Course Assessment SL

External Assessment (Exam): 70% Paper 1 (Sections 1-4): 45% Paper 2 (Options paper): 25%

Internal Assessment (Projects): 30% Solution: 25% Group 4 Project: 5%

HL External Assessment (Exam): 80%

Paper 1 (Topics 1-7): 40% Paper 2 (Options paper): 20% Paper 3 (Case Study): 20%

Internal Assessment (Projects): 20% Solution: 17% Group 4 Project: 3%

Taught Course Syllabus (80/125) Topic 1: System Fundamentals (20)

Systems analysis, HCI, social implications Topic 2: Computer Organization (6)

Architecture, basic operating systems, logic circuits

Topic 3: Networks (9) Topic 4: Programming (45) Topic 5: Abstract Data Structures (23) Topic 6: Resource Management (8)

Memory, storage, peripherals, operating systems Topic 7: Control (14)

Embedded and distributed systems. Input, processing, output.

Options

Databases Modelling and simulation Web science Object-oriented programming

30 hours for SL, 45 hours for HL

We will be doing…

Solution 30 hours for both SL (25%) and HL (17%) Three deliverables:

Cover page Product Documentation (2000 words)

Judged on 5 criteria: Planning (6 marks) Solution overview (6 marks) Development (12 marks) Functionality and extensibility (4 marks) Evaluation (6 marks)

Group 4 Project

5% of all marks for SL 3% of all marks for HL Collaboration with other sciences More information later

SL Overview (150 hours)

Taught syllabus (80) Topic 1: System Fundamentals (20) Topic 2: Computer Organization (6) Topic 3: Networks (9) Topic 4: Programming (45)

Option: Object-oriented programming (30)

Solution (30) Group 4 Project (10)

HL Overview (240 hours) Taught syllabus (125)

Topic 1: System Fundamentals (20) Topic 2: Computer Organization (6) Topic 3: Networks (9) Topic 4: Programming (45) Topic 5: Abstract Data Structures (23) Topic 6: Resource Management (8) Topic 7: Control (14)

Option: Object-oriented programming (45)

Case Study (30) Solution (30) Group 4 Project (10)

The Guide

Link on the blog Contains full syllabus, exam, project

and dossier details for HL and SL Should have it open in every class Your job to know what is required

Resources

The Guide Textbooks

Computer Science Illuminated, Dale and Lewis

The Pattern on the Stone, W Daniel Hillis The Blog (retrosnob.wordpress.com) Key Websites Past papers, mark schemes, subject

reports