Level 3 Computer Science UE Approved
TCCOUE Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: J. Gottschalk.
Recommended Prior LearningA minimum of 12 credits in COM201 plus a pass in Level 2 literacy or with agreement of the HOD. If you have not done COM201 but have very strong Mathematics skills / prior programming experience, please talk to us!
This course is for students who want to study computing at tertiary level.
For the programming assessment, students will use project management skills and a process of iterative development to create a complex program in Python which includes a graphical user interface.
For the database topic, students will learn how to create a MySQL database that is accessed via a web interface coded in PHP, HTML & CSS. Students will have the opportunity to implement complex procedures in this project.
You can take both COM301 and DTI301. For COM301, the database standard is optional (ie: our priority is to complete the programming standards and the external). For students who don't take DTI301, completing the database standard is a great way to earn an additional four credits. The database standard is offered as part of DTI301
For the external assessment students learn about two areas in Computer Science. These change from year to year but are always fascinating.
This course is on the approved University Entrance list and the standards are also included in Auckland University’s ‘Table B’.
METHODS OF ASSESSMENT
This course is solely Achievement Standards which includes one external assessment.
Faculties:
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
Students need headphones that must be brought to every lesson so that they can access the sound associated with the video tutorials. Our system can accommodate both blue tooth headphones and heaphones that fit into a standard headphone jack.