinesscomputing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cabusinesscomputing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}