L1 Unit 1, Computer Science

Level 1, Unit 1 - Computer Science (5 credits)

1. Design, use and evaluate computational abstractions	2. Understand algorithms	3. Be able to use programing languages	4. Understand binary and Boolean Logic
1.1 develop abstractions to represent physical objects	2.1 write algorithms for everyday tasks	3.1 originate useful code in a visual language	4.1 predict the outcome of statements containing AND, NOT and OR
1.2 use data patterns to represent physical objects	2.2 identify different algorithms that target the same task	3.2 originate useful code in a text based language	4.2 include AND, NOT and OR in information searches
1.3 follow instructions to produce a software abstraction	2.3 compare algorithms	3.3 identify structure in programs	4.3 identify reasons why some search results are likely to be more important than others
1.4 use software abstractions that model real world systems	2.4 apply logic to efficiency and effectiveness of algorithms	3.4 test code	4.4 relate boolean logic to program flow
1.5 identify strengths and weaknesses in computational models	2.5 change variables in an algorithm and predict the effect	3.5 edit source code to fix a bug	4.5 use wildcards in searches
	2.6 know how instructions and data are stored	3.6 choose variable names that aid clarity	4.6 represent numbers using binary patterns
	2.7 identify situations where codes control events