Computing Science Homework – Term 1

S2 and S3 Broad General Education

Formal homework will be issued once a month and marked through a combination of Teacher and Peer marking. Pupils may also be asked to research topics or news stories informally to enhance their learning and progress in class. Homework tasks should take 30 – 45 mins approximately.

Documents
Relevant resources will be available in class.

 

National 4 and National 5

Formal homework will be issued every week and marked through a combination of Teacher and Peer marking. Pupils will also be expected to informally study any topics or units that they feel they need to improve on.  In term 1 two units will be studied: Information Systems Design and Development and Software Design and Development. Electronic copies of documents are available, with more still to be added.

Documents

Information Systems Design and Development

Relational databases
Websites
Media Types
Macros, Scripting Languages, HTML
Design and Testing
N5 Exam Revision 1
N5 Exam Revision 2
N5 Exam Revision 3

Software Design and Development
Data Representation
Computer Architecture
Programming Languages
N5 Exam Revision 1
N5 Exam Revision 2

 

Higher

Formal homework will be issued every week and marked through a combination of Teacher and Peer marking. Pupils will also be expected to informally study any topics or units that they feel they need to improve on.  In term 1 two units will be studied: Information Systems Design and Development and Software Design and Development. Pupils will be given worksheets to complete, with electronic copies available during the course.

Documents
Relevant resources will be available in class.